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Genesis 45:15

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13 Tell my father about all my splendor in Egypt and everything you have seen. And bring my father down here quickly.”

14 Then Joseph threw his arms around his brother Benjamin and wept, and Benjamin wept as they embraced.

Joseph kissed each of his brothers as he wept over them. And afterward his brothers talked with him.

16 When the news reached Pharaoh’s house that Joseph’s brothers had come, Pharaoh and his servants were pleased.

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

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BSB
Joseph kissed each of his brothers as he wept over them. And afterward his brothers talked with him.
KJV
Moreover he kissed all his brethren, and wept upon them: and after that his brethren talked with him.
WEB
He kissed all his brothers, and wept on them. After that his brothers talked with him.
ASV
And he kissed all his brethren, and wept upon them: and after that his brethren talked with him.
DARBY
And he kissed all his brethren, and wept upon them; and after that his brethren talked with him.
BLB
And he kissed all his brothers and wept over them. And after that his brothers spoke with him.
ÅB
Og han kysset alle sine brødre og gråt ved deres bryst; og siden talte hans brødre med ham.
OTB
Han kysset alle brødrene sine og gråt over dem. Etterpå snakket brødrene hans med ham.
B1930
Og han kysset alle sine brødre og gråt ved deres bryst; og siden talte hans brødre med ham.

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  • Luke 15:20

    So he got up and went to his father. But while he was still in the distance, his father saw him and was filled with compassion. He ran to his son, embraced him, and kissed him.

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  • 1 Samuel 20:41

    When the young man had gone, David got up from the south side of the stone, fell facedown, and bowed three times. Then he and Jonathan kissed each other and wept together—though David wept more.

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  • Exodus 4:27

    Meanwhile, the LORD had said to Aaron, “Go and meet Moses in the wilderness.” So he went and met Moses at the mountain of God and kissed him.

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  • Genesis 29:11

    Then Jacob kissed Rachel and wept aloud.

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  • 1 Samuel 10:1

    Then Samuel took a flask of oil, poured it on Saul’s head, kissed him, and said, “Has not the LORD anointed you ruler over His inheritance?

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  • 2 Samuel 14:33

    So Joab went and told the king, and David summoned Absalom, who came to him and bowed facedown before him. Then the king kissed Absalom.

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  • Genesis 29:13

    When Laban heard the news about his sister’s son Jacob, he ran out to meet him. He embraced him and kissed him and brought him to his home, where Jacob told him all that had happened.

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  • Genesis 45:2

    But he wept so loudly that the Egyptians heard him, and Pharaoh’s household soon heard of it.

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