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# He hugged his brother Benjamin's neck and wept, and Benjamin wept on his neck

"Joseph hugged his brother Benjamin, and they both wept"

# He kissed all his brothers

In ancient Near East, it is common to greet a relative with a kiss. If your language has an affectionate greeting for a relative, use that. If not, use what is appropriate.

# wept over them

This means Joseph was crying while he kissed them.

# After that his brothers talked with him

Earlier they were too afraid to speak. Now they feel they can speak freely. The full meaning of this statement can be made explicit. AT: "After that his brothers talked freely with him" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])

# translationWords

* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/kiss]]
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# He hugged his brother Benjamin's neck and wept, and Benjamin wept on his neck`
Initial commit of translationNotes 2016-02-23 02:42:46 +00:00
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00			`"Joseph hugged his brother Benjamin, and they both wept"`
Initial commit of translationNotes 2016-02-23 02:42:46 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# He kissed all his brothers`
Initial commit of translationNotes 2016-02-23 02:42:46 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`In ancient Near East, it is common to greet a relative with a kiss. If your language has an affectionate greeting for a relative, use that. If not, use what is appropriate.`

			`# wept over them`

			`This means Joseph was crying while he kissed them.`

			`# After that his brothers talked with him`

added tw to notes 2017-06-24 00:15:21 +00:00			`Earlier they were too afraid to speak. Now they feel they can speak freely. The full meaning of this statement can be made explicit. AT: "After that his brothers talked freely with him" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])`

			`# translationWords`

			`* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/kiss]]`