Genesis 49:2
Assemble yourselves, and hear, you sons of Jacob [Supplanter]. 2 Sh'ma ·Hear obey· unto Israel [God prevails], your father. 1
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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 34:12מ Who of you takes pleasure in living? 2 Who 'ahav ·affectionately loves· a long life to see good things? 1
Proverbs 4:1Sh'ma ·Hear obey·, sons, to a father’s instruction. 2 Pay attention and know understanding; 1
Proverbs 6:20My son, keep your father’s mitzvah ·instruction·, 2 and don’t forsake your mother’s teaching. 1
Proverbs 7:24Now therefore, sons, sh'ma ·hear obey· me. 2 Pay attention to the words of my mouth. 1
Proverbs 23:22Sh'ma ·Hear obey· your father who gave you life, 2 and don’t despise your mother when she is old. 1
Isaiah 48:14“Assemble yourselves, all of you, and sh'ma ·hear obey·; 2 who among them has declared these things? 1 He whom Adonai 'ahav ·affectionately loves· will do what he likes to Babylon [Confusion], 2 and his arm will be against the Chaldeans [Descendants of Loving-kindness]. 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 →