Jacob Blesses His Sons(A)

49 Then Jacob called for his sons and said: “Gather around so I can tell you what will happen to you in days to come.(B)

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49 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.

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Jacob’s Last Words to His Sons

49 And Jacob called his sons and said, “Gather together, that I may (A)tell you what shall befall you (B)in the last days:

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Among their victims were Evi, Rekem, Zur, Hur and Reba(A)—the five kings of Midian.(B) They also killed Balaam son of Beor(C) with the sword.(D)

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And they slew the kings of Midian, beside the rest of them that were slain; namely, Evi, and Rekem, and Zur, and Hur, and Reba, five kings of Midian: Balaam also the son of Beor they slew with the sword.

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They killed the kings of Midian with the rest of those who were killed—(A)Evi, Rekem, (B)Zur, Hur, and Reba, the five kings of Midian. (C)Balaam the son of Beor they also killed with the sword.

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16 “They were the ones who followed Balaam’s advice(A) and enticed the Israelites to be unfaithful to the Lord in the Peor incident,(B) so that a plague(C) struck the Lord’s people.

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16 Behold, these caused the children of Israel, through the counsel of Balaam, to commit trespass against the Lord in the matter of Peor, and there was a plague among the congregation of the Lord.

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16 Look, (A)these women caused the children of Israel, through the (B)counsel of Balaam, to trespass against the Lord in the incident of Peor, and (C)there was a plague among the congregation of the Lord.

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My people, remember
    what Balak(A) king of Moab plotted
    and what Balaam son of Beor answered.
Remember your journey from Shittim(B) to Gilgal,(C)
    that you may know the righteous acts(D) of the Lord.”

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O my people, remember now what Balak king of Moab consulted, and what Balaam the son of Beor answered him from Shittim unto Gilgal; that ye may know the righteousness of the Lord.

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O My people, remember now
What (A)Balak king of Moab counseled,
And what Balaam the son of Beor answered him,
From [a]Acacia Grove to Gilgal,
That you may know (B)the righteousness of the Lord.”

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Footnotes

  1. Micah 6:5 Heb. Shittim, Num. 25:1; Josh. 2:1; 3:1