Genesis 42:36 Jacob exclaimed, “You are robbing me of my children! Joseph is gone! Simeon is gone! And now you want to take Benjamin, too. Everything is going against me!”

42:36 NLT

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New Living Translation - Jacob exclaimed, “You are robbing me of my children! Joseph is gone! Simeon is gone! And now you want to take Benjamin, too. Everything is going against me!”
新标点和合本 - 他们的父亲雅各对他们说：“你们使我丧失我的儿子：约瑟没有了，西缅也没有了，你们又要将便雅悯带去；这些事都归到我身上了。”
和合本2010（上帝版-简体） - 他们的父亲雅各对他们说：“你们害我丧失了我的儿子：约瑟不在了，西缅也不在了，你们还要带走便雅悯！这些事都临到我身上了。”
和合本2010（神版-简体） - 他们的父亲雅各对他们说：“你们害我丧失了我的儿子：约瑟不在了，西缅也不在了，你们还要带走便雅悯！这些事都临到我身上了。”
当代译本 - 他们的父亲雅各说：“你们使我连连失去儿子，约瑟没了，西缅没了，你们还要带走便雅悯！灾祸都落在了我头上！”
圣经新译本 - 他们的父亲雅各对他们说：“你们总是使我丧失儿子：约瑟没有了，西缅也没有了，你们还要把便雅悯带走；每一件事都是针对我。”
中文标准译本 - 他们的父亲雅各对他们说：“你们使我丧失了儿子：约瑟不在了，西缅也不在了；你们又要把便雅悯带走，这一切都是冲着我来的！”
现代标点和合本 - 他们的父亲雅各对他们说：“你们使我丧失我的儿子，约瑟没有了，西缅也没有了，你们又要将便雅悯带去，这些事都归到我身上了！”
和合本（拼音版） - 他们的父亲雅各对他们说：“你们使我丧失我的儿子：约瑟没有了，西缅也没有了，你们又要将便雅悯带去；这些事都归到我身上了。”
New International Version - Their father Jacob said to them, “You have deprived me of my children. Joseph is no more and Simeon is no more, and now you want to take Benjamin. Everything is against me!”
New International Reader's Version - Their father Jacob said to them, “You have taken my children away from me. Joseph is gone. Simeon is gone. Now you want to take Benjamin. Everything is going against me!”
English Standard Version - And Jacob their father said to them, “You have bereaved me of my children: Joseph is no more, and Simeon is no more, and now you would take Benjamin. All this has come against me.”
The Message - Their father said to them, “You’re taking everything I’ve got! Joseph’s gone, Simeon’s gone, and now you want to take Benjamin. If you have your way, I’ll be left with nothing.”
Christian Standard Bible - Their father Jacob said to them, “It’s me that you make childless. Joseph is gone, and Simeon is gone. Now you want to take Benjamin. Everything happens to me!”
New American Standard Bible - And their father Jacob said to them, “You have deprived me of my sons: Joseph is gone, and Simeon is gone, and now you would take Benjamin; all these things are against me.”
New King James Version - And Jacob their father said to them, “You have bereaved me: Joseph is no more, Simeon is no more, and you want to take Benjamin. All these things are against me.”
Amplified Bible - Jacob their father said to them, “You have bereaved me [by causing the loss] of my children. Joseph is no more, and Simeon is no more, and you would take Benjamin [from me]. All these things are [working] against me.”
American Standard Version - 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.
King James Version - 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.
New English Translation - Their father Jacob said to them, “You are making me childless! Joseph is gone. Simeon is gone. And now you want to take Benjamin! Everything is against me.”
World English Bible - Jacob, their father, said to them, “You have bereaved me of my children! Joseph is no more, Simeon is no more, and you want to take Benjamin away. All these things are against me.”
新標點和合本 - 他們的父親雅各對他們說：「你們使我喪失我的兒子：約瑟沒有了，西緬也沒有了，你們又要將便雅憫帶去；這些事都歸到我身上了。」
和合本2010（上帝版-繁體） - 他們的父親雅各對他們說：「你們害我喪失了我的兒子：約瑟不在了，西緬也不在了，你們還要帶走便雅憫！這些事都臨到我身上了。」
和合本2010（神版-繁體） - 他們的父親雅各對他們說：「你們害我喪失了我的兒子：約瑟不在了，西緬也不在了，你們還要帶走便雅憫！這些事都臨到我身上了。」
當代譯本 - 他們的父親雅各說：「你們使我連連失去兒子，約瑟沒了，西緬沒了，你們還要帶走便雅憫！災禍都落在了我頭上！」
聖經新譯本 - 他們的父親雅各對他們說：“你們總是使我喪失兒子：約瑟沒有了，西緬也沒有了，你們還要把便雅憫帶走；每一件事都是針對我。”
呂振中譯本 - 他們的父親雅各對他們說：『你們逕使我喪失兒子；約瑟沒有了，西緬也沒有了，你們又要將便雅憫帶走：這些事都落到我身上來了。』
中文標準譯本 - 他們的父親雅各對他們說：「你們使我喪失了兒子：約瑟不在了，西緬也不在了；你們又要把便雅憫帶走，這一切都是衝著我來的！」
現代標點和合本 - 他們的父親雅各對他們說：「你們使我喪失我的兒子，約瑟沒有了，西緬也沒有了，你們又要將便雅憫帶去，這些事都歸到我身上了！」
文理和合譯本 - 其父雅各謂之曰、爾曹喪我子矣、約瑟已亡、西緬亦亡、今欲取便雅憫、此皆有害於我、
文理委辦譯本 - 雅各謂眾子曰、爾曹喪我子矣、約瑟已亡、西面亦亡、今欲取便雅憫、此皆害及我身。
施約瑟淺文理新舊約聖經 - 其父雅各謂之曰、爾曹喪我子矣、約瑟已亡、西緬亦亡、今欲取便雅憫去、此皆害及我身、
Nueva Versión Internacional - Entonces Jacob, su padre, les dijo: —¡Ustedes me van a dejar sin hijos! José ya no está con nosotros, Simeón tampoco está aquí, ¡y ahora se quieren llevar a Benjamín! ¡Todo esto me perjudica!
현대인의 성경 - 이때 야곱이 그들에게 말하였다. “너희가 내 자식들을 잃게 하는구나! 요셉도 없어지고 시므온도 없어졌는데 너희가 이제 베냐민까지 빼앗아 가려고 하니 모든 일이 다 나를 괴롭게만 하는구나.”
Новый Русский Перевод - Иаков сказал им: – Вы лишили меня детей. Иосифа больше нет, и Симеона больше нет, а теперь вы хотите взять Вениамина. Все обернулось против меня!
Восточный перевод - Якуб сказал им: – Вы лишили меня детей. Юсуфа больше нет, и Шимона больше нет, а теперь вы хотите взять Вениамина. Всё обернулось против меня!
Восточный перевод, версия с «Аллахом» - Якуб сказал им: – Вы лишили меня детей. Юсуфа больше нет, и Шимона больше нет, а теперь вы хотите взять Вениамина. Всё обернулось против меня!
Восточный перевод, версия для Таджикистана - Якуб сказал им: – Вы лишили меня детей. Юсуфа больше нет, и Шимона больше нет, а теперь вы хотите взять Вениамина. Всё обернулось против меня!
La Bible du Semeur 2015 - Jacob leur dit : Vous me privez de mes enfants : Joseph n’est plus ; Siméon a disparu et vous voulez encore me prendre Benjamin ! C’est sur moi que tout cela retombe !
リビングバイブル - しばらくしてヤコブが叫びました。「おまえたちのおかげで、私は子どもをなくしてしまった。ヨセフは出かけたまま戻らず、シメオンも捕らえられてしまった。今度はベニヤミンを連れて行きたいだと？　私をどれだけ苦しめれば気がすむのだ！」
Nova Versão Internacional - E disse-lhes seu pai Jacó: “Vocês estão tirando meus filhos de mim! Já fiquei sem José, agora sem Simeão e ainda querem levar Benjamim. Tudo está contra mim!”
Hoffnung für alle - »Ihr raubt mir meine Kinder!«, rief Jakob verzweifelt. »Josef lebt nicht mehr, Simeon ist zurückgeblieben, und Benjamin wollt ihr mir auch noch nehmen! Nichts bleibt mir erspart!«
Kinh Thánh Hiện Đại - Gia-cốp than trách: “Chúng mày làm mất con tao—Giô-sép và Si-mê-ôn—bây giờ còn muốn đem Bên-gia-min đi nữa. Sao tao khổ quá thế này!”
พระคริสตธรรมคัมภีร์ไทย ฉบับอมตธรรมร่วมสมัย - ยาโคบบิดาของพวกเขาพูดว่า “พวกเจ้าช่างพรากพ่อพรากลูกเสียจริงๆ โยเซฟก็จากไปแล้ว สิเมโอนก็จากไปแล้ว ตอนนี้พวกเจ้ายังจะเอาตัวเบนยามินไปอีก ข้าก็รับกรรมแต่เพียงคนเดียว!”
พระคัมภีร์ ฉบับแปลใหม่ - ยาโคบบิดาของเขาจึงพูดว่า “พวกเจ้าพรากลูกๆ ไปจากพ่อ โยเซฟไม่อยู่แล้ว และสิเมโอนก็ไม่อยู่แล้ว มาบัดนี้เจ้าจะเอาตัวเบนยามินไปอีก พ่อเองที่เป็นทุกข์”

交叉引用

Psalms 34:19 - The righteous person faces many troubles, but the Lord comes to the rescue each time.
1 Samuel 27:1 - But David kept thinking to himself, “Someday Saul is going to get me. The best thing I can do is escape to the Philistines. Then Saul will stop hunting for me in Israelite territory, and I will finally be safe.”
Romans 8:28 - And we know that God causes everything to work together for the good of those who love God and are called according to his purpose for them.
Genesis 37:20 - “Come on, let’s kill him and throw him into one of these cisterns. We can tell our father, ‘A wild animal has eaten him.’ Then we’ll see what becomes of his dreams!”
Genesis 37:21 - But when Reuben heard of their scheme, he came to Joseph’s rescue. “Let’s not kill him,” he said.
Genesis 37:22 - “Why should we shed any blood? Let’s just throw him into this empty cistern here in the wilderness. Then he’ll die without our laying a hand on him.” Reuben was secretly planning to rescue Joseph and return him to his father.
Genesis 37:23 - So when Joseph arrived, his brothers ripped off the beautiful robe he was wearing.
Genesis 37:24 - Then they grabbed him and threw him into the cistern. Now the cistern was empty; there was no water in it.
Genesis 37:25 - Then, just as they were sitting down to eat, they looked up and saw a caravan of camels in the distance coming toward them. It was a group of Ishmaelite traders taking a load of gum, balm, and aromatic resin from Gilead down to Egypt.
Genesis 37:26 - Judah said to his brothers, “What will we gain by killing our brother? We’d have to cover up the crime.
Genesis 37:27 - Instead of hurting him, let’s sell him to those Ishmaelite traders. After all, he is our brother—our own flesh and blood!” And his brothers agreed.
Genesis 37:28 - So when the Ishmaelites, who were Midianite traders, came by, Joseph’s brothers pulled him out of the cistern and sold him to them for twenty pieces of silver. And the traders took him to Egypt.
Genesis 37:29 - Some time later, Reuben returned to get Joseph out of the cistern. When he discovered that Joseph was missing, he tore his clothes in grief.
Genesis 37:30 - Then he went back to his brothers and lamented, “The boy is gone! What will I do now?”
Genesis 37:31 - Then the brothers killed a young goat and dipped Joseph’s robe in its blood.
Genesis 37:32 - They sent the beautiful robe to their father with this message: “Look at what we found. Doesn’t this robe belong to your son?”
Genesis 37:33 - Their father recognized it immediately. “Yes,” he said, “it is my son’s robe. A wild animal must have eaten him. Joseph has clearly been torn to pieces!”
Genesis 37:34 - Then Jacob tore his clothes and dressed himself in burlap. He mourned deeply for his son for a long time.
Genesis 37:35 - His family all tried to comfort him, but he refused to be comforted. “I will go to my grave mourning for my son,” he would say, and then he would weep.
Isaiah 41:13 - For I hold you by your right hand— I, the Lord your God. And I say to you, ‘Don’t be afraid. I am here to help you.
Isaiah 41:14 - Though you are a lowly worm, O Jacob, don’t be afraid, people of Israel, for I will help you. I am the Lord, your Redeemer. I am the Holy One of Israel.’
Isaiah 41:10 - Don’t be afraid, for I am with you. Don’t be discouraged, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you. I will hold you up with my victorious right hand.
Romans 8:31 - What shall we say about such wonderful things as these? If God is for us, who can ever be against us?
Isaiah 38:10 - I said, “In the prime of my life, must I now enter the place of the dead? Am I to be robbed of the rest of my years?”
James 5:7 - Dear brothers and sisters, be patient as you wait for the Lord’s return. Consider the farmers who patiently wait for the rains in the fall and in the spring. They eagerly look for the valuable harvest to ripen.
James 5:8 - You, too, must be patient. Take courage, for the coming of the Lord is near.
James 5:9 - Don’t grumble about each other, brothers and sisters, or you will be judged. For look—the Judge is standing at the door!
James 5:10 - For examples of patience in suffering, dear brothers and sisters, look at the prophets who spoke in the name of the Lord.
James 5:11 - We give great honor to those who endure under suffering. For instance, you know about Job, a man of great endurance. You can see how the Lord was kind to him at the end, for the Lord is full of tenderness and mercy.
Isaiah 27:9 - The Lord did this to purge Israel’s wickedness, to take away all her sin. As a result, all the pagan altars will be crushed to dust. No Asherah pole or pagan shrine will be left standing.
Genesis 45:28 - Then Jacob exclaimed, “It must be true! My son Joseph is alive! I must go and see him before I die.”
Job 7:7 - O God, remember that my life is but a breath, and I will never again feel happiness.
Matthew 14:31 - Jesus immediately reached out and grabbed him. “You have so little faith,” Jesus said. “Why did you doubt me?”
1 Corinthians 10:13 - The temptations in your life are no different from what others experience. And God is faithful. He will not allow the temptation to be more than you can stand. When you are tempted, he will show you a way out so that you can endure.
Ecclesiastes 7:8 - Finishing is better than starting. Patience is better than pride.
2 Corinthians 4:17 - For our present troubles are small and won’t last very long. Yet they produce for us a glory that vastly outweighs them and will last forever!
Genesis 47:12 - And Joseph provided food for his father and his brothers in amounts appropriate to the number of their dependents, including the smallest children.
Genesis 43:14 - May God Almighty give you mercy as you go before the man, so that he will release Simeon and let Benjamin return. But if I must lose my children, so be it.”

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交叉引用

New Living Translation - Jacob exclaimed, “You are robbing me of my children! Joseph is gone! Simeon is gone! And now you want to take Benjamin, too. Everything is going against me!”
新标点和合本 - 他们的父亲雅各对他们说：“你们使我丧失我的儿子：约瑟没有了，西缅也没有了，你们又要将便雅悯带去；这些事都归到我身上了。”
和合本2010（上帝版-简体） - 他们的父亲雅各对他们说：“你们害我丧失了我的儿子：约瑟不在了，西缅也不在了，你们还要带走便雅悯！这些事都临到我身上了。”
和合本2010（神版-简体） - 他们的父亲雅各对他们说：“你们害我丧失了我的儿子：约瑟不在了，西缅也不在了，你们还要带走便雅悯！这些事都临到我身上了。”
当代译本 - 他们的父亲雅各说：“你们使我连连失去儿子，约瑟没了，西缅没了，你们还要带走便雅悯！灾祸都落在了我头上！”
圣经新译本 - 他们的父亲雅各对他们说：“你们总是使我丧失儿子：约瑟没有了，西缅也没有了，你们还要把便雅悯带走；每一件事都是针对我。”
中文标准译本 - 他们的父亲雅各对他们说：“你们使我丧失了儿子：约瑟不在了，西缅也不在了；你们又要把便雅悯带走，这一切都是冲着我来的！”
现代标点和合本 - 他们的父亲雅各对他们说：“你们使我丧失我的儿子，约瑟没有了，西缅也没有了，你们又要将便雅悯带去，这些事都归到我身上了！”
和合本（拼音版） - 他们的父亲雅各对他们说：“你们使我丧失我的儿子：约瑟没有了，西缅也没有了，你们又要将便雅悯带去；这些事都归到我身上了。”
New International Version - Their father Jacob said to them, “You have deprived me of my children. Joseph is no more and Simeon is no more, and now you want to take Benjamin. Everything is against me!”
New International Reader's Version - Their father Jacob said to them, “You have taken my children away from me. Joseph is gone. Simeon is gone. Now you want to take Benjamin. Everything is going against me!”
English Standard Version - And Jacob their father said to them, “You have bereaved me of my children: Joseph is no more, and Simeon is no more, and now you would take Benjamin. All this has come against me.”
The Message - Their father said to them, “You’re taking everything I’ve got! Joseph’s gone, Simeon’s gone, and now you want to take Benjamin. If you have your way, I’ll be left with nothing.”
Christian Standard Bible - Their father Jacob said to them, “It’s me that you make childless. Joseph is gone, and Simeon is gone. Now you want to take Benjamin. Everything happens to me!”
New American Standard Bible - And their father Jacob said to them, “You have deprived me of my sons: Joseph is gone, and Simeon is gone, and now you would take Benjamin; all these things are against me.”
New King James Version - And Jacob their father said to them, “You have bereaved me: Joseph is no more, Simeon is no more, and you want to take Benjamin. All these things are against me.”
Amplified Bible - Jacob their father said to them, “You have bereaved me [by causing the loss] of my children. Joseph is no more, and Simeon is no more, and you would take Benjamin [from me]. All these things are [working] against me.”
American Standard Version - 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.
King James Version - 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.
New English Translation - Their father Jacob said to them, “You are making me childless! Joseph is gone. Simeon is gone. And now you want to take Benjamin! Everything is against me.”
World English Bible - Jacob, their father, said to them, “You have bereaved me of my children! Joseph is no more, Simeon is no more, and you want to take Benjamin away. All these things are against me.”
新標點和合本 - 他們的父親雅各對他們說：「你們使我喪失我的兒子：約瑟沒有了，西緬也沒有了，你們又要將便雅憫帶去；這些事都歸到我身上了。」
和合本2010（上帝版-繁體） - 他們的父親雅各對他們說：「你們害我喪失了我的兒子：約瑟不在了，西緬也不在了，你們還要帶走便雅憫！這些事都臨到我身上了。」
和合本2010（神版-繁體） - 他們的父親雅各對他們說：「你們害我喪失了我的兒子：約瑟不在了，西緬也不在了，你們還要帶走便雅憫！這些事都臨到我身上了。」
當代譯本 - 他們的父親雅各說：「你們使我連連失去兒子，約瑟沒了，西緬沒了，你們還要帶走便雅憫！災禍都落在了我頭上！」
聖經新譯本 - 他們的父親雅各對他們說：“你們總是使我喪失兒子：約瑟沒有了，西緬也沒有了，你們還要把便雅憫帶走；每一件事都是針對我。”
呂振中譯本 - 他們的父親雅各對他們說：『你們逕使我喪失兒子；約瑟沒有了，西緬也沒有了，你們又要將便雅憫帶走：這些事都落到我身上來了。』
中文標準譯本 - 他們的父親雅各對他們說：「你們使我喪失了兒子：約瑟不在了，西緬也不在了；你們又要把便雅憫帶走，這一切都是衝著我來的！」
現代標點和合本 - 他們的父親雅各對他們說：「你們使我喪失我的兒子，約瑟沒有了，西緬也沒有了，你們又要將便雅憫帶去，這些事都歸到我身上了！」
文理和合譯本 - 其父雅各謂之曰、爾曹喪我子矣、約瑟已亡、西緬亦亡、今欲取便雅憫、此皆有害於我、
文理委辦譯本 - 雅各謂眾子曰、爾曹喪我子矣、約瑟已亡、西面亦亡、今欲取便雅憫、此皆害及我身。
施約瑟淺文理新舊約聖經 - 其父雅各謂之曰、爾曹喪我子矣、約瑟已亡、西緬亦亡、今欲取便雅憫去、此皆害及我身、
Nueva Versión Internacional - Entonces Jacob, su padre, les dijo: —¡Ustedes me van a dejar sin hijos! José ya no está con nosotros, Simeón tampoco está aquí, ¡y ahora se quieren llevar a Benjamín! ¡Todo esto me perjudica!
현대인의 성경 - 이때 야곱이 그들에게 말하였다. “너희가 내 자식들을 잃게 하는구나! 요셉도 없어지고 시므온도 없어졌는데 너희가 이제 베냐민까지 빼앗아 가려고 하니 모든 일이 다 나를 괴롭게만 하는구나.”
Новый Русский Перевод - Иаков сказал им: – Вы лишили меня детей. Иосифа больше нет, и Симеона больше нет, а теперь вы хотите взять Вениамина. Все обернулось против меня!
Восточный перевод - Якуб сказал им: – Вы лишили меня детей. Юсуфа больше нет, и Шимона больше нет, а теперь вы хотите взять Вениамина. Всё обернулось против меня!
Восточный перевод, версия с «Аллахом» - Якуб сказал им: – Вы лишили меня детей. Юсуфа больше нет, и Шимона больше нет, а теперь вы хотите взять Вениамина. Всё обернулось против меня!
Восточный перевод, версия для Таджикистана - Якуб сказал им: – Вы лишили меня детей. Юсуфа больше нет, и Шимона больше нет, а теперь вы хотите взять Вениамина. Всё обернулось против меня!
La Bible du Semeur 2015 - Jacob leur dit : Vous me privez de mes enfants : Joseph n’est plus ; Siméon a disparu et vous voulez encore me prendre Benjamin ! C’est sur moi que tout cela retombe !
リビングバイブル - しばらくしてヤコブが叫びました。「おまえたちのおかげで、私は子どもをなくしてしまった。ヨセフは出かけたまま戻らず、シメオンも捕らえられてしまった。今度はベニヤミンを連れて行きたいだと？　私をどれだけ苦しめれば気がすむのだ！」
Nova Versão Internacional - E disse-lhes seu pai Jacó: “Vocês estão tirando meus filhos de mim! Já fiquei sem José, agora sem Simeão e ainda querem levar Benjamim. Tudo está contra mim!”
Hoffnung für alle - »Ihr raubt mir meine Kinder!«, rief Jakob verzweifelt. »Josef lebt nicht mehr, Simeon ist zurückgeblieben, und Benjamin wollt ihr mir auch noch nehmen! Nichts bleibt mir erspart!«
Kinh Thánh Hiện Đại - Gia-cốp than trách: “Chúng mày làm mất con tao—Giô-sép và Si-mê-ôn—bây giờ còn muốn đem Bên-gia-min đi nữa. Sao tao khổ quá thế này!”
พระคริสตธรรมคัมภีร์ไทย ฉบับอมตธรรมร่วมสมัย - ยาโคบบิดาของพวกเขาพูดว่า “พวกเจ้าช่างพรากพ่อพรากลูกเสียจริงๆ โยเซฟก็จากไปแล้ว สิเมโอนก็จากไปแล้ว ตอนนี้พวกเจ้ายังจะเอาตัวเบนยามินไปอีก ข้าก็รับกรรมแต่เพียงคนเดียว!”
พระคัมภีร์ ฉบับแปลใหม่ - ยาโคบบิดาของเขาจึงพูดว่า “พวกเจ้าพรากลูกๆ ไปจากพ่อ โยเซฟไม่อยู่แล้ว และสิเมโอนก็ไม่อยู่แล้ว มาบัดนี้เจ้าจะเอาตัวเบนยามินไปอีก พ่อเองที่เป็นทุกข์”

Psalms 34:19 - The righteous person faces many troubles, but the Lord comes to the rescue each time.
1 Samuel 27:1 - But David kept thinking to himself, “Someday Saul is going to get me. The best thing I can do is escape to the Philistines. Then Saul will stop hunting for me in Israelite territory, and I will finally be safe.”
Romans 8:28 - And we know that God causes everything to work together for the good of those who love God and are called according to his purpose for them.
Genesis 37:20 - “Come on, let’s kill him and throw him into one of these cisterns. We can tell our father, ‘A wild animal has eaten him.’ Then we’ll see what becomes of his dreams!”
Genesis 37:21 - But when Reuben heard of their scheme, he came to Joseph’s rescue. “Let’s not kill him,” he said.
Genesis 37:22 - “Why should we shed any blood? Let’s just throw him into this empty cistern here in the wilderness. Then he’ll die without our laying a hand on him.” Reuben was secretly planning to rescue Joseph and return him to his father.
Genesis 37:23 - So when Joseph arrived, his brothers ripped off the beautiful robe he was wearing.
Genesis 37:24 - Then they grabbed him and threw him into the cistern. Now the cistern was empty; there was no water in it.
Genesis 37:25 - Then, just as they were sitting down to eat, they looked up and saw a caravan of camels in the distance coming toward them. It was a group of Ishmaelite traders taking a load of gum, balm, and aromatic resin from Gilead down to Egypt.
Genesis 37:26 - Judah said to his brothers, “What will we gain by killing our brother? We’d have to cover up the crime.
Genesis 37:27 - Instead of hurting him, let’s sell him to those Ishmaelite traders. After all, he is our brother—our own flesh and blood!” And his brothers agreed.
Genesis 37:28 - So when the Ishmaelites, who were Midianite traders, came by, Joseph’s brothers pulled him out of the cistern and sold him to them for twenty pieces of silver. And the traders took him to Egypt.
Genesis 37:29 - Some time later, Reuben returned to get Joseph out of the cistern. When he discovered that Joseph was missing, he tore his clothes in grief.
Genesis 37:30 - Then he went back to his brothers and lamented, “The boy is gone! What will I do now?”
Genesis 37:31 - Then the brothers killed a young goat and dipped Joseph’s robe in its blood.
Genesis 37:32 - They sent the beautiful robe to their father with this message: “Look at what we found. Doesn’t this robe belong to your son?”
Genesis 37:33 - Their father recognized it immediately. “Yes,” he said, “it is my son’s robe. A wild animal must have eaten him. Joseph has clearly been torn to pieces!”
Genesis 37:34 - Then Jacob tore his clothes and dressed himself in burlap. He mourned deeply for his son for a long time.
Genesis 37:35 - His family all tried to comfort him, but he refused to be comforted. “I will go to my grave mourning for my son,” he would say, and then he would weep.
Isaiah 41:13 - For I hold you by your right hand— I, the Lord your God. And I say to you, ‘Don’t be afraid. I am here to help you.
Isaiah 41:14 - Though you are a lowly worm, O Jacob, don’t be afraid, people of Israel, for I will help you. I am the Lord, your Redeemer. I am the Holy One of Israel.’
Isaiah 41:10 - Don’t be afraid, for I am with you. Don’t be discouraged, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you. I will hold you up with my victorious right hand.
Romans 8:31 - What shall we say about such wonderful things as these? If God is for us, who can ever be against us?
Isaiah 38:10 - I said, “In the prime of my life, must I now enter the place of the dead? Am I to be robbed of the rest of my years?”
James 5:7 - Dear brothers and sisters, be patient as you wait for the Lord’s return. Consider the farmers who patiently wait for the rains in the fall and in the spring. They eagerly look for the valuable harvest to ripen.
James 5:8 - You, too, must be patient. Take courage, for the coming of the Lord is near.
James 5:9 - Don’t grumble about each other, brothers and sisters, or you will be judged. For look—the Judge is standing at the door!
James 5:10 - For examples of patience in suffering, dear brothers and sisters, look at the prophets who spoke in the name of the Lord.
James 5:11 - We give great honor to those who endure under suffering. For instance, you know about Job, a man of great endurance. You can see how the Lord was kind to him at the end, for the Lord is full of tenderness and mercy.
Isaiah 27:9 - The Lord did this to purge Israel’s wickedness, to take away all her sin. As a result, all the pagan altars will be crushed to dust. No Asherah pole or pagan shrine will be left standing.
Genesis 45:28 - Then Jacob exclaimed, “It must be true! My son Joseph is alive! I must go and see him before I die.”
Job 7:7 - O God, remember that my life is but a breath, and I will never again feel happiness.
Matthew 14:31 - Jesus immediately reached out and grabbed him. “You have so little faith,” Jesus said. “Why did you doubt me?”
1 Corinthians 10:13 - The temptations in your life are no different from what others experience. And God is faithful. He will not allow the temptation to be more than you can stand. When you are tempted, he will show you a way out so that you can endure.
Ecclesiastes 7:8 - Finishing is better than starting. Patience is better than pride.
2 Corinthians 4:17 - For our present troubles are small and won’t last very long. Yet they produce for us a glory that vastly outweighs them and will last forever!
Genesis 47:12 - And Joseph provided food for his father and his brothers in amounts appropriate to the number of their dependents, including the smallest children.
Genesis 43:14 - May God Almighty give you mercy as you go before the man, so that he will release Simeon and let Benjamin return. But if I must lose my children, so be it.”