Bible in Basic English
"Then Jacob, giving signs of grief, put on haircloth, and went on weeping for his son day after day."
— Genesis 37:34, Bible in Basic English
“And Jacob rent his clothes, and put sackcloth upon his loins, and mourned for his son many days.”
“And Jacob rent his garments, and put sackcloth upon his loins, and mourned for his son many days. ”
“Then Jacob tore his clothes, put on sackcloth, and mourned for his son many days.”
“And tearing his garments, he put on sackcloth, mourning for his son a long time.”
“And Jacob rent his clothes, and put sackcloth upon his loins, and mourned for his son many days.”
Then they took Joseph's coat, and put on it some of the blood from a young goat which they had put to death,
And they took the coat to their father, and said, We came across this; is it your son's coat or not?
And he saw that it was, and said, It is my son's coat; an evil beast has put him to death; without doubt Joseph has come to a cruel end.
Then Jacob, giving signs of grief, put on haircloth, and went on weeping for his son day after day.
And all his sons and all his daughters came to give him comfort, but he would not be comforted, saying with weeping, I will go down to the underworld to my son. So great was his father's sorrow for him.
And in Egypt the men of Midian gave him for a price to Potiphar, a captain of high position in Pharaoh's house.