Numbers 6:23

Authorized King James Version (1611)

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

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

דַּבֵּ֤ר אֶֽל־אַהֲרֹן֙ וְאֶל־בָּנָ֣יו לֵאמֹ֔ר כֹּ֥ה תְבָרֲכ֖וּ אֶת־בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל אָמ֖וֹר לָהֶֽם׃ ס

Transliteration

dabbēr ʾel-ʾAhărōn wə-ʾel-bānāyw lēʾmōr kōh təḇārăḵû ʾet-bənê Yiśrāʾēl ʾāmôr lāhem

Grammar Details

• *dabbēr*: Piel imperative, masculine singular - speak
• *ʾel*: preposition - to/unto
• *ʾAhărōn*: proper noun - Aaron
• *wə-ʾel*: conjunction + preposition - and to
• *bānāyw*: noun, masculine plural + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his sons
• *lēʾmōr*: preposition + Qal infinitive construct - saying
• *kōh*: adverb - thus/in this way
• *təḇārăḵû*: Piel imperfect, 2nd masculine plural - you shall bless
• *ʾet*: direct object marker
• *bənê*: noun, masculine plural construct - sons/children of
• *Yiśrāʾēl*: proper noun - Israel
• *ʾāmôr*: Qal infinitive absolute - saying
• *lāhem*: preposition + 3rd masculine plural suffix - to them

Word Meanings

• *təḇārăḵû*: you shall bless/you should bless
• *ʾāmôr*: saying/to say

Referenced Verses

• 1 Chr 23:13 : 13 The 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.
• Deut 21:5 : 5 And 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]:
• Deut 10:8 : 8 At 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.
• Deut 33:1 : 1 ¶ And this [is] the blessing, wherewith Moses the man of God blessed the children of Israel before his death.
• Josh 8:33 : 33 And all Israel, and their elders, and officers, and their judges, stood on this side the ark and on that side before the priests the Levites, which bare the ark of the covenant of the LORD, as well the stranger, as he that was born among them; half of them over against mount Gerizim, and half of them over against mount Ebal; as Moses the servant of the LORD had commanded before, that they should bless the people of Israel.
• Luke 24:50-51 : 50 ¶ And he led them out as far as to Bethany, and he lifted up his hands, and blessed them. 51 And it came to pass, while he blessed them, he was parted from them, and carried up into heaven.
• Rom 1:7 : 7 To all that be in Rome, beloved of God, called [to be] saints: Grace to you and peace from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ.
• 1 Cor 1:3 : 3 Grace [be] unto you, and peace, from God our Father, and [from] the Lord Jesus Christ.
• 2 Cor 13:14 : 14 The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Ghost, [be] with you all. Amen.
• Heb 7:1 : 1 ¶ For this Melchisedec, king of Salem, priest of the most high God, who met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings, and blessed him;
• Heb 7:7 : 7 And without all contradiction the less is blessed of the better.
• Heb 11:20-21 : 20 By faith Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau concerning things to come. 21 By faith Jacob, when he was a dying, blessed both the sons of Joseph; and worshipped, [leaning] upon the top of his staff.
• 1 Pet 1:2 : 2 Elect 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.
• 2 Pet 1:2-3 : 2 Grace and peace be multiplied unto you through the knowledge of God, and of Jesus our Lord, 3 According as his divine power hath given unto us all things that [pertain] unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that hath called us to glory and virtue:
• 2 John 1:3 : 3 Grace 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.
• Gen 14:19-20 : 19 And he blessed him, and said, Blessed [be] Abram of the most high God, possessor of heaven and earth: 20 And blessed be the most high God, which hath delivered thine enemies into thy hand. And he gave him tithes of all.
• Gen 24:60 : 60 And they blessed Rebekah, and said unto her, Thou [art] our sister, be thou [the mother] of thousands of millions, and let thy seed possess the gate of those which hate them.
• Gen 27:27-29 : 27 And 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: 28 Therefore God give thee of the dew of heaven, and the fatness of the earth, and plenty of corn and wine: 29 Let people serve thee, and nations bow down to thee: be lord over thy brethren, and let thy mother's sons bow down to thee: cursed [be] every one that curseth thee, and blessed [be] he that blesseth thee.
• Gen 28:3-4 : 3 And God Almighty bless thee, and make thee fruitful, and multiply thee, that thou mayest be a multitude of people; 4 And give thee the blessing of Abraham, to thee, and to thy seed with thee; that thou mayest inherit the land wherein thou art a stranger, which God gave unto Abraham.
• Gen 47:7 : 7 And Joseph brought in Jacob his father, and set him before Pharaoh: and Jacob blessed Pharaoh.
• Gen 47:10 : 10 And Jacob blessed Pharaoh, and went out from before Pharaoh.
• Gen 48:20 : 20 And 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.
• Lev 9:22-23 : 22 And 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. 23 ¶ And Moses and Aaron went into the tabernacle of the congregation, and came out, and blessed the people: and the glory of the LORD appeared unto all the people.