And hast not suffered me to kiss my sons and my daughters? thou hast now done foolishly in so doing.

And the LORD went his way, as soon as he had left communing with Abraham: and Abraham returned unto his place.

And it came to pass, when Rachel had born Joseph, that Jacob said unto Laban, Send me away, that I may go unto mine own place, and to my country.

And Laban answered and said unto Jacob, These daughters are my daughters, and these children are my children, and these cattle are my cattle, and all that thou seest is mine: and what can I do this day unto these my daughters, or unto their children which they have born?

Nevertheless the LORD thy God would not hearken unto Balaam; but the LORD thy God turned the curse into a blessing unto thee, because the LORD thy God loved thee.

And they lifted up their voice, and wept again: and Orpah kissed her mother in law; but Ruth clave unto her.

When a man's ways please the LORD, he maketh even his enemies to be at peace with him.

Surely the wrath of man shall praise thee: the remainder of wrath shalt thou restrain.

And Esau ran to meet him, and embraced him, and fell on his neck, and kissed him: and they wept.

How shall I curse, whom God hath not cursed? or how shall I defy, whom the LORD hath not defied?

And Balaam rose up, and went and returned to his place: and Balak also went his way.

And Balak said unto Balaam, What hast thou done unto me? I took thee to curse mine enemies, and, behold, thou hast blessed them altogether.

And when the barbarians saw the venomous beast hang on his hand, they said among themselves, No doubt this man is a murderer, whom, though he hath escaped the sea, yet vengeance suffereth not to live. And he shook off the beast into the fire, and felt no harm.

And they blessed Rebekah, and said unto her, Thou art our sister, be thou the mother of thousands of millions, and let thy seed possess the gate of those which hate them.

And the LORD put a word in Balaam's mouth, and said, Return unto Balak, and thus thou shalt speak.

And Isaac called Jacob, and blessed him, and charged him, and said unto him, Thou shalt not take a wife of the daughters of Canaan.

For the LORD shall judge his people, and repent himself for his servants, when he seeth that their power is gone, and there is none shut up, or left.