Bible verse
Then Joseph threw his arms around his brother Benjamin and wept, and Benjamin wept as they embraced.
Genesis 45:14 · BSB
The verses around it, from Genesis 45.
10 You shall settle in the land of Goshen and be near me—you and your children and grandchildren, your flocks and herds, and everything you own.
11 And there I will provide for you, because there will be five more years of famine. Otherwise, you and your household and everything you own will come to destitution.’
12 Behold! You and my brother Benjamin can see that I, Joseph, am the one speaking with you.
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.
15 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.
18 Then bring your father and your families and return to me. I will give you the best of the land of Egypt, and you shall eat from the fat of the land.’
KJV
And he fell upon his brother Benjamin’s neck, and wept; and Benjamin wept upon his neck.
ASV
And he fell upon his brother Benjamin’s neck, and wept; and Benjamin wept upon his neck.
ERV
And he fell upon his brother Benjamin’s neck, and wept; and Benjamin wept upon his neck.
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