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He fellוַיִּפֹּלonעַלthe neckצַוְּארֵיof Benjaminבִנְיָמִןhis brotherאָחִיוand wept,וַיֵּבְךְּand Benjaminוּבִנְיָמִןweptבָּכָהonעַלhis neck.צַוָּארָיו
Genesis 45:14
Study it in the app“He fell on the neck of Benjamin his brother and wept, and Benjamin wept on his neck.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 45:14, word by word
- He fellיִּפֹּלyipol
fall prostrate
To fall facedown, or embrace someone.
Where else “yipol” appears- the neckצַוְּארֵיtsavre
neck
The neck.
Where else “tsavre” appears- of Benjaminבִנְיָמִןvinyamin
Benjamin
Benjamin, the youngest son of Jacob and Rachel; also the tribe that came from him and its land. The name means "son of the right hand".
Where else “vinyamin” appears- his brotherאָחִיachi
brother
A son of the same father or the same mother.
Where else “achi” appears- and weptיֵּבְךְּyevk
weep
Weep, cry; mourn for someone.
Where else “yevk” appears
The context
13Tell my father of all my glory in Egypt and all that you have seen, and hurry and bring down my father here.”
14 · This verse (above)
15He kissed all his brothers and wept over them; and after that his brothers talked with him.
To study Genesis 45 in a group
1. What it says
What did Joseph say to his brothers when he made himself known (vv. 3-5)?
2. What it means
What does it mean that Joseph says Elohim sent him ahead of them to preserve life (vv. 5-8)?
3. How I live it
How can you look with a wider view at someone who hurt you, without denying the pain?