He turned away from them and wept. When he turned back to them and spoke to them, he took Simeon from them and tied him up before their eyes.
Genesis 45:2 - Tree of Life Version But he gave his voice to weeping so that the Egyptians heard, and Pharaoh’s household heard. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And he wept aloud: and the Egyptians and the house of Pharaoh heard. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And he wept and sobbed aloud, and the Egyptians [who had just left him] heard it, and the household of Pharaoh heard about it. American Standard Version (1901) And he wept aloud: and the Egyptians heard, and the house of Pharaoh heard. Common English Bible He wept so loudly that the Egyptians and Pharaoh’s household heard him. Catholic Public Domain Version And he lifted up his voice with weeping, which the Egyptians heard, along with the entire house of Pharaoh. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And he lifted up his voice with weeping, which the Egyptians and all the house of Pharao heard. |
He turned away from them and wept. When he turned back to them and spoke to them, he took Simeon from them and tied him up before their eyes.
Then Joseph hurried out because his compassion grew warm and tender toward his brother so that he wanted to cry. So he went into an inner room and wept there.
Then he fell upon his brother Benjamin’s neck and wept while Benjamin wept upon his neck,
and he kissed all his brothers and wept upon them. Finally after this, his brothers talked with him.
Joseph harnessed his chariot and went up to Goshen to meet his father Israel. As soon as he appeared before him, he fell upon his neck, and wept on his neck for some time.
“Please, Adonai, remember how I have walked before You in truth and with a whole heart, and have done what is good in Your eyes.” And Hezekiah wept bitterly.
“Then I will pour out on the house of David and the inhabitants of Jerusalem a spirit of grace and supplication, when they will look toward Me whom they pierced. They will mourn for him as one mourns for an only son and grieve bitterly for him, as one grieves for a firstborn.
All through that night, the entire community raised up their voices. The people wept.
May Adonai grant that you find rest, each of you in the house of her own husband.” Then she kissed them and they wept loudly.