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34 So Jacob tore his clothes, dressed himself in sackcloth, and then mourned many days for his son. 35 All his sons and daughters showed[a] up to comfort him, but he refused to be comforted. He kept saying, “Leave me alone! I’ll go down to the next world,[b] still mourning for my son.” So Joseph’s father wept for him.

Joseph is Enslaved to Potiphar

36 Meanwhile, down in Egypt, the Midianites sold Joseph[c] to Potiphar, one of Pharaoh’s court officials, who was also Commander-in-Chief of the imperial guards.

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 37:35 Lit. rose
  2. Genesis 37:35 Lit. to Sheol; i.e. the realm of the dead
  3. Genesis 37:36 Lit. him