“Yes, 3 my son smells
like the scent of an open field
which the Lord has blessed.
31:55 (32:1) 4 Early in the morning Laban kissed 5 his grandchildren 6 and his daughters goodbye and blessed them. Then Laban left and returned home. 7
1 tn Heb “and he”; the referent (Jacob) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
2 tn Heb “and he smelled the smell”; the referent (Isaac) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
3 tn Heb “see.”
4 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.
5 tn Heb “and Laban got up early in the morning and he kissed.”
6 tn Heb “his sons.”
7 tn Heb “to his place.”