EasyEnglish Bible 2018
Genesis 49:2
2You sons of Jacob, come together now and listen to your father, Israel.’
Genesis 49:2 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Gather yourselves together, and hear, ye sons of Jacob; and hearken unto Israel your father.
- New International Version (NIV)“Assemble and listen, sons of Jacob; listen to your father Israel.
- English Standard Version (ESV)"Assemble and listen, O sons of Jacob, listen to Israel your father.
- New King James Version (NKJV)“Gather together and hear, you sons of Jacob, And listen to Israel your father.
Context of Genesis 49:2
1Then Jacob called for all his sons. He said, ‘Come here to me. Then I can tell you what will happen to you, in future years. You sons of Jacob, come together now and listen to your father, Israel.’ 3Jacob said, ‘Reuben you are my firstborn son. You were born first, when I was a strong young man. Of all my sons, you are the most famous and the strongest. 4Yet you are as wild as the sea. You had sex with your father's slave wife. This bad thing brought me shame. So you will not become great.
Read all of Genesis 49Genesis 49:2 word by word
הִקָּבְצ֥וּ וְשִׁמְע֖וּ בְּנֵ֣י יַעֲקֹ֑ב וְשִׁמְע֖וּ אֶל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֥ל אֲבִיכֶֽם׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Genesis 49:2
- Psalms 34:11Children, come and listen to me! I will teach you how to respect the Lord.
- Proverbs 1:8Listen, my child, when your father shows you what is right. And do not forget what your mother has taught you.
- Proverbs 4:1My children, listen to what your father teaches you. Listen carefully so that you understand what is right.
- Proverbs 5:1My child, listen carefully to the wisdom that I teach you. I will teach you how to understand things well.
- Proverbs 6:20My child, obey your father's commands. Do not forget what your mother has taught you.
- Proverbs 7:1My child, remember what I say. Keep my commands in your mind.
- Proverbs 8:32So listen to me, my children. Anyone who obeys my teaching will be happy.
- Proverbs 23:2216. Listen to your father. You would not be alive without him. Continue to respect your mother when she becomes old.
Commentaries on Genesis 49:2
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1-33Verses 1-33 - Jacob Blesses His Sons 5. מכרה mekêrāh “weapon;” related: כיר kārar or כרה kārāh dig. “Device, design?” related: מכר mākar “sell,” in Arabic “take counsel. Habitation.” 10. מחקק mechoqēq “lawgiver, judge, dispenser of laws.” This word occurs in six other places - Numbers 21:18; Deuteronomy 33:21; Jud. Deuteronomy 5:14; Psalm 60:9; Psalm 108:9; Isaiah 33:22; in five of which it clearly denotes ruler, or judge. The meaning “sceptre” is…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-2Jacob's words were carefully chosen prophecies. The days to come refer to the conquest and settlement of the promised land and the future messianic age. All tribes would share in the blessing and enter the land with Joshua. But they would not all participate in the same way.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-331. Jacob called unto his sons--It is not to the sayings of the dying saint, so much as of the inspired prophet, that attention is called in this chapter. Under the immediate influence of the Holy Spirit he pronounced his prophetic benediction and described the condition of their respective descendants in the last days, or future times. Ge 49:3, 4. Reuben forfeited by his crime the rights and honors of primogeniture. His posterity never made any figure; no…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Genesis 49
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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