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Genesis 31:54-55
New English Translation
Genesis 31:54-55
New English Translation
54 Then Jacob offered a sacrifice[a] on the mountain and invited his relatives to eat the meal.[b] They ate the meal and spent the night on the mountain.
55 (32:1)[c] Early in the morning Laban kissed[d] his grandchildren[e] and his daughters goodbye and blessed them. Then Laban left and returned home.[f]
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- Genesis 31:54 tn The construction is a cognate accusative with the verb, expressing a specific sacrifice.
- Genesis 31:54 tn Heb “bread, food.” Presumably this was a type of peace offering, where the person bringing the offering ate the animal being sacrificed.
- Genesis 31:55 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.
- Genesis 31:55 tn Heb “and Laban got up early in the morning and he kissed.”
- Genesis 31:55 tn Heb “his sons.”
- Genesis 31:55 tn Heb “to his place.”
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