New American Standard Bible 1995
Genesis 49:1-4
1Then JacobH3290 summonedH7121 his sonsH1121 and saidH559, “AssembleH622 yourselves that I may tellH5046 you whatH834 will befallH7122 you 1in the 2daysH3117 to comeH319.2GatherH6908 together and hearH8085, O sonsH1121 of JacobH3290; And 3listenH8085 to IsraelH3478 your fatherH1.
3“ReubenH7205, you are my firstbornH1060; My mightH3581 and 4the beginningH7225 of my strengthH202, 5PreeminentH3499 in dignityH7613 and 6preeminentH3499 in powerH5794.47UncontrolledH6349 as waterH4325, you shall not haveH3498 preeminenceH3498, 8BecauseH3588 you wentH5927 up to your father’sH1 bedH4904; ThenH227 you defiledH2490 it--he wentH5927 up to my couchH3326.
Notes
- 1. Genesis 49:1 Num 24:14 ↩
- 2. Genesis 49:1 Lit end of the days ↩
- 3. Genesis 49:2 Ps 34:11 ↩
- 4. Genesis 49:3 Deut 21:17; Ps 78:51; 105:36 ↩
- 5. Genesis 49:3 Lit preeminence ↩
- 6. Genesis 49:3 Lit preeminence ↩
- 7. Genesis 49:4 Or Boiling over; lit Recklessness ↩
- 8. Genesis 49:4 Gen 35:22; Deut 27:20; 1 Chr 5:1 ↩
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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