Genesis 37:35 — compare English translations
Compare translationsGenesis 37:35 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וַיָּקֻמוּ֩
qûwm
H6965
to rise
כָל
kôl
H3605
all
בָּנָ֨יו
bên
H1121
son
וְכָל
kôl
H3605
all
בְּנֹתָ֜יו
bath
H1323
daughter
לְנַחֲמ֗וֹ
nâcham
H5162
to comfort
וַיְמָאֵן֙
mâʼên
H3985
to refuse
לְהִתְנַחֵ֔ם
nâcham
H5162
to comfort
וַיֹּ֕אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
כִּֽי
kîy
H3588
that
אֵרֵ֧ד
yârad
H3381
to go down
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
בְּנִ֛י
bên
H1121
son
אָבֵ֖ל
ʼâbêl
H57
mourning
שְׁאֹ֑לָה
shᵉʼôwl
H7585
Sheol
וַיֵּ֥בְךְּ
bâkâh
H1058
to weep
אֹת֖וֹ
ʼêth
H853
-
אָבִֽיו
ʼâb
H1
father
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World English Bible Public Domain
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.
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King James Version Public Domain
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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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And all his sons and all his daughters got up to comfort him, but he refused to be comforted and said, “For I will go down to my son in Sheol mourning.” So his father wept for him.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).