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Genesis 49:1-3
International Standard Version
Genesis 49:1-3
International Standard Version
Jacob’s Final Blessings
49 After this, Jacob called his sons together and told them, “Assemble yourselves around me[a] so I can tell you all what is going to happen to you in the last days.[b]
2 “Gather together and listen,
you children of Jacob.
Listen to your father Israel.”
On the Future of Reuben
3 “Reuben, you’re my firstborn,
my strength,
and the first fruit of my vitality.
You excel in rank
and excel in power.
Footnotes
- Genesis 49:1 The Heb. lacks around me
- Genesis 49:1 Or in days to come
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