³⁵ All his sons and daughters came to comfort him,^(A) but he refused to be comforted.^(B) “No,” he said, “I will continue to mourn until I join my son^(C) in the grave.^(D)” So his father wept for him.

³⁸ But Jacob said, “My son will not go down there with you; his brother is dead^(A) and he is the only one left. If harm comes to him^(B) on the journey you are taking, you will bring my gray head down to the grave^(C) in sorrow.^(D)”