Genesis 49:1

Forsothe Jacob clepide hise sones, and seide to hem, Be ye gaderid that Y telle what thingis schulen come to you in the laste daies;

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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

2be ye gaderid, `and here, ye sones of Jacob, here ye Israel youre fadir.

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 4:30Aftir that alle thingis han founde thee, that ben biforseid, + 4:30 that is, after alle these forseid thinges ben bifallen to thee. forsothe in the laste tyme, thou schalt turne ayen to thi Lord God, and thou schalt here his vois.

Deuteronomy 31:28Gadere ye to me all the grettere men in birthe, and techeris, bi youre lynagis, and Y schal speke to hem, herynge these wordis, and Y schal clepe ayens hem heuene and erthe.

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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