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He had Simeon taken from them and bound before their eyes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/genesis/42.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Now he turned away from them and began to weep. When he regained his composure, he spoke to them again. Then he chose Simeon from among them and had him tied up right before their eyes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/genesis/42.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Then he turned away from them and wept. And he returned to them and spoke to them. And he took Simeon from them and bound him before their eyes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/genesis/42.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />And he turned away from them and wept. When he turned back and spoke to them, he took Simeon from them and had him bound before their eyes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/genesis/42.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And he turned himself about from them, and wept; and returned to them again, and communed with them, and took from them Simeon, and bound him before their eyes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/genesis/42.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And he turned himself away from them and wept. Then he returned to them again, and talked with them. And he took Simeon from them and bound him before their eyes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/genesis/42.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then he turned away from them and wept. But when he returned to them and spoke to them, he took Simeon from them and bound him before their eyes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/genesis/42.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />He turned away from them and wept. But when he returned to them and spoke to them, he took Simeon from them and bound him before their eyes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/genesis/42.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And he turned away from them and wept. But when he returned to them and spoke to them, he took Simeon from them and bound him before their eyes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/genesis/42.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And he turned away from them and wept. Then he returned to them and spoke to them. And he took Simeon from them and bound him before their eyes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/genesis/42.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />He turned away from his brothers and [left the room and] wept; then he returned and talked with them, and took Simeon from them and bound him in front of them [to be kept as a hostage in Egypt].<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/genesis/42.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He turned away from them and wept. When he turned back and spoke to them, he took Simeon from them and had him bound before their eyes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/genesis/42.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He turned away from them and wept. Then he turned back and spoke to them. He took Simeon from them and had him bound before their eyes. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/genesis/42.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And he turned himself about from them, and wept; and he returned to them, and spake to them, and took Simeon from among them, and bound him before their eyes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/genesis/42.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Joseph turned away from them and cried, but soon he turned back and spoke to them again. Then he had Simeon tied up and taken away while they watched. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/genesis/42.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And he turned himself about from them, and wept; and he returned to them, and spake to them, and took Simeon from among them, and bound him before their eyes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/genesis/42.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />He stepped away from them to cry. When he could speak to them again, he came back. Then he picked Simeon and had him arrested right in front of their eyes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/genesis/42.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Joseph left them and began to cry. When he was able to speak again, he came back, picked out Simeon, and had him tied up in front of them. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/genesis/42.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />He turned away from them and began to weep. When he returned, he spoke with them, but then he took Simeon away from them and had him placed under arrest right in front of them. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/genesis/42.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />And he turned away from them and wept. When he turned back and spoke to them, he took Simeon from them and had him bound before their eyes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/genesis/42.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />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. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/genesis/42.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />He stepped away from them and wept. Then he returned to them and talked with them. Then he took Simeon from them and bound him in front of them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/genesis/42.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And he turned himself away from them, and wept; and returned to them again, and communed with them, and took from them Simeon, and bound him before their eyes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/genesis/42.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />He turned himself away from them, and wept. Then he returned to them, and spoke to them, and took Simeon from among them, and bound him before their eyes. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/genesis/42.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and he turns around from them, and weeps, and turns back to them, and speaks to them, and takes Simeon from them, and binds him before their eyes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/genesis/42.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and he turneth round from them, and weepeth, and turneth back unto them, and speaketh unto them, and taketh from them Simeon, and bindeth him before their eyes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/genesis/42.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />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.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/genesis/42.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And he turned himself away a little while, and wept: and returning he spoke to them. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/genesis/42.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And he turned himself away briefly and wept. And returning, he spoke to them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/genesis/42.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />But turning away from them, he wept. When he was able to speak to them again, he took Simeon from among them and bound him before their eyes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/genesis/42.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />He turned away from them and wept; then he returned and spoke to them. And he picked out Simeon and had him bound before their eyes.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/genesis/42.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And he turned aside from them and wept; and he returned to them again, and conversed with them, and took Simeon from them, and bound him before their eyes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/genesis/42.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And he turned from their presence and wept, and returned to them and he spoke with them, and he took Shemon from them and bound him in their sight.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/genesis/42.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And he turned himself about from them, and wept; and he returned to them, and spoke to them, and took Simeon from among them, and bound him before their eyes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/genesis/42.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And Joseph turned away from them, and wept; and again he came to them, and spoke to them; and he took Symeon from them, and bound him before their eyes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/genesis/42-24.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/7ehevn8iSgc?start=10951" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/genesis/42.htm">Joseph's Brothers Sent to Egypt</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">23</span>They did not realize that Joseph understood them, since there was an interpreter between them. <span class="reftext">24</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/5437.htm" title="5437: way·yis·sōḇ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- A primitive root; to revolve, surround, or border; used in various applications, literally and figuratively.">And he turned away</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: mê·‘ă·lê·hem (Prep-m:: 3mp) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">from them</a> <a href="/hebrew/1058.htm" title="1058: way·yê·ḇək (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To weep, bewail. A primitive root; to weep; generally to bemoan.">and wept.</a> <a href="/hebrew/7725.htm" title="7725: way·yā·šāḇ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- A primitive root; to turn back transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively; generally to retreat; often adverbial, again.">When he turned back</a> <a href="/hebrew/1696.htm" title="1696: way·ḏab·bêr (Conj-w:: V-Piel-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To speak. A primitive root; perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively, to speak; rarely to subdue.">and spoke</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’ă·lê·hem (Prep:: 3mp) -- To, into, towards. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’ă·lê·hem (Prep:: 3mp) -- To, into, towards. ">to them,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3947.htm" title="3947: way·yiq·qaḥ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To take. A primitive root; to take.">he took</a> <a href="/hebrew/8095.htm" title="8095: šim·‘ō·wn (N-proper-ms) -- From shama'; hearing; Shimon, one of Jacob's sons, also the tribe descended from him.">Simeon</a> <a href="/hebrew/854.htm" title="854: mê·’it·tām (Prep-m:: DirObjM:: 3mp) -- With (denoting proximity). Probably from 'anah; properly, nearness, near; hence, generally, with, by, at, among, etc.">from them</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/631.htm" title="631: way·ye·’ĕ·sōr (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To tie, bind, imprison. A primitive root; to yoke or hitch; by analogy, to fasten in any sense, to join battle.">and had him bound</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’ō·ṯōw (DirObjM:: 3ms) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5869.htm" title="5869: lə·‘ê·nê·hem (Prep-l:: N-cdc:: 3mp) -- An eye. Probably a primitive word; an eye; by analogy, a fountain.">before their eyes.</a> </span><div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/43-30.htm">Genesis 43:30</a></span><br />Joseph hurried out because he was moved to tears for his brother, and he went to a private room to weep.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/45-1.htm">Genesis 45:1-2</a></span><br />Then Joseph could no longer control himself before all his attendants, and he cried out, “Send everyone away from me!” So none of them were with Joseph when he made himself known to his brothers. / But he wept so loudly that the Egyptians heard him, and Pharaoh’s household soon heard of it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/45-14.htm">Genesis 45:14-15</a></span><br />Then Joseph threw his arms around his brother Benjamin and wept, and Benjamin wept as they embraced. / Joseph kissed each of his brothers as he wept over them. And afterward his brothers talked with him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/50-17.htm">Genesis 50:17</a></span><br />‘This is what you are to say to Joseph: I beg you, please forgive the transgression and sin of your brothers, for they did you wrong.’ So now, Joseph, please forgive the transgression of the servants of the God of your father.” When their message came to him, Joseph wept.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/2-11.htm">Exodus 2:11-12</a></span><br />One day, after Moses had grown up, he went out to his own people and observed their hard labor. He saw an Egyptian beating a Hebrew, one of his own people. / After looking this way and that and seeing no one, he struck down the Egyptian and hid his body in the sand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/3-26.htm">1 Kings 3:26</a></span><br />Then the woman whose son was alive spoke to the king because she yearned with compassion for her son. “Please, my lord,” she said, “give her the living baby. Do not kill him!” But the other woman said, “He will be neither mine nor yours. Cut him in two!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/13-39.htm">2 Samuel 13:39</a></span><br />And King David longed to go to Absalom, for he had been consoled over Amnon’s death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/14-1.htm">2 Samuel 14:1</a></span><br />Now Joab son of Zeruiah perceived that the king’s heart longed for Absalom.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/56-8.htm">Psalm 56:8</a></span><br />You have taken account of my wanderings. Put my tears in Your bottle—are they not in Your book?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/126-5.htm">Psalm 126:5-6</a></span><br />Those who sow in tears will reap with shouts of joy. / He who goes out weeping, bearing a trail of seed, will surely return with shouts of joy, carrying sheaves of grain.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/63-9.htm">Isaiah 63:9</a></span><br />In all their distress, He too was afflicted, and the Angel of His Presence saved them. In His love and compassion He redeemed them; He lifted them up and carried them all the days of old.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/31-20.htm">Jeremiah 31:20</a></span><br />Is not Ephraim a precious son to Me, a delightful child? Though I often speak against him, I still remember him. Therefore My heart yearns for him; I have great compassion for him,” declares the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/19-41.htm">Luke 19:41</a></span><br />As Jesus approached Jerusalem and saw the city, He wept over it<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/11-33.htm">John 11:33-35</a></span><br />When Jesus saw her weeping, and the Jews who had come with her also weeping, He was deeply moved in spirit and troubled. / “Where have you put him?” He asked. “Come and see, Lord,” they answered. / Jesus wept.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/12-15.htm">Romans 12:15</a></span><br />Rejoice with those who rejoice; weep with those who weep.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And he turned himself about from them, and wept; and returned to them again, and communed with them, and took from them Simeon, and bound him before their eyes.</p><p class="hdg">wept.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/43-30.htm">Genesis 43:30</a></b></br> And Joseph made haste; for his bowels did yearn upon his brother: and he sought <i>where</i> to weep; and he entered into <i>his</i> chamber, and wept there.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/63-9.htm">Isaiah 63:9</a></b></br> In all their affliction he was afflicted, and the angel of his presence saved them: in his love and in his pity he redeemed them; and he bare them, and carried them all the days of old.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/luke/19-41.htm">Luke 19:41</a></b></br> And when he was come near, he beheld the city, and wept over it,</p><p class="hdg">Simeon.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/34-25.htm">Genesis 34:25</a></b></br> And it came to pass on the third day, when they were sore, that two of the sons of Jacob, Simeon and Levi, Dinah's brethren, took each man his sword, and came upon the city boldly, and slew all the males.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/49-5.htm">Genesis 49:5-7</a></b></br> Simeon and Levi <i>are</i> brethren; instruments of cruelty <i>are in</i> their habitations… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jude/1-22.htm">Jude 1:22,23</a></b></br> And of some have compassion, making a difference: … </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/genesis/38-28.htm">Bindeth</a> <a href="/genesis/42-19.htm">Bound</a> <a href="/genesis/39-20.htm">Chains</a> <a href="/genesis/34-20.htm">Communed</a> <a href="/genesis/41-37.htm">Eyes</a> <a href="/genesis/33-4.htm">Overcome</a> <a href="/genesis/41-48.htm">Round</a> <a href="/genesis/35-23.htm">Simeon</a> <a href="/genesis/42-7.htm">Speaketh</a> <a href="/genesis/42-23.htm">Talking</a> <a href="/genesis/41-13.htm">Turned</a> <a href="/genesis/41-42.htm">Turneth</a> <a href="/genesis/33-4.htm">Weep</a> <a href="/genesis/37-35.htm">Weeping</a> <a href="/genesis/37-35.htm">Wept</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/genesis/49-11.htm">Bindeth</a> <a href="/genesis/44-30.htm">Bound</a> <a href="/exodus/28-14.htm">Chains</a> <a href="/genesis/43-19.htm">Communed</a> <a href="/genesis/43-29.htm">Eyes</a> <a href="/genesis/43-30.htm">Overcome</a> <a href="/genesis/46-29.htm">Round</a> <a href="/genesis/42-36.htm">Simeon</a> <a href="/genesis/42-37.htm">Speaketh</a> <a href="/genesis/43-27.htm">Talking</a> <a href="/genesis/42-28.htm">Turned</a> <a href="/genesis/49-10.htm">Turneth</a> <a href="/genesis/43-30.htm">Weep</a> <a href="/genesis/43-30.htm">Weeping</a> <a href="/genesis/43-30.htm">Wept</a><div class="vheading2">Genesis 42</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/42-1.htm">Jacob sends his ten sons to buy grain in Egypt.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">16. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/42-16.htm">They are imprisoned by Joseph as spies.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">18. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/42-18.htm">They are set at liberty, on condition to bring Benjamin.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">21. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/42-21.htm">They have remorse for Joseph.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">24. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/42-24.htm">Simeon is kept for a pledge.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">25. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/42-25.htm">They return with grain, and their money.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">29. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/42-29.htm">Their relation to Jacob.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">36. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/42-36.htm">Jacob refuses to send Benjamin.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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This moment reveals the human side of Joseph, who, though elevated to a position of power in Egypt, still feels the pain of his family's past actions. The act of weeping signifies a release of pent-up emotions and a moment of vulnerability. In biblical context, weeping often accompanies significant moments of reconciliation or realization, as seen in other scriptures like <a href="/john/11-35.htm">John 11:35</a>, where Jesus weeps at Lazarus's tomb, showing His empathy and humanity.<p><b>When he turned back and spoke to them,</b><br>Joseph's decision to turn back and engage with his brothers indicates his control over his emotions and his commitment to the larger plan of testing their character. This action reflects the wisdom and discernment Joseph has gained through his experiences. It also parallels the biblical theme of God turning back to His people after a period of judgment or testing, as seen in passages like <a href="/zechariah/1-3.htm">Zechariah 1:3</a>, where God calls His people to return to Him.<p><b>he took Simeon from them</b><br>Simeon, the second oldest of Jacob's sons, is chosen by Joseph to remain as a hostage. This choice may have been strategic, as Simeon had a reputation for violence, as seen in <a href="/genesis/34.htm">Genesis 34</a> with the incident at Shechem. By taking Simeon, Joseph ensures the brothers' return while also possibly addressing past grievances. This act can be seen as a type of Christ, who was taken and bound for the sake of His brethren, as Simeon is held to ensure the safety and future reconciliation of the family.<p><b>and had him bound before their eyes.</b><br>The binding of Simeon serves as a tangible reminder of the seriousness of the situation and the authority Joseph holds. It is a visual representation of the consequences of their past actions and a test of their integrity and unity as a family. This act of binding can be connected to the binding of Isaac in <a href="/genesis/22.htm">Genesis 22</a>, where obedience and faith are tested. It also foreshadows the binding of Jesus before His crucifixion, symbolizing the ultimate sacrifice for reconciliation and redemption.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/joseph.htm">Joseph</a></b><br>- The governor of Egypt, who was sold into slavery by his brothers. In this passage, he is interacting with his brothers who do not recognize him.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/s/simeon.htm">Simeon</a></b><br>- One of Joseph's brothers, whom Joseph chooses to bind and keep in Egypt as a guarantee for the return of the others with Benjamin.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/j/joseph's_brothers.htm">Joseph's Brothers</a></b><br>- They have come to Egypt to buy grain during a famine and are unaware that the Egyptian official they are dealing with is their brother Joseph.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/e/egypt.htm">Egypt</a></b><br>- The land where Joseph has risen to power and where his brothers have come to buy food.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/w/weeping.htm">Weeping</a></b><br>- Joseph's emotional response upon hearing his brothers speak, indicating his deep feelings and the complexity of his situation.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_power_of_forgiveness.htm">The Power of Forgiveness</a></b><br>Joseph's tears and actions demonstrate the struggle and eventual triumph of forgiveness over bitterness. We are called to forgive as we have been forgiven.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_in_trials.htm">God's Sovereignty in Trials</a></b><br>Joseph's journey from betrayal to leadership in Egypt shows God's hand in using difficult circumstances for His purposes. Trust in God's plan even when it is not immediately visible.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/e/emotional_honesty.htm">Emotional Honesty</a></b><br>Joseph's weeping shows that it is okay to feel deeply and express emotions. God created us with emotions, and they can be a part of our healing and growth.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_reconciliation.htm">The Importance of Reconciliation</a></b><br>Joseph's interaction with his brothers sets the stage for reconciliation. We should seek to restore broken relationships in our lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faithfulness_in_leadership.htm">Faithfulness in Leadership</a></b><br>Joseph's integrity and wisdom in dealing with his brothers reflect the qualities of a godly leader. We should strive to lead with integrity and compassion.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_genesis_42.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Genesis 42</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_is_the_tribe_of_simeon_important.htm">What is the significance of the Tribe of Simeon?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_can_a_loving_god_allow_suffering.htm">How can a loving God allow suffering?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_is_jesus_eternally_unchanging.htm">Should we empathize with those who are grieving?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/empathize_with_the_grieving.htm">Should we empathize with those who are grieving?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/genesis/42.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(24) <span class= "bld">He turned . . . and wept.</span>--There was no bitterness in Joseph's heart, and at their first word of regret he melted. But lest he should lose Benjamin he overcame his feelings, and commanded that Simeon should be bound, choosing him, probably, as the one chiefly guilty of the wrong done him. As soon as the rest had departed, he would probably make his imprisonment as easy as possible, especially as he was detained, not as an evil-doer, but as a hostage.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/genesis/42.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 24.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And he turned himself about from them</span> (in order to hide his emotion), <span class="cmt_word">and wept</span> (as he reflected on the wonderful leadings of Divine providence, and beheld the pitiful distress of his brethren); <span class="cmt_word">and returned to them again</span> (having previously withdrawn from them a space), <span class="cmt_word">and communed with them</span> (probably about the one of them that should remain behind), <span class="cmt_word">and took from them</span> - by a rough act of authority, since they either could not or would not settle among themselves who should be the prisoner (Candlish) - <span class="cmt_word">Simeon</span>, - passing by Reuben not because he was the firstborn (Tuch, Lengerke), but because he was comparatively guiltless (Keil, Kalisch, Lange, Candlish, and expositors generally), and selecting Simeon either as the eldest of the guilty ones (Aben Ezra, Keil, Lange, Murphy, Wordsworth, Alford, and others), or as the chief instigator of the sale of Joseph (Philo, Rosenmüller, Furst, Kalisch, Gerlach, Lawson, <span class="accented">et alii</span>) <span class="accented">- <span class="cmt_word"></span>and bound him before their eyes</span> - thus forcibly recalling to their minds what they had done to him (Wordsworth), and perhaps hoping to incite them, through pity for Simeon, to return the more speedily with Benjamin (Lawson). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/genesis/42-24.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">And he turned away</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיִּסֹּ֥ב</span> <span class="translit">(way·yis·sōḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5437.htm">Strong's 5437: </a> </span><span class="str2">To turn about, go around, surround</span><br /><br /><span class="word">from</span><br /><span class="heb">מֵֽעֲלֵיהֶ֖ם</span> <span class="translit">(mê·‘ă·lê·hem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">them and wept.</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיֵּ֑בְךְּ</span> <span class="translit">(way·yê·ḇək)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1058.htm">Strong's 1058: </a> </span><span class="str2">To weep, to bemoan</span><br /><br /><span class="word">When he turned back</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיָּ֤שָׁב</span> <span class="translit">(way·yā·šāḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7725.htm">Strong's 7725: </a> </span><span class="str2">To turn back, in, to retreat, again</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and spoke</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיְדַבֵּ֣ר</span> <span class="translit">(way·ḏab·bêr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1696.htm">Strong's 1696: </a> </span><span class="str2">To arrange, to speak, to subdue</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to them,</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲלֵהֶם֙</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·lê·hem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> </span><span class="str2">Near, with, among, to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">he took</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיִּקַּ֤ח</span> <span class="translit">(way·yiq·qaḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3947.htm">Strong's 3947: </a> </span><span class="str2">To take</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Simeon</span><br /><span class="heb">שִׁמְע֔וֹן</span> <span class="translit">(šim·‘ō·wn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8095.htm">Strong's 8095: </a> </span><span class="str2">Simeon -- a son of Jacob, also his tribe, also an Israelite with a foreign wife</span><br /><br /><span class="word">from them</span><br /><span class="heb">מֵֽאִתָּם֙</span> <span class="translit">(mê·’it·tām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Direct object marker | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_853.htm">Strong's 853: </a> </span><span class="str2">Untranslatable mark of the accusative case</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and had him bound</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיֶּאֱסֹ֥ר</span> <span class="translit">(way·ye·’ĕ·sōr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_631.htm">Strong's 631: </a> </span><span class="str2">To yoke, hitch, to fasten, to join battle</span><br /><br /><span class="word">before their eyes.</span><br /><span class="heb">לְעֵינֵיהֶֽם׃</span> <span class="translit">(lə·‘ê·nê·hem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - cdc | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5869.htm">Strong's 5869: </a> </span><span class="str2">An eye, a fountain</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/genesis/42-24.htm">Genesis 42:24 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/genesis/42-24.htm">Genesis 42:24 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/genesis/42-24.htm">Genesis 42:24 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/genesis/42-24.htm">Genesis 42:24 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/genesis/42-24.htm">Genesis 42:24 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/genesis/42-24.htm">Genesis 42:24 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/genesis/42-24.htm">Genesis 42:24 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/genesis/42-24.htm">Genesis 42:24 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/genesis/42-24.htm">Genesis 42:24 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/genesis/42-24.htm">Genesis 42:24 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/genesis/42-24.htm">OT Law: Genesis 42:24 He turned himself away from them (Gen. 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