Genesis 42:36

And Jacob their father said unto them, Me have ye bereaved [of my children]: Joseph [is] not, and Simeon [is] not, and ye will take Benjamin [away]: all these things are against me.

And Jacob {H3290} their father {H1} said {H559} unto them, Me have ye bereaved {H7921} of my children: Joseph {H3130} is not, and Simeon {H8095} is not, and ye will take {H3947} Benjamin {H1144} away: all these things are against me.

Ya'akov their father said to them, "You have robbed me of my children! Yosef is gone, Shim'on is gone, now you're taking Binyamin away - it all falls on me!"

Their father Jacob said to them, “You have deprived me of my sons. Joseph is gone and Simeon is no more. Now you want to take Benjamin. Everything is going against me!”

And Jacob their father said unto them, Me have ye bereaved of my children: Joseph is not, and Simeon is not, and ye will take Benjamin away: all these things are against me.

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Cross-References

  • Genesis 43:14 (7 votes)

    And God Almighty give you mercy before the man, that he may send away your other brother, and Benjamin. If I be bereaved [of my children], I am bereaved.

  • Ecclesiastes 7:8 (3 votes)

    Better [is] the end of a thing than the beginning thereof: [and] the patient in spirit [is] better than the proud in spirit.

  • Isaiah 27:9 (3 votes)

    By this therefore shall the iniquity of Jacob be purged; and this [is] all the fruit to take away his sin; when he maketh all the stones of the altar as chalkstones that are beaten in sunder, the groves and images shall not stand up.

  • Isaiah 41:13 (3 votes)

    For I the LORD thy God will hold thy right hand, saying unto thee, Fear not; I will help thee.

  • Isaiah 41:14 (3 votes)

    Fear not, thou worm Jacob, [and] ye men of Israel; I will help thee, saith the LORD, and thy redeemer, the Holy One of Israel.

  • Romans 8:28 (3 votes)

    And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to [his] purpose.

  • Job 7:7 (3 votes)

    ¶ O remember that my life [is] wind: mine eye shall no more see good.