⁵⁵ And early in the morning Laban arose, and ^(A)kissed his sons and daughters and ^(B)blessed them. Then Laban departed and ^(C)returned to his place.

⁹ The Lord grant that you may find ^(A)rest, each in the house of her husband.”

So she kissed them, and they lifted up their voices and wept.

¹⁴ Then they lifted up their voices and wept again; and Orpah kissed her mother-in-law, but Ruth ^(A)clung to her.

²⁰ And he left the oxen and ran after Elijah, and said, ^(A)“Please let me kiss my father and my mother, and then I will follow you.”

And he said to him, “Go back again, for what have I done to you?”

³⁷ Then they all ^(A)wept ^[a]freely, and ^(B)fell on Paul’s neck and kissed him,