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Labanלָבָןrose earlyוַיַּשְׁכֵּםin the morning,בַּבֹּקֶרkissedוַיְנַשֵּׁקhis sonsלְבָנָיוand his daughters,וְלִבְנוֹתָיוand blessedוַיְבָרֶךְthem.אֶתְהֶםThen Labanוַ לָבָןwentיֵּלֶךְand returnedוַיָּשָׁבto his place.לִמְקֹמוֹ
Genesis 31:55
Study it in the app“Laban rose early in the morning, kissed his sons and his daughters, and blessed them. Then Laban went and returned to his place.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 31:55, word by word
- Labanלָבָןlavan
Laban
Laban, brother of Rebekah and father of Leah and Rachel, Jacob's father-in-law, who lived in Haran. Also a place in the wilderness.
Where else “lavan” appears- rose earlyיַּשְׁכֵּםyashkem
rise early
To get up early to do something.
Where else “yashkem” appears- in the morningבֹּקֶרboker
morning
Morning, dawn.
Where else “boker” appears- kissedיְנַשֵּׁקyenashek
kiss
To kiss someone on the mouth or cheek, to greet, to say farewell or to show affection.
Where else “yenashek” appears- his sonsבָנָיvanay
son
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “vanay” appears- and his daughtersבְנוֹתָיvenotay
daughter
A girl or woman born of her parents, who belongs to her father's house.
Where else “venotay” appears- and blessedיְבָרֶךְyevarech
bless
God gives good things: life, children, harvests.
Where else “yevarech” appears- wentיֵּלֶךְyelech
go
To head for a place, to leave where one is in order to reach another.
Where else “yelech” appears- and returnedיָּשָׁבyashav
return
To go back to a place.
Where else “yashav” appears- to his placeמְקֹמmekom
place
A place, a spot.
Where else “mekom” appears
Translation note
In the Hebrew numbering this verse is 32:1, and each verse of chapter 32 has a number one higher.
The context
54Then Jacob offered a sacrifice on the mountain and called his brothers to eat bread; they ate bread and spent the night on the mountain.
55 · This verse (above)
To study Genesis 31 in a group
1. What it says
Why did Jacob leave Laban’s house, and what did Elohim say to Laban in a dream (vv. 3, 24)?
2. What it means
What does the heap of stones mean as a witness between Jacob and Laban (vv. 44-50)?
3. How I live it
How can you close a conflict with someone in a clear and peaceful way?