35 Then all his sons and his daughters arose up to comfort him, but he would not be comforted, but said, [a]Surely I will go down into the grave unto my son mourning: so his father wept for him.

36 And the Midianites sold him into Egypt unto Potiphar [b]an Eunuch of Pharaoh’s and his [c]chief steward.

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  1. Genesis 37:35 Or, I will mourn for him so long as I live.
  2. Genesis 37:36 Which word doth not always signify him that is gelded, but also him that is in some high dignity.
  3. Genesis 37:36 Or, captain of the guard.

35 All his sons and daughters came to comfort him,(A) but he refused to be comforted.(B) “No,” he said, “I will continue to mourn until I join my son(C) in the grave.(D)” So his father wept for him.

36 Meanwhile, the Midianites[a](E) sold Joseph(F) in Egypt to Potiphar, one of Pharaoh’s officials, the captain of the guard.(G)

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  1. Genesis 37:36 Samaritan Pentateuch, Septuagint, Vulgate and Syriac (see also verse 28); Masoretic Text Medanites