Genesis 43:30
King James Version
6 Jun 2026
“And Joseph made haste; for his bowels did yearn upon his brother: and he sought where to weep; and he entered into his chamber, and wept there.”
רַחַם
Compassion, tender mercy. Racham. The deep womb-love of a mother for her child. God's compassion is the fierce tender love of a parent who cannot abandon their child.
כָּמַר
they grew warm
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כָּמַר
properly, to intertwine or contract, i.e. (by implication) to shrivel (as with heat); figuratively, to be deeply affected with passion (love or pity)
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יוֹסֵף
Joseph
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יוֹסֵף
Joseph, may he add. Yowseph. From the root to add or increase. What looks like subtraction is often God's addition in disguise.
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שָׁם
there/ towards
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שָׁם
there (transferring to time) then; often thither, or thence
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