Genesis 49:2
Assemble yourselves, and hear, ye sons of Jacob, and hearken to Israel your father.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
Gather yourselves together, and hear, ye sons of Jacob; and hearken unto Israel your father.
In Context
Cross References
Psalms 34:12What man is he who desires life, and loves [many] days, that he may see good?
Proverbs 4:1Hear, ye sons, the instruction of a father, and attend to know understanding.
Proverbs 6:20My son, keep the commandment of thy father, and do not forsake the law of thy mother.
Proverbs 7:24Now therefore, ye sons, hearken to me, and attend to the words of my mouth.
Proverbs 23:22Hearken to thy father who begot thee, and despise not thy mother when she is old.
Isaiah 48:14Assemble yourselves, all ye, and hear: Who among them has declared these things? He whom LORD loves shall perform his pleasure on Babylon, and his arm, the Chaldeans.
Matthew Henry on Genesis 49:2-5
Jacob's Prophecy Concerning His Sons. ( b. c. 1689.) 1 And Jacob called unto his sons, and said, Gather yourselves together, that I may tell you that which shall befal you in the last days. 2 Gather yourselves together, and hear, ye sons of Jacob; and hearken unto Israel your father. 3 Reuben, thou art my firstborn, my might, and the beginning of my strength, the excellency of dignity, and the excellency of power: 4 Unstable as water, thou shalt not excel; because thou wentest up to thy father's bed; then… Read the whole commentary →