13 Now it came about that as soon as Laʹban heard the report about Jacob the son of his sister, he went running to meet him.+ Then he embraced him and kissed him and brought him on into his house.+ And he began to relate to Laʹban all these things.

15 And he proceeded to kiss all his brothers and to weep over them,+ and after that his brothers spoke with him.

10 Samuel then took the flask+ of oil and poured it out upon his head and kissed+ him and said: “Is it not because Jehovah* has anointed you as a leader+ over his inheritance?+

39 All the people now began to cross the Jordan, and the king himself crossed; but the king kissed+ Bar·zilʹlai and blessed+ him, after which he returned to his place.

37 Indeed, quite a bit of weeping broke out among them all, and they fell upon Paul’s neck+ and tenderly kissed+ him,