Genesis 49:2
'Be assembled, and hear, sons of Jacob, And hearken unto Israel your father.
Young's Literal Translation
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 34:12Who [is] the man that is desiring life? Loving days to see good?
Proverbs 4:1Hear, ye sons, the instruction of a father, And give attention to know understanding.
Proverbs 6:20Keep, my son, the command of thy father, And leave not the law of thy mother.
Proverbs 7:24And now, ye sons, hearken to me, And give attention to sayings of my mouth.
Proverbs 23:22Hearken to thy father, who begat thee, And despise not thy mother when she hath become old.
Isaiah 48:14Be gathered all of you, and hear, Who among them did declare these things? Jehovah hath loved him, He doth His pleasure on Babylon, And His arm [is on] the Chaldeans.
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 →