New English Translation
Genesis 45:15
15He kissed all his brothers and wept over them. After this his brothers talked with him.
Genesis 45:15 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Moreover he kissed all his brethren, and wept upon them: and after that his brethren talked with him.
- New International Version (NIV)And he kissed all his brothers and wept over them. Afterward his brothers talked with him.
- English Standard Version (ESV)And he kissed all his brothers and wept upon them. After that his brothers talked with him.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Moreover he kissed all his brothers and wept over them, and after that his brothers talked with him.
Context of Genesis 45:15
13So tell my father about all my honor in Egypt and about everything you have seen. But bring my father down here quickly!” 14Then he threw himself on the neck of his brother Benjamin and wept, and Benjamin wept on his neck. He kissed all his brothers and wept over them. After this his brothers talked with him. 16Now it was reported in the household of Pharaoh, “Joseph’s brothers have arrived.” It pleased Pharaoh and his servants. 17Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Say to your brothers, ‘Do this: Load your animals and go to the land of Canaan!
Read all of Genesis 45Genesis 45:15 word by word
וַיְנַשֵּׁ֥ק לְכָל־אֶחָ֖יו וַיֵּ֣בְךְּ עֲלֵיהֶ֑ם וְאַ֣חֲרֵי כֵ֔ן דִּבְּר֥וּ אֶחָ֖יו אִתּֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Genesis 45:15
- Genesis 45:2He wept loudly; the Egyptians heard it and Pharaoh’s household heard about it.
- Genesis 29:11Then Jacob kissed Rachel and began to weep loudly.
- Genesis 33:4But Esau ran to meet him, embraced him, hugged his neck, and kissed him. Then they both wept.
- Exodus 4:27The Lord said to Aaron, “Go to the wilderness to meet Moses. So he went and met him at the mountain of God and greeted him with a kiss.
- Ruth 1:9May the Lord enable each of you to find security in the home of a new husband!” Then she kissed them goodbye and they wept loudly.
- 1 Samuel 10:1Then Samuel took a small container of olive oil and poured it on Saul’s head. Samuel kissed him and said, “The Lord has chosen you to lead his people Israel! You will rule over the Lord’s people and you will deliver them from the power of the enemies who surround them. This will be your sign that the Lord has chosen you as leader over his inheritance.
- 1 Samuel 20:41When the servant had left, David got up from beside the mound, knelt with his face to the ground, and bowed three times. Then they kissed each other and they both wept, especially David.
- 2 Samuel 14:33So Joab went to the king and informed him. The king summoned Absalom, and he came to the king. Absalom bowed down before the king with his face toward the ground and the king kissed him.
- Luke 15:20So he got up and went to his father. But while he was still a long way from home his father saw him, and his heart went out to him; he ran and hugged his son and kissed him.
- Acts 20:37They all began to weep loudly, and hugged Paul and kissed him,
- Psalms 77:4You held my eyelids open; I was troubled and could not speak.
Commentaries on Genesis 45:15
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1-28Verses 1-28 - Joseph Made Himself Known to His Brethren 10. גשׁן gôshen Goshen, Gesem (Arabias related perhaps to גשׁם geshem “rain, shower”), a region on the borders of Egypt and Arabia, near the gulf of Suez. The appeal of Judah is to Joseph irresistible. The repentance of his brothers, and their attachment to Benjamin, have been demonstrated in the most satisfactory manner. This is all that Joseph sought. It is evident, throughout the whole narrative…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 14-15Joseph was reunited with his brothers, first with Benjamin and then with the rest. Their previous hatred and jealousy of Joseph (37:4–11) had come to an end. The brothers experienced forgiveness from God and from Joseph. Instead of commanding his brothers to bow down to him (see 42:6–7), Joseph welcomed them. Joseph held no grudge because he accepted what had happened as God’s work and saw the good that had resulted (see 50:14–21). This is how wisdom…Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 14-1514-15. And he fell upon ... Benjamin's neck--The sudden transition from a condemned criminal to a fondled brother, might have occasioned fainting or even death, had not his tumultuous feelings been relieved by a torrent of tears. But Joseph's attentions were not confined to Benjamin. He affectionately embraced every one of his brothers in succession; and by those actions, his forgiveness was demonstrated more fully than it could be by words.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Genesis 45
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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