Genesis 49:2

Gather yourselves together, and hear, ye Bnei Ya'akov; 1 and pay heed unto Yisroel Avichem. 1

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

Gather yourselves together, and hear, ye sons of Jacob; and hearken unto Israel your father.

In Context

1And Ya'akov called unto his banim, and said, Gather yourselves together, that I may tell you that which shall befall you in the acharit hayamim (last days). 1

3Reuven, thou art my bechor, 1 my koach, and the reshit of my strength, 1 the excellency of honor, and excellency of oz (power): 1

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Cross References

Psalms 34:12Come, ye banim, pay heed unto me; 1 I will teach you the fear of Hashem. 1

Proverbs 4:1Hear, ye banim, the musar (instruction, discipline) of an av, 1 and attend to know binah (understanding). 1

Proverbs 6:20Beni (my son), keep the mitzvat Avicha, 1 and forsake not the torat Immecha; 1

Proverbs 7:24Pay heed unto me now therefore, O ye banim, 1 and attend to the words of my peh (mouth). 1

Proverbs 23:22Pay heed unto avicha that fathered thee, 1 and despise not immecha when she is old. 1

Isaiah 48:14All ye, assemble yourselves, and listen. 1 Which among them + 48:14 the pesilim, idols hath declared these things? 1 Hashem hath loved him, + 48:14 i.e., Cyrus he will do His chafetz (pleasure, will) on Babylon, 1 and His zero'a shall be on the Kasdim (Chaldeans). 1

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 →

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