Genesis 37:35-36
International Standard Version
35 All his sons and daughters showed[a] up to comfort him, but he refused to be comforted. He kept saying, “Leave me alone! I’ll go down to the next world,[b] still mourning for my son.” So Joseph’s father wept for him.
Joseph is Enslaved to Potiphar
36 Meanwhile, down in Egypt, the Midianites sold Joseph[c] to Potiphar, one of Pharaoh’s court officials, who was also Commander-in-Chief of the imperial guards.
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- Genesis 37:35 Lit. rose
- Genesis 37:35 Lit. to Sheol; i.e. the realm of the dead
- Genesis 37:36 Lit. him
Genesis 37:35-36
New International Version
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)
Footnotes
- Genesis 37:36 Samaritan Pentateuch, Septuagint, Vulgate and Syriac (see also verse 28); Masoretic Text Medanites
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