Gen 49:1-2, Exo 18:25, Num 11:16-17, Deu 29:10, 31:12 | ESV | STEP | Then Jacob called his sons and said , Gather yourselves together , that I may tell you what shall happen to you in days to come .

Genesis 49:1-2

Jacob Blesses His Sons

1 ^aThen Jacob called his sons and said, “Gather yourselves together, that I may tell you what shall happen to you ^bin days to come.

2 “Assemble and listen, O sons of Jacob,
listen to Israel your father.

Exodus 18:25

25 ^cMoses chose able men out of all Israel and made them heads over the people, chiefs of thousands, of hundreds, of fifties, and of tens.

Numbers 11:16-17

Elders Appointed to Aid Moses

16 Then the Lord said to Moses, “Gather for me ^dseventy men of the elders of Israel, whom you know to be the elders of the people and ^eofficers over them, and bring them to the tent of meeting, and let them take their stand there with you. 17 ^fAnd I will come down and talk with you there. And ^gI will take some of the Spirit that is on you and put it on them, and ^hthey shall bear the burden of the people with you, so that you may not bear it yourself alone.

Deuteronomy 29:10

10 “You are standing today, all of you, before the Lord your God: the heads of your tribes, ^{▼▼Septuagint, Syriac; Hebrew your heads, your tribes} your elders, and your officers, all the men of Israel,

Deuteronomy 31:12

12 ^jAssemble the people, men, women, and little ones, and the sojourner within your towns, that they may hear and learn to fear the Lord your God, and be careful to do all the words of this law,