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Genesis 49:2

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

  6. Proverbs 5:1Rank 6 from verse 2
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    1MY son, attend unto my wisdom, and bow thine ear to my understanding:

  7. Proverbs 6:20Rank 7 from verse 2
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    20¶ My son, keep thy father’s commandment, and forsake not the law of thy mother:

  8. Proverbs 7:1Rank 8 from verse 2
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    1MY son, keep my words, and lay up my commandments with thee.

  9. Proverbs 7:24Rank 9 from verse 2
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    24¶ Hearken unto me now therefore, O ye children, and attend to the words of my mouth.

  10. Proverbs 8:32Rank 10 from verse 2
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    32Now therefore hearken unto me, O ye children: for blessed are they that keep my ways.

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Genesis 49:2

COMBINED MEANING

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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COMBINED MEANING

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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COMBINED MEANING

hearken

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

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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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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49:1AND Jacob called unto his sons, and said, Gather yourselves together, that I may tell you that which shall befall you in the last days.

49:2Gather yourselves together, and hear, ye sons of Jacob; and hearken unto Israel your father.

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