Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Then Jacob called for his sons and said: “Gather around so I can tell you what will happen to you in days to come. New Living Translation Then Jacob called together all his sons and said, “Gather around me, and I will tell you what will happen to each of you in the days to come. English Standard Version Then Jacob called his sons and said, “Gather yourselves together, that I may tell you what shall happen to you in days to come. Berean Standard Bible Then Jacob called for his sons and said, “Gather around so that I can tell you what will happen to you in the days to come: King James Bible 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. New King James Version And Jacob called his sons and said, “Gather together, that I may tell you what shall befall you in the last days: New American Standard Bible Then Jacob summoned his sons and said, “Assemble yourselves, so that I may tell you what will happen to you in the days to come. NASB 1995 Then Jacob summoned his sons and said, “Assemble yourselves that I may tell you what will befall you in the days to come. NASB 1977 Then Jacob summoned his sons and said, “Assemble yourselves that I may tell you what shall befall you in the days to come. Legacy Standard Bible Then Jacob summoned his sons and said, “Gather together that I may tell you what will befall you in the last days. Amplified Bible Then Jacob called for his sons and said, “Assemble yourselves [around me] that I may tell you what will happen to you and your descendants in the days to come. Christian Standard Bible Then Jacob called his sons and said, “Gather around, and I will tell you what will happen to you in the days to come. Holman Christian Standard Bible Then Jacob called his sons and said, “Gather around, and I will tell you what will happen to you in the days to come. American Standard Version And Jacob called unto his sons, and said: Gather yourselves together, that I may tell you that which shall befall you in the latter days. Aramaic Bible in Plain English And Yaquuv called his sons and said to them, “Be assembled and I shall show you the thing that will happen to you in the last of days. Brenton Septuagint Translation And Jacob called his sons, and said to them, Contemporary English Version Jacob called his sons together and said: My sons, I am Jacob, your father Israel. Douay-Rheims Bible And Jacob called his sons, and said to them: Gather yourselves together that I may tell you the things that shall befall you in the last days. English Revised Version And Jacob called unto his sons, and said: Gather yourselves together, that I may tell you that which shall befall you in the latter days. GOD'S WORD® Translation Jacob called for his sons and said, "Come here, and let me tell you what will happen to you in the days to come. Good News Translation Jacob called for his sons and said, "Gather around, and I will tell you what will happen to you in the future: International Standard Version After this, Jacob called his sons together and told them, "Assemble yourselves around me so I can tell you all what is going to happen to you in the last days. JPS Tanakh 1917 And Jacob called unto his sons, and said: 'Gather yourselves together, that I may tell you that which shall befall you in the end of days. Literal Standard Version And Jacob calls to his sons and says, “Be gathered together, and I declare to you that which happens with you in the latter end of the days. Majority Standard Bible Then Jacob called for his sons and said, “Gather around so that I can tell you what will happen to you in the days to come: New American Bible Jacob called his sons and said: “Gather around, that I may tell you what is to happen to you in days to come. NET Bible Jacob called for his sons and said, "Gather together so I can tell you what will happen to you in the future. New Revised Standard Version Then Jacob called his sons, and said: “Gather around, that I may tell you what will happen to you in days to come. New Heart English Bible Then Jacob summoned his sons, and said: "Gather yourselves together so that I may tell you what will happen to you in the days to come. Webster's Bible Translation And Jacob called to his sons, and said, Assemble yourselves, that I may tell you that which shall befall you in the last days. World English Bible Jacob called to his sons, and said: “Gather yourselves together, that I may tell you that which will happen to you in the days to come. Young's Literal Translation And Jacob calleth unto his sons and saith, 'Be gathered together, and I declare to you that which doth happen with you in the latter end of the days. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Jacob Blesses His Sons1Then Jacob called for his sons and said, “Gather around so that I can tell you what will happen to you in the days to come: 2Come together and listen, O sons of Jacob; listen to your father Israel.… Cross References Numbers 24:14 Now I am going back to my people, but come, let me warn you what this people will do to your people in the days to come." Jeremiah 23:20 The anger of the LORD will not turn back until He has fully accomplished the purposes of His heart. In the days to come you will understand this clearly. Daniel 2:28 But there is a God in heaven who reveals mysteries, and He has made known to King Nebuchadnezzar what will happen in the latter days. Your dream and the visions that came into your mind as you lay on your bed were these: Treasury of Scripture And Jacob called to his sons, and said, Gather yourselves together, that I may tell you that which shall befall you in the last days. Gather. Deuteronomy 31:12,28,29 Gather the people together, men, and women, and children, and thy stranger that is within thy gates, that they may hear, and that they may learn, and fear the LORD your God, and observe to do all the words of this law: … Deuteronomy 33:1-29 And this is the blessing, wherewith Moses the man of God blessed the children of Israel before his death… Psalm 25:14 The secret of the LORD is with them that fear him; and he will shew them his covenant. last days. Numbers 24:14 And now, behold, I go unto my people: come therefore, and I will advertise thee what this people shall do to thy people in the latter days. Deuteronomy 4:30 When thou art in tribulation, and all these things are come upon thee, even in the latter days, if thou turn to the LORD thy God, and shalt be obedient unto his voice; Deuteronomy 31:29 For I know that after my death ye will utterly corrupt yourselves, and turn aside from the way which I have commanded you; and evil will befall you in the latter days; because ye will do evil in the sight of the LORD, to provoke him to anger through the work of your hands. Jump to Previous Assemble Befall Declare End Fate Future Gather Gathered Happen Jacob Last News Summoned Times Together YourselvesJump to Next Assemble Befall Declare End Fate Future Gather Gathered Happen Jacob Last News Summoned Times Together YourselvesGenesis 49 1. Jacob calls his sons to bless them.3. Their blessing in particular. 29. He charges them about his burial. 33. He dies. XLIX. THE BLESSING OF THE TWELVE TRIBES. (1) That which shall befall you.--This dying song of Jacob has been regarded alike by Jews and Christians as a prophetic hymn spoken by the patriarch under the influence of the Holy Spirit. By many modern commentators, however, it has been placed in David's time, and even ascribed to Nathan, partly on the ground that it is too spirited to have been the composition of one lying in the last decrepitude of old age, but chiefly because, in the description given of Judah, it is supposed to refer to the elevation of David to the royal dignity. But if it was thus written by a member of David's court, we should reasonably expect an exact knowledge of the state of things in David's time. For this, in fact, is the argument upon which these critics depend, that the internal evidence shows that it belongs to David's reign. Now, so far is this from being true, that not only is the whole exceedingly general, containing scarcely more than faint and dim hopes and anticipations, but, except in the matter of Judah's pre-eminence, there is no knowledge whatsoever of the arrangements of David's time. Thus, for instance, there is no word about Levi's priestly functions, and his dispersion in Israel is described as a punishment, and put upon exactly the same level as that of Simeon It is said in answer that it was David who established the priesthood, and set the Levites apart for their duties. If so, this was the very reason why Nathan, a seer of his court, should have put into Jacob's mouth some allusion to so important an event, in order to justify so strong a proceeding as the depriving of a tribe of its lands and political importance, the seizure of towns in every other tribe for the abode of its members, and the bestowal upon them of priestly functions. If however David, by an act of despotic power, was able to effect so violent a subversion of all tribal rights, it is strange that no reference is ever made to it: and, moreover, both the Pentateuch and the Books of Joshua (Joshua 3:3; Joshua 8:33, &c), of Judges (Judges 17:9-13), and of Samuel (1Samuel 2:13; 1Samuel 2:27-28; 1Samuel 6:15, &c.) must be of a date so modern as for all remembrance of David's act to have passed away, and for the national traditions to have created for themselves a setting modelled upon a state of things that never existed, and which was contradictory to the most glorious age of the nation's history. But national traditions precede the historical period of a people's annals, and from the time of David careful records of all events in Judah and Israel were kept, and the history of Judah and Israel was one of the chief subjects of instruction given to the youth of the nation in the prophetic schools. But let us take another instance. At the settlement of the tribes in Canaan, it was Asher and not Zebulun to which the sea-coast upon the north fell by lot; south of Asher was the half-tribe of Manasseh, and south of this was Dan. (Comp. Judges 5:17.) Zebulun was an inland tribe, and did not "dwell at the haven of the sea." It is unnecessary to continue this examination, but generally we may affirm that the sole argument for Jacob's blessing having been written in historic times is the position given to Judah. Everything besides negatives this view; and we may reasonably ascribe the high rank of Judah to the fact that after the setting aside of Reuben, Simeon and Levi, he became the firstborn. . . . Verse 1. - And Jacob (having closed his interview with Joseph and his two sons) called (by means of messengers) unto his sons (i.e. the others who were then absent), and said, Gather yourselves together, - the prophet's last utterance must be a public one - that I may tell you - literally, and I will tell you - that which shall befall you - קָרָא, in the sense of happening or occurring to any one, is here equivalent to קָרָה (cf. Genesis 42:4, 38) - in the last days - literally, in the end of the days, not simply in future time (Gesenius, Rosenmüller, Kalisch), or in the times intervening between the speaker and the end of the human race (Murphy), but in the last age, the closing period of time, the era of fulfillment (Kurtz, Hengstenberg), which era, however, must be judged from the standpoint of the speaker (Baumgarten). Hence the period must not be restricted to exclusively Messianic times (Rabbi Nachmanides), ἐπ ἐσχάτῶν τῶν ἡμερῶν (LXX.), in diebus novissimis (Vulgate), but must commence with what to Jacob was the era of consummation, the days of the conquest (Baumgarten, Hengstenberg); while, on the other hand, it can as little be limited to these, but must be held as extending over totum tempus ab exitu AEgypti ad Christi regnum (Calvin), and even as reaching, though unconsciously to Jacob, to the very terminus of human history (Keil, Lange).Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Then Jacobיַעֲקֹ֖ב (ya·‘ă·qōḇ) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3290: Jacob -- a son of Isaac, also his desc called for וַיִּקְרָ֥א (way·yiq·rā) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 7121: To call, proclaim, read his sons בָּנָ֑יו (bā·nāw) Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 1121: A son and said, וַיֹּ֗אמֶר (way·yō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 559: To utter, say “Gather around הֵאָֽסְפוּ֙ (hê·’ā·sə·p̄ū) Verb - Nifal - Imperative - masculine plural Strong's 622: To gather for, any purpose, to receive, take away, remove so that I can tell וְאַגִּ֣ידָה (wə·’ag·gî·ḏāh) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular Strong's 5046: To be conspicuous you אֵ֛ת (’êṯ) Direct object marker Strong's 853: Untranslatable mark of the accusative case what אֲשֶׁר־ (’ă·šer-) Pronoun - relative Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that will happen יִקְרָ֥א (yiq·rā) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 7122: To encounter, befall to you אֶתְכֶ֖ם (’eṯ·ḵem) Direct object marker | second person masculine plural Strong's 853: Untranslatable mark of the accusative case in the days הַיָּמִֽים׃ (hay·yā·mîm) Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 3117: A day to come: בְּאַחֲרִ֥ית (bə·’a·ḥă·rîṯ) Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 319: The last, end, the future, posterity Links Genesis 49:1 NIVGenesis 49:1 NLT Genesis 49:1 ESV Genesis 49:1 NASB Genesis 49:1 KJV Genesis 49:1 BibleApps.com Genesis 49:1 Biblia Paralela Genesis 49:1 Chinese Bible Genesis 49:1 French Bible Genesis 49:1 Catholic Bible OT Law: Genesis 49:1 Jacob called to his sons and said: (Gen. 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