31:55 (32:1)116 Early in the morning Laban kissed117 his grandchildren118 and his daughters goodbye and blessed them. Then Laban left and returned home.119
sn Beginning with 31:55, the verse numbers in the English Bible through 32:32 differ by one from the verse numbers in the Hebrew text (BHS), with 31:55ET = 32:1HT, 32:1ET = 32:2HT, etc., through 32:32ET = 32:33HT. From 33:1 the verse numbers in the ET and HT are again the same.
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tnHeb “and Laban got up early in the morning and he kissed.”