KJV King James Version
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.
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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.
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BSB 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:
WEB 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.
ASV 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.
YLT 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.
Surrounding 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.
2 Gather yourselves together, and hear, ye sons of Jacob; and hearken unto Israel your father.
3 Reuben, thou [art] my firstborn, my might, and the beginning of my strength, the excellency of dignity, and the excellency of power:
4 Unstable as water, thou shalt not excel; because thou wentest up to thy father’s bed; then defiledst thou [it]: he went up to my couch.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
וַיִּקְרָ֥אH7121 · qa.rato call: call toיַעֲקֹ֖בH3290 · ya.a.qovJacobאֶל־H413 · elto(wards)בָּנָ֑יוH1121 · benson: childוַיֹּ֗אמֶרH559 · a.marto sayהֵאָֽסְפוּ֙H622 · a.saphto gatherוְאַגִּ֣ידָהH5046 · na.gadto tellלָכֶ֔םH9036 · khemyouאֵ֛תH853 · et[Obj.]אֲשֶׁר־H834 · a.sherwhichיִקְרָ֥אH7122 · qa.rato encounter: meetאֶתְכֶ֖םH853 · et[Obj.]בְּאַחֲרִ֥יתH319 · a.cha.ritendהַיָּמִֽים׃H3117 · yomday
Cross-references
Jeremiah 23:20The anger of the LORD shall not return, until he have executed, and till he have performed the thoughts of his heart: in the latter days ye shall consider it perfectly.Numbers 24:14And 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.Daniel 10:14Now I am come to make thee understand what shall befall thy people in the latter days: for yet the vision [is] for [many] days.Deuteronomy 4:30When 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 31:12Gather 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:Psalm 25:14The secret of the LORD [is] with them that fear him; and he will shew them his covenant.Psalm 105:15[Saying], Touch not mine anointed, and do my prophets no harm.Hebrews 1:2Hath in these last days spoken unto us by [his] Son, whom he hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also he made the worlds;Amos 3:7Surely the Lord GOD will do nothing, but he revealeth his secret unto his servants the prophets.Hebrews 10:24-25And let us consider one another to provoke unto love and to good works:Revelation 4:1After this I looked, and, behold, a door [was] opened in heaven: and the first voice which I heard [was] as it were of a trumpet talking with me; which said, Come up hither, and I will shew thee things which must be hereafter.Deuteronomy 33:1-29And this [is] the blessing, wherewith Moses the man of God blessed the children of Israel before his death.Isaiah 39:6Behold, the days come, that all that [is] in thine house, and [that] which thy fathers have laid up in store until this day, shall be carried to Babylon: nothing shall be left, saith the LORD.Isaiah 2:2And it shall come to pass in the last days, [that] the mountain of the LORD’S house shall be established in the top of the mountains, and shall be exalted above the hills; and all nations shall flow unto it.Romans 1:17-18For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, The just shall live by faith.Daniel 10:1In the third year of Cyrus king of Persia a thing was revealed unto Daniel, whose name was called Belteshazzar; and the thing [was] true, but the time appointed [was] long: and he understood the thing, and had understanding of the vision.1 Timothy 4:1Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils;Deuteronomy 31:28-29Gather unto me all the elders of your tribes, and your officers, that I may speak these words in their ears, and call heaven and earth to record against them.
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