Revised Literal Translation

Genesis 49:1-3

1And Jacobיַעֲקֹ֖בya.'a.KoH3290calledוַיִּקְרָ֥אvai.yik.Ra'H7121unto his sonsבָּנָ֑יוba.NavH1121,and saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Gather yourselves togetherהֵאָֽסְפוּ֙he.'a.se.FuH622,that I may tellוְאַגִּ֣ידָהve.'a.Gi.dahH5046you thatwhich shall befallיִקְרָ֥אyik.Ra'H7122you in the lastבְּאַחֲרִ֥יתbe.'a.cha.RitH319daysהַיָּמִֽים׃hai.ya.MimH3117.

2Gather yourselves togetherהִקָּבְצ֥וּhi.ka.ve.TzuH6908,and hearוְשִׁמְע֖וּve.shim.'UH8085,ye sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Jacobיַעֲקֹ֑בya.'a.KoH3290;and hearkenוְשִׁמְע֖וּve.shim.'UH8085unto Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֥לYis.ra.'ElH3478your fatherאֲבִיכֶֽם׃'a.vi.KhemH1.

3Reubenרְאוּבֵן֙re.'u.VenH7205, thou artmy firstbornבְּכֹ֣רִיbe.Kho.riH1060,my mightכֹּחִ֖יko.ChiH3581,and the beginningוְרֵאשִׁ֣יתve.re.ShitH7225of my strengthאוֹנִ֑י'o.NiH202,the excellencyיֶ֥תֶרYe.terH3499of dignityשְׂאֵ֖תse.'EtH7613,and the excellencyוְיֶ֥תֶרve.Ye.terH3499of powerעָֽז׃'AzH5794:

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