Luke 15:20

And when he got up he came home to his own Abba. And while he was still a long way off, his Abba saw him, and was filled with rachmei Shomayim (heavenly mercy, compassion) and tears, and fell upon his neck and kissed him. + 15:20 Gn 45:14

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

And he arose, and came to his father. But when he was yet a great way off, his father saw him, and had compassion, and ran, and fell on his neck, and kissed him.

In Context

19I no longer have the zokheh (merit) worthy to be called a ben of my Abba. Make me as one of your sachirim (hired workers).

21And bno said to the Abba, Avi, I sinned against Shomayim and in your sight. No longer do I have the zokheh (merit) to be worthy to be called your ben. + 15:21 Ps 51:4 [6]

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Cross References

Genesis 33:4And Esav ran to meet him, and embraced him, and fell on his tzavar (neck), and kissed him; and they wept.

Genesis 46:29And Yosef made ready his merkavah, and went up to meet Yisroel Aviv, to Goshen, and presented himself unto him; and he fell on his neck, and wept on his neck a long time.

Job 33:27He looketh upon anashim, and if any say, 1 I have sinned, and perverted that which was yashar, 1 and it was not recompensed to me, 1

Psalms 86:15But Thou, Adonoi, art El Rachum and Channun, 1 slow to anger, and plenteous in chesed and emes. 1

Isaiah 49:15Can an isha forget her nursing baby, 1 that she should not have rachamim on her ben beten? 1 Indeed, they may forget, 1 yet I will not forget thee. 1

Isaiah 57:18I have seen the drakhim of him, + 57:18 the wicked 1 and will heal him; I will lead him also, 1 and restore nichumim (comforts) 1 unto him and to his avelim (mourners). 1

Matthew Henry on Luke 15:12-32

The Prodigal Son. 11 And he said, A certain man had two sons: 12 And the younger of them said to his father, Father, give me the portion of goods that falleth to me. And he divided unto them his living. 13 And not many days after the younger son gathered all together, and took his journey into a far country, and there wasted his substance with riotous living. 14 And when he had spent all, there arose a mighty famine in that land; and he began to be in want. 15 And he went and joined himself to a citizen of that… Read the whole commentary →

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