Genesis 45:15

15 And Joseph kissed all his brethren, and wept upon every one of them: after which they were emboldened to speak to 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 You shall tell my father of all my glory, and all things that you have seen in Egypt: make haste and bring him to me.

14 And falling upon the neck of his brother Benjamin, he embraced him and wept: and Benjamin in like manner wept also on his neck.

15 And Joseph kissed all his brethren, and wept upon every one of them: after which they were emboldened to speak to him.

16 And it was heard, and the fame was spread abroad in the king’s court: The brethren of Joseph are come; and Pharao with all his family was glad.

17 And he spoke to Joseph that he should give orders to his brethren, saying: Load your beasts, and go into the land of Chanaan,