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Genesis 45:1 KJV
Genesis · chapter 45 · verse 1
Then Joseph could not refrain himself before all them that stood by him; and he cried, Cause every man to go out from me. And there stood no man with him, while Joseph made himself known unto his brethren.Genesis 45:1 · King James Version
Genesis 45:1 in context
1Then Joseph could not refrain himself before all them that stood by him; and he cried, Cause every man to go out from me. And there stood no man with him, while Joseph made himself known unto his brethren.
2And he wept aloud: and the Egyptians and the house of Pharaoh heard.
3And Joseph said unto his brethren, I am Joseph; doth my father yet live? And his brethren could not answer him; for they were troubled at his presence.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- refrainʼâphaqto containH662 →
- JosephYôwçêphJoseph, the name of seven IsraelitesH3130 →
- stoodnâtsabto station, in various applicationsH5324 →
- criedqârâʼto call out toH7121 →
- Causeyâtsâʼto go out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and…H3318 →
- stoodʻâmadto stand, in various relationsH5975 →
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Judah and his brethren were waiting for an answer, and could not but be amazed to discover, instead of the gravity of a judge, the natural affection of a father or brother. I. Joseph ordered all his attendants to withdraw, Gen 45:1. The private conversations of friends are the most free.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-15