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.
And Jacob their father said to them, 'You have taken my children from me: Joseph is gone, and Simeon is gone, and now you want to take Benjamin away. All of these troubles are happening to me.'
Jacob is overwhelmed with grief and feels like he's losing all his sons one by one, believing that everything bad is happening to him.
📚 Historical Context
This occurs during the severe famine when Jacob's sons had gone to Egypt to buy grain and were told by the Egyptian ruler (unknowingly Joseph) that they must bring their youngest brother Benjamin on their next trip. Simeon was being held as collateral in Egypt, and Jacob believed Joseph was dead after his sons had deceived him years earlier about Joseph's fate.
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