23 “Speak to Aaron and his sons, saying, Thus (A)you shall bless the people of Israel: you shall say to them,

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23 “Tell Aaron and his sons, ‘This is how you are to bless(A) the Israelites. Say to them:

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13 (A)The sons of Amram: Aaron and Moses. (B)Aaron was set apart to dedicate the most holy things, that he and his sons forever should (C)make offerings before the Lord and (D)minister to him and (E)pronounce blessings in his name forever.

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13 The sons of Amram:(A)

Aaron and Moses.

Aaron was set apart,(B) he and his descendants forever, to consecrate the most holy things, to offer sacrifices before the Lord, to minister(C) before him and to pronounce blessings(D) in his name forever.

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Then the priests, the sons of Levi, shall come forward, for the Lord your God has chosen (A)them to minister to him and to bless in the name of the Lord, and (B)by their word every dispute and every assault shall be settled.

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The Levitical priests shall step forward, for the Lord your God has chosen them to minister and to pronounce blessings(A) in the name of the Lord and to decide all cases of dispute and assault.(B)

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The Priestly Order of Melchizedek

For this (A)Melchizedek, king of (B)Salem, priest of (C)the Most High God, met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings and blessed him,

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Melchizedek the Priest

This Melchizedek was king of Salem(A) and priest of God Most High.(B) He met Abraham returning from the defeat of the kings and blessed him,(C)

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(A)Grace, mercy, and peace will be with us, from God the Father and from Jesus Christ the Father's Son, in truth and love.

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Grace, mercy and peace from God the Father and from Jesus Christ,(A) the Father’s Son, will be with us in truth and love.

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14 (A)The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ and (B)the love of God and (C)the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all.

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14 May the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ,(A) and the love of God,(B) and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit(C) be with you all.

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The Ascension

50 And (A)he led them out as far as (B)Bethany, and lifting up his hands he blessed them. 51 While he blessed them, (C)he parted from them and was carried up into heaven.

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The Ascension of Jesus

50 When he had led them out to the vicinity of Bethany,(A) he lifted up his hands and blessed them. 51 While he was blessing them, he left them and was taken up into heaven.(B)

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22 Then Aaron (A)lifted up his hands toward the people and (B)blessed them, and he came down from offering the sin offering and the burnt offering and the peace offerings. 23 And Moses and Aaron went into the tent of meeting, and when they came out they blessed the people, and (C)the glory of the Lord appeared to all the people.

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22 Then Aaron lifted his hands toward the people and blessed them.(A) And having sacrificed the sin offering, the burnt offering and the fellowship offering, he stepped down.

23 Moses and Aaron then went into the tent of meeting.(B) When they came out, they blessed the people; and the glory of the Lord(C) appeared to all the people.

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20 So he blessed them that day, saying,

“By you Israel will pronounce blessings, saying,
(A)‘God make you as Ephraim and as Manasseh.’”

Thus he put Ephraim before Manasseh.

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20 He blessed(A) them that day(B) and said,

“In your[a] name will Israel(C) pronounce this blessing:(D)
    ‘May God make you like Ephraim(E) and Manasseh.(F)’”

So he put Ephraim ahead of Manasseh.

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 48:20 The Hebrew is singular.

Then Joseph brought in Jacob his father and stood him before Pharaoh, (A)and Jacob blessed Pharaoh.

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Then Joseph brought his father Jacob in and presented him(A) before Pharaoh. After Jacob blessed[a] Pharaoh,(B)

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 47:7 Or greeted

(A)God Almighty[a] bless you and make you fruitful and multiply you, that you may become a company of peoples. May he give (B)the blessing of Abraham to you and to your offspring with you, that you may take possession of (C)the land of your sojournings that God gave to Abraham!”

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  1. Genesis 28:3 Hebrew El Shaddai

May God Almighty[a](A) bless(B) you and make you fruitful(C) and increase your numbers(D) until you become a community of peoples. May he give you and your descendants the blessing given to Abraham,(E) so that you may take possession of the land(F) where you now reside as a foreigner,(G) the land God gave to Abraham.”

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  1. Genesis 28:3 Hebrew El-Shaddai

27 So he came near and kissed him. And Isaac smelled the smell of his garments (A)and blessed him and said,

“See, (B)the smell of my son
    is as the smell of a field that the Lord has blessed!
28 May God give you of (C)the dew of heaven
    and of the fatness of the earth
    and (D)plenty of grain and wine.
29 Let peoples serve you,
    and nations (E)bow down to you.
(F)Be lord over your brothers,
    and may your mother's sons bow down to you.
(G)Cursed be everyone who curses you,
    and blessed be everyone who blesses you!”

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27 So he went to him and kissed(A) him(B). When Isaac caught the smell of his clothes,(C) he blessed him and said,

“Ah, the smell of my son
    is like the smell of a field
    that the Lord has blessed.(D)
28 May God give you heaven’s dew(E)
    and earth’s richness(F)
    an abundance of grain(G) and new wine.(H)
29 May nations serve you
    and peoples bow down to you.(I)
Be lord over your brothers,
    and may the sons of your mother bow down to you.(J)
May those who curse you be cursed
    and those who bless you be blessed.(K)

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19 And he blessed him and said,

(A)“Blessed be Abram by God Most High,
    (B)Possessor[a] of heaven and earth;
20 and blessed be God Most High,
    who has delivered your enemies into your hand!”

And Abram gave him (C)a tenth of everything.

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 14:19 Or Creator; also verse 22

19 and he blessed Abram,(A) saying,

“Blessed be Abram by God Most High,(B)
    Creator of heaven and earth.(C)
20 And praise be to God Most High,(D)
    who delivered your enemies into your hand.”

Then Abram gave him a tenth of everything.(E)

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