Nehr · Genesis 37

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
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World English Bible (WEB)

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.

American Standard Version (ASV)

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.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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.

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