Genesis 37:35
Context37:35 All his sons and daughters stood by 1 him to console him, but he refused to be consoled. “No,” he said, “I will go to the grave mourning my son.” 2 So Joseph’s 3 father wept for him.
Genesis 46:4
Context46:4 I will go down with you to Egypt and I myself will certainly bring you back from there. 4 Joseph will close your eyes.” 5
[37:35] 1 tn Heb “arose, stood”; which here suggests that they stood by him in his time of grief.
[37:35] 2 tn Heb “and he said, ‘Indeed I will go down to my son mourning to Sheol.’” Sheol was viewed as the place where departed spirits went after death.
[37:35] 3 tn Heb “his”; the referent (Joseph) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
[46:4] 4 tn Heb “and I, I will bring you up, also bringing up.” The independent personal pronoun before the first person imperfect verbal form draws attention to the speaker/subject, while the infinitive absolute after the imperfect strongly emphasizes the statement: “I myself will certainly bring you up.”
[46:4] 5 tn Heb “and Joseph will put his hand upon your eyes.” This is a promise of peaceful death in Egypt with Joseph present to close his eyes.





