19:15a

He had placed His hands on them: This is the same idea as in 19:13b. Jesus did what the parents wanted him to do. He put his hands on the children. It is implied that he prayed a prayer of blessing for them.

Here are some other ways to translate this clause:

he put his hands on them ⌊and prayed for them⌋
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he placed his hands on their heads and blessed them (New Living Translation (2004))
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Jesus blessed them (God’s Word)

19:15b

He went on from there: The Greek phrase that the Berean Standard Bible translates as went on from there is more literally “went away from there.”

Here are some other ways to translate this phrase:

and went on his way (New Jerusalem Bible)

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he left there (New Century Version)

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