Genesis 45:15

15 He kissed all his brothers and cried with them. After that his brothers talked with him.

Genesis 45:15 Meaning and Commentary

Genesis 45:15

Moreover, he kissed all his brethren
In their turns, to testify his real affection for them, and hearty reconciliation to them:

and wept upon them;
that is, upon their necks, as he had on Benjamin's:

and after that his brethren talked with him:
being emboldened by this carriage of his to them, and encouraged to believe that he really forgave them their sin against him, and was truly reconciled unto them, and had a real affection for them, and had no reason to fear he would avenge himself on them: they entered into a free conversation, and talked of their father and their family, and the concerns of it, and of what passed since the time he was separated from them.

Genesis 45:15 In-Context

13 Tell my father how greatly honored I am in Egypt and about everything you have seen. Hurry and bring my father here!"

14 He threw his arms around his brother Benjamin and cried with Benjamin, who was crying on his shoulder.

15 He kissed all his brothers and cried with them. After that his brothers talked with him.

16 When Pharaoh's household heard the news that Joseph's brothers had come, Pharaoh and his officials were pleased.

17 So Pharaoh said to Joseph, "Say to your brothers, 'Load up your animals, and go back to Canaan.