Discovery BoxGenesis 43:30 
Context43:30 Joseph hurried out, for he was overcome by affection for his brother 1 and was at the point of tears. 2 So he went to his room and wept there.
Genesis 45:24
Context45:24 Then he sent his brothers on their way and they left. He said to them, “As you travel don’t be overcome with fear.” 3
1 tn Heb “for his affection boiled up concerning his brother.” The same expression is used in 1 Kgs 3:26 for the mother’s feelings for her endangered child.
2 tn Heb “and he sought to weep.”
3 tn Heb “do not be stirred up in the way.” The verb means “stir up.” Some understand the Hebrew verb רָגָז (ragaz, “to stir up”) as a reference to quarreling (see Prov 29:9, where it has this connotation), but in Exod 15:14 and other passages it means “to fear.” This might refer to a fear of robbers, but more likely it is an assuring word that they need not be fearful about returning to Egypt. They might have thought that once Jacob was in Egypt, Joseph would take his revenge on them.
