Genesis 49:2

Bible in Basic English (1941)

Come near, O sons of Jacob, and give ear to the words of Israel your father.

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Referenced Verses

  • Ps 34:11 : 11 Come, children, give attention to me; I will be your teacher in the fear of the Lord.
  • Prov 1:8-9 : 8 My son, give ear to the training of your father, and do not give up the teaching of your mother: 9 For they will be a crown of grace for your head, and chain-ornaments about your neck.
  • Prov 4:1-4 : 1 Give ear, my sons, to the teaching of a father; give attention so that you may have knowledge: 2 For I give you good teaching; do not give up the knowledge you are getting from me. 3 For I was a son to my father, a gentle and an only one to my mother. 4 And he gave me teaching, saying to me, Keep my words in your heart; keep my rules so that you may have life:
  • Prov 5:1 : 1 My son, give attention to my wisdom; let your ear be turned to my teaching:
  • Prov 6:20 : 20 My son, keep the rule of your father, and have in memory the teaching of your mother:
  • Prov 7:1 : 1 My son, keep my sayings, and let my rules be stored up with you.
  • Prov 7:24 : 24 So now, my sons, give ear to me; give attention to the sayings of my mouth;
  • Prov 8:32 : 32 Give ear to me then, my sons: for happy are those who keep my ways.
  • Prov 23:22 : 22 Give ear to your father whose child you are, and do not keep honour from your mother when she is old.
  • Prov 23:26 : 26 My son, give me your heart, and let your eyes take delight in my ways.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Gen 49:1
    88%

    1And Jacob sent for his sons, and said, Come together, all of you, so that I may give you news of your fate in future times.

  • Gen 48:1-2
    2 verses
    74%

    1Now after these things, word came to Joseph that his father was ill: and he took with him his sons Manasseh and Ephraim.

    2And when they said to Jacob, Your son Joseph is coming to see you: then Israel, getting all his strength together, had himself lifted up in his bed.

  • Gen 49:28
    74%

    28These are the twelve tribes of Israel: and these are the words their father said to them, blessing them; to every one he gave his blessing.

  • Gen 48:8-10
    3 verses
    73%

    8Then Israel, looking at Joseph's sons, said, Who are these?

    9And Joseph said to his father, They are my sons, whom God has given me in this land. And he said, Let them come near me, and I will give them a blessing.

    10Now because Israel was old, his eyes were no longer clear, and he was not able to see. So he made them come near to him, and he gave them a kiss, folding them in his arms.

  • Jer 2:4
    73%

    4Give ear to the words of the Lord, O sons of Jacob and all the families of Israel:

  • Gen 46:2
    72%

    2And God said to Israel in a night-vision, Jacob, Jacob. And he said, Here am I.

  • Gen 49:33
    72%

    33And when Jacob had come to the end of these words to his sons, stretching himself on his bed, he gave up his spirit, and went the way of his people.

  • Gen 42:29
    72%

    29So when they came to Jacob their father, in the land of Canaan, they gave him an account of all their experiences, saying,

  • Gen 48:21
    72%

    21Then Israel said to Joseph, Now my death is near; but God will be with you, guiding you back to the land of your fathers.

  • Gen 27:6
    71%

    6And Rebekah said to Jacob, her son, Your father said to your brother Esau in my hearing,

  • Gen 49:3
    71%

    3Reuben, you are my oldest son, the first-fruit of my strength, first in pride and first in power:

  • 1 Chr 2:1-2
    2 verses
    71%

    1These are the sons of Israel: Reuben, Simeon, Levi and Judah, Issachar and Zebulun;

    2Dan, Joseph and Benjamin, Naphtali, Gad and Asher.

  • 1 Chr 1:34
    71%

    34And Abraham was the father of Isaac. The sons of Isaac: Esau and Israel.

  • Gen 48:19
    70%

    19But his father would not, saying, I am doing it on purpose, my son; he will certainly become a nation and a great one; but his younger brother will be greater than he, and his seed will become a great family of nations.

  • Gen 47:7
    70%

    7Then Joseph made his father Jacob come before Pharaoh, and Jacob gave him his blessing.

  • Gen 45:10
    70%

    10The land of Goshen will be your living-place, and you will be near me; you and your children and your children's children, and your flocks and herds and all you have:

  • Gen 27:1
    70%

    1Now when Isaac was old and his eyes had become clouded so that he was not able to see, he sent for Esau, his first son, and said to him, My son: and he said, Here am I.

  • Prov 4:1
    70%

    1Give ear, my sons, to the teaching of a father; give attention so that you may have knowledge:

  • Gen 45:25
    70%

    25So they went up from Egypt and came to the land of Canaan, to their father Jacob.

  • Gen 27:18
    70%

    18And he came to his father, and said, My father: and he said, Here am I: who are you, my son?

  • Gen 27:8
    70%

    8Now, my son, do what I say.

  • Gen 27:10
    69%

    10And you will take it to him, so that he may have a good meal and give you his blessing before his death.

  • Gen 46:29
    69%

    29And Joseph got his carriage ready and went to Goshen for the meeting with his father; and when he came before him, he put his arms round his neck, weeping.

  • Gen 48:5
    69%

    5And now your two sons who came to birth in Egypt before I came to you here, are mine; Ephraim and Manasseh will be mine, in the same way as Reuben and Simeon are.

  • Gen 49:26
    69%

    26Blessings of sons, old and young, to the father: blessings of the oldest mountains and the fruit of the eternal hills: let them come on the head of Joseph, on the crown of him who was separate from his brothers.