Genesis 37:34

And Iacob rent his cloothes ad put sacke clothe aboute his loynes and sorowed for his sonne a longe season.

William Tyndale Bible (1525/1530)

In The King James Version

And Jacob rent his clothes, and put sackcloth upon his loins, and mourned for his son many days.

In Context

33And he knewe it saynge: it is my sonnes coote a wicked beast hath deuoured him and Ioseph is rent in peces.

35Than came all his sonnes ad all his doughters to comforte him. And he wold not be comforted but sayde: I will go doune in to ye grave vnto my sonne mornynge. And thus his father wepte for him.

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Cross References

Genesis 37:29And when Ruben came agayne vnto the pytt and founde not Ioseph there he rent his cloothes

Matthew Henry on Genesis 37:32-36

31 And they took Joseph's coat, and killed a kid of the goats, and dipped the coat in the blood; 32 And they sent the coat of many colours, and they brought it to their father; and said, This have we found: know now whether it be thy son's coat or no. 33 And he knew it, and said, It is my son's coat; an evil beast hath devoured him; Joseph is without doubt rent in pieces. 34 And Jacob rent his clothes, and put sackcloth upon his loins, and mourned for his son many days. 35 And all his sons and all his daughters… Read the whole commentary →

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