Genesis 45 · Verse 14

Genesis 45:14

And he fell upon his brother Benjamin’s neck, and wept; and Benjamin wept upon his neck.
Genesis 45:14, King James Version

Genesis 45:14 in other translations

BSBThen Joseph threw his arms around his brother Benjamin and wept, and Benjamin wept as they embraced.
WEBHe fell on his brother Benjamin’s neck and wept, and Benjamin wept on his neck.
ASVAnd he fell upon his brother Benjamin’s neck, and wept; and Benjamin wept upon his neck.
YLTAnd he falleth on the neck of Benjamin his brother, and weepeth, and Benjamin hath wept on his neck;
DARBYAnd he fell on his brother Benjamin's neck, and wept; and Benjamin wept on his neck.
BBEThen, weeping, he took Benjamin in his arms, and Benjamin himself was weeping on Joseph's neck.
WebsterAnd he fell upon his brother Benjamin's neck, and wept; and Benjamin wept upon his neck.

What does Genesis 45:14 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Genesis 45:14-15
14-15. And he fell upon ... Benjamin's neck--The sudden transition from a condemned criminal to a fondled brother, might have occasioned fainting or even death, had not his tumultuous feelings been relieved by a torrent of tears. But Joseph's attentions were not confined to Benjamin. He affectionately embraced every one of his brothers in succession; and by those actions, his forgiveness was demonstrated more fully than it could be by words.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 14 He fell upon his brother Benjamin's neck - Among the Asiatics kissing the beard, the neck, and the shoulders, is in use to the present day; and probably falling on the neck signifies no more than kissing the neck or shoulders, with the arms around.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Genesis 45:1-15

Joseph let Judah go on, and heard all he had to say. He found his brethren humbled for their sins, mindful of himself, for Judah had mentioned him twice in his speech, respectful to their father, and very tender of their brother Benjamin. Now they were ripe for the comfort he designed, by making himself known. Joseph ordered all his attendants to withdraw. Thus Christ makes himself and his loving-kindness known to…

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Genesis 45:14 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיִּפֹּ֛לvai.yi.Poland he fellH5307
עַל\־'al-onH5921
צַוְּארֵ֥יtza.ve.Rei[the] neck<s> ofH6677
בִנְיָמִֽן\־vin.ya.min-BenjaminH1144
אָחִ֖יו'a.Chivbrother hisH251
וַיֵּ֑בְךְּvai.Ye.vekand he weptH1058
וּבִנְיָמִ֔ןu.vin.ya.Minand BenjaminH1144
בָּכָ֖הba.Khahhe weptH1058
עַל\־'al-onH5921
צַוָּארָֽיו\׃tza.va.Ravneck<s> hisH6677

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Genesis 45:14

  • Genesis 46:29

    And Joseph made ready his chariot, and went up to meet Israel his father, to Goshen, and presented himself unto him; and he fell on his neck, and wept on his neck a good while.

  • Romans 1:31

    Without understanding, covenantbreakers, without natural affection, implacable, unmerciful:

  • Genesis 29:11

    And Jacob kissed Rachel, and lifted up his voice, and wept.

  • Genesis 33:4

    And Esau ran to meet him, and embraced him, and fell on his neck, and kissed him: and they wept.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
29:11; 33:4; 46:29; Ro 1:31

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Genesis 45:13

    And ye shall tell my father of all my glory in Egypt, and of all that ye have seen; and ye shall haste and bring down my father hither.

  • Genesis 45:14

    And he fell upon his brother Benjamin’s neck, and wept; and Benjamin wept upon his neck.

  • Genesis 45:15

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

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Genesis 45:14 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y echóse sobre el cuello de Benjamín su hermano, y lloró; y también Benjamín lloró sobre su cuello.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et il se jeta au cou de Benjamin, son frère, et pleura; et Benjamin pleura sur son cou;
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und er fiel seinem Bruder Benjamin um den Hals und weinte; und Benjamin weinte an seinem Halse.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Cumque amplexatus recidisset in collum Benjamin fratris sui, flevit: illo quoque similiter flente super collum ejus.