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Genesis 45:2

Pharaoh
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1 Then Joseph could not refrain himself before all them that stood by him; and he cried, Cause every man to go out from me. And there stood no man with him, while Joseph made himself known unto his brethren.

And he wept aloud: and the Egyptians and the house of Pharaoh heard.

3 And Joseph said unto his brethren, I am Joseph; doth my father yet live? And his brethren could not answer him; for they were troubled at his presence.

4 And Joseph said unto his brethren, Come near to me, I pray you. And they came near. And he said, I am Joseph your brother, whom ye 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

    And all the congregation lifted up their voice, and cried; and the people wept that night.

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  • Genesis 46:29

    And Joseph made ready his chariot, and went up to meet Israel his father, to Goshen, and presented himself unto him; and he fell on his neck, and wept on his neck a good while.

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  • Acts 20:37

    And they all wept sore, and fell on Paul’s neck, and kissed him,

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  • Ruth 1:9

    The LORD grant you that ye may find rest, each of you in the house of her husband. Then she kissed them; and they lifted up their voice, and wept.

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  • 2 Kings 20:3

    I beseech thee, O LORD, remember now how I have walked before thee in truth and with a perfect heart, and have done that which is good in thy sight. And Hezekiah wept sore.

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