Genesis 37 · Verse 35

Genesis 37:35

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.
Genesis 37:35, King James Version

Genesis 37:35 in other translations

BSBAll his sons and daughters tried to comfort him, but he refused to be comforted. “No,” he said. “I will go down to Sheol mourning for my son.” So his father wept for him.
WEBAll 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.
ASVAnd 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.
YLTand 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.
DARBYAnd 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.
BBEAnd 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.
WebsterAnd 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.

What does Genesis 37:35 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
35. and he said, For I will go down into the grave unto my son--not the earth, for Joseph was supposed to be torn in pieces, but the unknown place--the place of departed souls, where Jacob expected at death to meet his beloved son.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 35 All his sons and all his daughters - He had only one daughter, Dinah; but his sons' wives may be here included. But what hypocrisy in his sons to attempt to comfort him concerning the death of a son who they knew was alive; and what cruelty to put their aged father to such torture, when, properly speaking, there was no ground for it!

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Genesis 37:31-36

When Satan has taught men to commit one sin, he teaches them to try to conceal it with another; to hide theft and murder, with lying and false oaths: but he that covers his sin shall not prosper long. Joseph's brethren kept their own and one another's counsel for some time; but their villany came to light at last, and it is here published to the world. To grieve their father, they sent him Joseph's coat of colours…

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Genesis 37:35 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיָּקֻמוּ֩vai.ya.ku.Muand they aroseH6965
כָל\־khol-allH3605
בָּנָ֨יוba.Navsons hisH1121
וְכָל\־ve.kholand allH3605
בְּנֹתָ֜יוbe.no.Tavdaughters hisH1323
לְנַחֲמ֗וֹle.na.cha.Moto comfort himH5162
וַיְמָאֵן֙vay.ma.'Enand he refusedH3985
לְהִתְנַחֵ֔םle.hit.na.Chemto be comfortedH5162
וַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559
כִּֽי\־ki-thatH3588
אֵרֵ֧ד'e.RedI will go downH3381
אֶל\־'el-toH413
בְּנִ֛יbe.Nison myH1121
אָבֵ֖ל'a.VelmourningH57
שְׁאֹ֑לָהshe.'O.lahSheol towardsH7585
וַיֵּ֥בְךְּvai.Ye.vekand he wept forH1058
אֹת֖וֹ'o.To<obj.> himH853
אָבִֽיו\׃'a.Vivfather hisH1

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Cross references for Genesis 37:35

  • Genesis 42:38

    And he said, My son shall not go down with you; for his brother is dead, and he is left alone: if mischief befall him by the way in the which ye go, then shall ye bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to the grave.

  • Job 2:11

    Now when Job’s three friends heard of all this evil that was come upon him, they came every one from his own place; Eliphaz the Temanite, and Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite: for they had made an appointment together to come to mourn with him and to comfort him.

  • 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 42:31

    And we said unto him, We are true men; we are no spies:

  • 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 it. Now the sons of Jacob were twelve: The sons of Leah; Reuben, Jacob’s firstborn, and Simeon, and Levi, and Judah, and Issachar, and Zebulun: The sons of Rachel; Joseph, and Benjamin: And the sons of Bilhah, Rachel’s handmaid; Dan, and Naphtali: …

  • Genesis 31:43

    And Laban answered and said unto Jacob, These daughters are my daughters, and these children are my children, and these cattle are my cattle, and all that thou seest is mine: and what can I do this day unto these my daughters, or unto their children which they have born?

  • Genesis 45:28

    And Israel said, It is enough; Joseph my son is yet alive: I will go and see him before I die.

  • Psalms 77:2

    In the day of my trouble I sought the Lord: my sore ran in the night, and ceased not: my soul refused to be comforted.

  • Genesis 44:29-31

    And if ye take this also from me, and mischief befall him, ye shall bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to the grave. Now therefore when I come to thy servant my father, and the lad be not with us; seeing that his life is bound up in the lad’s life; It shall come to pass, when he seeth that the lad is not with us, that he will die: and thy servants shall bring down the gray hairs of thy servant our father with sorrow to the grave.

  • Jeremiah 31:15

    Thus saith the Lord; A voice was heard in Ramah, lamentation, and bitter weeping; Rahel weeping for her children refused to be comforted for her children, because they were not.

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his daughters.
31:43; 35:22-26
rose up.
2Sa 12:17; Job 2:11; Ps 77:2; Jer 31:15
For I.
42:31; 44:29-31; 45:28

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Context

  • Genesis 37:34

    And Jacob rent his clothes, and put sackcloth upon his loins, and mourned for his son many days.

  • Genesis 37:35

    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.

  • Genesis 37:36

    And the Midianites sold him into Egypt unto Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh’s, and captain of the guard.

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Genesis 37:35 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y levantáronse todos sus hijos y todas sus hijas para consolarlo; mas él no quiso tomar consolación, y dijo: Porque yo tengo de descender á mi hijo enlutado hasta la sepultura. Y llorólo su padre.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et tous ses fils se levèrent, et toutes ses filles, pour le consoler; mais il refusa de se consoler, et dit: Certainement je descendrai, menant deuil, vers mon fils, au shéol. Et son père le pleura.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und alle seine Söhne und alle seine Töchter machten sich auf, um ihn zu trösten; aber er verweigerte es, sich trösten zu lassen, und sprach: Denn leidtragend werde ich zu meinem Sohne hinabfahren in den Scheol! Und sein Vater beweinte ihn.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Congregatis autem cunctis liberis ejus ut lenirent dolorem patris, noluit consolationem accipere, sed ait: Descendam ad filium meum lugens in infernum. Et illo perseverante in fletu,