Genesis 45:2

2 He wept aloud, and the Egyptians heard, and Pharaoh's household heard.

Genesis 45:2 Meaning and Commentary

Genesis 45:2

And he wept aloud
; Or "gave forth his voice in weeping" {r}; as he wept he cried aloud; for having put such a violent restraint on himself, as the flood of tears was the greater, so his voice was the stronger and louder for it: and the Egyptians and the house of Pharaoh heard;
the Egyptians, that were in the room or rooms adjoining to that where Joseph was, heard his cry, and perhaps a great deal of what was said; which they soon reported to others, and it quickly reached Pharaoh's court, which might not be at any great distance.

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FOOTNOTES:

F18 (ykbb wlq ta Ntyw) "et dedit vocem suam in fletu", Montanus; so Junius & Tremellius, Piscator, Schmidt.

Genesis 45:2 In-Context

1 At last Yosef could no longer control his feelings in front of his attendants and cried, "Get everybody away from me!" So no one else was with him when Yosef revealed to his brothers who he was.

2 He wept aloud, and the Egyptians heard, and Pharaoh's household heard.

3 Yosef said to his brothers, "I am Yosef! Is it true that my father is still alive?" His brothers couldn't answer him, they were so dumbfounded at seeing him.

4 Yosef said to his brothers, "Please! Come closer." And they came closer. He said, "I am Yosef, your brother, whom you sold into Egypt.

5 But don't be sad that you sold me into slavery here or angry at yourselves, because it was God who sent me ahead of you to preserve life.