Genesis 45:14 BSB — MannaFest

Genesis 45:14

Then Joseph threw his arms around his brother Benjamin and wept, and Benjamin wept as they embraced.

BSB

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ASV

And he fell upon his brother Benjamin’s neck, and wept; and Benjamin wept upon his neck.

KJV

And he fell upon his brother Benjamin’s neck, and wept; and Benjamin wept upon his neck.

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Commentary

2 voices

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)

And he fell upon his brother Benjamin's neck and wept,.... On his neck first, because he was his own brother by father and mother's side; and he wept over him for joy that he had a sight of him once more: the word for "neck" is in the plural number, and being used, may signify that he fell first on one side of his neck, and then on the other, to show his great affection for him: and Benjamin wept upon his neck; their love and the tokens of it were reciprocal.

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The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

He fell upon his brother Benjamin’s neck - Among the Asiatics kissing the beard, the neck, and the shoulders, is in use to the present day; and probably falling on the neck signifies no more than kissing the neck or shoulders, with the arms around.

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Original language & word study

10 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיִּפֹּ֛ל	vai.yi.Pol	and he fell	H5307 →
עַל־	'al-	on	H5921 →
צַוְּארֵ֥י	tza.ve.Rei	[the] neck<s> of	H6677 →
בִנְיָמִֽן־	vin.ya.min-	Benjamin	H1144 →
אָחִ֖יו	'a.Chiv	brother his	H251 →
וַיֵּ֑בְךְּ	vai.Ye.vek	and he wept	H1058 →
וּבִנְיָמִ֔ן	u.vin.ya.Min	and Benjamin	H1144 →
בָּכָ֖ה	ba.Khah	he wept	H1058 →
עַל־	'al-	on	H5921 →
צַוָּארָֽיו׃	tza.va.Rav	neck<s> his	H6677 →

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Where the connections lead

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Through
Genesis 33:4
Esau, however, ran to him and embraced him, threw his arms around his neck, and kissed him. And they both wept.
leads to
- Genesis 45:14–15
  Then Joseph threw his arms around his brother Benjamin and wept, and Benjamin wept as they embraced.
  Reached by 3 independent paths from here.
- Luke 15:20
  So he got up and went to his father. But while he was still in the distance, his father saw him and was filled with compassion. He ran to his son, embraced him, and…
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Psalms 34:4
  I sought the LORD, and He answered me; He delivered me from all my fears.
Through
Genesis 29:11
Then Jacob kissed Rachel and wept aloud.
leads to
- Genesis 33:4
  Esau, however, ran to him and embraced him, threw his arms around his neck, and kissed him. And they both wept.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Genesis 43:30
  Joseph hurried out because he was moved to tears for his brother, and he went to a private room to weep.
- Genesis 45:2
  But he wept so loudly that the Egyptians heard him, and Pharaoh’s household soon heard of it.
Through
Romans 1:31
They are senseless, faithless, heartless, merciless.
leads to
- 2 Timothy 3:3
  unloving, unforgiving, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, without love of good,
- Proverbs 18:2
  A fool does not delight in understanding, but only in airing his opinions.

About Genesis

Joseph Reveals Himself to His Brothers — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain

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PersonPatriarchsJosephThe rejected-then-exalted son — Genesis's great Christ-type; preserver of his family and of Egypt; the bridge into Exodus.

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