Genesis 45:15

15 And he kissed all his brothers and wept upon them. And afterward his brothers spoke 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 And you must tell my father of all my honor in Egypt and all that you have seen. Now hurry and bring my father here."
14 Then he fell upon the neck of his brother Benjamin and wept, and Benjamin wept upon his neck.
15 And he kissed all his brothers and wept upon them. And afterward his brothers spoke with him.
16 Then the report was heard [in] the house of Pharaoh, saying, "Joseph's brothers have come." And it pleased Pharaoh and his servants.
17 Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, "Say to your brothers: 'Do this--load your donkeys and go back to the land of Canaan,
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