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Thus his father wept for him. <a href="/nkjv/genesis/37.htm">New King James Version</a> And all his sons and all his daughters arose to comfort him; but he refused to be comforted, and he said, “For I shall go down into the grave to my son in mourning.” Thus his father wept for him. <a href="/nasb_/genesis/37.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> Then all his sons and all his daughters got up to comfort him, but he refused to be comforted. And he said, “Surely I will go down to Sheol in mourning for my son.” So his father wept for him. <a href="/nasb/genesis/37.htm">NASB 1995</a> Then all his sons and all his daughters arose to comfort him, but he refused to be comforted. And he said, &#8220Surely I will go down to Sheol in mourning for my son.&#8221 So his father wept for him. <a href="/nasb77/genesis/37.htm">NASB 1977 </a> Then all his sons and all his daughters arose to comfort him, but he refused to be comforted. And he said, “Surely I will go down to Sheol in mourning for my son.” So his father wept for him. <a href="/lsb/genesis/37.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Then all his sons and all his daughters arose to comfort him, but he refused to be comforted. And he said, “Surely I will go down to Sheol in mourning for my son.” So his father wept for him. <a href="/amp/genesis/37.htm">Amplified Bible</a> 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. <a href="/csb/genesis/37.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/hcsb/genesis/37.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> All his sons and daughters tried to comfort him, but he refused to be comforted. &#8220No,&#8221 he said. &#8220I will go down to Sheol to my son, mourning.&#8221 And his father wept for him. <a href="/asv/genesis/37.htm">American Standard Version</a> 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. <a href="/cev/genesis/37.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> All of Jacob's children came to comfort him, but he refused to be comforted. "No," he said, "I will go to my grave, mourning for my son." So Jacob kept on grieving. <a href="/erv/genesis/37.htm">English Revised Version</a> 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 the grave to my son mourning. And his father wept for him. <a href="/gwt/genesis/37.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> All his other sons and daughters came to comfort him, but he refused to be comforted. He said, "No, I will mourn for my son until I die." This is how Joseph's father cried over him. <a href="/gnt/genesis/37.htm">Good News Translation</a> All his sons and daughters came to comfort him, but he refused to be comforted and said, "I will go down to the world of the dead still mourning for my son." So he continued to mourn for his son Joseph. <a href="/isv/genesis/37.htm">International Standard Version</a> 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 href="/msb/genesis/37.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/net/genesis/37.htm">NET Bible</a> 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. <a href="/nheb/genesis/37.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> All his sons and all his daughters rose up to comfort him, but he refused to be comforted. And he said, " Indeed, I will go down to Sheol to my son mourning. " And his father wept for him. <a href="/wbt/genesis/37.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> 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. <a href="/web/genesis/37.htm">World English Bible</a> 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. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/genesis/37.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> and all his sons and all his daughters rise to comfort him, and he refuses to comfort himself, and says, “For I go down to my son mourning, to Sheol,” and his father weeps for him. <a href="/ylt/genesis/37.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> 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. <a href="/slt/genesis/37.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> 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 hades; and his father will weep for him.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/genesis/37.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And alibis children being gathered together to comfort their father in his sorrow, he would not receive comfort, but said: I will go down to my son into hell, mourning. And whilst he continued weeping, <a href="/cpdv/genesis/37.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> Then, when all of his sons gathered together to ease their father’s sorrow, he was not willing to accept consolation, but he said: “I will descend in mourning to my son in the underworld.” And while he persevered in weeping, <a href="/nabre/genesis/37.htm">New American Bible</a> Though his sons and daughters tried to console him, he refused all consolation, saying, “No, I will go down mourning to my son in Sheol.” Thus did his father weep for him. <a href="/nrsvce/genesis/37.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> All his sons and all his daughters sought to comfort him; but he refused to be comforted, and said, “No, I shall go down to Sheol to my son, mourning.” Thus his father bewailed him.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/genesis/37.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And all his sons and all his daughters made an effort to comfort him; but he refused to be comforted; and he said, I will go down to Sheol, to my son mourning. Thus his father wept for him. <a href="/hpbt/genesis/37.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And all his sons stood and all his daughters were comforting him, and he did not want to be comforted, and he said, “I shall descend to my son, as I wail, to Sheol”, and his father wept for him.<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/genesis/37.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> And all his sons and all his daughters rose up to comfort him; but he refused to be comforted; and he said: 'Nay, but I will go down to the grave to my son mourning.' And his father wept for him. <a href="/sep/genesis/37.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And all his sons and his daughters gathered themselves together, and came to comfort him; but he would not be comforted, saying, I will go down to my son mourning to Hades; and his father wept for him. <a href="/parallel/genesis/37-35.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/7ehevn8iSgc?start=9605" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/genesis/37.htm">Jacob Mourns Joseph</a> …34Then Jacob tore his clothes, put sackcloth around his waist, and mourned for his son many days. 35<a href="/hebrew/6965.htm" title="6965: way·yā·qu·mū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- To arise, stand up, stand. A primitive root; to rise."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: ḵāl (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">All</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: bā·nāw (N-mpc:: 3ms) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">his sons</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: wə·ḵāl (Conj-w:: N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1323.htm" title="1323: bə·nō·ṯāw (N-fpc:: 3ms) -- Daughter. From banah; a daughter.">and daughters</a> <a href="/hebrew/5162.htm" title="5162: lə·na·ḥă·mōw (Prep-l:: V-Piel-Inf:: 3ms) -- A primitive root; properly, to sigh, i.e. Breathe strongly; by implication, to be sorry, i.e. to pity, console or rue; or to avenge.">tried to comfort him,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3985.htm" title="3985: way·mā·’ên (Conj-w:: V-Piel-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To refuse. A primitive root; to refuse.">but he refused</a> <a href="/hebrew/5162.htm" title="5162: lə·hiṯ·na·ḥêm (Prep-l:: V-Hitpael-Inf) -- A primitive root; properly, to sigh, i.e. Breathe strongly; by implication, to be sorry, i.e. to pity, console or rue; or to avenge.">to be comforted.</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: way·yō·mer (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">“No,” he said.</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî- (Conj) -- That, for, when. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/3381.htm" title="3381: ’ê·rêḏ (V-Qal-Imperf-1cs) -- To come or go down, descend. ">“I will go down</a> <a href="/hebrew/7585.htm" title="7585: šə·’ō·lāh (N-cs:: 3fs) -- Or shol; from sha'al; Hades or the world of the dead, including its accessories and inmates.">to Sheol</a> <a href="/hebrew/57.htm" title="57: ’ā·ḇêl (Adj-ms) -- Mourning. From 'abal; lamenting.">mourning</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">for</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: bə·nî (N-msc:: 1cs) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">my son.”</a> <a href="/hebrew/1.htm" title="1: ’ā·ḇîw (N-msc:: 3ms) -- Father. A primitive word; father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application).">So his father</a> <a href="/hebrew/1058.htm" title="1058: way·yê·ḇək (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To weep, bewail. A primitive root; to weep; generally to bemoan.">wept</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’ō·ṯōw (DirObjM:: 3ms) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self.">for him.</a> 36Meanwhile, the Midianites sold Joseph in Egypt to Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh and captain of the guard.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/2_samuel/12-23.htm">2 Samuel 12:23</a> But now that he is dead, why should I fast? Can I bring him back again? I will go to him, but he will not return to me.” <a href="/jeremiah/31-15.htm">Jeremiah 31:15</a> This is what the LORD says: “A voice is heard in Ramah, mourning and great weeping, Rachel weeping for her children and refusing to be comforted, because they are no more.” <a href="/matthew/2-18.htm">Matthew 2:18</a> “A voice is heard in Ramah, weeping and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her children and refusing to be comforted, because they are no more.” <a href="/job/2-11.htm">Job 2:11</a> Now when Job’s three friends—Eliphaz the Temanite, Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite—heard about all this adversity that had come upon him, each of them came from his home, and they met together to go and sympathize with Job and comfort him. <a href="/job/42-11.htm">Job 42:11</a> All his brothers and sisters and prior acquaintances came and dined with him in his house. They consoled him and comforted him over all the adversity that the LORD had brought upon him. And each one gave him a piece of silver and a gold ring. <a href="/ruth/1-20.htm">Ruth 1:20-21</a> “Do not call me Naomi,” she replied. “Call me Mara, because the Almighty has dealt quite bitterly with me. / I went away full, but the LORD has brought me back empty. Why call me Naomi? After all, the LORD has testified against me, and the Almighty has afflicted me.” <a href="/psalms/77-2.htm">Psalm 77:2</a> In the day of trouble I sought the Lord; through the night my outstretched hands did not grow weary; my soul refused to be comforted. <a href="/psalms/88-18.htm">Psalm 88:18</a> You have removed my beloved and my friend; darkness is my closest companion. <a href="/isaiah/51-11.htm">Isaiah 51:11</a> So the redeemed of the LORD will return and enter Zion with singing, crowned with everlasting joy. Gladness and joy will overtake them, and sorrow and sighing will flee. <a href="/lamentations/1-2.htm">Lamentations 1:2</a> She weeps aloud in the night, with tears upon her cheeks. Among all her lovers there is no one to comfort her. All her friends have betrayed her; they have become her enemies. <a href="/john/11-31.htm">John 11:31-33</a> When the Jews who were in the house consoling Mary saw how quickly she got up and went out, they followed her, supposing she was going to the tomb to mourn there. / When Mary came to Jesus and saw Him, she fell at His feet and said, “Lord, if You had been here, my brother would not have died.” / When Jesus saw her weeping, and the Jews who had come with her also weeping, He was deeply moved in spirit and troubled. <a href="/john/16-20.htm">John 16:20</a> Truly, truly, I tell you, you will weep and wail while the world rejoices. You will grieve, but your grief will turn to joy. <a href="/romans/12-15.htm">Romans 12:15</a> Rejoice with those who rejoice; weep with those who weep. <a href="/1_thessalonians/4-13.htm">1 Thessalonians 4:13</a> Brothers, we do not want you to be uninformed about those who sleep in death, so that you will not grieve like the rest, who are without hope. <a href="/revelation/21-4.htm">Revelation 21:4</a> ‘He will wipe away every tear from their eyes,’ and there will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the former things have passed away.”</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>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.his daughters.<a href="/genesis/31-43.htm">Genesis 31:43</a> 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?<a href="/genesis/35-22.htm">Genesis 35:22-26</a> 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: … rose up.<a href="/2_samuel/12-17.htm">2 Samuel 12:17</a> 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.<a href="/job/2-11.htm">Job 2:11</a> 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.<a href="/psalms/77-2.htm">Psalm 77:2</a> 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.For I.<a href="/genesis/42-31.htm">Genesis 42:31</a> And we said unto him, We are true men; we are no spies:<a href="/genesis/44-29.htm">Genesis 44:29-31</a> And if ye take this also from me, and mischief befall him, ye shall bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to the grave… <a href="/genesis/45-28.htm">Genesis 45:28</a> And Israel said, It is enough; Joseph my son is yet alive: I will go and see him before I die.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/genesis/27-42.htm">Comfort</a> <a href="/genesis/24-67.htm">Comforted</a> <a href="/genesis/36-6.htm">Daughters</a> <a href="/genesis/37-12.htm">Father's</a> <a href="/genesis/35-20.htm">Grave</a> <a href="/genesis/36-7.htm">Great</a> <a href="/genesis/27-41.htm">Mourning</a> <a href="/revelation/16-11.htm">Refused</a> <a href="/jeremiah/31-15.htm">Refuseth</a> <a href="/genesis/35-3.htm">Rise</a> <a href="/genesis/37-7.htm">Rose</a> <a href="/habakkuk/2-5.htm">Sheol</a> <a href="/genesis/6-7.htm">Sorrow</a> <a href="/genesis/37-33.htm">Surely</a> <a href="/philippians/2-10.htm">Underworld</a> <a href="/genesis/29-11.htm">Weepeth</a> <a href="/genesis/37-34.htm">Weeping</a> <a href="/genesis/33-4.htm">Wept</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/genesis/50-21.htm">Comfort</a> <a href="/genesis/38-12.htm">Comforted</a> <a href="/genesis/46-7.htm">Daughters</a> <a href="/genesis/38-11.htm">Father's</a> <a href="/genesis/42-38.htm">Grave</a> <a href="/genesis/39-9.htm">Great</a> <a href="/genesis/38-12.htm">Mourning</a> <a href="/genesis/39-8.htm">Refused</a> <a href="/genesis/39-8.htm">Refuseth</a> <a href="/genesis/43-13.htm">Rise</a> <a href="/genesis/43-15.htm">Rose</a> <a href="/genesis/42-38.htm">Sheol</a> <a href="/genesis/41-52.htm">Sorrow</a> <a href="/genesis/40-14.htm">Surely</a> <a href="/genesis/42-38.htm">Underworld</a> <a href="/genesis/45-14.htm">Weepeth</a> <a href="/genesis/42-24.htm">Weeping</a> <a href="/genesis/42-24.htm">Wept</a><div class="vheading2">Genesis 37</div>1. <a href="/genesis/37-1.htm">Joseph is loved by Jacob, but hated by his brothers.</a> 5. <a href="/genesis/37-5.htm">His dreams and the interpretation.</a> 12. <a href="/genesis/37-12.htm">Jacob sends him to his brothers, who counsel to slay him.</a> 21. <a href="/genesis/37-21.htm">At Reuben's desire they cast him into a pit;</a> 25. <a href="/genesis/37-25.htm">and afterwards sell him to the Ishmaelites; </a> 29. <a href="/genesis/37-29.htm">while Ruben grieves at not finding him.</a> 31. <a href="/genesis/37-31.htm">His coat, covered with blood, is sent to Jacob, who mourns him inordinately.</a> 36. <a href="/genesis/37-36.htm">Joseph is brought to Egypt and sold to Potiphar.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/genesis/37.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/genesis/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/genesis/37.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>All his sons and daughters tried to comfort him In the context of <a href="/genesis/37.htm">Genesis 37</a>, Jacob's sons have just deceived him into believing that Joseph, his favorite son, has been killed by a wild animal. The mention of "sons and daughters" indicates a family effort to console Jacob, highlighting the communal nature of family life in ancient Israel. This reflects the cultural importance of family unity and support during times of grief. The attempt to comfort Jacob also underscores the depth of his sorrow, as it is a collective effort that ultimately proves unsuccessful.but he refused to be comforted Jacob's refusal to be comforted demonstrates the profound depth of his grief. In the ancient Near Eastern culture, mourning was a significant and often prolonged process, but Jacob's reaction is particularly intense. This refusal can be seen as a reflection of his deep love for Joseph and the perceived finality of his loss. It also foreshadows the enduring nature of his sorrow, which will only be alleviated upon his eventual reunion with Joseph in Egypt.“No,” he said. “I will go down to Sheol mourning for my son.” Sheol, in the Hebrew Bible, is often understood as the realm of the dead, a place of darkness and silence. Jacob's statement indicates his belief that he will mourn Joseph until his own death, suggesting a lifelong grief. This phrase also reflects the ancient understanding of death and the afterlife, where Sheol was seen as a common destination for all, regardless of righteousness. Jacob's expression of mourning until death highlights the intensity of his despair and the perceived permanence of his loss.So his father wept for him. The act of weeping is a natural expression of grief and loss, and in the biblical narrative, it often signifies deep emotional pain. Jacob's weeping is a personal and poignant response to the loss of Joseph, emphasizing the human aspect of the patriarch's experience. This moment also serves as a narrative device to underscore the gravity of the brothers' deception and the resulting family tragedy. The weeping of Jacob can be seen as a type of Christ, who also wept over Jerusalem (<a href="/luke/19-41.htm">Luke 19:41</a>) and at the tomb of Lazarus (<a href="/john/11-35.htm">John 11:35</a>), showing compassion and sorrow for the brokenness of the world.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/j/jacob.htm">Jacob</a> The patriarch of the family, deeply grieving the loss of his son Joseph, whom he believes to be dead. 2. <a href="/topical/j/joseph.htm">Joseph</a> Jacob's beloved son, who has been sold into slavery by his brothers but is presumed dead by Jacob. 3. <a href="/topical/s/sons_and_daughters_of_jacob.htm">Sons and Daughters of Jacob</a> They attempt to comfort their father in his grief, though they know the truth about Joseph's fate. 4. <a href="/topical/s/sheol.htm">Sheol</a> In Hebrew thought, the realm of the dead, where Jacob believes he will go mourning for Joseph. 5. <a href="/topical/c/canaan.htm">Canaan</a> The land where Jacob and his family reside during this time of mourning.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_depth_of_parental_grief.htm">The Depth of Parental Grief</a> Jacob's refusal to be comforted highlights the profound bond between parent and child and the deep sorrow that can accompany loss. <a href="/topical/t/the_deceptive_nature_of_sin.htm">The Deceptive Nature of Sin</a> The brothers' deception leads to prolonged grief for Jacob, illustrating how sin can have far-reaching and unintended consequences. <a href="/topical/t/the_hope_beyond_mourning.htm">The Hope Beyond Mourning</a> While Jacob's grief is intense, believers are reminded of the hope and comfort found in Christ, who promises to wipe away every tear. <a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_community_in_grief.htm">The Role of Community in Grief</a> The presence of Jacob's family, even in their complicity, shows the importance of community support during times of mourning. <a href="/topical/t/the_reality_of_sheol.htm">The Reality of Sheol</a> Jacob's reference to Sheol reflects the Old Testament understanding of death, prompting reflection on the Christian hope of resurrection and eternal life.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_genesis_37.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Genesis 37</a> <a href="/q/do_people_enter_hell_right_after_death.htm">Do people go to hell immediately after death?</a> <a href="/q/is_he_present_with_the_lord_now.htm">Is he present with the Lord now?</a> <a href="/q/is_sheol_in_psalm_49_inconsistent.htm">Does the emphasis on Sheol in Psalm 49 conflict with other biblical descriptions of the afterlife, creating internal inconsistencies?</a> <a href="/q/what_are_the_torments_of_sheol.htm">What are the torments of Sheol?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/genesis/37.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(35) Into the grave.--Heb., Sheol, which, like Hades in Greek, means the place of departed spirits. Jacob supposed that Joseph had been devoured by wild beasts, and as he was not buried, the father could not have "gone down into the grave unto his son." (Comp. Note on <a href="/genesis/15-15.htm" title="And you shall go to your fathers in peace; you shall be buried in a good old age.">Genesis 15:15</a>.)<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/genesis/37.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 35. - And all his sons - the criminals become comforters (Lange)- and all his daughters - either Jacob had other daughters besides Dinah (Kalisch, Gerlach, 'Speaker's Commentary'), or these included his daughters-in-law, the word being employed as in <a href="/ruth/1-11.htm">Ruth 1:11, 12</a> (Willet, Bush, Murphy), or the term is used freely without being designed to indicate whether he had one or more girls in his family (Augustine) - rose up to comfort him (this implies the return of Jacob's brethren to Hebron); but he refused to be comforted; and he said (here the thought must be supplied: It is vain to ask me-to be comforted), For I will go down into the grave unto my son mourning - or, retaining the order of the Hebrew words, which is almost always more expressive than those adopted by our translators, I will go down to my son mourning to, or towards, in the direction of, Sheol. The term שְׁאֹל - more fully שְׁאול, an inf. absol, for a noun, either (1) from שָׁאַל = שָׁעַל, to go down, to sink (Gesenius, Ftirst), signifying the hollow place; or, (2) according to the older lexicographers and etymologists, from שָׁאַל, to ask, and meaning either the region which inexorably summons all men into its shade, the realm that is always craving because never satisfied (Keil, Murphy, Lange), or the land that excites questioning and wonder in the human heart, "the undiscovered country from whose bourne no traveler returns" (T. Lewis) - is not the grave, since Jacob's son had no grave, but the place of departed spirits, the unseen world (Ἅδης, LXX.) into which the dead disappear, and where they consciously exist (<a href="/2_samuel/12-23.htm">2 Samuel 12:23</a>). Thus (literally, and) his father (not Isaac) wept for him. <a href="/commentaries/genesis/37-35.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>All כָל־ (ḵāl) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> The whole, all, any, every his sons בָּנָ֨יו (bā·nāw) Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> A son and daughters בְּנֹתָ֜יו (bə·nō·ṯāw) Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1323.htm">Strong's 1323: </a> A daughter tried to comfort him, לְנַחֲמ֗וֹ (lə·na·ḥă·mōw) Preposition-l | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5162.htm">Strong's 5162: </a> To sigh, breathe strongly, to be sorry, to pity, console, rue, to avenge but he refused וַיְמָאֵן֙ (way·mā·’ên) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3985.htm">Strong's 3985: </a> To refuse to be comforted. לְהִתְנַחֵ֔ם (lə·hiṯ·na·ḥêm) Preposition-l | Verb - Hitpael - Infinitive construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5162.htm">Strong's 5162: </a> To sigh, breathe strongly, to be sorry, to pity, console, rue, to avenge “No,” he said. וַיֹּ֕אמֶר (way·yō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> To utter, say “I will go down אֵרֵ֧ד (’ê·rêḏ) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3381.htm">Strong's 3381: </a> To come or go down, descend to Sheol שְׁאֹ֑לָה (šə·’ō·lāh) Noun - common singular | third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7585.htm">Strong's 7585: </a> Underworld (place to which people descend at death) mourning אָבֵ֖ל (’ā·ḇêl) Adjective - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_57.htm">Strong's 57: </a> Lamenting for אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> Near, with, among, to my son.” בְּנִ֛י (bə·nî) Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> A son So his father אָבִֽיו׃ (’ā·ḇîw) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1.htm">Strong's 1: </a> Father wept וַיֵּ֥בְךְּ (way·yê·ḇək) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1058.htm">Strong's 1058: </a> To weep, to bemoan for him. אֹת֖וֹ (’ō·ṯōw) Direct object marker | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_853.htm">Strong's 853: </a> Untranslatable mark of the accusative case <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/genesis/37-35.htm">Genesis 37:35 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/genesis/37-35.htm">Genesis 37:35 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/genesis/37-35.htm">Genesis 37:35 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/genesis/37-35.htm">Genesis 37:35 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/genesis/37-35.htm">Genesis 37:35 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/genesis/37-35.htm">Genesis 37:35 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/genesis/37-35.htm">Genesis 37:35 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/genesis/37-35.htm">Genesis 37:35 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/genesis/37-35.htm">Genesis 37:35 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/genesis/37-35.htm">Genesis 37:35 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/genesis/37-35.htm">OT Law: Genesis 37:35 All his sons and all his daughters (Gen. 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