Genesis 49:1-3

Revised Geneva Translation

49 Then Jacob called his sons, and said, “Gather yourselves together, so that I may tell you what shall come to you in the last days.

² “Gather yourselves together and hear, you sons of Jacob, and listen to Israel, your father.

³ “Reuben, my eldest son, you are my might and the beginning of my strength, the excellency of dignity and the excellency of power.