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Bible in Basic English

Say to Aaron and his sons, These are the words of blessing which are to be used by you in blessing the children of Israel; say to them,

New American Standard Bible

“Speak to Aaron and to his sons, saying, ‘Thus you shall bless the sons of Israel. You shall say to them:

King James Version

Speak unto Aaron and unto his sons, saying, On this wise ye shall bless the children of Israel, saying unto them,

Holman Bible

“Tell Aaron and his sons how you are to bless the Israelites. Say to them:

International Standard Version

"Teach Aaron and his sons to bless the Israelis:

A Conservative Version

Speak to Aaron and to his sons, saying, This way ye shall bless the sons of Israel: Ye shall say to them,

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,

Amplified

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

Darby Translation

Speak unto Aaron and unto his sons, saying, On this wise ye shall bless the children of Israel: saying unto them,

Julia Smith Translation

Speak to Aaron and to his sons, saying, So shall ye praise the sons of Israel, saying to them,

King James 2000

Speak unto Aaron and unto his sons, saying, In this way you shall bless the children of Israel, saying unto them,

Lexham Expanded Bible

"Speak to Aaron and his sons, saying, 'You will bless the {Israelites}: You will say to them:

Modern King James verseion

Speak to Aaron and to his sons saying, In this way you shall bless the sons of Israel, saying to them,

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

"Speak unto Aaron and his sons, saying, 'Of this wise ye shall bless the children of Israel, saying unto them:

NET Bible

"Tell Aaron and his sons, 'This is the way you are to bless the Israelites. Say to them:

New Heart English Bible

"Speak to Aaron and to his sons, saying, 'This is how you shall bless the children of Israel.' You shall tell them,

The Emphasized Bible

Speak unto Aaron, and unto his sons saying Thus, shall ye bless the sons of Israel, - saying unto them:

Webster

Speak to Aaron and to his sons, saying, On this wise ye shall bless the children of Israel, saying to them,

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,

Youngs Literal Translation

'Speak unto Aaron, and unto his sons, saying, Thus ye do bless the sons of Israel, saying to them,

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
דּבר 
Dabar 
Usage: 1142

אהרון 
'Aharown 
Usage: 347

On this wise
כּה 
Koh 
Usage: 577

בּרך 
Barak 
Usage: 330

of Israel
ישׂראל 
Yisra'el 
Usage: 2505

Context Readings

The Priestly Blessing

22 And the Lord said to Moses, 23 Say to Aaron and his sons, These are the words of blessing which are to be used by you in blessing the children of Israel; say to them, 24 May the Lord send his blessing on you and keep you:

Cross References

1 Chronicles 23:13

The sons of Amram: Aaron and Moses; and Aaron was made separate and holy, he and his sons for ever, for the care of the most holy things and the burning of offerings before the Lord, to do his work and give blessings in his name for ever.

Deuteronomy 21:5

Then the priests, the sons of Levi, are to come near; for they have been marked out by the Lord your God to be his servants and to give blessings in the name of the Lord; and by their decision every argument and every blow is to be judged:

Genesis 14:19-20

And blessing him, said, May the blessing of the Most High God, maker of heaven and earth, be on Abram:

Genesis 24:60

And they gave Rebekah their blessing, saying, O sister, may you be the mother of thousands and ten thousands; and may your seed overcome all those who make war against them.

Genesis 27:27-29

And he came near and gave him a kiss; and smelling the smell of his clothing, he gave him a blessing, and said, See, the smell of my son is like the smell of a field on which the blessing of the Lord has come:

Genesis 28:3-4

And may God, the Ruler of all, give you his blessing, giving you fruit and increase, so that you may become an army of peoples.

Genesis 47:7

Then Joseph made his father Jacob come before Pharaoh, and Jacob gave him his blessing.

Genesis 47:10

And Jacob gave Pharaoh his blessing, and went out from before him.

Genesis 48:20

So he gave them his blessing that day, saying, You will be the sign of blessing in Israel, for they will say, May God make you like Ephraim and Manasseh; and he put Ephraim before Manasseh.

Leviticus 9:22-23

And Aaron, lifting up his hands to the people, gave them a blessing; and he came down from offering the sin-offering, and the burned offering, and the peace-offerings.

Deuteronomy 10:8

At that time the Lord had the tribe of Levi marked out to take up the ark of the Lord's agreement, to be before the Lord and to do his work and to give blessings in his name, to this day.

Deuteronomy 33:1

Now this is the blessing which Moses, the man of God, gave to the children of Israel before his death.

Joshua 8:33

And all Israel, those who were Israelites by birth, as well as the men from other lands living with them, and their responsible men and their overseers and judges, took their places round the ark, in front of the priests, the Levites, whose work it was to take up the ark of the Lord's agreement; half of them were stationed in front of Mount Gerizim and half in front of Mount Ebal, in agreement with the orders for the blessing of the children of Israel which Moses, the servant of the Lord, had given.

Luke 24:50-51

And he took them out till they were near Bethany, and lifting up his hands, he gave them a blessing.

Romans 1:7

To all those who are in Rome, loved by God, marked out as saints: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

1 Corinthians 1:3

Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

2 Corinthians 13:14

The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the harmony of the Holy Spirit, be with you all.

Hebrews 7:1

For this Melchizedek, the king of Salem, a priest of the Most High God, who gave Abraham his blessing, meeting him when he came back after putting the kings to death,

Hebrews 7:7

But there is no doubt that the less gets his blessing from the greater.

Hebrews 11:20-21

By faith Isaac, blessing Jacob and Esau, gave news of things to come.

1 Peter 1:2

Who, through the purpose of God, have been made holy by the Spirit, disciples of Jesus, made clean by his blood: May you have grace and peace in full measure.

2 Peter 1:2-3

May grace and peace ever be increasing in you, in the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord;

2 John 1:3

May grace, mercy, and peace be with us from God the Father, and from Jesus Christ, the Son of the Father, in all true love.

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