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33 Examining it, he cried out, “It’s my son’s tunic! A wild animal has no doubt torn Joseph to pieces.”

34 So Jacob tore his clothes, dressed himself in sackcloth, and then mourned many days for his son. 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.

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 37:35 Lit. rose
  2. Genesis 37:35 Lit. to Sheol; i.e. the realm of the dead