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Forgiveness » Instances of » Joseph forgives his brothers
And now, ye shall not be grieved, and it shall not burn in your eyes, because ye sold me here: for God sent me before you for the preservation of life. For this the second year of the famine in the midst of the land: and yet five years in which no ploughing and reaping. And God will send me before you to put for you a remnant upon the earth, and to preserve life for you by a great deliverance. read more.
And now not you sent me here, but God: and he placed me for a father to Pharaoh, and for lord to all his house, and ruler over all the land of Egypt. Hasten and go up to my father, and say to him, Thus said thy son Joseph, God placed me for lord to all Egypt; come down to me, thou wilt not remain. And thou didst dwell in the land of Goshen, and thou wert near to me, thou, and thy sons, and thy sons' sons, and thy sheep and thine oxen and all which is to thee. And I nourished thee there (for yet five years of famine), lest thou shalt be poor, thou and thy house, and all which is to thee. And behold, your eyes seeing, and the eyes of my brother Benjamin, that my mouth is speaking to you. And ye announced to my father all my glory in Egypt, and all which ye have seen: and haste ye, and bring ye down my father here. And he will fall upon his brother Benjamin's neck, and will weep; and and Benjamin wept upon his neck And he will kiss all his brethren, and will weep upon them: and after this his brethren sake with him.
And now not you sent me here, but God: and he placed me for a father to Pharaoh, and for lord to all his house, and ruler over all the land of Egypt. Hasten and go up to my father, and say to him, Thus said thy son Joseph, God placed me for lord to all Egypt; come down to me, thou wilt not remain. And thou didst dwell in the land of Goshen, and thou wert near to me, thou, and thy sons, and thy sons' sons, and thy sheep and thine oxen and all which is to thee. And I nourished thee there (for yet five years of famine), lest thou shalt be poor, thou and thy house, and all which is to thee. And behold, your eyes seeing, and the eyes of my brother Benjamin, that my mouth is speaking to you. And ye announced to my father all my glory in Egypt, and all which ye have seen: and haste ye, and bring ye down my father here. And he will fall upon his brother Benjamin's neck, and will weep; and and Benjamin wept upon his neck And he will kiss all his brethren, and will weep upon them: and after this his brethren sake with him.
And Joseph will say to them, Ye shall not fear, for I am for God. And you, ye even purposed evil against me; God purposed it for good, for the sake of doing as this day, to preserve alive much people. And now ye shall not fear: I will give you to eat, and your little ones. And he will comfort them, and will speak to their hearts.
Joseph » Summary of his life » Manifested brotherly love
And Joseph will hasten; for his bowels will move to his brother: and he will seek to weep, and he will go to his store-chamber and will weep there.
And he will fall upon his brother Benjamin's neck, and will weep; and and Benjamin wept upon his neck
Select readings » Joseph revealing his identity
And Joseph will not be able to restrain himself before all standing by him; and he will cry out, Take out every man from me: and a man stood not with him, in Joseph's making himself known to his brethren. And he will give forth his voice in weeping, and the Egyptians will hear and the house of Pharaoh will hear. And Joseph will say to his brethren, I am Joseph; is my father yet living? and his brethren will not be able to answer him; for they trembled from before him. read more.
And Joseph will say to his brethren, Come near now to me: and they will come near, and he will say, I am Joseph, your brother, whom ye sold me into Egypt And now, ye shall not be grieved, and it shall not burn in your eyes, because ye sold me here: for God sent me before you for the preservation of life. For this the second year of the famine in the midst of the land: and yet five years in which no ploughing and reaping. And God will send me before you to put for you a remnant upon the earth, and to preserve life for you by a great deliverance. And now not you sent me here, but God: and he placed me for a father to Pharaoh, and for lord to all his house, and ruler over all the land of Egypt. Hasten and go up to my father, and say to him, Thus said thy son Joseph, God placed me for lord to all Egypt; come down to me, thou wilt not remain. And thou didst dwell in the land of Goshen, and thou wert near to me, thou, and thy sons, and thy sons' sons, and thy sheep and thine oxen and all which is to thee. And I nourished thee there (for yet five years of famine), lest thou shalt be poor, thou and thy house, and all which is to thee. And behold, your eyes seeing, and the eyes of my brother Benjamin, that my mouth is speaking to you. And ye announced to my father all my glory in Egypt, and all which ye have seen: and haste ye, and bring ye down my father here. And he will fall upon his brother Benjamin's neck, and will weep; and and Benjamin wept upon his neck And he will kiss all his brethren, and will weep upon them: and after this his brethren sake with him.
And Joseph will say to his brethren, Come near now to me: and they will come near, and he will say, I am Joseph, your brother, whom ye sold me into Egypt And now, ye shall not be grieved, and it shall not burn in your eyes, because ye sold me here: for God sent me before you for the preservation of life. For this the second year of the famine in the midst of the land: and yet five years in which no ploughing and reaping. And God will send me before you to put for you a remnant upon the earth, and to preserve life for you by a great deliverance. And now not you sent me here, but God: and he placed me for a father to Pharaoh, and for lord to all his house, and ruler over all the land of Egypt. Hasten and go up to my father, and say to him, Thus said thy son Joseph, God placed me for lord to all Egypt; come down to me, thou wilt not remain. And thou didst dwell in the land of Goshen, and thou wert near to me, thou, and thy sons, and thy sons' sons, and thy sheep and thine oxen and all which is to thee. And I nourished thee there (for yet five years of famine), lest thou shalt be poor, thou and thy house, and all which is to thee. And behold, your eyes seeing, and the eyes of my brother Benjamin, that my mouth is speaking to you. And ye announced to my father all my glory in Egypt, and all which ye have seen: and haste ye, and bring ye down my father here. And he will fall upon his brother Benjamin's neck, and will weep; and and Benjamin wept upon his neck And he will kiss all his brethren, and will weep upon them: and after this his brethren sake with him.
Salutations » Of affection
And having risen, he came to his father. And yet being far off, his father saw him, and felt compassion, and having run, fell upon his neck, and kissed him.
And Esau will run to his meeting and he will embrace him and will fall upon his neck and will kiss him, and they will weep.
And he will fall upon his brother Benjamin's neck, and will weep; and and Benjamin wept upon his neck
Embrace one another with a holy kiss. The churches of Christ embrace you.
Salutations » Often accompanied by » Falling on the neck and kissing
And Esau will run to his meeting and he will embrace him and will fall upon his neck and will kiss him, and they will weep.
And he will fall upon his brother Benjamin's neck, and will weep; and and Benjamin wept upon his neck And he will kiss all his brethren, and will weep upon them: and after this his brethren sake with him.
Social life » Wedding feasts » Of affection
And having risen, he came to his father. And yet being far off, his father saw him, and felt compassion, and having run, fell upon his neck, and kissed him.
And Esau will run to his meeting and he will embrace him and will fall upon his neck and will kiss him, and they will weep.
And he will fall upon his brother Benjamin's neck, and will weep; and and Benjamin wept upon his neck
Embrace one another with a holy kiss. The churches of Christ embrace you.
Weeping » Instances of » Of joseph
And Joseph will fall upon his father's face, and will weep over him and he will kiss him.
And Joseph will hasten; for his bowels will move to his brother: and he will seek to weep, and he will go to his store-chamber and will weep there.
And Joseph will harness his chariot, and will go up to meet Israel his father, to Goshen; and he will be seen to him: and he will fall upon his neck, and will yet weep upon his neck
And he will fall upon his brother Benjamin's neck, and will weep; and and Benjamin wept upon his neck
And he will turn about from them, and will weep; and he will turn back to them and speak to them, and he will take from them Simeon, and will bind him before their eyes.
And he will give forth his voice in weeping, and the Egyptians will hear and the house of Pharaoh will hear.
So shall ye say to Joseph, I pray thee now take away the trespass of thy brethren and their sin; for they did to thee evil: and at this time now take away upon the trespass of the servants of the God of thy father. And Joseph will weep in their speaking to him.