Genesis 37:34

Genesis 37:34 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And Jacob rent his clothes, and put sackcloth upon his loins, and mourned for his son many days.
• New International Version (NIV)Then Jacob tore his clothes, put on sackcloth and mourned for his son many days.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Then Jacob tore his garments and put sackcloth on his loins and mourned for his son many days.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then Jacob tore his clothes, put sackcloth on his waist, and mourned for his son many days.

Context of Genesis 37:34

32Then they sent the long-sleeved tunic, and it was brought to their father, and they said, “We found this. Do you recognize whether or not it is your son’s tunic?” 33He did recognize it and said, “My son’s tunic! An evil animal has devoured him! Joseph must be torn to pieces!” Jacob tore his clothing and put on sackcloth and mourned for his son many days. 35All his sons got up along with all his daughters to console him, but he refused to be comforted. He said, “For I will go down to Sheol to my son, mourning.” So his father kept weeping for him. 36Meanwhile the Midianites sold him into Egypt, to Potiphar an official of Pharaoh, the commander of the bodyguards.

Genesis 37:34 word by word

וַיִּקְרַ֤ע יַעֲקֹב֙ שִׂמְלֹתָ֔יו וַיָּ֥שֶׂם שַׂ֖ק בְּמָתְנָ֑יו וַיִּתְאַבֵּ֥ל עַל־בְּנ֖וֹ יָמִ֥ים רַבִּֽים׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And Jacobיַעֲקֹבya‛ăqôb · JacobH3290
• rentקָרַעqâra‛ · to tearH7167
• his clothesשִׂמְלָהώimlâh · mantleH8071
• and putשׂוּםώûm ώîym · to set: putH7760
• sackclothשַׂקώaq · sackclothH8242
• upon his loinsמׇתְנַ֫יִםmôthen · loinH4975
• and mournedאָבַל'âbal · to mournH56
• for his sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• manyרַבrab · manyH7227
• daysיוֹםyôm · dayH3117

Cross-references for Genesis 37:34

• Genesis 37:29When Reuben returned to the pit and saw that Joseph was not in the pit, he tore his clothes.
• Joshua 7:6Joshua then tore his clothes and fell to the ground on his face before the ark of Adonai until evening, both he and the elders of Israel, and they put dust on their heads.
• 2 Samuel 1:11Then David took hold of his clothes and tore them, and so did all the men that were with him,
• 2 Samuel 3:31Then David said to Joab and to all the people who were with him, “Rend your clothes, gird with sackcloth, and lament before Abner.” King David walked behind the platform.
• 1 Kings 20:31His officials said to him, “Look now, we have heard that the kings of the house of Israel are merciful kings. Please let’s put sackcloth on our loins and ropes on our heads, and surrender to the king of Israel. Perhaps he will spare your life.”
• 1 Kings 21:27Now when Ahab heard those words, he tore his clothes, put sackcloth on his body, fasted, lay in sackcloth and walked about subdued.
• 2 Kings 19:1When King Hezekiah heard it, he tore his clothes, covered himself with sackcloth, and went into the House of Adonai.
• 1 Chronicles 21:16David lifted up his eyes and saw the angel of Adonai standing between the earth and the heaven with a drawn sword in his hand stretched out over Jerusalem. Then David and the elders, clothed in sackcloth, fell on their faces.
• Ezra 9:3When I heard this report, I tore my garment and my robe, and pulled out some of the hair from my head and from my beard. Then I sat down devastated.
• Nehemiah 9:1Now on the twenty-fourth day of this same month, Bnei-Yisrael gathered together, fasting and wearing sackcloth and putting dust on their heads.
• Esther 4:1When Mordecai learned all that was done, he tore his clothes, put on sackcloth and ashes, and went out into the middle of the city crying out in a loud and bitter voice.
• Job 1:20Then Job got up, tore his robe, shaved his head, fell to the ground and worshiped.
• Job 2:12But when they saw him from a distance they did not recognize him, and they raised their voices and wept. Each one tore his robe and threw dust into the air onto their heads.
• Psalms 69:11When I wept and fasted— that became a reproach to me.
• Isaiah 22:12Now in that day, Adonai Elohei-Tzva’ot will call for weeping and wailing, for baldness and putting on sackcloth.
• Isaiah 32:11Tremble, you women at ease! Shudder, you complacent ones! Strip and make yourselves bare, and put sackcloth on your waist.

Commentaries on Genesis 37:34

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1-36Verses 1-36 - Joseph Was Sold into Egypt 17. דתין dotayı̂n Dothain, “two wells?” (Gesenius) 25. נכאת neko't “tragacanth” or goat‘s-thorn gum, yielded by the “astragalus gummifer”, a native of Mount Lebanon. צרי tsērı̂y “opobalsamum,” the resin of the balsam tree, growing in Gilead, and having healing qualities. לט loṭ ͂ lēdon “ledum, ladanum,” in the Septuagint ́ staktē The former is a gum produced from the cistus rose. The latter is a gum resembling…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 31-36Verses 31-36 When Satan has taught men to commit one sin, he teaches them to try to conceal it with another; to hide theft and murder, with lying and false oaths: but he that covers his sin shall not prosper long. Joseph's brethren kept their own and one another's counsel for some time; but their villany came to light at last, and it is here published to the world. To grieve their father, they sent him Joseph's coat of colours; and he hastily thought, on…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 34-35Jacob tore his clothes, put sackcloth around his waist: This showed his extreme distress and mourning (see 44:13; Job 1:20; 16:15). Jacob was devastated and refused to be comforted. This betrayal affected his entire family.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 3434. Jacob rent his clothes, and put sackcloth upon his loins--the common signs of Oriental mourning. A rent is made in the skirt more or less long according to the afflicted feelings of the mourner, and a coarse rough piece of black sackcloth or camel's hair cloth is wound round the waist.Read the comment

Topics related to Genesis 37:34

• Bereavement
• Deception
• Falsehood
• Hypocrisy
• Ishmaelites
• Jacob
• Joseph
• Mourning
• Rending
• Sackcloth
• Sorrow

In the dictionaries

• Jacob
• Jacob, Israel
• Coat
• Conceal
• Deceitfully
• Devour
• Doubt
• Dress
• Evil
• Flesh

Commentaries on Genesis 37

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings