²³ “Speak to Aaron and his sons, saying, ‘This is the way you shall bless the children of Israel. Say to them:

¹³ The sons of ^(A)Amram: Aaron and Moses; and ^(B)Aaron was set apart, he and his sons forever, that he should ^[a]sanctify the most holy things, ^(C)to burn incense before the Lord, ^(D)to minister to Him, and ^(E)to give the blessing in His name forever.

⁵ Then the priests, the sons of Levi, shall come near, for ^(A)the Lord your God has chosen them to minister to Him and to bless in the name of the Lord; ^(B)by their word every controversy and every ^[a]assault shall be settled.

The King of Righteousness^(A)

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

^3 (A)Grace, mercy, and peace will be with ^[a]you from God the Father and from the Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of the Father, in truth and love.

^14 (A)The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and ^(B)the ^[a]communion of the Holy Spirit be with you all. Amen.

The Ascension^(A)

⁵⁰ And He led them out ^(B)as far as Bethany, and He lifted up His hands and blessed them. ^51 (C)Now it came to pass, while He blessed them, that He was parted from them and carried up into heaven.

²² Then Aaron lifted his hand toward the people, ^(A)blessed them, and came down from offering the sin offering, the burnt offering, and peace offerings. ²³ And Moses and Aaron went into the tabernacle of meeting, and came out and blessed the people. Then the glory of the Lord appeared to all the people,

²⁰ So he blessed them that day, saying, ^(A)“By you Israel will bless, saying, ‘May God make you as Ephraim and as Manasseh!’ ” And thus he set Ephraim before Manasseh.

⁷ Then Joseph brought in his father Jacob and set him before Pharaoh; and Jacob ^(A)blessed Pharaoh.