Genesis 42:24

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

He turned away from them and wept. When he turned around and spoke to them again, he had Simeon taken from them and tied up before their eyes.

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  • Gen 43:30 : 30 Joseph hurried out, for he was overcome by affection for his brother and was at the point of tears. So he went to his room and wept there.
  • Gen 45:14-15 : 14 Then he threw himself on the neck of his brother Benjamin and wept, and Benjamin wept on his neck. 15 He kissed all his brothers and wept over them. After this his brothers talked with him.
  • Gen 49:5-7 : 5 Simeon and Levi are brothers, weapons of violence are their knives! 6 O my soul, do not come into their council, do not be united to their assembly, my heart, for in their anger they have killed men, and for pleasure they have hamstrung oxen. 7 Cursed be their anger, for it was fierce, and their fury, for it was cruel. I will divide them in Jacob, and scatter them in Israel!
  • Isa 63:9 : 9 Through all that they suffered, he suffered too. The messenger sent from his very presence delivered them. In his love and mercy he protected them; he lifted them up and carried them throughout ancient times.
  • Luke 19:41 : 41 Jesus Weeps for Jerusalem under Judgment Now when Jesus approached and saw the city, he wept over it,
  • Rom 12:15 : 15 Rejoice with those who rejoice, weep with those who weep.
  • 1 Cor 12:26 : 26 If one member suffers, everyone suffers with it. If a member is honored, all rejoice with it.
  • Heb 4:15 : 15 For we do not have a high priest incapable of sympathizing with our weaknesses, but one who has been tempted in every way just as we are, yet without sin.
  • Jude 1:22-23 : 22 And have mercy on those who waver; 23 save others by snatching them out of the fire; have mercy on others, coupled with a fear of God, hating even the clothes stained by the flesh.
  • Gen 34:25 : 25 In three days, when they were still in pain, two of Jacob’s sons, Simeon and Levi, Dinah’s brothers, each took his sword and went to the unsuspecting city and slaughtered every male.
  • Gen 43:14 : 14 May the Sovereign God grant you mercy before the man so that he may release your other brother and Benjamin! As for me, if I lose my children I lose them.”
  • Gen 43:23 : 23 “Everything is fine,” the man in charge of Joseph’s household told them.“Don’t be afraid. Your God and the God of your father has given you treasure in your sacks. I had your money.” Then he brought Simeon out to them.

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  • Gen 42:23
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    23(Now they did not know that Joseph could understand them, for he was speaking through an interpreter.)

  • Gen 42:25
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    25Then Joseph gave orders to fill their bags with grain, to return each man’s money to his sack, and to give them provisions for the journey. His orders were carried out.

  • Gen 45:14-15
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    14Then he threw himself on the neck of his brother Benjamin and wept, and Benjamin wept on his neck.

    15He kissed all his brothers and wept over them. After this his brothers talked with him.

  • Gen 42:35-36
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    35When they were emptying their sacks, there was each man’s bag of money in his sack! When they and their father saw the bags of money, they were afraid.

    36Their father Jacob said to them,“You are making me childless! Joseph is gone. Simeon is gone. And now you want to take Benjamin! Everything is against me.”

  • Gen 43:30
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    30Joseph hurried out, for he was overcome by affection for his brother and was at the point of tears. So he went to his room and wept there.

  • Gen 42:28-29
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    28He said to his brothers,“My money was returned! Here it is in my sack!” They were dismayed; they turned trembling to one another and said,“What in the world has God done to us?”

    29They returned to their father Jacob in the land of Canaan and told him all the things that had happened to them, saying,

  • Gen 43:23
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    23“Everything is fine,” the man in charge of Joseph’s household told them.“Don’t be afraid. Your God and the God of your father has given you treasure in your sacks. I had your money.” Then he brought Simeon out to them.

  • Gen 45:1-2
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    1The Reconciliation of the Brothers Joseph was no longer able to control himself before all his attendants, so he cried out,“Make everyone go out from my presence!” No one remained with Joseph when he made himself known to his brothers.

    2He wept loudly; the Egyptians heard it and Pharaoh’s household heard about it.

  • Gen 50:17
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    17‘Tell Joseph this: Please forgive the sin of your brothers and the wrong they did when they treated you so badly.’ Now please forgive the sin of the servants of the God of your father.” When this message was reported to him, Joseph wept.

  • Gen 42:7-8
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    7When Joseph saw his brothers, he recognized them, but he pretended to be a stranger to them and spoke to them harshly. He asked,“Where do you come from?” They answered,“From the land of Canaan, to buy grain for food.”

    8Joseph recognized his brothers, but they did not recognize him.

  • Gen 43:15
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    15So the men took these gifts, and they took double the money with them, along with Benjamin. Then they hurried down to Egypt and stood before Joseph.

  • Gen 42:21
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    21They said to one another,“Surely we’re being punished because of our brother, because we saw how distressed he was when he cried to us for mercy, but we refused to listen. That is why this distress has come on us!”

  • Gen 44:13
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    13They all tore their clothes! Then each man loaded his donkey, and they returned to the city.

  • Gen 44:23
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    23But you said to your servants,‘If your youngest brother does not come down with you, you will not see my face again.’

  • Gen 45:4
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    4Joseph said to his brothers,“Come closer to me,” so they came near. Then he said,“I am Joseph your brother, whom you sold into Egypt.

  • Gen 50:14
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    14After he buried his father, Joseph returned to Egypt, along with his brothers and all who had accompanied him to bury his father.

  • Gen 37:30
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    30returned to his brothers, and said,“The boy isn’t there! And I, where can I go?”

  • Gen 50:1
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    1The Burials of Jacob and Joseph Then Joseph hugged his father’s face. He wept over him and kissed him.