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Jacob’s Last Words to His Sons

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

Assemble and hear, O sons of Jacob,
    and hearken to Israel your father.

Reuben, you are my first-born,
    my might, and the first fruits of my strength,
    pre-eminent in pride and pre-eminent in power.

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