Joseph Sends for His Father
Genesis 45:14
In 11 translations
- BSB
- Then Joseph threw his arms around his brother Benjamin and wept, and Benjamin wept as they embraced.
- KJV
- And he fell upon his brother Benjamin’s neck, and wept; and Benjamin wept upon his neck.
- WEB
- He fell on his brother Benjamin’s neck and wept, and Benjamin wept on his neck.
- ASV
- And he fell upon his brother Benjamin’s neck, and wept; and Benjamin wept upon his neck.
- LSV
- And he falls on the neck of his brother Benjamin, and weeps, and Benjamin has wept on his neck;
- YLT
- And he falleth on the neck of Benjamin his brother, and weepeth, and Benjamin hath wept on his neck;
- DBY
- And he fell on his brother Benjamin's neck, and wept; and Benjamin wept on his neck.
- DRC
- And falling upon the neck of his brother Benjamin, he embraced him and wept: and Benjamin in like manner wept also on his neck.
- GNV
- Then hee fell on his brother Beniamins necke, and wept, and Beniamin wept on his necke.
- JPS
- And he fell upon his brother Benjamin's neck, and wept; and Benjamin wept upon his neck.
- LXXE
- And he fell on his brother Benjamin's neck, and wept on him; and Benjamin wept on his neck.
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Words in brackets are English the glossers added; the Hebrew has no word for them, and they can carry a choice of tense or meaning.
Original-language editions
- WLC
- וַיִּפֹּ֛ל עַל־צַוְּארֵ֥י בִנְיָמִֽן־אָחִ֖יו וַיֵּ֑בְךְּ וּבִנְיָמִ֔ן בָּכָ֖ה עַל־צַוָּארָֽיו׃
- LXX-Br
- Καὶ ἐπιπεσὼν ἐπὶ τὸν τράχηλον Βενιαμὶν τοῦ ἀδελφοῦ αὐτοῦ, ἔκλαυσεν ἐπʼ αὐτῷ· καὶ Βενιαμὶν ἔκλαυσεν ἐπὶ τῷ τραχήλῳ αὐτοῦ.
Who and where
👤 Benjamin (patriarch)◆ Joseph's brothers return to Egypt
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Cross-references most cited first
- Romans 1:31They are senseless, faithless, heartless, merciless.
- Genesis 33:4Esau, however, ran to him and embraced him, threw his arms around his neck, and kissed him. And they both wept.
- Genesis 29:11Then Jacob kissed Rachel and wept aloud.
- Genesis 46:29Joseph prepared his chariot and went there to meet his father Israel. Joseph presented himself to him, embraced him, and wept profusely.
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