King James Version
Genesis 45:15 in the King James Version says “Moreover he kissed all his brethren, and wept upon them: and after that his brethren talked with him.” — study this verse from Genesis chapter 45 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“Moreover he kissed all his brethren, and wept upon them: and after that his brethren talked with him.”
Genesis 45:15 · KJV
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.
And he fell upon his brother Benjamin's neck, and wept; and Benjamin wept upon his neck.
Moreover he kissed all his brethren, and wept upon them: and after that his brethren talked with him.
And the fame thereof was heard in Pharaoh's house, saying, Joseph's brethren are come: and it pleased Pharaoh well , and his servants. pleased: Heb. was good in the eyes of Pharaoh
And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, Say unto thy brethren, This do ye; lade your beasts, and go, get you unto the land of Canaan;
KJV Study — Public Domain
“Moreover he kissed”
H5401to kiss, literally or figuratively (touch); also (as a mode of attachment), to equip with weapons
properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
“all his brethren”
H251a brother (used in the widest sense of literal relationship and metaphorical affinity or resemblance [like h0001])
above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
“upon them and after”
H310properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses)
properly, set upright; hence (figuratively as adjective) just; but usually (as adverb or conjunction) rightly or so (in various applications to manner
“talked”
H1696perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue
“all his brethren”
H251a brother (used in the widest sense of literal relationship and metaphorical affinity or resemblance [like h0001])
properly, nearness (used only as a preposition or an adverb), near; hence, generally, with, by, at, among, etc
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