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578 B
578 B
Jacob tore his garments
See how you translated the similar phrase in Genesis 37:29.
put sackcloth upon his loins
Here "loins" refers to the middle part of the body or the waist. Alternate translation: "put on sackcloth."
but he refused to be comforted
Alternate translation: "but he would not let them comfort him." (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive)
Sheol
"the grave"
The Midianites sold him
"The Midianites sold Joseph"
the captain of the bodyguard
"the leader of the soldiers who guarded the king"