wept aloud] As he shewed great wisdome in keeping in so great affection, without discovery untill now, so now he expressed a most kind and compassionate disposition to his brethren, notwithstanding their wicked and cruell usage of him in former times; an excellent patterne of a placable heart, estranged from revenge, though both their dealing deserved it, and he had power, and opportunitie to pay them to the full. the house of Pharaoh heard] Some Egyptians were neer and heard immediately, but the house of Pharaoh had it by report, as vers. 16.