Genesis 37:34

34 Then Jacob tore his clothes, put on sackcloth and mourned for his son many days.

Genesis 37:34 in Other Translations

KJV
34 And Jacob rent his clothes, and put sackcloth upon his loins, and mourned for his son many days.
ESV
34 Then Jacob tore his garments and put sackcloth on his loins and mourned for his son many days.
NLT
34 Then Jacob tore his clothes and dressed himself in burlap. He mourned deeply for his son for a long time.
MSG
34 Jacob tore his clothes in grief, dressed in rough burlap, and mourned his son a long, long time.
CSB
34 Then Jacob tore his clothes, put sackcloth around his waist, and mourned for his son many days.

Genesis 37:34 In-Context

32 They took the ornate robe back to their father and said, “We found this. Examine it to see whether it is your son’s robe.”
33 He recognized it and said, “It is my son’s robe! Some ferocious animal has devoured him. Joseph has surely been torn to pieces.”
34 Then Jacob tore his clothes, put on sackcloth and mourned for his son many days.
35 All his sons and daughters came to comfort him, but he refused to be comforted. “No,” he said, “I will continue to mourn until I join my son in the grave.” So his father wept for him.
36 Meanwhile, the Midianites sold Joseph in Egypt to Potiphar, one of Pharaoh’s officials, the captain of the guard.

Cross References 3

  • 1. S ver 29
  • 2. 2 Samuel 3:31; 1 Kings 20:31; 1 Kings 21:27; 2 Kings 6:30; 2 Kings 19:1,2; Job 16:15; Psalms 69:11; Isaiah 3:24; Isaiah 15:3; Isaiah 22:12; Isaiah 32:11; Isaiah 37:1; Jeremiah 48:37; Jeremiah 49:3; Joel 1:13
  • 3. Ge 50:3,10,11; Numbers 20:29; Deuteronomy 34:8
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