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He kissedוַיְנַשֵּׁקallלְכָלhis brothersאֶחָיוand weptוַיֵּבְךְּover them;עֲלֵיהֶםand afterוְאַחֲרֵיthatכֵןhis brothersאֶחָיוtalkedדִּבְּרוּwith him.אִתּוֹ
Genesis 45:15
Study it in the app“He kissed all his brothers and wept over them; and after that his brothers talked with him.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 45:15, word by word
- He kissedיְנַשֵּׁקyenashek
kiss
To kiss someone on the mouth or cheek, to greet, to say farewell or to show affection.
Where else “yenashek” appears- his brothersאֶחָיechay
brother
A son of the same father or the same mother.
Where else “echay” appears- and weptיֵּבְךְּyevk
weep
Weep, cry; mourn for someone.
Where else “yevk” appears- talkedדִּבְּרוּdibru
speak
To speak, say something; above all God to his people.
Where else “dibru” appears
The context
14He fell on the neck of Benjamin his brother and wept, and Benjamin wept on his neck.
15 · This verse (above)
16The report was heard in the house of Pharaoh, saying, “Joseph’s brothers have come.” And it was good in the eyes of Pharaoh and in the eyes of his servants.
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?