Then he fell on his brother Benjamin’s neck and wept, and Benjamin wept on his neck.
Parallel translations
- WEB He fell on his brother Benjamin’s neck, and wept, and Benjamin wept on his neck.
- KJV And he fell upon his brother Benjamin’s neck, and wept; and Benjamin wept upon his neck.
- BSB Then Joseph threw his arms around his brother Benjamin and wept, and Benjamin wept as they embraced.
- NKJV Then he fell on his brother Benjamin’s neck and wept, and Benjamin wept on his neck.
- NLT Weeping with joy, he embraced Benjamin, and Benjamin did the same.
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Quick answer
Joseph embraces Benjamin and they weep together. The full brothers' reunion is marked by deep affection.
Overview
Joseph falls on Benjamin's neck, and the two sons of Rachel weep in shared emotion. Their tearful embrace expresses years of separation now ended in joy. This tender reunion seals the restoration of the family that betrayal had torn apart.
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Cross-references · 4
- Gen 33:4Esau ran to meet him, embraced him, fell on his neck, kissed him, and they wept.
- Gen 29:11Jacob kissed Rachel, and lifted up his voice, and wept.
- Gen 46:29Joseph prepared his chariot, and went up to meet Israel, his father, in Goshen. He presented himself to him, and fell on his neck, and wept on his neck a good while.
- Rom 1:31without understanding, covenant breakers, without natural affection, unforgiving, unmerciful;
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