Genesis 49:2
Gather yourselves together, and hear, ye sons of Jacob; and hearken unto Israel your father.
Genesis 49:2 in other translations
| BSB | Come together and listen, O sons of Jacob; listen to your father Israel. |
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| WEB | Assemble yourselves, and hear, you sons of Jacob. Listen to Israel, your father. |
| ASV | Assemble yourselves, and hear, ye sons of Jacob; And hearken unto Israel your father. |
| YLT | ‘Be assembled, and hear, sons of Jacob, And hearken unto Israel your father. |
| DARBY | Assemble yourselves, and hear, ye sons of Jacob, And listen to Israel your father. |
| BBE | Come near, O sons of Jacob, and give ear to the words of Israel your father. |
| Webster | Assemble yourselves, and hear, ye sons of Jacob: and hearken to Israel your father. |
What does Genesis 49:2 mean?
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Genesis 49:1-2
All Jacob's sons were living. His calling them together was a precept for them to unite in love, not to mingle with the Egyptians; and foretold that they should not be separated, as Abraham's sons and Isaac's were, but should all make one people. We are not to consider this address as the expression of private feelings of affection, resentment, or partiality; but as the language of the Holy Ghost, declaring the…
Genesis 49:2 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Genesis 49:2
- Psalms 34:11
Come, ye children, hearken unto me: I will teach you the fear of the Lord.
- Proverbs 6:20
My son, keep thy father’s commandment, and forsake not the law of thy mother:
- Proverbs 5:1
My son, attend unto my wisdom, and bow thine ear to my understanding:
- Proverbs 23:22
Hearken unto thy father that begat thee, and despise not thy mother when she is old.
- Proverbs 7:24
Hearken unto me now therefore, O ye children, and attend to the words of my mouth.
- Proverbs 23:26
My son, give me thine heart, and let thine eyes observe my ways.
- Proverbs 1:8-9
My son, hear the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother: For they shall be an ornament of grace unto thy head, and chains about thy neck.
- Proverbs 7:1
My son, keep my words, and lay up my commandments with thee.
- Proverbs 8:32
Now therefore hearken unto me, O ye children: for blessed are they that keep my ways.
- Proverbs 4:1-4
Hear, ye children, the instruction of a father, and attend to know understanding. For I give you good doctrine, forsake ye not my law. For I was my father’s son, tender and only beloved in the sight of my mother. He taught me also, and said unto me, Let thine heart retain my words: keep my commandments, and live.
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Context
- Genesis 49:1
And Jacob called unto his sons, and said, Gather yourselves together, that I may tell you that which shall befall you in the last days.
- Genesis 49:2
Gather yourselves together, and hear, ye sons of Jacob; and hearken unto Israel your father.
- Genesis 49:3
Reuben, thou art my firstborn, my might, and the beginning of my strength, the excellency of dignity, and the excellency of power:
Genesis 49:2 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Juntaos y oid, hijos de Jacob; y escuchad á vuestro padre Israel. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Réunissez-vous, et écoutez, fils de Jacob; écoutez Israël, votre père. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Kommet zusammen und höret, ihr Söhne Jakobs, und höret auf Israel, euren Vater! |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Congregamini, et audite, filii Jacob, audite Israël patrem vestrum: |