KJV King James Version
Speak unto Aaron and unto his sons, saying, On this wise ye shall bless the children of Israel, saying unto them,
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Numbers 6:23
Speak unto Aaron and unto his sons, saying, On this wise ye shall bless the children of Israel, saying unto them,
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
“Tell Aaron and his sons: This is how you are to bless the Israelites. Say to them:
WEB World English Bible
“Speak to Aaron and to his sons, saying, ‘This is how you shall bless the children of Israel.’ You shall tell them,
ASV American Standard Version
Speak unto Aaron and unto his sons, saying, On this wise ye shall bless the children of Israel: ye shall say unto them,
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
‘Speak unto Aaron, and unto his sons, saying, Thus ye do bless the sons of Israel, saying to them,
Surrounding context — Numbers 6
20 And the priest shall wave them [for] a wave offering before the LORD: this [is] holy for the priest, with the wave breast and heave shoulder: and after that the Nazarite may drink wine.
21 This [is] the law of the Nazarite who hath vowed, [and of] his offering unto the LORD for his separation, beside [that] that his hand shall get: according to the vow which he vowed, so he must do after the law of his separation.
22 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
23 Speak unto Aaron and unto his sons, saying, On this wise ye shall bless the children of Israel, saying unto them,
24 The LORD bless thee, and keep thee:
25 The LORD make his face shine upon thee, and be gracious unto thee:
26 The LORD lift up his countenance upon thee, and give thee peace.
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Original-language word links
These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
דַּבֵּ֤רH1696 · da.varto speak: speakאֶֽל־H413 · elto(wards)אַהֲרֹן֙H175 · a.ha.ronAaronוְאֶל־H413 · elto(wards)בָּנָ֣יוH1121 · benson: childלֵאמֹ֔רH559 · a.marto sayכֹּ֥הH3541 · kohthusתְבָרֲכ֖וּH1288 · ba.rakhto blessאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]בְּנֵ֣יH1121 · benson: childיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לH3478 · yis.ra.elIsraelאָמ֖וֹרH559 · a.marto sayלָהֶֽם׃ סH9038 · hemthem
Cross-references
1 Chronicles 23:13The sons of Amram; Aaron and Moses: and Aaron was separated, that he should sanctify the most holy things, he and his sons for ever, to burn incense before the LORD, to minister unto him, and to bless in his name for ever.Deuteronomy 21:5And the priests the sons of Levi shall come near; for them the LORD thy God hath chosen to minister unto him, and to bless in the name of the LORD; and by their word shall every controversy and every stroke be [tried]:Genesis 48:20And he blessed them that day, saying, In thee shall Israel bless, saying, God make thee as Ephraim and as Manasseh: and he set Ephraim before Manasseh.Hebrews 7:1For this Melchisedec, king of Salem, priest of the most high God, who met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings, and blessed him;Genesis 14:19-20And he blessed him, and said, Blessed [be] Abram of the most high God, possessor of heaven and earth:Leviticus 9:22-23And Aaron lifted up his hand toward the people, and blessed them, and came down from offering of the sin offering, and the burnt offering, and peace offerings.Genesis 28:3-4And God Almighty bless thee, and make thee fruitful, and multiply thee, that thou mayest be a multitude of people;Luke 24:50-51And he led them out as far as to Bethany, and he lifted up his hands, and blessed them.Genesis 27:27-29And he came near, and kissed him: and he smelled the smell of his raiment, and blessed him, and said, See, the smell of my son [is] as the smell of a field which the LORD hath blessed:Hebrews 11:20-21By faith Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau concerning things to come.2 Corinthians 13:14The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Ghost, [be] with you all. Amen.Genesis 47:7And Joseph brought in Jacob his father, and set him before Pharaoh: and Jacob blessed Pharaoh.2 John 1:3Grace be with you, mercy, [and] peace, from God the Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of the Father, in truth and love.1 Peter 1:2Elect according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, through sanctification of the Spirit, unto obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ: Grace unto you, and peace, be multiplied.Hebrews 7:7And without all contradiction the less is blessed of the better.1 Corinthians 1:3Grace [be] unto you, and peace, from God our Father, and [from] the Lord Jesus Christ.2 Peter 1:2-3Grace and peace be multiplied unto you through the knowledge of God, and of Jesus our Lord,Deuteronomy 10:8At that time the LORD separated the tribe of Levi, to bear the ark of the covenant of the LORD, to stand before the LORD to minister unto him, and to bless in his name, unto this day.
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