Genesis 31:55
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Early the next morning, Laban got up and kissed his grandchildren and daughters and blessed them. Then he left to return home.”
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“Early the next morning, Laban got up and kissed his grandchildren and daughters and blessed them. Then he left to return home.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“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.”
King James Version · Public Domain“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.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“and Laban riseth early in the morning, and kisseth his sons and his daughters, and blesseth them; and Laban goeth on, and turneth back to his place.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Genesis 31:55 — 17 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 18:33When the LORD had finished speaking with Abraham, He departed, and Abraham returned home.
- Genesis 24:60And they blessed Rebekah and said to her, “Our sister, may you become the mother of thousands upon thousands. May your offspring possess the gates of their enemies.”
- Genesis 28:1So Isaac called for Jacob and blessed him. “Do not take a wife from the Canaanite women,” he commanded.
- Genesis 30:25Now after Rachel had given birth to Joseph, Jacob said to Laban, “Send me on my way so I can return to my homeland.
- Genesis 31:28But you did not even let me kiss my grandchildren and my daughters goodbye. Now you have done a foolish thing.
- Genesis 31:43But Laban answered Jacob, “These daughters are my daughters, these sons are my sons, and these flocks are my flocks! Everything you see is mine! Yet what can I do today about these daughters of mine or the children they have borne?
- Genesis 33:4Esau, however, ran to him and embraced him, threw his arms around his neck, and kissed him. And they both wept.
- Numbers 23:5Then the LORD put a message in Balaam’s mouth, saying, “Return to Balak and give him this message.”
- Numbers 23:8How can I curse what God has not cursed? How can I denounce what the LORD has not denounced?
- Numbers 23:11Then Balak said to Balaam, “What have you done to me? I brought you here to curse my enemies, and behold, you have only blessed them!”
- Numbers 24:25Then Balaam arose and returned to his homeland, and Balak also went on his way.
- Deuteronomy 23:5Yet the LORD your God would not listen to Balaam, and the LORD your God turned the curse into a blessing for you, because the LORD your God loves you.
- Deuteronomy 32:36For the LORD will vindicate His people and have compassion on His servants when He sees that their strength is gone and no one remains, slave or free.
- Ruth 1:14Again they wept aloud, and Orpah kissed her mother-in-law goodbye, but Ruth clung to her.
- Psalms 76:10Even the wrath of man shall praise You; with the survivors of wrath You will clothe Yourself.
- Proverbs 16:7When a man’s ways please the LORD, He makes even the man’s enemies live at peace with him.
- Acts 28:4When the islanders saw the creature hanging from his hand, they said to one another, “Surely this man is a murderer. Although he was saved from the sea, Justice has not allowed him to live.”
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