“ Tell Aaron and his sons,‘ Here is how I want you to bless the Israelites. Say to them,

“你告诉亚伦和他儿子说：你们要这样为以色列人祝福，说：

“你要吩咐亚伦和他儿子说：你们要这样为以色列人祝福，对他们说：

“你要吩咐亚伦和他儿子说：你们要这样为以色列人祝福，对他们说：

“你告诉亚伦父子们要这样为以色列人祝福，

“你要告诉亚伦和他的儿子说：‘你们要这样为以色列人祝福，对他们说：

「你告訴亞倫和他兒子說：你們要這樣為以色列人祝福，說：

「你要吩咐亞倫和他兒子說：你們要這樣為以色列人祝福，對他們說：

「你要吩咐亞倫和他兒子說：你們要這樣為以色列人祝福，對他們說：

「你告訴亞倫父子們要這樣為以色列人祝福，

“你要告訴亞倫和他的兒子說：‘你們要這樣為以色列人祝福，對他們說：

『你要告訴亞倫和他的兒子們說：你們要這樣給以色列人祝福說：

告亞倫及其子云、爾為以色列族祝嘏、必曰、

告亞倫及其子云、爾為以色列人祝福、當如是言、

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

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

“ Tell Aaron and his sons to bless the people of Israel with this special blessing:

“ Tell Aaron and his sons,‘ This is how you are to bless the Israelites. You should say to them,

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The priests, who are sons of Levi, will step forward. The Lord your God has chosen them to serve him. He wants them to bless the people in his name. He wants them to decide all cases that have to do with people arguing and attacking others.

The sons of Amram were Aaron and Moses. Aaron and his family line were set apart forever as the Lord’ s priests. They had the duty of setting the most holy things apart to the Lord. They offered sacrifices to the Lord. They served him. They gave blessings in his name forever.

At that time the Lord set the tribe of Levi apart. He appointed them to carry the ark of the covenant of the Lord. He wanted them to serve him. He told them to bless the people in his name. And they still do it today.

May the Mighty God bless you. May he give you children. May he make your family larger until you become a community of nations.May he give you and your children after you the blessing he gave to Abraham. Then you can take over the land where you now live as an outsider. It’s the land God gave to Abraham.”

Here is the blessing that Moses, the man of God, gave to the Israelites before he died.

Then Aaron lifted up his hands toward the people. He gave them a blessing. He had already sacrificed the sin offering, the burnt offering and the friendship offering. So he stepped down from the altar.Moses and Aaron went into the tent of meeting. When they came out, they gave the people a blessing. The glory of the Lord appeared to all the people.

And they gave Rebekah their blessing. They said to her,“ Dear sister, may your family grow by thousands and thousands. May they take over the cities of their enemies.”

I am sending this letter to all of you in Rome. You are loved by God and appointed to be his holy people. May God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ give you grace and peace.

He gave a blessing to Abram. He said,“ May the Most High God bless Abram. May the Creator of heaven and earth bless him.Give praise to the Most High God. He gave your enemies into your hand.” Then Abram gave Melchizedek a tenth of everything.

May God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ give you grace and peace.

They were standing on both sides of the ark of the covenant of the Lord. All the Israelites, including outsiders and citizens, were there. Israel’s elders, officials and judges were also there. All of them faced the priests, who were Levites. They were carrying the ark. Half of the people stood in front of Mount Gerizim. The other half stood in front of Mount Ebal. Moses, the servant of the Lord, had earlier told them to do it. Moses told them to do it when he had given directions to bless the Israelites.

Jesus led his disciples out to the area near Bethany. Then he lifted up his hands and blessed them.While he was blessing them, he left them. He was taken up into heaven.

Melchizedek was the king of Salem. He was the priest of God Most High. He met Abraham, who was returning from winning a battle over some kings. Melchizedek blessed him.

You have been chosen in keeping with what God the Father had planned. That happened through the Spirit’s work to make you pure and holy. God chose you so that you might obey Jesus Christ. God wanted you to be in a covenant relationship with him. He established this relationship by the blood of Christ. May more and more grace and peace be given to you.

Isaac had faith. So he blessed Jacob and Esau. He told them what was ahead for them.Jacob had faith. So he blessed each of Joseph’s sons. He blessed them when he was dying. Because of his faith he worshiped God. Jacob worshiped as he leaned on the top of his walking stick.

Without a doubt, the more important person blesses the less important one.

May more and more grace and peace be given to you. May they come to you as you learn more about God and about Jesus our Lord.God’s power has given us everything we need to lead a godly life. All of this has come to us because we know the God who chose us. He chose us because of his own glory and goodness.

On that day, Jacob gave them his blessing. He said,“ The people of Israel will bless others in your name. They will say,‘ May God make you like Ephraim and Manasseh.’ ” So he put Ephraim ahead of Manasseh.

Jacob gave Pharaoh his blessing. Then he left him.

So Jacob went to him and kissed him. When Isaac smelled the clothes, he gave Jacob his blessing. He said,“ It really is the smell of my son. It’s like the smell of a field that the Lord has blessed.May God give you dew from heaven. May he give you the richness of the earth. May he give you plenty of grain and fresh wine.May nations serve you. May they bow down to you. Rule over your brothers. May the sons of your mother bow down to you. May those who curse you be cursed. And may those who bless you be blessed.”

Then Joseph brought his father Jacob in to meet Pharaoh. Jacob gave Pharaoh his blessing.