Numbers 6:23

KJV1611 – Modern English

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

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  Speak to Aaron and his sons and tell them: This is how you are to bless the Israelites. Say to them:

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

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

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  speake vnto Aaron and his sonnes sayege: of this wise ye shall blesse the childern of Ysrael saynge vnto them.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Speake vnto Aaron and his sonnes, and saye: Thus shal ye saye vnto the childre of Israel, whan ye blesse them.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Speake vnto Aaron and to his sonnes, saying, Thus shal ye blesse the childre of Israel, and say vnto them,

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Speake vnto Aaron and his sonnes, saying: On this wyse ye shall blesse the chyldren of Israel, and say vnto them:

• 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,

• Webster's Bible (1833)

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

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

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

• American Standard Version (1901)

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

• American Standard Version (1901)

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

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  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,

• World English Bible (2000)

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

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

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

Referenced Verses

• 1 Chr 23:13 : 13 The sons of Amram; Aaron and Moses: and Aaron was set apart, that he should sanctify the most holy things, he and his sons forever, to burn incense before the LORD, to minister to Him, and to bless in His name forever.
• Deut 21:5 : 5 And the priests, the sons of Levi, shall come near, for them the LORD your God has chosen to minister to Him, and to bless in the name of the LORD; and by their word every controversy and every stroke shall be tried:
• Deut 10:8 : 8 At that time the LORD set apart the tribe of Levi to carry the ark of the covenant of the LORD, to stand before the LORD to minister to him, and to bless in his name, to this day.
• Deut 33:1 : 1 And this is the blessing with which 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 of the ark and on that side before the priests the Levites, who carried 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 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 are 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 to 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 Spirit, be with you all. Amen.
• Heb 7:1 : 1 For this Melchizedek, king of Salem, priest of the most high God, who met Abraham returning from the defeat of the kings, and blessed him;
• Heb 7:7 : 7 And without all contradiction the lesser is blessed by the greater.
• Heb 11:20-21 : 20 By faith Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau concerning things to come. 21 By faith Jacob, when he was dying, blessed each of the sons of Joseph, and worshiped, leaning on the top of his staff.
• 1 Pet 1:2 : 2 Chosen according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, through sanctification by the Spirit, for obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ: Grace and peace be multiplied to you.
• 2 Pet 1:2-3 : 2 Grace and peace be multiplied to you through the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord, 3 According to his divine power, he has given us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of him who called us to glory and virtue:
• 2 John 1:3 : 3 Grace, mercy, and peace be with you 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 God Most High, Possessor of heaven and earth; 20 And blessed be God Most High, who has delivered your enemies into your hand. And he gave him tithes of all."
• Gen 24:60 : 60 And they blessed Rebekah and said to her, "Our sister, may you become the mother of thousands of ten thousands; and may your descendants possess the gates of those who hate them."
• Gen 27:27-29 : 27 And he came near, and kissed him: and he smelled the scent of his clothing, and blessed him, and said, See, the smell of my son is as the smell of a field which the LORD has blessed: 28 Therefore God give you of the dew of heaven, and of the fatness of the earth, and plenty of grain and wine: 29 Let people serve you, and nations bow down to you: be lord over your brothers, and let your mother's sons bow down to you: cursed be everyone who curses you, and blessed be he who blesses you.
• Gen 28:3-4 : 3 And God Almighty bless you, and make you fruitful, and multiply you, that you may be a multitude of people; 4 And give you the blessing of Abraham, to you and to your descendants with you; that you may inherit the land where you are a stranger, which God gave to 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 you shall Israel bless, saying, God make you 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 the sin offering, and the burnt offering, and peace offerings. 23 And Moses and Aaron went into the tent of meeting, and came out, and blessed the people: and the glory of the LORD appeared to all the people.