Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Then all his sons and all his daughters arose to comfort him, but he refused to be comforted. And he said, “Surely I will
King James Version
And all his sons and all his daughters rose up to comfort him; but he refused to be comforted; and he said, For I will go down into the grave unto my son mourning. Thus his father wept for him.
Holman Bible
All his sons and daughters tried to comfort him, but he refused to be comforted. “No,” he said. “I will go down to Sheol to my son, mourning.” And his father wept for him.
International Standard Version
All his sons and daughters showed up to comfort him, but he refused to be comforted. He kept saying, "Leave me alone! I'll go down to the next world, still mourning for my son." So Joseph's father wept for him.
A Conservative Version
And all his sons and all his daughters rose up to comfort him, but he refused to be comforted, and he said, For I will go down to Sheol to my son mourning. And his father wept for him.
American Standard Version
And all his sons and all his daughters rose up to comfort him; but he refused to be comforted; and he said, For I will go down to Sheol to my son mourning. And his father wept for him.
Amplified
Then all his sons and daughters attempted to console him, but he refused to be comforted and said, “I will go down to Sheol (the place of the dead) in mourning for my son.” And his father wept for him.
Bible in Basic English
And all his sons and all his daughters came to give him comfort, but he would not be comforted, saying with weeping, I will go down to the underworld to my son. So great was his father's sorrow for him.
Darby Translation
And all his sons and all his daughters rose up to comfort him, but he refused to be comforted, and said, For I will go down to my son into Sheol mourning. Thus his father wept for him.
Julia Smith Translation
And all his sons and all his daughters, will rise up to comfort him; and he will refuse to be comforted; and will say, For I will go down to my son mourning to hadas; and his father will weep for him.
King James 2000
And all his sons and all his daughters rose up to comfort him; but he refused to be comforted; and he said, I will go down into the grave unto my son mourning. Thus his father wept for him.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And all his sons and daughters tried to console him, but he refused to be consoled. And he said, "No, I shall go down to my son, to Sheol, mourning." And his father wept for him.
Modern King James verseion
And all his sons, and all his daughters, rose up to comfort him. But he refused to be comforted. And he said, For I will go down into the grave to my son mourning. And his father wept for him.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Then came all his sons and all his daughters to comfort him. And he would not be comforted, but said, "I will go down into the grave unto my son, mourning." And thus his father wept for him.
NET Bible
All his sons and daughters stood by him to console him, but he refused to be consoled. "No," he said, "I will go to the grave mourning my son." So Joseph's father wept for him.
New Heart English Bible
All his sons and all his daughters rose up to comfort him, but he refused to be comforted. He said, "For I will go down to Sheol to my son mourning." His father wept for him.
The Emphasized Bible
And all his sons and all his daughters rose up to console him but he refused to be consoled, and said - Surely I will go down unto my son mourning to hades! And his father wept for him.
Webster
And all his sons and all his daughters rose up to comfort him; but he refused to be comforted; and he said, For I will go down into the grave to my son mourning: Thus his father wept for him.
World English Bible
All his sons and all his daughters rose up to comfort him, but he refused to be comforted. He said, "For I will go down to Sheol to my son mourning." His father wept for him.
Youngs Literal Translation
and all his sons and all his daughters rise to comfort him, and he refuseth to comfort himself, and saith, 'For -- I go down mourning unto my son, to Sheol,' and his father weepeth for him.
Themes
Bereavement » Instances of » Jacob, of joseph
Bible stories for children » The boy captive who became prime minister
Children » Grief occasioned by loss of
The Dead » Mourning for » Examples of grief
Family » Examples of fathers' love » jacob
Fathers » Examples of fathers' love » jacob
Home » Examples of fathers' love » jacob
Ishmaelites » Merchants of, buy joseph
jacob » His grief over the loss of joseph
Joseph » Son of jacob » His father's favorite child
Joseph » Son of jacob » Is falsely reported to his father as killed by wild beasts
Love » Examples of fathers' love » jacob
Parents » Examples of fathers' love » jacob
Paternal love » Examples of fathers' love » jacob
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Genesis 37:35
Prayers for Genesis 37:35
Verse Info
Context Readings
Joseph Sold Into Slavery
34
Then Jacob rent his clothes and put sackcloth upon his loins and mourned for his son many days.
35 Then all his sons and all his daughters arose to comfort him, but he refused to be comforted. And he said, “Surely I will
Cross References
Genesis 42:38
And he said, My son shall not go down with you; for his brother is dead, and he alone is left; if some disaster should befall him by the way in which ye go, then shall ye bring my gray hairs with sorrow down to Sheol.
2 Samuel 12:17
And the elders of his house arose and went to him to raise him up from the earth, but he would not, neither did he eat bread with them.
Genesis 31:43
And Laban answered and said unto Jacob, These daughters are my daughters, and these sons are my sons, and these sheep are my sheep, and all that thou seest is mine; and what can I do this day unto these my daughters, or unto their sons unto whom they have given birth?
Genesis 35:22-26
And it came to pass when Israel dwelt in that land, that Reuben went and lay with Bilhah, his father's concubine, and Israel heard of it. Now the sons of Jacob were twelve:
Genesis 42:31
And we said unto him, We are men of the truth; we have never been spies.
Genesis 44:29-31
and if ye take this one also from me and some disaster should befall him, ye shall bring my gray hairs with sorrow down to Sheol.
Genesis 45:28
Then Israel said, It is enough; Joseph my son is yet alive; I will go and see him before I die.
Job 2:11
Now three friends of Job, Eliphaz, the Temanite, Bildad, the Shuhite, and Zophar, the Naamathite, when they heard of all this evil that had come upon him, each one came from his own place; for they had made an appointment together to come to mourn with him and to comfort him.
Psalm 77:2
In the day of my trouble I sought the Lord; my sore bled in the night and ceased not; my soul refused to be comforted.
Jeremiah 31:15
Thus hath the LORD said; A voice was heard in Ramah, lamentation, and bitter weeping; Rachel weeping for her sons, she refused to be comforted regarding her sons, because they perished.