and he stood and blessed the whole congregation of Israel with a loud voice:
Leviticus 9:22 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised Aaron lifted up his hands towards the people and blessed them. He came down after sacrificing the sin offering, the burnt offering, and the fellowship offering. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Then Aaron lifted his hands toward the people and blessed them, and came down [from the altar] after offering the sin offering, the burnt offering, and the peace offerings. American Standard Version (1901) And Aaron lifted up his hands toward the people, and blessed them; and he came down from offering the sin-offering, and the burnt-offering, and the peace-offerings. Common English Bible Aaron then raised his hands toward the people and blessed them. After performing the purification offering, the entirely burned offering, and the well-being sacrifice, he came down. Catholic Public Domain Version And extending his hands to the people, he blessed them. And so, the victims for sin, and the holocausts, and the peace offerings being completed, he descended. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And stretching forth his hands to the people, he blessed them. And so the victims for sin, and the holocausts, and the peace offerings being finished, he came down. |
and he stood and blessed the whole congregation of Israel with a loud voice:
Amram’s sons: Aaron and Moses. Aaron, along with his descendants, was set apart for ever to consecrate the most holy things, to burn incense in the presence of the Lord, to minister to him, and to pronounce blessings in his name for ever.
Then the king turned and blessed the entire congregation of Israel while they were standing.
Moses inspected all the work they had accomplished. They had done just as the Lord commanded. Then Moses blessed them.
After taking them in his arms, he laid his hands on them and blessed them.
Then he led them out to the vicinity of Bethany, and lifting up his hands he blessed them.
God raised up his servant and sent him first to you to bless you by turning each of you from your evil ways.’
‘At that time the Lord set apart the tribe of Levi to carry the ark of the Lord’s covenant, to stand before the Lord to serve him, and to pronounce blessings in his name, as it is today.
Then the priests, the sons of Levi, will come forward, for the Lord your God has chosen them to serve him and pronounce blessings in his name, and they are to give a ruling in every dispute and case of assault.
not paying back evil for evil or insult for insult but, on the contrary, giving a blessing, since you were called for this, so that you may inherit a blessing.