Genesis - 49:2



2 Assemble yourselves, and hear, you sons of Jacob. Listen to Israel, your father.

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Explanation and meaning of Genesis 49:2.

Differing Translations

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Gather yourselves together, and hear, ye sons of Jacob; and hearken unto Israel your father.
Assemble yourselves, and hear, ye sons of Jacob; And hearken unto Israel your father.
Gather yourselves together, and hear, O ye sons of Jacob, hearken to Israel your father:
'Be assembled, and hear, sons of Jacob, And hearken unto Israel your father.
Gather yourselves together, and hear, you sons of Jacob; and listen to Israel your father.
Come near, O sons of Jacob, and give ear to the words of Israel your father.
Gather together and listen, O sons of Jacob. Listen to Israel, your father.
Congregate vos, et audite filii Jahacob, audite inquam Israel patrem vestrum.

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Historical Commentaries

Scholarly Analysis and Interpretation.

Gather yourselves together,.... This is repeated to hasten them, and to suggest that he had something of importance to make known unto them, which he chose to do, when they were together:
and hear, ye sons of Jacob, and hearken to Israel your father: these words are used and doubled to excite their attention to what he was about to say, and which is urged from the near relation there was between them.

Hearken to Israel your father - Let Israel that has prevailed with God, prevail with you.

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