rsv Genesis:49:1-3
rsv@Genesis:49:1 @ Then Jacob called his sons, and said, "Gather yourselves together, that I may tell you what shall befall you in days to come.
rsv@Genesis:49:2 @ Assemble and hear, O sons of Jacob, and hearken to Israel your father.
rsv@Genesis:49:3 @ Reuben, you are my first-born, my might, and the first fruits of my strength, pre-eminent in pride and pre-eminent in power.