en_tn/gen/49/01.md

General Information:

This begins Jacob's final blessings to his sons. This continues through Genesis 49:27. Jacob's blessings are written in poetic form. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/writing-poetry)

Assemble yourselves and listen, you sons of Jacob. Listen to Israel, your father

Both sentences say the same thing for emphasis. AT: "Come and listen carefully to your father" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism)

you sons of Jacob. Listen to Israel, your father

Jacob is referring to himself in the third person. It can be stated in the first person. AT: "my sons. Listen to me, your father" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-123person)

translationWords

• rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/jacob
• rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/assembly