Genesis 31:55

55 Early the next morning Laban kissed his grandchildren and his daughters and blessed them. Then he left and returned home.^[a]

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Genesis 31:55 in Other Translations

KJV

55 And early in the morning Laban rose up, and kissed his sons and his daughters, and blessed them: and Laban departed, and returned unto his place.

ESV

55 Early in the morning Laban arose and kissed his grandchildren and his daughters and blessed them. Then Laban departed and returned home.

NLT

55 Laban got up early the next morning, and he kissed his grandchildren and his daughters and blessed them. Then he left and returned home.

MSG

55 Laban got up early the next morning, kissed his grandchildren and his daughters, blessed them, and then set off for home.

CSB

55 Laban got up early in the morning, kissed his grandchildren and daughters, and blessed them. Then Laban left to return home.

Genesis 31:55 Meaning and Commentary

Genesis 31:55

And early in the morning Laban rose up
In order to prepare for, and set forward on his journey home: and kissed his sons and his daughters;
Jacob and his sons, who were his grandsons, and his daughters Rachel and Leah, with Dinah his granddaughter, as was the custom of relations and friends in those countries and times, at parting: and blessed them;
wished all happiness to them: and Laban departed, and returned unto his place;
to the city of Haran, where he dwelt; and after this we hear no more of him, nor of any transaction of his in life, or when and where he died, only his name is once mentioned by Jacob, ( Genesis 32:4 ) .

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

Genesis 31:55 In-Context

53 May the God of Abraham and the God of Nahor, the God of their father, judge between us.” So Jacob took an oath in the name of the Fear of his father Isaac.

54 He offered a sacrifice there in the hill country and invited his relatives to a meal. After they had eaten, they spent the night there.

55 Early the next morning Laban kissed his grandchildren and his daughters and blessed them. Then he left and returned home.

Cross References 3

1. S ver 28; Ruth 1:9
2. S Genesis 24:60; S Exodus 39:43
3. Genesis 18:33; Genesis 30:25

Footnotes 1

[a]. In Hebrew texts this verse (31:55) is numbered 32:1.