Genesis 37:34
And Jacob rent his clothes, and put sackcloth upon his loins, and mourned for his son many days.
KJV
Scissisque vestibus, indutus est cilicio, lugens filium suum multo tempore.
Vulgate
διέρρηξεν δὲ Ἰακὼβ τὰ ἱμάτια αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἐπέθετο σάκκον ἐπὶ τὴν ὀσφὺν αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἐπένθει τὸν υἱὸν αὐτοῦ ἡμέρας τινάς.
LXX
And Jacob rent his garments, and put sackcloth upon his loins, and mourned for his son many days.
ASV
וַ/יִּקְרַ֤ע יַעֲקֹב֙ שִׂמְלֹתָ֔י/ו וַ/יָּ֥שֶׂם שַׂ֖ק בְּ/מָתְנָ֑י/ו וַ/יִּתְאַבֵּ֥ל עַל בְּנ֖/וֹ יָמִ֥ים רַבִּֽים
Hebrew
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In this verse
In the original Hebrew
11 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.
בֶּן
bn
noun · 4909×
ו
v
noun · 47×
ו
v
noun · 31×
יַעֲקֹ֖ב
y'qb
proper_noun · 346×
יּ֣וֹם
yvm
noun · 2285×
יִּקְרַ֣ע
yqr'
verb · 63×
יָּ֥שֶׂם
yshm
verb · 581×
עַל
'l
noun · 5732×
רַב
rb
verb · 458×
שַׂקִּ֔ים
shqym
noun · 48×
תֶּאֱבַ֣ל
t'bl
verb · 39×
Historic Christian voices
3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
These are the generations of Jacob. Joseph dreamed a dream. The history of Joseph is one of the most beautiful in Scripture, exhibiting the wonderful providence of God in turning evil into good. Joseph is in many ways a type of Christ: hated by his brethren, sold for silver, condemned though innocent, exalted to supreme authority, and becoming the savior of those who had reject…
Cross-references
- 1Chr 7:22 — And Ephraim their father mourned many days, and his brethren came to comfort him.
- 1Kgs 20:31 — And his servants said unto him, Behold now, we have heard that the kings of the house of Israel are merciful kings: let us, I pray thee, put sackcloth on our loins, and ropes upon our heads, and go ou
- 1Kgs 21:27 — And it came to pass, when Ahab heard those words, that he rent his clothes, and put sackcloth upon his flesh, and fasted, and lay in sackcloth, and went softly.
- 2Kgs 19:1 — And it came to pass, when king Hezekiah heard it, that he rent his clothes, and covered himself with sackcloth, and went into the house of the LORD.
- 2Sam 1:11 — Then David took hold on his clothes, and rent them; and likewise all the men that were with him:
- 2Sam 3:31 — And David said to Joab, and to all the people that were with him, Rend your clothes, and gird you with sackcloth, and mourn before Abner. And king David himself followed the bier.
- 2Sam 3:31 — And David said to Joab, and to all the people that were with him, Rend your clothes, and gird you with sackcloth, and mourn before Abner. And king David himself followed the bier.
- Eccl 3:7 — A time to rend, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak;
- Gen 37:29 — And Reuben returned unto the pit; and, behold, Joseph was not in the pit; and he rent his clothes.
- Gen 37:29 — And Reuben returned unto the pit; and, behold, Joseph was not in the pit; and he rent his clothes.
- Jer 48:37 — For every head shall be bald, and every beard clipped: upon all the hands shall be cuttings, and upon the loins sackcloth.
- Job 1:20 — Then Job arose, and rent his mantle, and shaved his head, and fell down upon the ground, and worshipped,
- Job 16:15 — I have sewed sackcloth upon my skin, and defiled my horn in the dust.
- Josh 7:6 — And Joshua rent his clothes, and fell to the earth upon his face before the ark of the LORD until the eventide, he and the elders of Israel, and put dust upon their heads.
- Num 14:6 — And Joshua the son of Nun, and Caleb the son of Jephunneh, which were of them that searched the land, rent their clothes:
- Rev 11:3 — And I will give power unto my two witnesses, and they shall prophesy a thousand two hundred and threescore days, clothed in sackcloth.