Genesis 45:15

Bible in Basic English (1941)

Then he gave a kiss to all his brothers, weeping over them; and after that his brothers had no fear of talking to him.

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  • Luke 15:20 : 20 And he got up and went to his father. But while he was still far away, his father saw him and was moved with pity for him and went quickly and took him in his arms and gave him a kiss.
  • Acts 20:37 : 37 And they were all weeping, falling on Paul's neck and kissing him,
  • Gen 29:11 : 11 And weeping for joy, Jacob gave Rachel a kiss.
  • Gen 29:13 : 13 And Laban, hearing news of Jacob, his sister's son, came running, and took Jacob in his arms, and kissing him, made him come into his house. And Jacob gave him news of everything.
  • Gen 33:4 : 4 Then Esau came running up to him, and folding him in his arms, gave him a kiss: and the two of them were overcome with weeping.
  • Gen 45:2 : 2 And so loud was his weeping, that it came to the ears of the Egyptians and all Pharaoh's house.
  • Exod 4:27 : 27 And the Lord said to Aaron, Go into the waste land and you will see Moses. So he went and came across Moses at the mountain of God, and gave him a kiss.
  • Ruth 1:9 : 9 May the Lord give you rest in the houses of your husbands. Then she gave them a kiss; and they were weeping bitterly.
  • Ruth 1:14 : 14 Then again they were weeping; and Orpah gave her mother-in-law a kiss, but Ruth would not be parted from her.
  • 1 Sam 10:1 : 1 Then Samuel took the bottle of oil, and put the oil on his head and gave him a kiss and said, Is not the Lord with the holy oil making you ruler over Israel, his people? and you will have authority over the people of the Lord, and you will make them safe from the hands of their attackers round about them, and this will be the sign for you:
  • 1 Sam 20:41 : 41 And when the boy had gone, David came from his secret place by the hill, and falling to the earth went down on his face three times: and they gave one another a kiss, weeping together, till David's grief was the greater.
  • 2 Sam 14:33 : 33 So Joab went to the king and said these words to him: and when the king had sent for him, Absalom came, and went down on his face on the earth before the king: and the king gave him a kiss.
  • Ps 77:4 : 4 You keep my eyes from sleep; I am so troubled that no words come.

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    12 Now truly, your eyes see, and the eyes of my brother Benjamin see, that it is my mouth which says these things to you.

    13 Give my father word of all my glory in Egypt and of all you have seen; and come back quickly with my father.

    14 Then, weeping, he took Benjamin in his arms, and Benjamin himself was weeping on Joseph's neck.

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    1 And Joseph put his head down on his father's face, weeping and kissing him.

  • Gen 43:29-30
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    29 Then Joseph's heart went out to his brother, and he went quickly into his room, for he was overcome with weeping.

    30 Then, after washing his face, he came out, and controlling his feelings said, Put food before us.

  • Gen 45:1-4
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    1 Then Joseph, unable to keep back his feelings before those who were with him, gave orders for everyone to be sent away, and no one was present when he made clear to his brothers who he was.

    2 And so loud was his weeping, that it came to the ears of the Egyptians and all Pharaoh's house.

    3 And Joseph said to his brothers, I am Joseph: is my father still living? But his brothers were not able to give him an answer for they were troubled before him.

    4 Then Joseph said to his brothers, Come near to me. And they came near, And he said, I am Joseph your brother, whom you sent into Egypt.

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    29 And Joseph got his carriage ready and went to Goshen for the meeting with his father; and when he came before him, he put his arms round his neck, weeping.

  • Gen 50:17-18
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    17 You are to say to Joseph, Let the wrongdoing of your brothers be overlooked, and the evil they did to you: now, if it is your pleasure, let the sin of the servants of your father's God have forgiveness. And at these words, Joseph was overcome with weeping.

    18 Then his brothers went, and falling at his feet, said, Truly, we are your servants.

  • Gen 45:16-17
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    16 And news of these things went through Pharaoh's house, and it was said that Joseph's brothers were come; and it seemed good to Pharaoh and his servants.

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    3 And he himself, going before them, went down on his face to the earth seven times till he came near his brother.

    4 Then Esau came running up to him, and folding him in his arms, gave him a kiss: and the two of them were overcome with weeping.

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    24 And turning away from them, he was overcome with weeping; then he went on talking to them again and took Simeon and put chains on him before their eyes.

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    10 Now because Israel was old, his eyes were no longer clear, and he was not able to see. So he made them come near to him, and he gave them a kiss, folding them in his arms.

  • Gen 50:14-15
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    14 And when his father had been put to rest, Joseph and his brothers and all who had gone with him, went back to Egypt.

    15 Now after the death of their father, Joseph's brothers said to themselves, It may be that Joseph's heart will be turned against us, and he will give us punishment for all the evil which we did to him.

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    11 And weeping for joy, Jacob gave Rachel a kiss.

  • Gen 37:4
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    4 And because his brothers saw that Joseph was dearer to his father than all the others, they were full of hate for him, and would not say a kind word to him.

  • Gen 42:6-8
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    6 Now Joseph was ruler over all the land, and it was he who gave out the grain to all the people of the land; and Joseph's brothers came before him and went down on their faces to the earth.

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    14 So Judah and his brothers came to Joseph's house; and he was still there: and they went down on their faces before him.

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    31 And Joseph said to his brothers and to his father's people, I will go and give the news to Pharaoh, and say to him, My brothers and my father's people, from the land of Canaan, have come to me;

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    5 And Pharaoh said to Joseph, Let them have the land of Goshen; and if there are any able men among them, put them over my cattle.

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    15 And when Joseph saw Benjamin, he said to his chief servant, Take these men into my house, and make ready a meal, for they will take food with me in the middle of the day.

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    13 And Laban, hearing news of Jacob, his sister's son, came running, and took Jacob in his arms, and kissing him, made him come into his house. And Jacob gave him news of everything.