Genesis
Genesis 37:35
35All 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.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All | כָל־ | ḵāl | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| his sons | בָּנָ֨יו | bā·nāw | Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular | H1121 son |
| and daughters | בְּנֹתָ֜יו | bə·nō·ṯāw | Noun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine singular | H1323 daughter |
| tried to comfort him | לְנַחֲמ֗וֹ | lə·na·ḥă·mōw | Preposition-l; Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct; third person masculine singular | H5162 be sorry, console |
| but he refused | וַיְמָאֵן֙ | way·mā·’ên | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H3985 refuse |
| to be comforted | לְהִתְנַחֵ֔ם | lə·hiṯ·na·ḥêm | Preposition-l; Verb - Hitpael - Infinitive construct | H5162 be sorry, console |
| No | וַיֹּ֕אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| he said | וַיֹּ֕אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| I will go down | אֵרֵ֧ד | ’ê·rêḏ | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular | H3381 come or go down, descend |
| to Sheol | שְׁאֹ֑לָה | šə·’ō·lāh | Noun - common singular; third person feminine singular | H7585 underworld |
| mourning | אָבֵ֖ל | ’ā·ḇêl | Adjective - masculine singular | H57 mourning |
| for | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| my son | בְּנִ֛י | bə·nî | Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H1121 son |
| So his father | אָבִֽיו׃ | ’ā·ḇîw | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H1 father |
| wept | וַיֵּ֥בְךְּ | way·yê·ḇək | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H1058 weep, bewail |
| for him | אֹת֖וֹ | ’ō·ṯōw | Direct object marker; third person masculine singular | H853 mark of the accusative |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.