Genesis 45:14
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Then he threw his arms around his brother Benjamin and wept, and Benjamin embraced him, weeping.
Read Genesis 45:14 Using Other Translations
And he fell upon his brother Benjamin's neck, and wept; and Benjamin wept upon his neck.
Then he fell upon his brother Benjamin's neck and wept, and Benjamin wept upon his neck.
Weeping with joy, he embraced Benjamin, and Benjamin did the same.
What does Genesis 45:14 mean?
John Gill's Exposition of the Bible
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.
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