Genesis - 45:15



15 He kissed all his brothers, and wept on them. After that his brothers talked with him.

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Explanation and meaning of Genesis 45:15.

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And Joseph kissed all his brethren, and wept upon every one of them: after which they were emboldened to speak to him.
and he kisseth all his brethren, and weepeth over them; and afterwards have his brethren spoken with him.
Then he gave a kiss to all his brothers, weeping over them; and after that his brothers had no fear of talking to him.
And Joseph kissed all his brothers, and he cried over each one. After this, they were emboldened to speak to him.
Et osculatus est omnes fratres suos, et flevit super eos, et postea loquuti sunt fratres ejus cum eo.

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Scholarly Analysis and Interpretation.

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.

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