Genesis 49:1

And Jacob called his sons, and said, Gather together, and I will show you what will befall you in the end of the days;

Targum Onkelos

In The King James Version

And Jacob called unto his sons, and said, Gather yourselves together, that I may tell you that which shall befall you in the last days.

In Context

2Assemble, and hearken, O sons of Jakob, and receive instruction from Israel your father.

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 4:30When thou wilt be in trouble, and all these words will have found thee, in the end of the days, and thou wilt turn unto the fear of the Lord thy God,

Deuteronomy 31:28Gather to me all the elders of your tribes, and your officers, and I will speak these words before you, and will call the heavens and earth to witness:

Matthew Henry on Genesis 49:1

This chapter is a prophecy; the likest to it we have yet met with was that of Noah, ch. ix. 25 , &c. Jacob is here upon his death-bed, making his will. He put it off till now, because dying men's words are apt to make deep impressions, and to be remembered long: what he said here, he could not say when he would, but as the Spirit gave him utterance, who chose this time, that divine strength might be perfected in his weakness. The twelve sons of Jacob were, in their day, men of renown, but the twelve tribes of… Read the whole commentary →

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