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.

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Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
sons	בָּנָ֨יו ba.Nav	H1121	a son (as a builder of the family name) · noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
daughters	בְּנֹתָ֜יו be.no.Tav	H1323	a daughter (used in the same wide sense as other terms… · noun, common feminine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
up	וַיָּקֻמוּ֩ vai.ya.ku.Mu	H6965	to rise (in various applications · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural
comfort	לְנַחֲמ֗וֹ le.na.cha.Mo	H5162	properly · preposition + verb, piel infinitive construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
refused	וַיְמָאֵן֙ vay.ma.'En	H3985	to refuse · conjunction + verb, piel sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
comforted	לְהִתְנַחֵ֔ם le.hit.na.Chem	H5162	properly · preposition + verb, hithpael infinitive construct
said	וַיֹּ֕אמֶר vai.Yo.mer	H559	to say (used with great latitude) · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
down	אֵרֵ֧ד 'e.Red	H3381	to descend (literally · verb, qal imperfect, 1st person common singular
grave	שְׁאֹ֑לָה she.'O.lah	H7585	Hades or the world of the dead (as if a subterranean re… · noun, common both genders singular absolute + directional suffix
son	בְּנִ֛י be.Ni	H1121	a son (as a builder of the family name) · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix
mourning	אָבֵ֖ל 'a.Vel	H57	lamenting · adjective, masculine singular absolute
father	אָבִֽיו 'a.Viv	H1	father · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
wept	וַיֵּ֥בְךְּ vai.Ye.vek	H1058	to weep · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular

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Cross-references

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 whic…
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.
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, an…
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…
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 t…
Genesis 42:31 And we said unto him, We are true men; we are no spies:
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.
Genesis 45:28 And Israel said, It is enough; Joseph my son is yet alive: I will go and see him before I die.

Cross-references from OpenBible.info (CC BY), in the lineage of the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain).

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Genesis 37:31–end

I. Joseph would soon be missed, great enquiry would be made for him, and therefore his brethren have a further design, to make the world believe that Joseph was torn in pieces by a wild beast; and this they did, 1. To clear themselves, that they might not be suspected to have done him any mischief. Note, We have all learned of Adam to cover our transgression, Job 31:33. When the devil has taught men to commit one sin, he then teaches them to conceal it with another, theft and murder with lying and perjury; 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 publish…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Genesis 37:35

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. Next: Genesis Chapter 38

Adam Clarke on Genesis 37:35

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!

John Gill on Genesis 37:35

And all his sons and all his daughters rose up to comfort him,.... His sons must act a most hypocritical part in this affair; and as for his daughters, it is not easy to say who they were, since he had but one daughter that we read of, whose name was Dinah: the Targum of Jonathan calls them his sons wives; but it is a question whether any of his sons were as yet married, since the eldest of them was not more than twenty four years of age; and much less can their daughters be supposed to be meant, as they are by some. It is the opinion of the Jews, that Jacob had a twin daughter born to him with each of his sons; these his sons and daughters came together, or singly, to condole his loss, to s…

The Church Fathers

JACOB'S DAUGHTERS. — The Scripture says the following concerning Jacob when he wept for Joseph: All his sons and his daughters were gathered together and came to comfort him. What daughters did she have outside of Dina? Does he say sons and daughters, counting grandchildren and granddaughters? For his sons, now grown up, could have children. [
— Augustine of Hippo, QUESTIONS ON GENESIS, Q. 124 (tr. J. Litteral, draft)

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Dictionary and topics

Hell — Derived from the Saxon helan, to cover; hence the covered or the invisible place. In Scripture there are three words so rendered: (1.) Sheol, occurring in the Old Testament sixty-five times. This…
Bereavement · .Jacob, of Joseph — .Jacob, of Joseph
Children · Grief occasioned by loss of — Grief occasioned by loss of
Deception · by wild beasts — by wild beasts
Hell · “Sheol” is translated “grave” in A. V. in — “Sheol” is translated “grave” in A. V. in
Ishmaelites · Merchants of, buy Joseph — Merchants of, buy Joseph
Joseph · .His father’s favorite child — .His father’s favorite child
Sorrow · .Of Jacob for Joseph — .Of Jacob for Joseph
Weeping · .Of Jacob — .Of Jacob

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Genesis 37:35

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Genesis 37:31–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Genesis 37:35

Adam Clarke on Genesis 37:35

John Gill on Genesis 37:35

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Genesis 37:35

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Genesis 37:31–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Genesis 37:35

Adam Clarke on Genesis 37:35

John Gill on Genesis 37:35

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on Genesis 37:35

Keil & Delitzsch on Genesis 37:29-35

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Genesis 37:34-35

Rashi on Genesis 37:35