Monday, January 12, 2026

Genesis 45:14

 Genesis 45:14

And he fell upon his brother Benjamin's neck, and wept; and Benjamin wept upon his neck.


a. NASB 1995: Then he fell on his brother Benjamin’s neck and wept, and Benjamin wept on his neck.  [New American Standard Bible 1995 (NASB1995) New American Standard Bible®, Copyright © 1960, 1971, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation. All rights reserved.]


b. NKJV: Then he fell on his brother Benjamin’s neck and wept, and Benjamin wept on his neck.  [Scripture quotations marked "NKJV" are taken from the New King James Version®, Copyright© 1982, Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved.]


c. Classic Amplified: And he fell on his brother Benjamin’s neck and wept, and Benjamin wept on his neck.  [Amplified Bible, Classic Edition (AMPC) Copyright © 1954, 1958, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1987 by The Lockman Foundation]


d. Stone Edition Torah/Prophets/Writings: Then he fell upon his brother Benjamin’s neck and wept; and Benjamin wept upon his neck.  [The Artscroll Series/Stone Edition, THE TANACH--STUDENT SIZE EDITION Copyright 1996, 1998 by Mesorah Publications, Ltd.]


e. ESV: Then he fell upon his brother Benjamin’s neck and wept, and Benjamin wept upon his neck.  [Scripture quotations are from the Holy Bible, English Standard Version, copyright © 2001, 2007, 2011, 2016 by Crossway Bibles, a division of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved.]


f. Unless otherwise stated, all Greek and Hebrew definitions are from Blue Letter Bible


1. “And he fell upon his brother Benjamin's neck, and wept; and Benjamin wept upon his neck.}


a. [And he] fell [Strong: 5307 nâphal, naw-fal'; a primitive root; to fall, in a great variety of applications (intransitive or causative, literal or figurative):—be accepted, cast (down, self, (lots), out), cease, die, divide (by lot), (let) fail, (cause to, let, make, ready to) fall (away, down, -en, -ing), fell(-ing), fugitive, have (inheritance), inferior, be judged (by mistake for 6419), lay (along), (cause to) lie down, light (down), be (× hast) lost, lying, overthrow, overwhelm, perish, present(-ed, -ing), (make to) rot, slay, smite out, × surely, throw down.]


b. upon [Strong: 5921 ʻal, al; properly, the same as H5920 used as a preposition (in the singular or plural often with prefix, or as conjunction with a particle following); above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications:—above, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, × as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, × both and, by (reason of), × had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of, (from) (off), (up-) on, over, than, through(-out), to, touching, × with.]


c. [his] brother [Strong: 251 ʼâch, awkh; a primitive word; a brother (used in the widest sense of literal relationship and metaphorical affinity or resemblance [like H1]):—another, brother(-ly); kindred, like, other.]


d. Benjamin’s [Strong: 1144 Binyâmîyn, bin-yaw-mene'; from H1121 and H3225; son of (the) right hand; Binjamin, youngest son of Jacob; also the tribe descended from him, and its territory:—Benjamin.]


e. neck [Strong: 6677 tsavvâʼr, tsav-vawr'; or צַוָּר tsavvâr (Nehemiah 3:5), tsav-vawr'; or

צַוָּרֹן tsavvârôn (Song of Solomon 4:9), tsav-vaw-rone'; or (feminine) צַוָּארָה tsavvâʼrâh; (Micah 2:3), tsav-vaw-raw'; intensively from H6696 in the sense of binding; the back of the neck (as that on which burdens are bound):—neck.]


f. [and] wept [Strong: 1058 bâkâh, baw-kaw'; a primitive root; to weep; generally to bemoan:—× at all, bewail, complain, make lamentation, × more, mourn, × sore, × with tears, weep.]


g. [and] Benjamin [Strong: 1144 Binyâmîyn, bin-yaw-mene'; from H1121 and H3225; son of (the) right hand; Binjamin, youngest son of Jacob; also the tribe descended from him, and its territory:—Benjamin.]


h. wept [Strong: 1058 bâkâh, baw-kaw'; a primitive root; to weep; generally to bemoan:—× at all, bewail, complain, make lamentation, × more, mourn, × sore, × with tears, weep.]

i. upon [Strong: 5921 ʻal, al; properly, the same as H5920 used as a preposition (in the singular or plural often with prefix, or as conjunction with a particle following); above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications:—above, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, × as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, × both and, by (reason of), × had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of, (from) (off), (up-) on, over, than, through(-out), to, touching, × with.]


j. [his] neck [Strong: 6677 tsavvâʼr, tsav-vawr'; or צַוָּר tsavvâr (Nehemiah 3:5), tsav-vawr'; or

צַוָּרֹן tsavvârôn (Song of Solomon 4:9), tsav-vaw-rone'; or (feminine) צַוָּארָה tsavvâʼrâh; (Micah 2:3), tsav-vaw-raw'; intensively from H6696 in the sense of binding; the back of the neck (as that on which burdens are bound):—neck.]


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