Treasury of Scripture Knowledge And all his children being gathered together to comfort their father in his sorrow, he would not receive comfort, but said: I will go down to my son into hell, mourning. And whilst he continued weeping, his daughters. Genesis 31:43 Laban answered him: The daughters are mine, and the children, and thy flocks, and all things that thou seest are mine: what can I do to my children, and grandchildren? Genesis 35:22-26 And when he dwelt in that country, Ruben went, and slept with Bala the concubine of his father: which he was not ignorant of. Now the sons of Jacob were twelve. . . . rose up. 2 Samuel 12:17 And the ancients of his house came, to make him rise from the ground: but he would not, neither did he eat meat with them. Job 2:11 Now when Job's three friends heard all the evil that had befallen him, they came every one from his own place, Eliphaz, the Themanite, and Baldad, the Suhite, and Sophar, the Naamathite. For they had made an appointment to come together and visit him, and comfort him. Psalm 77:2 In the days of my trouble I sought God, with my hands lifted up to him in the night, and I was not deceived. My soul refused to be comforted: Jeremiah 31:15 Thus saith the Lord: A voice was heard on high of lamentation, of mourning, and weeping, of Rachel weeping for her children and refusing to be comforted for them, because they are not. For I. Genesis 42:31 And we answered him: We are peaceable men, and we mean no plot. Genesis 44:29-31 If you take this also, and any thing befall him in the way, you will bring down my grey hairs with sorrow unto hell. . . . Genesis 45:28 And he said: It is enough for me if Joseph, my son, be yet living: I will go and see him before I die. Context Jacob Mourns Joseph…34And tearing his garments, he put on sackcloth, mourning for his son a long time. 35And all his children being gathered together to comfort their father in his sorrow, he would not receive comfort, but said: I will go down to my son into hell, mourning. And whilst he continued weeping,36The Madianites sold Joseph in Egypt to Putiphar, an eunuch of Pharao, captain of the soldiers.… Cross References Genesis 25:8 And decaying he died in a good old age, and having lived a long time, and being full of days: and was gathered to his people. Genesis 35:29 And being spent with age he died, and was gathered to his people, being old and full of days: and his sons Esau and Jacob buried him. Genesis 42:38 But he said: My son shall not go down with you: his brother is dead, and he is left alone: if any mischief befall him in the land to which you go, you will bring down my grey hairs with sorrow to hell. Genesis 44:29 If you take this also, and any thing befall him in the way, you will bring down my grey hairs with sorrow unto hell. Genesis 44:31 And he shall see that he is not with us, he will die, and thy servants shall bring down his grey hairs with sorrow unto hell. 2 Samuel 12:23 But now that he is dead, why should I fast? Shall I be able to bring him back any more? I shall go to him rather: but he shall not return to me. Psalm 77:2 In the days of my trouble I sought God, with my hands lifted up to him in the night, and I was not deceived. My soul refused to be comforted: Ecclesiastes 9:10 Whatsoever thy hand is able to do, do it earnestly: for neither work, nor reason, nor wisdom, nor knowledge shall be in hell, whither thou art hastening. Jeremiah 31:15 Thus saith the Lord: A voice was heard on high of lamentation, of mourning, and weeping, of Rachel weeping for her children and refusing to be comforted for them, because they are not. Lexicon Allכָל־ (ḵāl) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 3605: The whole, all, any, every his sons בָּנָ֨יו (bā·nāw) Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 1121: A son and daughters בְּנֹתָ֜יו (bə·nō·ṯāw) Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 1323: A daughter tried to comfort him, לְנַחֲמ֗וֹ (lə·na·ḥă·mōw) Preposition-l | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct | third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 5162: To sigh, breathe strongly, to be sorry, to pity, console, rue, to avenge but he refused וַיְמָאֵן֙ (way·mā·’ên) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3985: To refuse to be comforted. לְהִתְנַחֵ֔ם (lə·hiṯ·na·ḥêm) Preposition-l | Verb - Hitpael - Infinitive construct Strong's Hebrew 5162: To sigh, breathe strongly, to be sorry, to pity, console, rue, to avenge “No,” he said. וַיֹּ֕אמֶר (way·yō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 559: To utter, say “I will go down אֵרֵ֧ד (’ê·rêḏ) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular Strong's Hebrew 3381: To come or go down, descend to Sheol שְׁאֹ֑לָה (šə·’ō·lāh) Noun - common singular | third person feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 7585: Underworld (place to which people descend at death) mourning אָבֵ֖ל (’ā·ḇêl) Adjective - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 57: Lamenting for אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition Strong's Hebrew 413: Near, with, among, to my son.” בְּנִ֛י (bə·nî) Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's Hebrew 1121: A son So his father אָבִֽיו׃ (’ā·ḇîw) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 1: Father wept וַיֵּ֥בְךְּ (way·yê·ḇək) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 1058: To weep, to bemoan for him. אֹת֖וֹ (’ō·ṯōw) Direct object marker | third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 853: Untranslatable mark of the accusative case Additional Translations All his sons and daughters tried to comfort him, but he refused to be comforted. “No,” he said. “I will go down to Sheol mourning for my son.” So his father wept for him.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 to my son mourning. Thus his father wept for him. 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 to Sheol to my son mourning. And his father wept for him. And all his sons and his daughters gathered themselves together, and came to comfort him; but he would not be comforted, saying, I will go down to my son mourning to Hades; and his father wept for him. And all his sons and all his daughters rose up to comfort him, but he refused to be comforted, and said, For I will go down to my son into Sheol mourning. Thus his father wept for him. 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 to the grave to my son mourning. And his father wept for him. 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 to my son mourning: Thus his father wept for him. All his sons and all his daughters rose up to comfort him, but he refused to be comforted. He said, "For I will go down to Sheol to my son mourning." His father wept for him. and all his sons and all his daughters rise to comfort him, and he refuseth to comfort himself, and saith, 'For -- I go down mourning unto my son, to Sheol,' and his father weepeth for him. 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