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Assembleהִקָּבְצוּand listen,וְשִׁמְעוּsonsבְּנֵיof Jacob;יַעֲקֹבlistenוְשִׁמְעוּto Israelאֶל יִשְׂרָאֵלyour father.אֲבִיכֶם
Genesis 49:2
Study it in the app“Assemble and listen, sons of Jacob; listen to Israel your father.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 49:2, word by word
- Assembleהִקָּבְצוּhikavtsu
gather
To bring people to one place, or to come together there.
Where else “hikavtsu” appears- and listenשִׁמְעוּshimu
listen
To pay close attention, or heed a plea.
Where else “shimu” appears- sonsבְּנֵיbene
son
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “bene” appears- of 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- to Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael
Israel
Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.
Where else “yisrael” appears- your fatherאֲבִיavi
father
The man who begets a child and heads his household.
Where else “avi” appears
The context
1Jacob called his sons and said, “Gather together, that I may tell you what will befall you in the days to come.
2 · This verse (above)
3Reuben, you are my firstborn, my strength and the first fruit of my vigor, preeminent in dignity and preeminent in power.
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?