31:55 (32:1) 1 Early in the morning Laban kissed 2 his grandchildren 3 and his daughters goodbye and blessed them. Then Laban left and returned home. 4
1 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 31:55 ET = 32:1 HT, 32:1 ET = 32:2 HT, etc., through 32:32 ET = 32:33 HT. From 33:1 the verse numbers in the ET and HT are again the same.
2 tn Heb “and Laban got up early in the morning and he kissed.”
3 tn Heb “his sons.”
4 tn Heb “to his place.”