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As soon as Joseph appeared before him, he threw his arms around his father and wept for a long time.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/genesis/46.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Joseph prepared his chariot and traveled to Goshen to meet his father, Jacob. When Joseph arrived, he embraced his father and wept, holding him for a long time.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/genesis/46.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Then Joseph prepared his chariot and went up to meet Israel his father in Goshen. He presented himself to him and fell on his neck and wept on his neck a good while.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/genesis/46.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Joseph prepared his chariot and went there to meet his father Israel. Joseph presented himself to him, embraced him, and wept profusely.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/genesis/46.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And Joseph made ready his chariot, and went up to meet Israel his father, to Goshen, and presented himself unto him; and he fell on his neck, and wept on his neck a good while.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/genesis/46.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />So Joseph made ready his chariot and went up to Goshen to meet his father Israel; and he presented himself to him, and fell on his neck and wept on his neck a good while.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/genesis/46.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />And Joseph prepared his chariot and went up to Goshen to meet his father Israel; as soon as he appeared to him, <i>Joseph</i> threw himself on his neck and wept on his neck a long time.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/genesis/46.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Joseph prepared his chariot and went up to Goshen to meet his father Israel; as soon as he appeared before him, he fell on his neck and wept on his neck a long time.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/genesis/46.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And Joseph prepared his chariot and went up to Goshen to meet his father Israel; as soon as he appeared before him, he fell on his neck and wept on his neck a long time.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/genesis/46.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And Joseph harnessed his chariot and went up to Goshen to meet his father Israel; as soon as he appeared before him, he fell on his neck and wept on his neck a long time.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/genesis/46.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Then Joseph prepared his chariot and went up to meet Israel his father in Goshen; as soon as he presented himself before him (authenticating his identity), he fell on his [father’s] neck and wept on his neck a [very] long time.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/genesis/46.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Joseph hitched the horses to his chariot and went up to Goshen to meet his father Israel. Joseph presented himself to him, threw his arms around him, and wept for a long time.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/genesis/46.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Joseph hitched the horses to his chariot and went up to Goshen to meet his father Israel. Joseph presented himself to him, threw his arms around him, and wept for a long time. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/genesis/46.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And Joseph made ready his chariot, and went up to meet Israel his father, to Goshen; and he presented himself unto him, and fell on his neck, and wept on his neck a good while.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/genesis/46.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />So Joseph got in his chariot and went to meet his father. When they met, Joseph hugged his father around the neck and cried for a long time. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/genesis/46.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And Joseph made ready his chariot, and went up to meet Israel his father, to Goshen; and he presented himself unto him, and fell on his neck, and wept on his neck a good while.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/genesis/46.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Joseph prepared his chariot and went to meet his father Israel. As soon as he saw his father, he threw his arms around him and cried on his shoulder a long time.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/genesis/46.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Joseph got in his chariot and went to Goshen to meet his father. When they met, Joseph threw his arms around his father's neck and cried for a long time. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/genesis/46.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Joseph prepared his chariot and went to meet his father Israel in Goshen. As soon as Jacob appeared in his presence, he embraced him and wept for a long time as he held on to him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/genesis/46.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Joseph prepared his chariot and went there to meet his father Israel. Joseph presented himself to him, embraced him, and wept profusely.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/genesis/46.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Joseph harnessed his chariot and went up to meet his father Israel in Goshen. When he met him, he hugged his neck and wept on his neck for quite some time. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/genesis/46.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />And Joseph prepared his chariot and went up to meet his father Israel in Goshen. And he presented himself to him and he threw his arms around his neck and wept for a long time.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/genesis/46.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And Joseph made ready his chariot, and went to meet Israel his father to Goshen; and presented himself to him: and he fell on his neck, and wept on his neck a good while.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/genesis/46.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Joseph prepared his chariot, and went up to meet Israel, his father, in Goshen. He presented himself to him, and fell on his neck, and wept on his neck a good while. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/genesis/46.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and Joseph harnesses his chariot, and goes up to meet his father Israel, to Goshen, and appears to him, and falls on his neck, and weeps on his neck again;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/genesis/46.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and Joseph harnesseth his chariot, and goeth up to meet Israel his father, to Goshen, and appeareth unto him, and falleth on his neck, and weepeth on his neck again;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/genesis/46.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />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.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/genesis/46.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And when he was come thither, Joseph made ready his chariot, and went up to meet his father, in the same place: and seeing him, he fell upon his neck, and embracing him wept. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/genesis/46.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And when he had arrived there, Joseph harnessed his chariot, and he went up to meet his father at the same place. And seeing him, he fell upon his neck, and, amid embraces, he wept.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/genesis/46.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Joseph prepared his chariot and went up to meet his father Israel in Goshen. As soon as Israel made his appearance, Joseph threw his arms around him and wept a long time on his shoulder.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/genesis/46.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Joseph made ready his chariot and went up to meet his father Israel in Goshen. He presented himself to him, fell on his neck, and wept on his neck a good while.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/genesis/46.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And Joseph made ready his chariots, and went up to meet Israel his father in Goshen, and he presented himself to him, and fell on his neck, and wept on his neck for a while.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/genesis/46.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And Yoseph harnessed his chariots and he came up for the meeting of Israel his father, to Geshan, and he was seen by him and he fell on his neck and was weeping on his neck repeatedly.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/genesis/46.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And Joseph made ready his chariot, and went up to meet Israel his father, to Goshen; and he presented himself unto him, and fell on his neck, and wept on his neck a good while.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/genesis/46.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And Joseph having made ready his chariots, went up to meet Israel his father, at the city of Heroes; and having appeared to him, fell on his neck, and wept with abundant weeping.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/genesis/46-29.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=12170" 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/46.htm">Jacob Arrives in Egypt</a></span><br><span class="reftext">28</span>Now Jacob had sent Judah ahead of him to Joseph to get directions to Goshen. When Jacob’s family arrived in the land of Goshen, <span class="reftext">29</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3130.htm" title="3130: yō·w·sêp̄ (N-proper-ms) -- Future of yacaph; let him add; Joseph, the name of seven Israelites.">Joseph</a> <a href="/hebrew/631.htm" title="631: way·ye’·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.">prepared</a> <a href="/hebrew/4818.htm" title="4818: mer·kaḇ·tōw (N-fsc:: 3ms) -- A chariot. Feminine of merkab; a chariot.">his chariot</a> <a href="/hebrew/5927.htm" title="5927: way·ya·‘al (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- A primitive root; to ascend, intransitively or actively; used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative.">and went</a> <a href="/hebrew/1657.htm" title="1657: gō·šə·nāh (N-proper-fs:: 3fs) -- Probably of Egyptian origin; Goshen, the residence of the Israelites in Egypt; also a place in Palestine.">there</a> <a href="/hebrew/7122.htm" title="7122: liq·raṯ- (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To encounter, befall. A primitive root: to encounter, whether accidentally or in a hostile manner.">to meet</a> <a href="/hebrew/1.htm" title="1: ’ā·ḇîw (N-msc:: 3ms) -- Father. A primitive word; father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application).">his father</a> <a href="/hebrew/3478.htm" title="3478: yiś·rā·’êl (N-proper-ms) -- From sarah and 'el; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also of his posterity.">Israel.</a> <a href="/hebrew/7200.htm" title="7200: way·yê·rā (Conj-w:: V-Nifal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To see. A primitive root; to see, literally or figuratively.">Joseph presented himself</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’ê·lāw (Prep:: 3ms) -- To, into, towards. ">to him,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5307.htm" title="5307: way·yip·pōl (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To fall, lie. A primitive root; to fall, in a great variety of applications.">embraced</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications."></a> <a href="/hebrew/6677.htm" title="6677: ṣaw·wā·rāw (N-mpc:: 3ms) -- Or tsavvar; or tsavvaron; or tsavva.rah; intensively from tsuwr in the sense of binding; the back of the neck.">him,</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/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications."></a> <a href="/hebrew/6677.htm" title="6677: ṣaw·wā·rāw (N-mpc:: 3ms) -- Or tsavvar; or tsavvaron; or tsavva.rah; intensively from tsuwr in the sense of binding; the back of the neck."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5750.htm" title="5750: ‘ō·wḏ (Adv) -- Or rod; from uwd; properly, iteration or continuance; used only adverbially, again, repeatedly, still, more.">profusely.</a> </span><span class="reftext">30</span>Then Israel said to Joseph, “Finally I can die, now that I have seen your face and know that you are still alive!”…<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/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/37-3.htm">Genesis 37:3-4</a></span><br />Now Israel loved Joseph more than his other sons, because Joseph had been born to him in his old age; so he made him a robe of many colors. / When Joseph’s brothers saw that their father loved him more than any of them, they hated him and could not speak a kind word to him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/37-23.htm">Genesis 37:23-24</a></span><br />So when Joseph came to his brothers, they stripped him of his robe—the robe of many colors he was wearing— / and they took him and threw him into the pit. Now the pit was empty, with no water in it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/37-28.htm">Genesis 37:28</a></span><br />So when the Midianite traders passed by, his brothers pulled Joseph out of the pit and sold him for twenty shekels of silver to the Ishmaelites, who took him to Egypt.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/41-41.htm">Genesis 41:41-43</a></span><br />Pharaoh also told Joseph, “I hereby place you over all the land of Egypt.” / Then Pharaoh removed the signet ring from his finger, put it on Joseph’s finger, clothed him in garments of fine linen, and placed a gold chain around his neck. / He had Joseph ride in his second chariot, with men calling out before him, “Bow the knee!” So he placed him over all the land of Egypt.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/42-6.htm">Genesis 42:6-9</a></span><br />Now Joseph was the ruler of the land; he was the one who sold grain to all its people. So when his brothers arrived, they bowed down before him with their faces to the ground. / And when Joseph saw his brothers, he recognized them, but he treated them as strangers and spoke harshly to them. “Where have you come from?” he asked. “From the land of Canaan,” they replied. “We are here to buy food.” / Although Joseph recognized his brothers, they did not recognize him. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/43-26.htm">Genesis 43:26-30</a></span><br />When Joseph came home, they presented him with the gifts they had brought, and they bowed to the ground before him. / He asked if they were well, and then he asked, “How is your elderly father you told me about? Is he still alive?” / “Your servant our father is well,” they answered. “He is still alive.” And they bowed down to honor him. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/45-1.htm">Genesis 45:1-3</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. / Joseph said to his brothers, “I am Joseph! Is my father still alive?” But they were unable to answer him, because they were terrified in his presence.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/50-1.htm">Genesis 50:1</a></span><br />Then Joseph fell upon his father’s face, wept over him, and kissed him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/4-27.htm">Exodus 4:27-31</a></span><br />Meanwhile, the LORD had said to Aaron, “Go and meet Moses in the wilderness.” So he went and met Moses at the mountain of God and kissed him. / And Moses told Aaron everything the LORD had sent him to say, and all the signs He had commanded him to perform. / Then Moses and Aaron went and assembled all the elders of the Israelites, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/18-7.htm">Exodus 18:7</a></span><br />So Moses went out to meet his father-in-law and bowed down and kissed him. They greeted each other and went into the tent.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/14-33.htm">2 Samuel 14:33</a></span><br />So Joab went and told the king, and David summoned Absalom, who came to him and bowed facedown before him. Then the king kissed Absalom.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/19-39.htm">2 Samuel 19:39</a></span><br />So all the people crossed the Jordan, and then the king crossed over. The king kissed Barzillai and blessed him, and Barzillai returned home.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/15-20.htm">Luke 15:20</a></span><br />So he got up and went to his father. But while he was still in the distance, his father saw him and was filled with compassion. He ran to his son, embraced him, and kissed him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/7-13.htm">Acts 7:13-14</a></span><br />On their second visit, Joseph revealed his identity to his brothers, and his family became known to Pharaoh. / Then Joseph sent for his father Jacob and all his relatives, seventy-five in all.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And Joseph made ready his chariot, and went up to meet Israel his father, to Goshen, and presented himself to him; and he fell on his neck, and wept on his neck a good while.</p><p class="hdg">his chariot.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/41-43.htm">Genesis 41:43</a></b></br> And he made him to ride in the second chariot which he had; and they cried before him, Bow the knee: and he made him <i>ruler</i> over all the land of Egypt.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/45-19.htm">Genesis 45:19,21</a></b></br> Now thou art commanded, this do ye; take you wagons out of the land of Egypt for your little ones, and for your wives, and bring your father, and come… </p><p class="hdg">fell on.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/33-4.htm">Genesis 33:4</a></b></br> And Esau ran to meet him, and embraced him, and fell on his neck, and kissed him: and they wept.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/45-14.htm">Genesis 45:14</a></b></br> And he fell upon his brother Benjamin's neck, and wept; and Benjamin wept upon his neck.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/luke/15-20.htm">Luke 15:20</a></b></br> And he arose, and came to his father. But when he was yet a great way off, his father saw him, and had compassion, and ran, and fell on his neck, and kissed him.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/genesis/35-9.htm">Appeared</a> <a href="/genesis/45-14.htm">Arms</a> <a href="/acts/8-38.htm">Carriage</a> <a href="/genesis/41-43.htm">Chariot</a> <a href="/genesis/45-14.htm">Falleth</a> <a href="/genesis/45-14.htm">Fell</a> <a href="/genesis/45-23.htm">Good</a> <a href="/genesis/46-28.htm">Goshen</a> <a href="/exodus/14-6.htm">Harnesseth</a> <a href="/genesis/46-8.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/genesis/46-28.htm">Joseph</a> <a href="/genesis/42-4.htm">Meet</a> <a href="/genesis/45-14.htm">Neck</a> <a href="/genesis/43-25.htm">Prepared</a> <a href="/genesis/43-26.htm">Presented</a> <a href="/genesis/43-32.htm">Ready</a> <a href="/genesis/42-24.htm">Round</a> <a href="/genesis/44-3.htm">Soon</a> <a href="/genesis/45-14.htm">Threw</a> <a href="/genesis/44-28.htm">Time</a> <a href="/genesis/45-15.htm">Weepeth</a> <a href="/genesis/45-15.htm">Wept</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/genesis/48-3.htm">Appeared</a> <a href="/genesis/48-14.htm">Arms</a> <a href="/leviticus/15-9.htm">Carriage</a> <a href="/genesis/50-9.htm">Chariot</a> <a href="/genesis/49-17.htm">Falleth</a> <a href="/genesis/48-12.htm">Fell</a> <a href="/genesis/49-15.htm">Good</a> <a href="/genesis/46-34.htm">Goshen</a> <a href="/exodus/14-6.htm">Harnesseth</a> <a href="/genesis/46-30.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/genesis/46-30.htm">Joseph</a> <a href="/exodus/4-14.htm">Meet</a> <a href="/genesis/49-8.htm">Neck</a> <a href="/exodus/10-25.htm">Prepared</a> <a href="/genesis/47-2.htm">Presented</a> <a href="/genesis/46-30.htm">Ready</a> <a href="/exodus/7-24.htm">Round</a> <a href="/exodus/2-18.htm">Soon</a> <a href="/genesis/50-1.htm">Threw</a> <a href="/genesis/46-30.htm">Time</a> <a href="/genesis/50-1.htm">Weepeth</a> <a href="/genesis/50-1.htm">Wept</a><div class="vheading2">Genesis 46</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/46-1.htm">Jacob is comforted by God at Beersheba.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">5. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/46-5.htm">Thence he with his company goes into Egypt.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/46-8.htm">The number of his family that went into Egypt.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">28. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/46-28.htm">Joseph meets Jacob.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">31. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/46-31.htm">He instructs his brothers how to answer Pharaoh.</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'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/genesis/46.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/genesis/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/genesis/46.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Joseph prepared his chariot</b><br>Joseph, as a high-ranking official in Egypt, had access to a chariot, a symbol of power and status in ancient times. Chariots were used by Egyptian nobility and military leaders, indicating Joseph's significant position. This preparation signifies his eagerness and respect for the reunion with his father, Israel.<p><b>and went there to meet his father Israel.</b><br>The journey to meet Jacob, also known as Israel, highlights the fulfillment of God's promise to preserve Jacob's family. This meeting takes place in Goshen, a fertile region in Egypt, which would later become the dwelling place for the Israelites. The name "Israel" is significant, as it reflects Jacob's God-given identity and the covenant promises associated with it.<p><b>Joseph presented himself to him,</b><br>Joseph's presentation to his father is a moment of revelation and fulfillment. It echoes the earlier dreams Joseph had, which foretold his rise to prominence and the eventual bowing of his family members. This act of presenting himself is both a personal reunion and a divine orchestration of events.<p><b>embraced him,</b><br>The embrace signifies reconciliation and the deep familial love between Joseph and Jacob. It is a moment of healing and restoration after years of separation and presumed death. This embrace can be seen as a type of Christ's reconciliation with humanity, offering forgiveness and restoration.<p><b>and wept profusely.</b><br>Joseph's weeping reflects the depth of his emotions and the culmination of God's providential care. It is a moment of overwhelming joy and relief, as well as a release of years of pent-up emotions. This weeping can be compared to Jesus' compassion and empathy, as seen in instances like Jesus weeping at Lazarus' tomb.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/joseph.htm">Joseph</a></b><br>The son of Jacob (Israel) who was sold into slavery by his brothers but rose to become the second most powerful man in Egypt. His reunion with his father is a pivotal moment of reconciliation and fulfillment of God's promises.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel (Jacob)</a></b><br>The patriarch of the Israelites, father of Joseph, who had believed his son was dead for many years. His journey to Egypt marks a significant moment in the history of the Israelites.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/g/goshen.htm">Goshen</a></b><br>The region in Egypt where Joseph's family settled. It was a fertile area suitable for their livestock, symbolizing God's provision and care for His people.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/c/chariot.htm">Chariot</a></b><br>Represents Joseph's status and authority in Egypt. His preparation of the chariot signifies the importance of the meeting with his father.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/w/weeping.htm">Weeping</a></b><br>The emotional response of Joseph upon reuniting with his father, highlighting the depth of love and the pain of past separation.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/r/reconciliation_and_forgiveness.htm">Reconciliation and Forgiveness</a></b><br>Joseph's reunion with his father is a powerful example of reconciliation. Despite the years of separation and the wrongs done to him, Joseph embraces his family, demonstrating the importance of forgiveness and restoration in relationships.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_and_providence.htm">God's Sovereignty and Providence</a></b><br>The journey of Joseph and his family to Egypt was part of God's larger plan to preserve the Israelites. This teaches us to trust in God's sovereignty, even when circumstances seem dire.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/e/emotional_expression.htm">Emotional Expression</a></b><br>Joseph's weeping shows that expressing emotions is a natural and healthy part of human relationships. It is important to allow ourselves to feel and express emotions, especially in moments of significant personal and spiritual importance.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/family_unity.htm">Family Unity</a></b><br>The reunion of Joseph and Jacob underscores the value of family unity and the joy that comes from being together. It encourages us to prioritize and cherish our family relationships.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_genesis_46.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Genesis 46</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/evidence_of_jacob's_family_in_egypt.htm">What archaeological or historical records support, or conflict with, the notion of Jacob's large family settling in Egypt (Genesis 46)?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_do_the_7_lampstands_symbolize.htm">Who was Bilhah in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/do_you_respect_and_honor_your_parents.htm">Do you respect and honor your parents?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_genesis_46_8-27_total_70.htm">How does Genesis 46:8-27 reconcile the total of '70 persons' with other biblical passages that give different family counts?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/genesis/46.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(29) <span class= "bld">He fell on his neck.</span>--Most of the versions and commentators understand this of Joseph throwing himself on Jacob's neck, but Maimonides says that a son would not take so great a liberty with his father. The Authorised Version seems to understand it of Jacob, and this gives the best and most natural sense. The preceding words literally are, <span class= "ital">and he appeared unto him: </span>that is, came into his presence; whereupon Jacob fell on his neck, and wept there "again and a<span class= "ital">gain."</span><p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/genesis/46.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 29.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And Joseph made ready his chariot, and went up to meet Israel his father, to Goshen, and presented himself unto him</span>; - literally, he (<span class="accented">i.e.</span> Joseph) <span class="accented">appeared</span> (the niph. form of the verb, which is commonly used of the appearance of <span class="accented">God or his</span> angels, being here employed to indicate the glory in which Joseph came to meet his father: Keil) <span class="accented">unto him, vie.</span>, Jacob - <span class="cmt_word">and he fell on his neck</span>, - <span class="accented">i.e.</span> Joseph fell upon Jacob s neck (LXX., Vulgate, Calvin, Dathe, Keil, and commentators generally), though Maimonides regards Jacob as the subject of the <span class="accented">verb fell - <span class="cmt_word"></span>and wept on his neck a good while</span> - in undoubted transports of joy, feeling his soul by those delicious moments abundantly recompensed for all the tears he had shed since he parted from his father in Hebron, upwards of twenty years before. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/genesis/46-29.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">Joseph</span><br /><span class="heb">יוֹסֵף֙</span> <span class="translit">(yō·w·sêp̄)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3130.htm">Strong's 3130: </a> </span><span class="str2">Joseph -- 'he increases', a son of Jacob, also the name of several Israelites</span><br /><br /><span class="word">prepared</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיֶּאְסֹ֤ר</span> <span class="translit">(way·ye’·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">his chariot</span><br /><span class="heb">מֶרְכַּבְתּ֔וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(mer·kaḇ·tōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4818.htm">Strong's 4818: </a> </span><span class="str2">A chariot</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and went</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיַּ֛עַל</span> <span class="translit">(way·ya·‘al)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5927.htm">Strong's 5927: </a> </span><span class="str2">To ascend, in, actively</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[there]</span><br /><span class="heb">גֹּ֑שְׁנָה</span> <span class="translit">(gō·šə·nāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1657.htm">Strong's 1657: </a> </span><span class="str2">Goshen -- a district in Egypt, also a city in southern Judah</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to meet</span><br /><span class="heb">לִקְרַֽאת־</span> <span class="translit">(liq·raṯ-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7125.htm">Strong's 7125: </a> </span><span class="str2">Against he come, help, meet, seek, to, in the way </span><br /><br /><span class="word">his father</span><br /><span class="heb">אָבִ֖יו</span> <span class="translit">(’ā·ḇîw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1.htm">Strong's 1: </a> </span><span class="str2">Father</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Israel.</span><br /><span class="heb">יִשְׂרָאֵ֥ל</span> <span class="translit">(yiś·rā·’êl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3478.htm">Strong's 3478: </a> </span><span class="str2">Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Joseph presented</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיֵּרָ֣א</span> <span class="translit">(way·yê·rā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7200.htm">Strong's 7200: </a> </span><span class="str2">To see</span><br /><br /><span class="word">himself to him,</span><br /><span class="heb">אֵלָ֗יו</span> <span class="translit">(’ê·lāw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | third person masculine singular<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">embraced</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיִּפֹּל֙</span> <span class="translit">(way·yip·pōl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5307.htm">Strong's 5307: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fall, lie</span><br /><br /><span class="word">him,</span><br /><span class="heb">צַוָּארָ֔יו</span> <span class="translit">(ṣaw·wā·rāw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6677.htm">Strong's 6677: </a> </span><span class="str2">The back of the neck</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and wept</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיֵּ֥בְךְּ</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">profusely.</span><br /><span class="heb">עֽוֹד׃</span> <span class="translit">(‘ō·wḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5750.htm">Strong's 5750: </a> </span><span class="str2">Iteration, continuance, again, repeatedly, still, more</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/genesis/46-29.htm">Genesis 46:29 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/genesis/46-29.htm">Genesis 46:29 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/genesis/46-29.htm">Genesis 46:29 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/genesis/46-29.htm">Genesis 46:29 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/genesis/46-29.htm">Genesis 46:29 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/genesis/46-29.htm">Genesis 46:29 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/genesis/46-29.htm">Genesis 46:29 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/genesis/46-29.htm">Genesis 46:29 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/genesis/46-29.htm">Genesis 46:29 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/genesis/46-29.htm">Genesis 46:29 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/genesis/46-29.htm">OT Law: Genesis 46:29 Joseph made ready his chariot and went (Gen. 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