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Numbers 6:23

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6:23“Tell Aaron and his sons, ‘This is the way57 you are to bless58 the Israelites. Say59 to them:

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Footnotes

  1. 57 Or “thus.”
  2. 58 The Piel imperfect has the nuance of instruction. The particle “thus” explains that the following oracle is the form to use.
  3. 59 Here is the only use of the verb אָמַר (’amar) as an infinitive absolute; it functions as a verb form, an imperative or an imperfect of instruction. Several commentators have attempted to emend the text to get around the difficulty, but such emendations are unnecessary.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

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

NIVNew International Version (2011)

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

CSBChristian Standard Bible

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

NLTNew Living Translation

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

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

“Speak to Aaron and his sons, saying, ‘You will bless the Israelites: You will say to them:

KJV 1900King James Version

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