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Genesis 45:15

Genesis 45:15
Moreover he kissed all his brethren, and wept upon them: and after that his brethren talked with him.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

Moreover, he kissed all his brethren,.... In their turns, to testify his real affection for them, and hearty reconciliation to them:

and wept upon them; that is, upon their necks, as he had on…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

Genesis 45:1-28

- Joseph Made Himself Known to His Brethren 10. גשׁן gôshen, Goshen, Gesem (Arabias related perhaps to גשׁם geshem “rain, shower”), a region on the borders of Egypt and Arabia, near the gulf of Suez.…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Genesis 45:1-15

Judah and his brethren were waiting for an answer, and could not but be amazed to discover, instead of the gravity of a judge, the natural affection of a father or brother.

I. Joseph ordered all his…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

kissed See note on Gen 45:45.

after that Joseph's brethren were evidently slow to believe that they might rely upon his sincerity.