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Genesis 45:14

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And he fell upon his brother Benjamin’s neck, and wept; and Benjamin wept upon his neck.
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  1. Genesis 29:11Rank 1 from verse 14
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    11And Jacob kissed Rachel, and lifted up his voice, and wept.

  2. Genesis 33:4Rank 2 from verse 14
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    4And Esau ran to meet him, and embraced him, and fell on his neck, and kissed him: and they wept.

  3. Genesis 46:29Rank 3 from verse 14
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    29And 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.

  4. Romans 1:31Rank 4 from verse 14
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    31Without understanding, covenantbreakers, without natural affection, implacable, unmerciful:

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Genesis 45:14

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fell

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1. Came or went down; dropped, bowed, lay flat, collapsed, or lost an upright or raised place. 2. Was slain, died, was overthrown, or came under another's hand or power. 3. Came upon, seized, or affected someone or something, or entered a stated condition such as sickness, sleep, fear, lusting, or a trance. 4. Attacked or set upon. 5. Happened or came to pass. 6. Joined, yielded, went over, or departed from a person, side, office, or former standing. 7. Was assigned or determined by lot or portion. 8. As the present verb fell, to cut or bring down a tree or other standing thing.

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upon

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1. Marks the person, place, thing, or basis to which something is related: on or onto; above or over; toward or against as the target of action, speech, thought, attention, or force; resting on, assigned to, or affecting as a state, gift, burden, duty, guilt, or judgment; supported by or based on; or one placed, added, or repeated on or after another. 2. With a stated time or occasion, or a preceding event, at that time or point, or at or after that event: on, at, when, then, or following it.

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brother

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Sense 1: A male sibling; a near kinsman. Sense 2: A fellow member of a people or faith.

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13And ye shall tell my father of all my glory in Egypt, and of all that ye have seen; and ye shall haste and bring down my father hither.

14And he fell upon his brother Benjamin’s neck, and wept; and Benjamin wept upon his neck.

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15Moreover he kissed all his brethren, and wept upon them: and after that his brethren talked with him.

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