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Genesis 45:2

Pharaoh
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1 Then Joseph could no longer control himself before all his attendants, and he cried out, “Send everyone away from me!” So none of them were with Joseph when he made himself known to his brothers.

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

3 Joseph said to his brothers, “I am Joseph! Is my father still alive?” But they were unable to answer him, because they were terrified in his presence.

4 Then Joseph said to his brothers, “Please come near me.” And they did so. “I am Joseph, your brother,” he said, “the one you sold into Egypt!

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BSB
But he wept so loudly that the Egyptians heard him, and Pharaoh’s household soon heard of it.
KJV
And he wept aloud: and the Egyptians and the house of Pharaoh heard.
WEB
He wept aloud. The Egyptians heard, and the house of Pharaoh heard.
ASV
And he wept aloud: and the Egyptians heard, and the house of Pharaoh heard.
DARBY
And he raised his voice in weeping; and the Egyptians heard, and the house of Pharaoh heard.
BLB
And he gave his voice in weeping, and Egypt heard, and the house of Pharaoh heard.
ÅB
Og han brast i gråt og gråt så høyt at egypterne hørte det, og de hørte det i Faraos hus.
OTB
Han gråt så høyt at egypterne hørte det, og nyheten nådde faraos hus.
B1930
Og han brast i gråt og gråt så høit at egypterne hørte det, og de hørte det i Faraos hus.

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Cross references

  • Numbers 14:1

    Then the whole congregation lifted up their voices and cried out, and that night the people wept.

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  • Genesis 46:29

    Joseph prepared his chariot and went there to meet his father Israel. Joseph presented himself to him, embraced him, and wept profusely.

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  • Acts 20:37

    They all wept openly as they embraced Paul and kissed him.

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  • Ruth 1:9

    May the LORD enable each of you to find rest in the home of your new husband.” And she kissed them as they wept aloud

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  • 2 Kings 20:3

    “Please, O LORD, remember how I have walked before You faithfully and with wholehearted devotion; I have done what was good in Your sight.” And Hezekiah wept bitterly.

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