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# General Information:
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This begins Jacob's final blessings to his sons. This continues through [Genesis 49:27](./27.md). Jacob's blessings are written in poetic form. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/writing-poetry]])
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# Assemble yourselves and listen, you sons of Jacob. Listen to Israel, your father
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Both sentences say the same thing for emphasis. AT: "Come and listen carefully to your father" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism]])
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# you sons of Jacob. Listen to Israel, your father
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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]])
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# translationWords
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/jacob]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/assembly]] |