Strong's Lexicon

H1288

H1288 — בָּרַך

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

HebrewbarakverbOccurrences: 330TWOT: 285

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:H1288
Word:בָּרַך
Part of Speech:verb
Etymology:a primitive root
Language:Hebrew
Occurrences:330
Transliteration:barak
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:baw-rak'
Meaning:1. to kneel 2. (implication, man toward God) to bless God as an act of adoration 3. (implication, God toward man) to bless man as a benefit 4. (by euphemism) to curse (God or the king, as treason)
KJV Renderings:X abundantly, X altogether, X at all, blaspheme, bless, congratulate, curse, X greatly, X indeed, kneel (down), praise, salute, X still, thank.

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[בָּרַךְ]329 verb kneel, bless (Late Hebrew id.; Arabic [untranscribed source text 701]; Ethiopic [untranscribed source text 702]: Aramaic בְּרֵךְ [untranscribed source text 703] (praise), Palmyrene especially in בריך שמו לעלמא VogPalm. 74 ff. compare 94, 144) —

Qal Imperfect יִבְּרַךְ 2Chr 6:13 נִבְרְכָה Ps 95:6 בָּרוֺךְ (see Pi`el); Passive participle בָּרוּךְ Gen 9:26 + 70 t.; —
1. kneel down (so Arabic, Syriac, Ethiopic): וַיִּבְרַךְ עַלבִּֿרְכָּיו and he kneeled upon his knees 2Chr 6:13 ׳ נִבְרְכָה לפני י let us kneel before Yahweh Ps 95:6.
2. bless (only passive participle).
a. of God: ׳ בָּרוּךְ י blessed be (or is) ׳ י Exod 18:10 ( E ) Gen 9:26; Gen 24:27 ( J ) Ruth 4:14; 1Sam 25:32: 1Sam 25:39; 2Sam 18:28; 1Kgs 1:48; 1Kgs 5:21; 1Kgs 8:51; 1Kgs 8:56; 1Kgs 10:9 ; 1Chr 16:36; 1Chr 29:10; 2Chr 2:11; 2Chr 6:4; 2Chr 9:8; Ps 28:6; Ps 31:22 ; Ps 41:14; Ps 72:18; Ps 89:53; Ps 106:48; Ps 119:12; Ps 124:6; Ps 135:21; Ps 144:1 ; Zech 11:5 אלהים ׳ ב Ps 66:20 ; Ps 68:36 אדני ׳ ב Ps 68:20 (probably for an original יהוה); אל עליון ׳ ב Gen 14:20 ( E ); צוּרִי ׳ ב 2Sam 22:47 (= Ps 18:47); ׳ כבוד י ׳ ב Ezek 3:12 שׁם ׳ ב כבודו Ps 72:19 .
b. of men: Gen 27:33 ( J ) Num 22:12 ( E ) Deut 7:14; Deut 28:3; Deut 28:6; Deut 33:20; Deut 33:24; 1Sam 25:33; 1Sam 26:25; Judg 17:2; 1Kgs 2:45 ; Ps 118:26; Isa 19:25; Jer 17:7; Jer 20:14 מברכך ברוך blessed be the one blessing thee Gen 27:29 ; Num 24:9 ( E ); ליהוה ׳ ב Ruth 2:19; Ruth 2:20; Ruth 3:10; 1Sam 15:13 ; 1Sam 23:21; 2Sam 2:5; Ps 115:15 לאל עליון ׳ ב Gen 14:19 ׳ בְּרוּךְ י Gen 24:31 ; Gen 26:29 ( J ); ׳ בְּרוּכֵי י Isa 65:23 .
c. things: בָּרוּךְ פרי בטנך blessed be the fruit of thy womb Deut 28:4 compare Deut 28:5 ; 1Sam 25:33; Prov 5:18.
Niph`al Perfect נִבְרְכוּ Gen 12:3 ; Gen 18:18; Gen 28:14 ( J ) bless oneself (compare Hithpa`el).
Pi`el233 Perfect בֵּרַךְ Gen 24:1 + 29 t.; בֵּרֵךְ Ps 10:3; Num 23:20 בֵּרְכוּ 2Chr 20:26 וּבֵרֲכוּ Job 1:5 suffix בֵּרֲכוֺ, בֵּרֲכַּנִי, etc., Gen 27:27 + 5 t.; בֵּרַכְךָ Deut 2:7 + 9 t.; Imperfect יְבָרֵךְ, וַיְּבֶ֫רֶךְ etc., Gen 28:3 + 52 t.; אֲבָֽרֲכָה Gen 12:3 + 2 t.; plural יְבָֽרֲכוּ Gen 24:60 + 11 t.; suffix יְבָרֶכְךָ Gen 27:10 + 21 t.; יְבָֽרֲכֶךָּ Gen 49:25 + 2 t.; יְבָֽרֲכֵהוּ Gen 14:19 + 16 t.; יְבָֽרֲכֵם Gen 48:20 + 6 t.; אֲבָרֶכְכָה Gen 27:7 תְּבָֽרֲכַּ נִּי Gen 27:19; Gen 27:31 יְבָֽרֲכֶנְהוּ Ps 72:15 יְבָֽרֲכוּכָה Ps 145:10 Imperative בָּרֵךְ Deut 33:11 + 29 t.; Infinitive construct בָּרֵךְ Gen 22:17 + 24 t.; Infinitive absolute בָּרוֺךְ Josh 24:10 (Ki, compare i. 191, Ew§ 240 b, 2 Ol Sta); Participle מְבָרֵךְ Prov 27:14 + 4 t.; —
1. bless God, adore with bended knees: accusative ׳ ברך י Gen 24:48 ( J ) Deut 8:10; Judg 5:2; Judg 5:9; 1Chr 29:10; 1Chr 29:20; 2Chr 20:26; 2Chr 31:8; Neh 9:5; Ps 16:7; Ps 26:12; Ps 34:2; Ps 63:5; Ps 103:20; Ps 103:21; Ps 103:22 ; Ps 115:18; Ps 134:1; Ps 134:2; Ps 135:19; Ps 135:20; Ps 145:2; Ps 145:10 ברכי ׳ נפשׁי את י Ps 103:1 ; Ps 103:2; Ps 103:22; Ps 104:1; Ps 104:35 ברך שׁם bless the name of Yahweh Neh 9:5; Ps 96:2; Ps 100:4; Ps 145:1; Ps 145:21 ברך אלהים Josh 22:33 ; Ps 66:8 ; Ps 68:27 (doubtless for an original יהוה), with לְ 1Chr 29:20 מְבָרֵךְ אָוָן Isa 66:3 (of idolatrous worship).
2. God blesses
a. men: absolute Num 23:20 ( E ) Ps 109:28 with accusative Gen 32:27; Gen 32:30 ; Gen 48:16 ; Exod 20:24; Num 24:1; Josh 24:10 ( E ) Gen 12:2; Gen 12:3; Gen 22:17; Gen 24:1; Gen 24:35; Gen 26:12; Gen 30:27; Gen 30:30; Gen 39:5; Gen 49:25; Josh 17:14 ( J ) Gen 1:22; Gen 1:28; Gen 5:2; Gen 9:1 ; Gen 17:16; Gen 17:20; Gen 25:11; Gen 26:3; Gen 26:24; Gen 28:3; Gen 35:9; Gen 48:3; Num 6:24; Num 6:27 ( P ) Deut 1:11; Deut 2:7; Deut 7:13; Deut 12:7; Deut 14:24; Deut 14:29; Deut 15:4; Deut 15:6; Deut 15:10; Deut 15:14; Deut 15:18; Deut 16:10; Deut 16:15 ; Deut 23:21; Deut 24:13; Deut 24:19; Deut 26:15; Deut 28:8; Deut 30:16; Deut 2:11; Deut 2:12; Deut 7:29; Deut 1:10; Deut 13:14; Deut 17:27 ; Deut 26:5 ; Deut 2:10; Ps 5:13; Ps 28:9; Ps 29:11; Ps 45:3; Ps 67:2; Ps 67:7; Ps 67:8; Ps 107:38; Ps 115:12 ; Ps 115:13; Ps 128:5; Ps 134:3; Ps 147:13; Prov 3:33; Isa 19:25; Isa 51:2; Isa 61:9; Jer 31:23 ; Hag 2:19 ,
b. things: Sabbath Gen 2:3; Exod 20:11 ( P ); field Gen 27:27 ( E ); bread Exod 23:25 ( E ); work Deut 28:12; Job 1:10 compare Deut 33:11; Ps 65:11; Ps 132:15.
3. men bless men: priests & kings ׳ בשׁם י Deut 10:8; Deut 21:5; 2Sam 6:18; 1Chr 16:2; 1Chr 23:13; Ps 129:8 Melchizedek Abraham Gen 14:19 Moses Deut 33:1; Exod 12:32; Exod 39:43 Joshua Josh 14:13; Josh 22:6; Josh 22:7 priests Lev 9:22; Lev 9:23; Num 6:23; Deut 27:12 ; Josh 8:33 ; 2Chr 30:27; Ps 118:26 Solomon 1Kgs 8:14; 1Kgs 8:55 ( = 2Chr 6:3); David 2Sam 6:20 (= 1Chr 16:43) 2Sam 19:40 Eli 1Sam 2:20 Balaam Num 22:6; Num 23:11; Num 23:20; Num 23:25; Num 24:10 fathers, especially on death-bed Gen 27:4 + 12 t. Gen 27 (all J E ) Gen 28:1; Gen 28:6 ( P ) Gen 32:1 ( E ) Gen 48:9 ( P ) Gen 48:15; Gen 48:20; Gen 49:28 ( J ) 2Sam 13:25 in consecrating a sacrifice 1Sam 9:13.
4. salute, greet, with an invocation of blessing (stronger than שׁלום ):בך יברך ישׂראל with thee will Israel bless Gen 48:20 ( E ).
a. in meeting Gen 47:7 ( P ) 2Kgs 4:29; 2Kgs 10:15; 1Sam 13:10.
b. in departing Gen 24:60 ( J ) Gen 47:10 ( P ) 1Kgs 8:66.
c. by messengers 1Sam 25:14 ; 2Sam 8:10; 1Chr 18:10.
d. in gratitude Job 31:20 ; Prov 30:11; Neh 11:2.
e. morning salutation Prov 27:14 .
f. congratulations for prosperity Gen 12:3 ( J ) Gen 27:29; Num 24:9 ( E ) 1Kgs 1:47; Ps 49:19; Ps 62:5.
g. in homage 2Sam 14:22 ; Ps 72:15.
h. in friendliness 2Sam 21:3 .
5. bless, with the antithetical meaning curse (Thes) from the greeting in departing, saying adieu to, taking leave of; but rather a blessing overdone and so really a curse as in vulgar English as well as in the Shemitic cognates: 1Kgs 21:10; 1Kgs 21:13 ; Job 1:5 ; Job 1:11 ; Job 2:5 ; Job 2:9; Ps 10:3.
Pu`al Imperfect יְבֹרַךְ 2Sam 7:29 + 3 t.; תְּבֹרַךְ Judg 5:24; Prov 20:21 Participle מְבֹרָךְ Num 22:6 + 3 t.; feminine מְבֹרֶכֶת Deut 33:13 מְבֹרָכָיו Ps 37:22
1. passive to be blessed, adored: ׳ שׁם י Job 1:21; Ps 113:2
2. prospered by God:
a. persons 2Sam 7:29; 1Chr 17:27; Ps 37:22; Ps 112:2 ; Ps 128:4; Prov 20:21.
b. things Deut 33:13.
3. have prosperity invoked, by Balaam Num 22:6.
4. in gratitude Prov 22:9 ; Judg 5:24 .
Hiph`il וַיַּבְרֵךְ חַגְּמַלִּים and he made his camels kneel Gen 24:11 ( J ).
Hithpa`el הִתְבָּרֵךְ Deut 29:18 + 3 t.; Imperfect יִתְבָּרֵךְ Isa 65:16; Ps 72:17 Participle מִתְבָּרֵךְ Isa 65:16 — bless oneself , congratulate onself בלבבו in his heart Deut 29:18 בזרעך with or by (compare בְּ III.2.d.) thy seed (invoke for oneself the blessing of the see of Abraham) Gen 22:18 ; Gen 26:4 ( J ); by the Messianic king Ps 72:17 באלהי אמן Isa 65:16 by ׳ י Jer 4:2 .


BDB9387

[בְּרַךְ] verb kneel, bless (so Biblical Hebrew); —

Pe Participle
1. active בָּרֵךְ עַלבִּֿרְכוֺ֫הִי Dan 6:11 kneeling on his knees (in prayer).
2. passive בְּרִיךְ Dan 3:28 blessed (be) the God, etc.
Pa`el bless, praise: Perfect 3 masculine singular בָּרִךְ Dan 2:19, 1 singular בָּֽתְכֵת (K§ 39, 3) Dan 4:31, both with ל of God; Passive participle מְבָרַךְ Dan 2:20 the name of God (be) blessed.


Other Resources

Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke

Englishman's Hebrew Concordance

ברך (bah-rach’)

Jeremiah 24:10

KJV: And I will send the sword, the famine, and the pestilence, among them, till they be consumed from off the land that I gave unto them and to their fathers.
EHCC: therefore he blessed you still: (lit. bess-

Jeremiah 184:13

EHCC: 10. that he might salute him. (marg. bess)

2 Chronicles 6:13

KJV: For Solomon had made a brasen scaffold, of five cubits long, and five cubits broad, and three cubits high, and had set it in the midst of the court: and upon it he stood, and kneeled down upon his knees before all the congregation of Israel, and spread forth his hands toward heaven,long…: Heb. the length thereof, etc
EHCC: and kneeled down upon his knees

Psalms 95:6

KJV: O come, let us worship and bow down: let us kneel before the Lord our maker.
EHCC: let us Aneel before the Lord

Genesis 9:26

KJV: And he said, Blessed be the Lord God of Shem; and Canaan shall be his servant.his servant: or, servant to them
EHCC: Blessed (be) the Lord God of Shem;

Genesis 14:19

KJV: And he Blessed him, and said, Blessed be Abram of the most high God, possessor of heaven and earth:
EHCC: Blessed (be) Abram of the

Genesis 24:27

KJV: And he said, Blessed be the Lord God of my master Abraham, who hath not left destitute my master of his mercy and his truth: I being in the way, the Lord led me to the house of my master’s brethren.
EHCC: Blessed (be) the Lord Gi

Genesis 26:29

KJV: That thou wilt do us no hurt, as we have not touched thee, and as we have done unto thee nothing but good, and have sent thee away in peace: thou art now the blessed of the Lord.That…: Heb. If thou shalt
EHCC: thou (art) now the blessed of the Lord.

Genesis 27:29

KJV: 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.
EHCC: blessed (be) he that blesseth thee.

Exodus 18:10

KJV: And Jethro said, Blessed be the Lord, who hath delivered you out of the hand of the Egyptians, and out of the hand of Pharaoh, who hath delivered the people from under the hand of the Egyptians.
EHCC: Jethro said, Blessed (be) the Lord,

Numbers 22:12

KJV: And God said unto Balaam, Thou shalt not go with them; thou shalt not curse the people: for they are blessed.
EHCC: for they \are) blessed,

Numbers 34:9

KJV: And the border shall go on to Ziphron, and the goings out of it shall be at Hazar–enan: this shall be your north border.
EHCC: Blessed (in) he that blesseth thee,

Numbers 98:3

EHCC: (ah )( thow (be) in the city,

Numbers 83:90

EHCC: Blessed (be) he that enlargeth

Judges 17:9

KJV: And Micah said unto him, Whence comest thou? And he said unto him, I am a Levite of Beth–lehem–judah, and I go to sojourn where I may find a place.
EHCC: Blessed (be thou) of the Lord,

Ruth 2:19

KJV: And her mother in law said unto her, Where hast thou gleaned to day? and where wroughtest thou? blessed be he that did take knowledge of thee. And she shewed her mother in law with whom she had wrought, and said, The man’s name with whom I wrought to day is Boaz.
EHCC: Wessed be he that did take

Ruth 8:10

EHCC: Blessed (be) thou of the Lord, |

Ruth 4:14

KJV: And the women said unto Naomi, Blessed be the Lord, which hath not left thee this day without a kinsman, that his name may be famous in Israel.left…: Heb. caused to cease unto theekinsman: or, redeemer
EHCC: Blessed (be) the Lord,

Ruth 93:21

EHCC: Blessed (be) ye of the Lord;

Ruth 25:32

EHCC: Blessed (be) the Lord God /

Ruth 18:28

EHCC: Blessed tee} the Lord thy God,

Ruth 22:47

EHCC: and blessed (be) my rock ;

1 Kings 1:48

KJV: And also thus said the king, Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, which hath given one to sit on my throne this day, mine eyes even seeing it.
EHCC: Blessed (be) the Lord God of Israel,

1 Kings 2:45

KJV: And king Solomon shall be blessed, and the throne of David shall be established before the Lord for ever.
EHCC: king Solomon (shall be) blessed, |

1 Kings 5:7

KJV: And it came to pass, when Hiram heard the words of Solomon, that he rejoiced greatly, and said, Blessed be the Lord this day, which hath given unto David a wise son over this great people.
EHCC: (21). Blessed (be) the Lord this day,

1 Kings 8:15

KJV: And he said, Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, which spake with his mouth unto David my father, and hath with his hand fulfilled it, saying,
EHCC: Blessed (be) the Lord God of מפז

1 Kings 10:9

KJV: Blessed be the Lord thy God, which delighted in thee, to set thee on the throne of Israel: because the Lord loved Israel for ever, therefore made he thee king, to do judgment and justice.
EHCC: Blessed be the Lord thy God,

1 Kings 108:16

EHCC: 86. Blessed (be) the Lord God of Israel

1 Kings 20:10

KJV: And Ben–hadad sent unto him, and said, The gods do so unto me, and more also, if the dust of Samaria shall suffice for handfuls for all the people that follow me.follow…: Heb. are at my feet
EHCC: Blessed (be) thou, Lord God of

1 Kings 9:8

KJV: And at this house, which is high, every one that passeth by it shall be astonished, and shall hiss; and they shall say, Why hath the Lord done thus unto this land, and to this house?
EHCC: Blessed be the Lord thy God,

1 Kings 81:91

EHCC: 92( . Blessed (be) the Lord: for he hath

1 Kings 41:18

EHCC: 14(- Blessed (be) the Lord God

1 Kings 66:20

EHCC: Blessed (be) God, which bath

1 Kings 68:19

EHCC: 90 (. Blessed (be) the Lord,

1 Kings 72:18

EHCC: Blessed (be) the Lord God,

1 Kings 89:52

EHCC: (53). Blessed (be) the Lord for evermore.

1 Kings 106:48

EHCC: - Blessed (be) the Lord God

1 Kings 115:15

EHCC: Ye (are) Weased of the Lord

1 Kings 124:6

EHCC: Blessed (be) the Lord,

1 Kings 44:1

EHCC: be) the Lord my strength,

Proverbs 5:18

KJV: Let thy fountain be blessed: and rejoice with the wife of thy youth.
EHCC: Ket thy fountain be Blessed:

Isaiah 19:25

KJV: Whom the Lord of hosts shall bless, saying, Blessed be Egypt my people, and Assyria the work of my hands, and Israel mine inheritance.
EHCC: Ble (be) Egypt my people,

Isaiah 65:23

KJV: They shall not labour in vain, nor bring forth for trouble; for they are the seed of the blessed of the Lord, and their offspring with them.
EHCC: the seed of the blessed of the Lord,

Jeremiah 17:7

KJV: Blessed is the man that trusteth in the Lord, and whose hope the Lord is.
EHCC: Blessed (is) the man that trusteth

Jeremiah 20:14

KJV: Cursed be the day wherein I was born: let not the day wherein my mother bare me be blessed.
EHCC: my mother bare me be essed.

Ezekiel 3:12

KJV: Then the spirit took me up, and I heard behind me a voice of a great rushing, saying, Blessed be the glory of the Lord from his place.
EHCC: Blessed (be) the glory of the Lord

Zechariah 11:5

KJV: Whose possessors slay them, and hold themselves not guilty: and they that sell them say, Blessed be the Lord; for I am rich: and their own shepherds pity them not.
EHCC: Blessed (be) the Lords

Zechariah 18:18

EHCC: and all the nations of the earth shel be

Zechariah 28:14

EHCC: and in thee...shuil all the families of the

Exodus 12:82

EHCC: be gone; Wess me also.

Deuteronomy 2:7

KJV: For the Lord thy God hath blessed thee in all the works of thy hand: he knoweth thy walking through this great wilderness: these forty years the Lord thy God hath been with thee; thou hast lacked nothing.
EHCC: the Lord thy God hath blessed thee

Deuteronomy 8:10

KJV: When thou hast eaten and art full, then thou shalt bless the Lord thy God for the good land which he hath given thee.
EHCC: then thou shalt bless the Lord

Deuteronomy 20:16

KJV: But of the cities of these people, which the Lord thy God doth give thee for an inheritance, thou shalt save alive nothing that breatheth:
EHCC: and the Lord thy God shull bless thee

Joshua 17:14

KJV: And the children of Joseph spake unto Joshua, saying, Why hast thou given me but one lot and one portion to inherit, seeing I am a great people, forasmuch as the Lord hath blessed me hitherto?
EHCC: forasmuch as the Lord Aath blessed me

Joshua 31:10

EHCC: the Lord hath blessed hia people ;

Joshua 42:12

EHCC: the Lord blessed the latter end of

Joshua 45:3

EHCC: 3(. 008 hath blessed thee for ever.

Joshua 118:26

EHCC: we Aave blessed you out of the

Joshua 129:8

EHCC: we bless in the name of the Lord.

Joshua 47:13

EHCC: he hath essed thy children

Genesis 2:17

KJV: But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die.thou shalt surely…: Heb. dying thou shalt die
EHCC: That in blessing I will bless

Genesis 27:30

KJV: And it came to pass, as soon as Isaac had made an end of blessing Jacob, and Jacob was yet scarce gone out from the presence of Isaac his father, that Esau his brother came in from his hunting.
EHCC: Isaac bad made an end of blessing

Genesis 2:6

KJV: But there went up a mist from the earth, and watered the whole face of the ground.there…: or, a mist which went up from, etc.
EHCC: and that as ke blessed ti

Genesis 15:4

KJV: And, behold, the word of the Lord came unto him, saying, This shall not be thine heir; but he that shall come forth out of thine own bowels shall be thine heir.
EHCC: the Lord shall greatly bless

Genesis 21:5

KJV: And Abraham was an hundred years old, when his son Isaac was born unto him.
EHCC: and fo bless in the name of

Genesis 27:12

KJV: My father peradventure will feel me, and I shall seem to him as a deceiver; and I shall bring a curse upon me, and not a blessing.
EHCC: Gerizims fo bless the people,

Genesis 280:6

EHCC: 20, David returned to dless his houshold,

Genesis 8:10

KJV: And he stayed yet other seven days; and again he sent forth the dove out of the ark;
EHCC: to salate him, and to bless him,

Genesis 16:43

EHCC: David returned )0 bless his house.

Genesis 23:13

KJV: And he spake unto Ephron in the audience of the people of the land, saying, But if thou wilt give it, I pray thee, hear me: I will give thee money for the field; take it of me, and I will bury my dead there.
EHCC: and to bless in his name fe pies

Genesis 27:34

KJV: And when Esau heard the words of his father, he cried with a great and exceeding bitter cry, and said unto his father, Bless me, even me also, O my father.
EHCC: $8. Bless me, (even) me also,

Deuteronomy 2:15

KJV: For indeed the hand of the Lord was against them, to destroy them from among the host, until they were consumed.
EHCC: and bless thy people Israel,

Deuteronomy 33:1

KJV: And this is the blessing, wherewith Moses the man of God blessed the children of Israel before his death.
EHCC: Bless, Lord, his substance,

Judges 5:3

KJV: Hear, O ye kings; give ear, O ye princes; I, even I, will sing unto the Lord; I will sing praise to the Lord God of Israel.
EHCC: Praise ye the Lord for the

2 Samuel 7:29

KJV: Therefore now let it please thee to bless the house of thy servant, that it may continue for ever before thee: for thou, O Lord God, hast spoken it: and with thy blessing let the house of thy servant be blessed for ever.let it…: Heb. be thou pleased and bless
EHCC: let it please thee to bless (marg. and bless)

1 Chronicles 29:20

KJV: And David said to all the congregation, Now bless the Lord your God. And all the congregation blessed the Lord God of their fathers, and bowed down their heads, and worshipped the Lord, and the king.
EHCC: Now bless the Lord your God

Nehemiah 9:5

KJV: Then the Levites, Jeshua, and Kadmiel, Bani, Hashabniah, Sherebiah, Hodijah, Shebaniah, and Pethahiah, said, Stand up and bless the Lord your God for ever and ever: and blessed be thy glorious name, which is exalted above all blessing and praise.
EHCC: bless the Lord your God

Job 2:9

KJV: Then said his wife unto him, Dost thou still retain thine integrity? curse God, and die.
EHCC: curse God, and die. 0

Psalms 28:9

KJV: Save thy people, and bless thine inheritance: feed them also, and lift them up for ever.feed: or, rule
EHCC: aad bless thine inheritance:

Psalms 66:8

KJV: O bless our God, ye people, and make the voice of his praise to be heard:
EHCC: 0 bless our God, ye people,

Psalms 68:26

KJV: Bless ye God in the congregations, even the Lord, from the fountain of Israel.from…: or, ye that are of the fountain of Israel
EHCC: ( 27 ). Bless ye God in the congregations,

Psalms 96:2

KJV: Sing unto the Lord, bless his name; shew forth his salvation from day to day.
EHCC: Sing unto the Lord, bless his name ;

Psalms 100:4

KJV: Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise: be thankful unto him, and bless his name.
EHCC: be thankful unto him, (and) bless

Psalms 108:1

KJV: A Song or Psalm of David.O God, my heart is fixed; I will sing and give praise, even with my glory.
EHCC: 2, 22. Bless the Lord, O my sow:

Psalms 104:1

KJV: Bless the Lord, O my soul. O Lord my God, thou art very great; thou art clothed with honour and majesty.
EHCC: Bless the Lord, O my soul.

Psalms 134:1

KJV: A Song of degrees.Behold, bless ye the Lord, all ye servants of the Lord, which by night stand in the house of the Lord.
EHCC: bless , 6 ( servants

Psalms 185:19

EHCC: Bless the Lord, O house of Israel: bless

Genesis 1:22

KJV: And God blessed them, saying, Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let fowl multiply in the earth.
EHCC: 28. And God blessed them,

Genesis 2:3

KJV: And God blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it: because that in it he had rested from all his work which God created and made.created…: Heb. created to make
EHCC: And God blessed the seventh day,

Genesis 5:2

KJV: Male and female created he them; and blessed them, and called their name Adam, in the day when they were created.
EHCC: created he them ; and blessed them,

Genesis 9:1

KJV: And God blessed Noah and his sons, and said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth.
EHCC: And God blessed Noah and his sons,

Genesis 12:2

KJV: And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing:
EHCC: and 7 will bless thee, and make

Genesis 14:19

KJV: And he Blessed him, and said, Blessed be Abram of the most high God, possessor of heaven and earth:
EHCC: And he blessed him, and said, Blessed

Genesis 22:17

KJV: That in blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of the heaven, and as the sand which is upon the sea shore; and thy seed shall possess the gate of his enemies;shore: Heb. lip
EHCC: in blessing J will bless thee,

Genesis 24:48

KJV: And I bowed down my head, and worshipped the Lord, and blessed the Lord God of my master Abraham, which had led me in the right way to take my master’s brother’s daughter unto his son.
EHCC: and blessed the Lord God of my master

Genesis 25:11

KJV: And it came to pass after the death of Abraham, that God blessed his son Isaac; and Isaac dwelt by the well Lahai–roi.
EHCC: that God blessed his son Isaac;

Genesis 26:3

KJV: Sojourn in this land, and I will be with thee, and will bless thee; for unto thee, and unto thy seed, I will give all these countries, and I will perform the oath which I sware unto Abraham thy father;
EHCC: and will Wess thee; for unto thee,

Genesis 28:1

KJV: And Isaac called Jacob, and blessed him, and charged him, and said unto him, Thou shalt not take a wife of the daughters of Canaan.
EHCC: Isaac called Jacob, and blessed him,

Genesis 80:27

EHCC: that the Lord hath blessed me

Genesis 82:29

EHCC: (80). And he blessed him there.

Genesis 35:9

KJV: And God appeared unto Jacob again, when he came out of Padan–aram, and blessed him.
EHCC: out of Padan-aram, and blessed him.

Genesis 39:5

KJV: And it came to pass from the time that he had made him overseer in his house, and over all that he had, that the Lord blessed the Egyptian’s house for Joseph’s sake; and the blessing of the Lord was upon all that he had in the house, and in the field.
EHCC: that the Lord blessed the Egyptian's house

Genesis 47:7

KJV: And Joseph brought in Jacob his father, and set him before Pharaoh: and Jacob blessed Pharaoh.
EHCC: 10.and Jacob blessed Pharaoh.

Genesis 48:3

KJV: And Jacob said unto Joseph, God Almighty appeared unto me at Luz in the land of Canaan, and blessed me,
EHCC: the land of Canaan, and bicssed me,

Genesis 49:25

KJV: Even by the God of thy father, who shall help thee; and by the Almighty, who shall bless thee with blessings of heaven above, blessings of the deep that lieth under, blessings of the breasts, and of the womb:
EHCC: the Almighty, who shall bless thee

Exodus 39:43

KJV: And Moses did look upon all the work, and, behold, they had done it as the Lord had commanded, even so had they done it: and Moses blessed them.
EHCC: and Moses blessed them.

Leviticus 9:22

KJV: 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.
EHCC: toward the people, and blessed them,

Numbers 6:23

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

Numbers 22:6

KJV: Come now therefore, I pray thee, curse me this people; for they are too mighty for me: peradventure I shall prevail, that we may smite them, and that I may drive them out of the land: for I wot that he whom thou blessest is blessed, and he whom thou cursest is cursed.
EHCC: סמ whom thou blessest (is) blessed,

Numbers 23:25

KJV: And Balak said unto Balaam, Neither curse them at all, nor bless them at all.
EHCC: nor bless them at all.

Numbers 14:24

KJV: But my servant Caleb, because he had another spirit with him, and hath followed me fully, him will I bring into the land whereinto he went; and his seed shall possess it.
EHCC: the Lord thy God hath blessed thee -

Joshua 14:13

KJV: And Joshua blessed him, and gave unto Caleb the son of Jephunneh Hebron for an inheritance.
EHCC: And Joshua blessed him,

Joshua 22:6

KJV: So Joshua blessed them, and sent them away: and they went unto their tents.
EHCC: So Joshua iessed them,

Joshua 24:10

KJV: But I would not hearken unto Balaam; therefore he blessed you still: so I delivered you out of his hand.
EHCC: therefore he blessed you still:

Judges 13:24

KJV: And the woman bare a son, and called his name Samson: and the child grew, and the Lord blessed him.
EHCC: and the Lord 818064 him,

Ruth 2:4

KJV: And, behold, Boaz came from Beth–lehem, and said unto the reapers, The Lord be with you. And they answered him, The Lord bless thee.
EHCC: The Lord bless thee.

Ruth 188:9

EHCC: 13. because he doth bless the sacrifice ;

Ruth 18:25

EHCC: he would not go, but blessed him.

2 Kings 4:29

KJV: Then he said to Gehazi, Gird up thy loins, and take my staff in thine hand, and go thy way: if thou meet any man, salute him not; and if any salute thee, answer him not again: and lay my staff upon the face of the child.
EHCC: if thou meet any man, salute him not; and

2 Kings 10:15

KJV: And when he was departed thence, he lighted on Jehonadab the son of Rechab coming to meet him: and he saluted him, and said to him, Is thine heart right, as my heart is with thy heart? And Jehonadab answered, It is. If it be, give me thine hand. And he gave him his hand; and he took him up to him into the chariot.lighted on: Heb. foundsaluted: Heb. blessed
EHCC: and he saluted him, and said (marg.

1 Chronicles 4:10

KJV: And Jabez called on the God of Israel, saying, Oh that thou wouldest bless me indeed, and enlarge my coast, and that thine hand might be with me, and that thou wouldest keep me from evil, that it may not grieve me! And God granted him that which he requested.Oh…: Heb. If thou wilt, etckeep…: Heb. do me
EHCC: Oh that éhow wouldest bless me indeed,

2 Chronicles 6:3

KJV: And the king turned his face, and blessed the whole congregation of Israel: and all the congregation of Israel stood.
EHCC: and blessed the Shale congregation

Job 1:11

KJV: But put forth thine hand now, and touch all that he hath, and he will curse thee to thy face.and he…: Heb. if he curse thee not to thy face
EHCC: &2:5.he will curse thee to thy face.

Psalms 5:12

KJV: For thou, Lord, wilt bless the righteous; with favour wilt thou compass him as with a shield.compass: Heb. crown
EHCC: (33). thou, Lord, wilt bless the righteous;

Proverbs 3:33

KJV: The curse of the Lord is in the house of the wicked: but he blesseth the habitation of the just.
EHCC: he blesseth the habitation of the just,

Isaiah 51:2

KJV: Look unto Abraham your father, and unto Sarah that bare you: for I called him alone, and blessed him, and increased him.
EHCC: 1 called him alone, and blessed him,

Jeremiah 31:23

KJV: Thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel; As yet they shall use this speech in the land of Judah and in the cities thereof, when I shall bring again their captivity; The Lord bless thee, O habitation of justice, and mountain of holiness.
EHCC: The Lord bless thee,

Genesis 12:3

KJV: And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed.
EHCC: 1 will bless them that bless thee,

Genesis 27:29

KJV: 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.
EHCC: and blessed (be) he that bleaseth thee,

Numbers 24:9

KJV: He couched, he lay down as a lion, and as a great lion: who shall stir him up? Blessed is he that blesseth thee, and cursed is he that curseth thee.
EHCC: Blessed (is) he that blesseth thee,

Proverbs 27:14

KJV: He that blesseth his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, it shall be counted a curse to him.
EHCC: He that Wesseth his friend with a loud

Isaiah 66:3

KJV: He that killeth an ox is as if he slew a man; he that sacrificeth a lamb, as if he cut off a dog’s neck; he that offereth an oblation, as if he offered swine’s blood; he that burneth incense, as if he blessed an idol. Yea, they have chosen their own ways, and their soul delighteth in their abominations.lamb: or, kidburneth: Heb. maketh a memorial of
EHCC: he that burneth incense, (as if) he blessed

Judges 5:24

KJV: Blessed above women shall Jael the wife of Heber the Kenite be, blessed shall she be above women in the tent.
EHCC: Blessed above women shall Jael the wife

2 Samuel 7:29

KJV: Therefore now let it please thee to bless the house of thy servant, that it may continue for ever before thee: for thou, O Lord God, hast spoken it: and with thy blessing let the house of thy servant be blessed for ever.let it…: Heb. be thou pleased and bless
EHCC: let the house of thy servant be blessed

Psalms 112:2

KJV: His seed shall be mighty upon earth: the generation of the upright shall be blessed.
EHCC: the upright shall be blessed.

Psalms 128:4

KJV: Behold, that thus shall the man be blessed that feareth the Lord.
EHCC: thus shail the man be blessed

Proverbs 20:21

KJV: An inheritance may be gotten hastily at the beginning; but the end thereof shall not be blessed.
EHCC: the end thereof shall not be blessed,

Proverbs 22:9

KJV: He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed; for he giveth of his bread to the poor.He that…: Heb. Good of eye
EHCC: a bountiful eye shall be blessed;

Deuteronomy 33:13

KJV: And of Joseph he said, Blessed of the Lord be his land, for the precious things of heaven, for the dew, and for the deep that coucheth beneath,
EHCC: Blessed of the Lord (be) his Jand,

1 Chronicles 17:27

KJV: Now therefore let it please thee to bless the house of thy servant, that it may be before thee for ever: for thou blessest, O Lord, and it shall be blessed for ever.let…: or, it hath pleased thee
EHCC: and (it shall be) blessed for ever.

Job 1:21

KJV: And said, Naked came I out of my mother’s womb, and naked shall I return thither: the Lord gave, and the Lord hath taken away; blessed be the name of the Lord.
EHCC: blessed be the name of the Lord.

Psalms 37:22

KJV: For such as be blessed of him shall inherit the earth; and they that be cursed of him shall be cut off.
EHCC: For (such as be) blessed of him

Psalms 118:9

KJV: It is better to trust in the Lord than to put confidence in princes.
EHCC: Blessed be the name of the Lord

Genesis 24:11

KJV: And he made his camels to kneel down without the city by a well of water at the time of the evening, even the time that women go out to draw water.that…: Heb. that women who draw water go forth
EHCC: And he made his camels to kneel down

Genesis 22:18

KJV: And in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; because thou hast obeyed my voice.
EHCC: & 26:4. 487 in thy seed shall all the

Deuteronomy 29:19

KJV: And it come to pass, when he heareth the words of this curse, that he bless himself in his heart, saying, I shall have peace, though I walk in the imagination of mine heart, to add drunkenness to thirst:imagination: or, stubbornnessdrunkenness…: Heb. the drunken to the thirsty
EHCC: (18); thal he bls Aimecp ie bie he

Jeremiah 4:2

KJV: And thou shalt swear, The Lord liveth, in truth, in judgment, and in righteousness; and the nations shall bless themselves in him, and in him shall they glory.
EHCC: and the ‘cations shal Beas themselves

Psalms 72:17

KJV: His name shall endure for ever: his name shall be continued as long as the sun: and men shall be blessed in him: all nations shall call him blessed.endure: Heb. behis name shall be…: Heb. shall be as a son to continue his father’s name for ever
EHCC: and (men) shall be blessed in him:

Isaiah 65:16

KJV: That he who blesseth himself in the earth shall bless himself in the God of truth; and he that sweareth in the earth shall swear by the God of truth; because the former troubles are forgotten, and because they are hid from mine eyes.
EHCC: shall bless himself in the God of truth;

Isaiah 65:16

KJV: That he who blesseth himself in the earth shall bless himself in the God of truth; and he that sweareth in the earth shall swear by the God of truth; because the former troubles are forgotten, and because they are hid from mine eyes.
EHCC: That he who blesseth himself
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