Genesis 45:15

15 And he kissed all his brothers and wept over them. Afterward his brothers talked with him.

Genesis 45:15 in Other Translations

15 Moreover he kissed all his brethren, and wept upon them: and after that his brethren talked with him.

15 And he kissed all his brothers and wept upon them. After that his brothers talked with him.

15 Then Joseph kissed each of his brothers and wept over them, and after that they began talking freely with him.

15 He then kissed all his brothers and wept over them. Only then were his brothers able to talk with him.

15 And he kissed all his brethren, and wept upon them: and after that his brethren talked with him.

15 He kissed all his brothers and cried with them. After that his brothers talked with him.

15 Joseph kissed each of his brothers as he wept, and afterward his brothers talked with him.

15 Joseph kissed all of his brothers and sobbed over them. After that, 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 Tell my father about all the honor accorded me in Egypt and about everything you have seen. And bring my father down here quickly.”

14 Then he threw his arms around his brother Benjamin and wept, and Benjamin embraced him, weeping.

15 And he kissed all his brothers and wept over them. Afterward his brothers talked with him.

16 When the news reached Pharaoh’s palace that Joseph’s brothers had come, Pharaoh and all his officials were pleased.

17 Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Tell your brothers, ‘Do this: Load your animals and return to the land of Canaan,

Cross References

• 1. S Genesis 29:11; Luke 15:20
• 2. S Genesis 29:11,13; S Genesis 46:4
• 3. ver 3