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Genesis 49:1–2

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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.
Gather yourselves together, and hear, ye sons of Jacob; and hearken unto Israel your father.
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  1. Jeremiah 23:20Rank 1 from verse 1
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    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.

  2. Numbers 24:14Rank 2 from verse 1
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    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.

  3. Daniel 10:14Rank 3 from verse 1
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    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.

  4. Deuteronomy 4:30Rank 4 from verse 1
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    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;

  5. Amos 3:7Rank 5 from verse 1
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    7Surely the Lord God will do nothing, but he revealeth his secret unto his servants the prophets.

From verse 2

  1. Psalms 34:11Rank 1 from verse 2
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    11Come, ye children, hearken unto me: I will teach you the fear of the Lord.

  2. Proverbs 1:8–9Rank 2 from verse 2
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    8My son, hear the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother:

    9For they shall be an ornament of grace unto thy head, and chains about thy neck.

  3. Proverbs 23:22Rank 3 from verse 2
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    22Hearken unto thy father that begat thee, and despise not thy mother when she is old.

  4. Proverbs 23:26Rank 4 from verse 2
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    26My son, give me thine heart, and let thine eyes observe my ways.

  5. Proverbs 4:1–4Rank 5 from verse 2
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    1HEAR, ye children, the instruction of a father, and attend to know understanding.

    2For I give you good doctrine, forsake ye not my law.

    3For I was my father’s son, tender and only beloved in the sight of my mother.

    4He taught me also, and said unto me, Let thine heart retain my words: keep my commandments, and live.

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Genesis 49:1

COMBINED MEANING

called

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of call. Sense 1: To name. Sense 2: To summon or invite. Sense 3: To proclaim or address. Sense 4: To request.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

tell

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1. To speak, relate, declare, report, inform, explain, reveal, recount, or make known. 2. To know, discern, or determine, especially in 'cannot tell' or 'who can tell.' 3. To count, number, or enumerate.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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you

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The second-person plural pronoun referring to those being addressed.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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which

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1. An interrogative or relative pronoun identifying one or more persons or things from a stated or implied set. 2. That which; what.

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shall

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An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

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last

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At the end or after all others; latest or final.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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Genesis 49:2

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hear

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Sense 1: To perceive sound or spoken words. Sense 2: To receive or learn by report. Sense 3: To listen to, regard, or heed. Sense 4: To attend favourably to a request.

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ye

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The second-person plural subject pronoun, referring to the persons being addressed as those who are, do, or receive the stated predicate.

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hearken

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1. To listen attentively or give heed. 2. To give regard, consent, or act in response.

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Israel

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The name given to Jacob and, by extension, his descendants, their nation, or the people so called.

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your

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The possessive form of ye or you, ordinarily plural, marking what belongs to, concerns, proceeds from, or stands in relation to the persons addressed.

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father

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Sense 1: A male parent or begetter. Sense 2: An ancestor, forefather, founder, source, originator, chief, elder, or one bearing paternal authority and care. Sense 3: God as Father, including the Father of Jesus Christ and of those described as his children.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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1AND 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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2Gather yourselves together, and hear, ye sons of Jacob; and hearken unto Israel your father.

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3¶ Reuben, thou art my firstborn, my might, and the beginning of my strength, the excellency of dignity, and the excellency of power:

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