Genesis 37:34
“And Iacob rent his clothes, and put sackcloth vpon his loines, & mourned for his sonne many dayes.”
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Genesis 37:34 Context
32And they sent the coat of many colours, and they brought it to their father, and said, This haue we found: know now whether it bee thy sonnes coat or no. 33And he knew it, and said, It is my sonnes coat: an euil beast hath deuoured him; Ioseph is without doubt rent in pieces. 34And Iacob rent his clothes, and put sackcloth vpon his loines, & mourned for his sonne many dayes. 35And all his sonnes, and all his daughters rose vp to comfort him: but he refused to be comforted: and he said, For I will goe downe into the graue vnto my sonne, mourning; thus his father wept for him. 36And the Medanites sold him into Egypt vnto Potiphar, an officer of Pharaohs, and captaine of the guard.
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And Jacob rent his clothes, and put sackcloth upon his loins, and mourned for his son many days.
- King James Version
So Jacob tore his clothes, and put sackcloth on his loins and mourned for his son many days.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
And Jacob rent his garments, and put sackcloth upon his loins, and mourned for his son many days.
- American Standard Version (1901)
Then Jacob, giving signs of grief, put on haircloth, and went on weeping for his son day after day.
- Basic English Bible
And Jacob rent his clothes, and put sackcloth on his loins, and mourned for his son many days.
- Darby Bible
And Jacob rent his clothes, and put sackcloth on his loins, and mourned for his son many days.
- Webster's Bible
Jacob tore his clothes, and put sackcloth on his waist, and mourned for his son many days.
- World English Bible
And Jacob rendeth his raiment, and putteth sackcloth on his loins, and becometh a mourner for his son many days,
- Youngs Literal Bible
And Jacob rent his garments, and put sackcloth upon his loins, and mourned for his son many days.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible