Genesis 45:15

15 And Joseph kissed all his brothers and cried as he hugged them. After this, 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 So tell my father about how powerful I have become in Egypt. Tell him about everything you have seen. Now hurry and bring him back to me."
14 Then Joseph hugged his brother Benjamin and cried, and Benjamin cried also.
15 And Joseph kissed all his brothers and cried as he hugged them. After this, his brothers talked with him.
16 When the king of Egypt and his officers learned that Joseph's brothers had come, they were very happy.
17 So the king said to Joseph, "Tell your brothers to load their animals and go back to the land of Canaan
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