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Genesis 49:2
2“Assemble and listen, sons of Jacob; 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.
- 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.
- New Living Translation (NLT)“Come and listen, you sons of Jacob; listen to Israel, your father.
Context of Genesis 49:2
1Then Jacob called for his sons and said: “Gather around so I can tell you what will happen to you in days to come. “Assemble and listen, sons of Jacob; listen to your father Israel. 3“Reuben, you are my firstborn, my might, the first sign of my strength, excelling in honor, excelling in power. 4Turbulent as the waters, you will no longer excel, for you went up onto your father’s bed, onto my couch and defiled it.
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 34:11Come, my children, listen to me; I will teach you the fear of the Lord.
- Proverbs 1:8Listen, my son, to your father’s instruction and do not forsake your mother’s teaching.
- Proverbs 4:1Listen, my sons, to a father’s instruction; pay attention and gain understanding.
- Proverbs 5:1My son, pay attention to my wisdom, turn your ear to my words of insight,
- Proverbs 6:20My son, keep your father’s command and do not forsake your mother’s teaching.
- Proverbs 7:1My son, keep my words and store up my commands within you.
- Proverbs 8:32“Now then, my children, listen to me; blessed are those who keep my ways.
- Proverbs 23:22Listen to your father, who gave you life, and do not despise your mother when she is 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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