And he fell upon his brother Benjamin's neck, and wept; and Benjamin wept upon his neck.
And he fell upon ... Benjamin's neck. The sudden transition from a condemned criminal to a fondled brother might have occasioned fainting, or even death, had not his tumultuous feelings been relieved by a torrent of tears. But Joseph's attentions were not confined to Benjamin. He affectionately embraced each one of his brothers in succession; and by those actions his forgiveness was demonstrated more fully than it could be by words.