Genesis 49:2
“Gather around me in order that I can tell you what will happen in the future. My sons, come and listen to me. I am your father, Jacob, whom God named Israel.
Translation for Translators
In The King James Version
Gather yourselves together, and hear, ye sons of Jacob; and hearken unto Israel your father.
In Context
1Jacob summoned all his sons, and said to them,
Cross References
Psalms 34:12If [RHQ] any of you wants to enjoy life and have a good long life,
Proverbs 4:1My children, listen to what I am teaching you. If you pay attention, you will understand what is wise.
Proverbs 6:20My son, obey my commands, and do not ignore what your mother has taught you.
Proverbs 7:24My son, listen to what I say; pay careful attention to my words.
Proverbs 23:22Pay attention to what your father tells you, and ◄do not neglect/take care of► [LIT] your mother when she is old.
Isaiah 48:14All of you, gather together and listen to me. None of your idols has [RHQ] told this to you: I, Yahweh, have chosen Cyrus to assist me, and he will do to Babylon what I want him to do, and his army will get rid of the army of Babylonia.
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 →