"And hast not suffered me to kiss my sons and my daughters? thou hast now done foolishly in so doing."
Commentary
Gill's Exposition
And hast not suffered me to kiss my sons and my daughters?.... Did not give him an opportunity of taking his farewell, which used to be done with a kiss,
as it is with us at this day: by his sons he means his grandsons, and so the Targum of Jonathan, my daughters' sons; and by his daughters Rachel and Leah, and Dinah his granddaughter: thou hast done foolishly in so doing: since, as he would have him believe that he was both a loser by this step he took, and exposed himself to danger, seeing it was in the power of Laban to do him hurt, as in Gen 31:29 ; but Jacob knew what he did, and that it was the wisest part to follow the direction of God.
Source: Gill's Exposition (Public Domain)
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Commentary
Gill's Exposition
And hast not suffered me to kiss my sons and my daughters?.... Did not give him an opportunity of taking his farewell, which used to be done with a kiss,
as it is with us at this day: by his sons he means his grandsons, and so the Targum of Jonathan, my daughters' sons; and by his daughters Rachel and Leah, and Dinah his granddaughter: thou hast done foolishly in so doing: since, as he would have him believe that he was both a loser by this step he took, and exposed himself to danger, seeing it was in the power of Laban to do him hurt, as in Gen 31:29 ; but Jacob knew what he did, and that it was the wisest part to follow the direction of God.