“And he fell upon his brother Benjamin’s neck, and wept; and Benjamin wept upon his neck.”
Then he threw his arms around his brother Benjamin and wept, and Benjamin embraced him, weeping. The embrace of Joseph and Benjamin — the two sons of Rachel, the two full brothers — is the private reunion within the larger reconciliation. The fourth of Joseph's five weepings, shared with Benjamin. The application: the reunion with the most beloved sibling, after years of separation, is the reunion that produces the most intimate tears.
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