King James Version

Genesis 45:14

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

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וַיִּפֹּ֛לvayipoland fallנָפַלconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and fall”, the next action in the storyH5307to 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 H6419 (פָּלַל…עַלalaboveעַלpreposition — “above”H5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applicationsabove, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of,…צַוְּארֵ֥יtsavreneckצַוָּארnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “neck”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6677the back of the neck (as that on which burdens are bound)neck.בִנְיָמִֽןvinyaminBenjaminבִּנְיָמִיןnoun, proper name — “Benjamin”H1144Binjamin, youngest son of Jacob; also the tribe descended from him, and its territoryBenjamin.אָחִ֖יוachivbrother ; kindredאָחnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “brother ; kindred”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH251a brother (used in the widest sense of literal relationship and metaphorical affinity or resemblance (like father))another, brother(-ly); kindred, like, other. Compare also the proper names beginning with 'Ah-' or 'Ahi-'.וַיֵּ֑בְךְּvayevekeand weepבָּכָהconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and weep”, the next action in the storyH1058to weep; generally to bemoan[idiom] at all, bewail, complain, make lamentation, [idiom] more, mourn, [idiom] sore, [idiom] with tears, weep.וּבִנְיָמִ֔ןuvinyaminand Benjaminבִּנְיָמִיןconjunction, noun, proper name — “and Benjamin”H1144Binjamin, youngest son of Jacob; also the tribe descended from him, and its territoryBenjamin.בָּכָ֖הbakhahweepבָּכָהverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “weep”, a completed actionH1058to weep; generally to bemoan[idiom] at all, bewail, complain, make lamentation, [idiom] more, mourn, [idiom] sore, [idiom] with tears, weep.עַלalaboveעַלpreposition — “above”H5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applicationsabove, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of,…צַוָּארָֽיוtsavarayvneckצַוָּארnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “neck”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6677the back of the neck (as that on which burdens are bound)neck.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

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

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American Standard Version (1901)

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

Young’s Literal Translation

And he falleth on the neck of Benjamin his brother, and weepeth, and Benjamin hath wept on his neck;

World English Bible

He fell on his brother Benjamin’s neck and wept, and Benjamin wept on his neck.

Darby Translation

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

Douay-Rheims

And falling upon the neck of his brother Benjamin, he embraced him and wept: and Benjamin in like manner wept also on his neck.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

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

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

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

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἐπιπεσὼν ἐπὶ τὸν τράχηλον Βενιαμὶν τοῦ ἀδελφοῦ αὐτοῦ, ἔκλαυσεν ἐπʼ αὐτῷ· καὶ Βενιαμὶν ἔκλαυσεν ἐπὶ τῷ τραχήλῳ αὐτοῦ.