Genesis 45:14

14 Then he embraced his brother Binyamin and wept, and Binyamin wept on his neck,

Genesis 45:14 Meaning and Commentary

Genesis 45:14

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.

Genesis 45:14 In-Context

12 Here! Your own eyes see, and the eyes of my brother Binyamin, that it is my own mouth speaking to you.
13 Tell my father how honored I am in Egypt and everything you have seen, and quickly bring my father down here!"
14 Then he embraced his brother Binyamin and wept, and Binyamin wept on his neck,
15 and he kissed all his brothers and wept on them. After that, his brothers talked with him.
16 The report of this reached Pharaoh's house: "Yosef's brothers have come"; and Pharaoh and his servants were pleased.
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