TheWay BibleHome›Bible›Genesis›Genesis 31›Genesis 31:55
Genesis 31:55 KJV
Genesis · chapter 31 · verse 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.Genesis 31:55 · King James Version
Genesis 31:55 in context
53The God of Abraham, and the God of Nahor, the God of their father, judge betwixt us. And Jacob sware by the fear of his father Isaac.
54Then Jacob offered sacrifice upon the mount, and called his brethren to eat bread: and they did eat bread, and tarried all night in the mount.
55And 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.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- daughtersbatha daughterH1323 →
- departedyâlakto walkH3212 →
- returnedshûwbto turn back transitively or intransitively, literally or figurativelyH7725 →
- morningbôqerproperly, dawnH1242 →
- blessedbârakto kneelH1288 →
- kissednâshaqto kiss, literally or figurativelyH5401 →
Keep reading in TheWay Bible App
Read, study, memorize, journal, and pray — tap any word for its Greek or Hebrew definition, save verses to memorize, and keep a journal. Free on the web and iOS.
We have here the compromising of the matter between Laban and Jacob. Laban had nothing to say in reply to Jacob's remonstrance: he could neither justify himself nor condemn Jacob, but was convicted by his own conscience of the wrong he had done him;
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 43-55