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Jacobיַעֲקֹבcalledוַיִּקְרָאhis sonsאֶל בָּנָיוand said,וַיֹּאמֶר“Gather together,הֵאָסְפוּthat I may tellוְאַגִּידָהyouלָכֶםwhatאֵת אֲשֶׁרwill befallיִקְרָאyouאֶתְכֶםin the days to come.בְּאַחֲרִית הַיָּמִים
Genesis 49:1
Study it in the app“Jacob called his sons and said, “Gather together, that I may tell you what will befall you in the days to come.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 49:1, word by word
- Jacobיַעֲקֹבyaakov
Jacob
Jacob, the younger son of Isaac and Rebekah, twin brother of Esau and father of the twelve tribes. In Hebrew "Yaakov" sounds like "heel" and "supplant" (Genesis 25:26; 27:36). God later gave him the name Israel; the name also stands for his descendants, the people of Israel.
Where else “yaakov” appears- calledיִּקְרָאyikra
call
To raise the voice to someone so that he comes, or to invite him.
Where else “yikra” appears- his sonsבָּנָיbanay
son
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “banay” appears- and saidיֹּאמֶרyomer
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomer” appears- “Gather togetherהֵאָסְפוּheasfu
assemble
To bring people together in one place.
Where else “heasfu” appears- that I may tellאַגִּידָהagida
tell
To tell someone something he does not know or has not seen.
Where else “agida” appears- will befallיִקְרָאyikra
befall
For an event, good or bad, to befall someone without his seeking it.
Where else “yikra” appears- in the days to comeאַחֲרִיתacharit
future
The time that comes after, what awaits someone further on.
Where else “acharit” appears- in the days to comeיָּמִיםyamim
time
Literally "the days": a period, an age, or the span of someone's life.
Where else “yamim” appears
The context
1 · This verse (above)
2Assemble and listen, sons of Jacob; listen to Israel your father.
To study Genesis 49 in a group
1. What it says
What did Jacob say about Judah and Joseph in his blessings (vv. 8-12, 22-26)?
2. What it means
What does it show that Jacob gave each son a different blessing (v. 28)?
3. How I live it
How can you recognize what is distinct and unique in each person in your family?