Genesis 37:35
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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.All 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.
In other translations
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.All 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.
Hebrew words
וַיָּקֻמוּvaiyakumuand they aroseH6965כָל־khol-allH3605בָּנָיוbanavsons hisH1121וְכָל־vekholand allH3605בְּנֹתָיוbenotavdaughters hisH1323לְנַחֲמוֹlenachamoto comfort himH5162וַיְמָאֵןvayma'enand he refusedH3985לְהִתְנַחֵםlehitnachemto be comfortedH5162וַיֹּאמֶרvaiyomerand he saidH559כִּי־ki-thatH3588אֵרֵד'eredI will go downH3381אֶל־'el-toH413בְּנִיbenison myH1121אָבֵל'avelmourningH57שְׁאֹלָהshe'olahSheol towardsH7585וַיֵּבְךְּvaiyevekand he wept forH1058אֹתוֹ'oto<obj.> himH853אָבִיו׃'avivfather hisH1
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