6501. 'And kissed him' means an initial joining together. This is clear from the meaning of 'kissing' as a joining together resulting from affection, dealt with in 3573, 3574, 4215, 4357, 5929, 6260, here an initial joining together since in what follows a closer joining together is the subject.
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They buried him in his owntombs, which he had dug out for himself in the city of David, and laid him in the bed which was filled with sweet odors and various kinds [of spices] prepared by the perfumers' art: and they made a very great burning for him.
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