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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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