Their father, Ephraim, mourned for them a long time, and his relatives came to comfort him.
Parallel translations
- WEB Ephraim their father mourned many days, and his brothers came to comfort him.
- KJV And Ephraim their father mourned many days, and his brethren came to comfort him.
- BSB Their father Ephraim mourned for many days, and his relatives came to comfort him.
- NKJV Then Ephraim their father mourned many days, and his brethren came to comfort him.
- NASB Their father Ephraim mourned for many days, and his relatives came to comfort him.
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Quick answer
Ephraim mourns his slain sons for many days, comforted by his brothers.
Overview
The patriarch's long grief gives a rare, tender glimpse of personal sorrow within a genealogy. The coming of his brothers to comfort him shows the bonds of family in the midst of loss. This honest portrayal of mourning reminds believers that God's people are not spared sorrow, yet they are not left to grieve alone.
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Cross-references · 2
- Gen 37:34Jacob tore his clothes, and put sackcloth on his waist, and mourned for his son many days.
- Job 2:11Now when Job’s three friends heard of all this evil that had come on him, they each came from his own place: Eliphaz the Temanite, Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite; and they made an appointment together to come to sympathize with him and to comfort him.
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