Genesis 37:35
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Then allכָל־
(chol-)
3605: the whole, allfrom kalal
his sonsבָּנָ֨יו
(ba·nav)
1121: sona prim. root
and allוְכָל־
(ve·chol-)
3605: the whole, allfrom kalal
his daughtersבְּנֹתָ֜יו
(be·no·tav)
1323: daughterfrom ben
aroseוַיָּקֻמוּ֩
(vai·ya·ku·mu)
6965: to arise, stand up, standa prim. root
to comfortלְנַחֲמֹ֗ו
(le·na·cha·mov)
5162: to be sorry, console oneselfa prim. root
him, but he refusedוַיְמָאֵן֙
(vay·ma·'en)
3985: to refusea prim. root
to be comforted.לְהִתְנַחֵ֔ם
(le·hit·na·chem,)
5162: to be sorry, console oneselfa prim. root
And he said,וַיֹּ֕אמֶר
(vai·yo·mer)
559: to utter, saya prim. root
"Surelyכִּֽי־
(ki-)
3588: that, for, whena prim. conjunction
I will go downאֵרֵ֧ד
(e·red)
3381: to come or go down, descenda prim. root
to Sheolשְׁאֹ֑לָה
(she·'o·lah;)
7585: underworld (place to which people descend at death)of uncertain derivation
in mourningאָבֵ֖ל
(a·vel)
57: mourningfrom abal
for my son."בְּנִ֛י
(be·ni)
1121: sona prim. root
So his fatherאָבִֽיו׃
(a·viv.)
1: fatherfrom an unused word
weptוַיֵּ֥בְךְּ
(vai·ye·ve·ke)
1058: to weep, bewaila prim. root
for him. 
 
  


















KJV Lexicon
And all his sons
ben  (bane)
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc.
and all his daughters
bath  (bath)
apple (of the eye), branch, company, daughter, first, old, owl, town, village.
rose up
quwm  (koom)
to rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative)
to comfort
nacham  (naw-kham')
comfort (self), ease (one's self), repent(-er,-ing, self).
him but he refused
ma'en  (maw-ane')
to refuse -- refuse, utterly.
to be comforted
nacham  (naw-kham')
comfort (self), ease (one's self), repent(-er,-ing, self).
and he said
'amar  (aw-mar')
to say (used with great latitude)
For I will go down
yarad  (yaw-rad')
to descend; causatively, to bring down (in all the above applications)
into the grave
sh'owl  (sheh-ole')
Hades or the world of the dead (as if a subterranean retreat), including its accessories and inmates -- grave, hell, pit.
unto my son
ben  (bane)
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc.
mourning
'abel  (aw-bale')
lamenting -- mourn(-er, -ing).
Thus his father
'ab  (awb)
father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application) -- chief, (fore-)father(-less), patrimony, principal. Compare names in Abi-.
wept
bakah  (baw-kaw')
to weep; generally to bemoan -- at all, bewail, complain, make lamentation, more, mourn, sore, with tears, weep.
for him
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
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.

King James Bible
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.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
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.

International Standard Version
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.

NET Bible
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.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
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.

King James 2000 Bible
And all his sons and all his daughters rose up to comfort him; but he refused to be comforted; and he said, I will go down into the grave unto my son mourning. Thus his father wept for him.
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