## fell on Paul's neck ##

"hugged him closely" or "put their arms around him"

## kissed him ##

Kissing someone on the cheek is an expression of brotherly or friendly love in the Middle East.

## they would never see his face again ##

"they would never see (him) Paul again on this earth." "his face" is used here to refer to Paul as a person. (UDB) (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])