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Lexicon :: Strong's H1288 - bāraḵ

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בָּרַךְ
Transliteration
bāraḵ
Pronunciation
baw-rak'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 285

Strong’s Definitions

בָּרַךְ bârak, baw-rak'; a primitive root; to kneel; by implication to bless God (as an act of adoration), and (vice-versa) man (as a benefit); also (by euphemism) to curse (God or the king, as treason):—× abundantly, × altogether, × at all, blaspheme, bless, congratulate, curse, × greatly, × indeed, kneel (down), praise, salute, × still, thank.


KJV Translation Count — Total: 330x

The KJV translates Strong's H1288 in the following manner: bless (302x), salute (5x), curse (4x), blaspheme (2x), blessing (2x), praised (2x), kneel down (2x), congratulate (1x), kneel (1x), make to kneel (1x), miscellaneous (8x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 330x
The KJV translates Strong's H1288 in the following manner: bless (302x), salute (5x), curse (4x), blaspheme (2x), blessing (2x), praised (2x), kneel down (2x), congratulate (1x), kneel (1x), make to kneel (1x), miscellaneous (8x).
  1. to bless, kneel

    1. (Qal)

      1. to kneel

      2. to bless

    2. (Niphal) to be blessed, bless oneself

    3. (Piel) to bless

    4. (Pual) to be blessed, be adored

    5. (Hiphil) to cause to kneel

    6. (Hithpael) to bless oneself

  2. (TWOT) to praise, salute, curse

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
בָּרַךְ bârak, baw-rak'; a primitive root; to kneel; by implication to bless God (as an act of adoration), and (vice-versa) man (as a benefit); also (by euphemism) to curse (God or the king, as treason):—× abundantly, × altogether, × at all, blaspheme, bless, congratulate, curse, × greatly, × indeed, kneel (down), praise, salute, × still, thank.
STRONGS H1288: Abbreviations
† [בָּרַךְ] 329 verb kneel, bless (Late Hebrew id.; Arabic بَركَ; Ethiopic በረከ፡ Aramaic H1289 בְּרֵךְ Kerb (praise), Palmyrene especially in בריך שמו לעלמא VogPalm. 74 ff. compare 94, 144) —
Qal Imperfect יִבְּרַךְ 2 Chronicles 6:13; נִבְרְכָה Psalm 95:6; בָּרוֺךְ (see Pi.); Passive participle בָּרוּךְ Genesis 9:26 + 70 times; —
1. kneel down (so Arabic, Syriac, Ethiopic): וַיִּבְרַךְ עַל־בִּרְכָּיו and he kneeled upon his knees 2 Chronicles 6:13; נִבְרְכָה לפני י׳ let us kneel before Yahweh Psalm 95:6.
2. bless (only passive participle).
a. of God: בָּרוּךְ י׳ blessed be (or is) י׳ Exodus 18:10 (E) Genesis 9:26; Genesis 24:27 (J) Ruth 4:14; 1 Samuel 25:32: 1 Samuel 25:39; 2 Samuel 18:28; 1 Kings 1:48; 1 Kings 5:21; 1 Kings 8:51, 56; 1 Kings 10:9; 1 Chronicles 16:36; 1 Chronicles 29:10; 2 Chronicles 2:11; 2 Chronicles 6:4; 9:8; Ezra 7:27; Psalm 28:6; Psalm 31:22; Psalm 41:14; Psalm 72:18; Psalm 89:53; Psalm 106:48; Psalm 119:12; Psalm 124:6; Psalm 135:21; Psalm 144:1; Zechariah 11:5; אלהים ב׳ Psalm 66:20; Psalm 68:36; אדני ב׳ Psalm 68:20 (probably for an original יהוה); אל עליון ב׳ Genesis 14:20 (E); צוּרִי ב׳ 2 Samuel 22:47 (= Psalm 18:47); כבוד י׳ ב׳ Ezekiel 3:12; שׁם ב׳ כבודו Psalm 72:19.
b. of men: Genesis 27:33 (J) Numbers 22:12 (E) Deuteronomy 7:14; Deuteronomy 28:3, 6; Deuteronomy 33:20, 24; 1 Samuel 25:33; 1 Samuel 26:25; Judges 17:2; 1 Kings 2:45; Psalm 118:26; Isaiah 19:25; Jeremiah 17:7; Jeremiah 20:14; מברכך ברוך blessed be the one blessing thee Genesis 27:29; Numbers 24:9 (E); ליהוה ב׳ Ruth 2:19, 20; Ruth 3:10; 1 Samuel 15:13; 1 Samuel 23:21; 2 Samuel 2:5; Psalm 115:15; לאל עליון ב׳ Genesis 14:19; בְּרוּךְ י׳ Genesis 24:31; Genesis 26:29 (J); בְּרוּכֵי י׳ Isaiah 65:23.
c. things: בָּרוּךְ פרי בטנך blessed be the fruit of thy womb Deuteronomy 28:4 compare Deuteronomy 28:5; 1 Samuel 25:33; Proverbs 5:18.
Niph. Perfect נִבְרְכוּ Genesis 12:3; Genesis 18:18; Genesis 28:14 (J) bless oneself (compare Hithp.).
Pi. 233 Perfect בֵּרַךְ Genesis 24:1 + 29 times; בֵּרֵךְ Psalm 10:3; Numbers 23:20; בֵּרְכוּ 2 Chronicles 20:26; וּבֵרֲכוּ Job 1:5; suffix בֵּרֲכוֺ, בֵּרֲכַּנִי, etc., Genesis 27:27 + 5 times; בֵּרַכְךָ Deuteronomy 2:7 + 9 times; Imperfect יְבָרֵךְ, וַיְּבֶ֫רֶךְ etc., Genesis 28:3 + 52 times; אֲבָֽרֲכָה Genesis 12:3 + 2 times; plural יְבָֽרֲכוּ Genesis 24:60 + 11 times; suffix יְבָרֶכְךָ Genesis 27:10 + 21 times; יְבָֽרֲכֶךָּ Genesis 49:25 + 2 times; יְבָֽרֲכֵהוּ Genesis 14:19 + 16 times; יְבָֽרֲכֵם Genesis 48:20 + 6 times; אֲבָרֶכְכָה Genesis 27:7; תְּבָֽרֲכַּ נִּי Genesis 27:19, 31; יְבָֽרֲכֶנְהוּ Psalm 72:15; יְבָֽרֲכוּכָה Psalm 145:10; Imperative בָּרֵךְ Deuteronomy 33:11 + 29 times; Infinitive construct בָּרֵךְ Genesis 22:17 + 24 times; Infinitive absolute בָּרוֺךְ Joshua 24:10 (Ki, compare Köi. 191, Ew§ 240 b, 2 Ol Sta); Participle מְבָרֵךְ Proverbs 27:14 + 4 times; —
1. bless God, adore with bended knees: accusative ברך י׳ Genesis 24:48 (J) Deuteronomy 8:10; Judges 5:2, 9; 1 Chronicles 29:10, 20; 2 Chronicles 20:26; 31:8; Nehemiah 9:5; Psalm 16:7; Psalm 26:12; Psalm 34:2; Psalm 63:5; Psalm 103:20; Psalm 103:21; Psalm 103:22; Psalm 115:18; Psalm 134:1; Psalm 134:2; Psalm 135:19; Psalm 135:20; Psalm 145:2; Psalm 145:10; ברכי נפשׁי את י׳ Psalm 103:1; Psalm 103:2; Psalm 103:22; Psalm 104:1; Psalm 104:35; ברך שׁם bless the name of Yahweh Nehemiah 9:5; Psalm 96:2; Psalm 100:4; Psalm 145:1, 21; ברך אלהים Joshua 22:33; Psalm 66:8; Psalm 68:27 (doubtless for an original יהוה), with לְ 1 Chronicles 29:20; מְבָרֵךְ אָוָן Isaiah 66:3 (of idolatrous worship).
2. God blesses
4. salute, greet, with an invocation of blessing (stronger than שׁלום):בך יברך ישׂראל with thee will Israel bless Genesis 48:20 (E).
b. in departing Genesis 24:60 (J) Genesis 47:10 (P) 1 Kings 8:66.
e. morning salutation Proverbs 27:14.
f. congratulations for prosperity Genesis 12:3 (J) Genesis 27:29; Numbers 24:9 (E) 1 Kings 1:47; Psalm 49:19; Psalm 62:5.
g. in homage 2 Samuel 14:22; Psalm 72:15.
h. in friendliness 2 Samuel 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: 1 Kings 21:10, 13; Job 1:5, 11; Job 2:5, 9; Psalm 10:3.
Pu. Imperfect יְבֹרַךְ 2 Samuel 7:29 + 3 times; תְּבֹרַךְ Judges 5:24; Proverbs 20:21; Participle מְבֹרָךְ Numbers 22:6 + 3 times; feminine מְבֹרֶכֶת Deuteronomy 33:13; מְבֹרָכָיו Psalm 37:22; —
1. passive to be blessed, adored: שׁם י׳ Job 1:21; Psalm 113:2
2. prospered by God:
b. things Deuteronomy 33:13.
3. have prosperity invoked, by Balaam Numbers 22:6.
4. in gratitude Proverbs 22:9; Judges 5:24.
Hiph. וַיַּבְרֵךְ חַגְּמַלִּים and he made his camels kneel Genesis 24:11 (J).
Hithp. הִתְבָּרֵךְ Deuteronomy 29:18 + 3 times; Imperfect יִתְבָּרֵךְ Isaiah 65:16; Psalm 72:17; Participle מִתְבָּרֵךְ Isaiah 65:16; — bless oneself, congratulate onself בלבבו in his heart Deuteronomy 29:18; בזרעך with or by (compare בְּ III. 2. d) thy seed (invoke for oneself the blessing of the see of Abraham) Genesis 22:18; Genesis 26:4 (J); by the Messianic king Psalm 72:17; באלהי אמן Isaiah 65:16; by י׳ Jeremiah 4:2.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

1:22; 1:28; 2:3; 5:2; 9:1; 9:26; 9:26; 12:2; 12:3; 12:3; 12:3; 12:3; 14:19; 14:19; 14:19; 14:20; 17:16; 17:20; 18:18; 22:17; 22:17; 22:18; 24:1; 24:1; 24:11; 24:27; 24:31; 24:35; 24:48; 24:60; 24:60; 25:11; 26:3; 26:4; 26:12; 26:24; 26:29; 27; 27:4; 27:7; 27:10; 27:19; 27:27; 27:27; 27:29; 27:29; 27:31; 27:33; 28:1; 28:3; 28:3; 28:6; 28:14; 30:27; 30:30; 31:55; 32:26; 32:29; 35:9; 39:5; 47:7; 47:10; 48:3; 48:9; 48:15; 48:16; 48:20; 48:20; 48:20; 49:25; 49:25; 49:28

Exodus

12:32; 18:10; 20:11; 20:24; 23:25; 39:43

Leviticus

9:22; 9:23

Numbers

6:23; 6:24; 6:27; 22:6; 22:6; 22:6; 22:12; 23:11; 23:20; 23:20; 23:20; 23:25; 24:1; 24:9; 24:9; 24:10

Deuteronomy

1:11; 2:7; 2:7; 7:13; 7:14; 8:10; 10:8; 12:7; 14:24; 14:29; 15:4; 15:6; 15:10; 15:14; 15:18; 16:10; 16:15; 21:5; 23:21; 24:13; 24:19; 26:15; 27:12; 28:3; 28:4; 28:5; 28:6; 28:8; 28:12; 29:18; 29:18; 30:16; 33:1; 33:11; 33:11; 33:13; 33:13; 33:20; 33:24

Joshua

8:33; 14:13; 17:14; 22:6; 22:7; 22:33; 24:10; 24:10

Judges

5:2; 5:9; 5:24; 5:24; 13:24; 17:2

Ruth

2:4; 2:19; 2:20; 3:10; 4:14

1 Samuel

2:20; 9:13; 13:10; 15:13; 23:21; 25:14; 25:32; 25:33; 25:33; 25:39; 26:25

2 Samuel

2:5; 6:11; 6:12; 6:18; 6:20; 7:29; 7:29; 7:29; 8:10; 13:25; 14:22; 18:28; 19:40; 21:3; 22:47

1 Kings

1:47; 1:48; 2:45; 8:14; 8:51; 8:55; 8:56; 8:66; 10:9; 21:10; 21:13

2 Kings

4:29; 10:15

1 Chronicles

4:10; 13:14; 16:2; 16:36; 16:43; 17:27; 17:27; 18:10; 23:13; 26:5; 29:10; 29:10; 29:20; 29:20

2 Chronicles

2:11; 6:3; 6:4; 6:13; 6:13; 9:8; 20:26; 20:26; 30:27; 31:8; 31:10

Ezra

7:27

Nehemiah

8:6; 9:5; 9:5; 11:2

Job

1:5; 1:5; 1:10; 1:11; 1:21; 2:5; 2:9; 31:20; 42:12

Psalms

10:3; 10:3; 16:7; 18:47; 26:12; 28:6; 28:9; 29:11; 31:22; 34:2; 37:22; 37:22; 45:3; 49:19; 62:5; 63:5; 65:11; 66:8; 66:20; 67:2; 67:7; 68:20; 68:27; 72:15; 72:15; 72:17; 72:17; 72:18; 72:19; 95:6; 95:6; 96:2; 100:4; 103:1; 103:2; 103:20; 103:21; 103:22; 103:22; 104:1; 104:35; 106:48; 107:38; 109:28; 112:2; 113:2; 115:12; 115:13; 115:15; 115:18; 118:26; 118:26; 119:12; 124:6; 128:4; 128:5; 129:8; 132:15; 134:1; 134:2; 134:3; 135:19; 135:20; 135:21; 144:1; 145:1; 145:2; 145:10; 145:10; 145:21; 147:13

Proverbs

3:33; 5:18; 20:21; 20:21; 22:9; 27:14; 27:14; 30:11

Isaiah

19:25; 19:25; 51:2; 61:9; 65:16; 65:16; 65:16; 65:23; 66:3

Jeremiah

4:2; 17:7; 20:14; 31:23

Ezekiel

3:12

Haggai

2:19

Zechariah

11:5

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H1288 matches the Hebrew בָּרַךְ (bāraḵ),
which occurs 330 times in 289 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Page 3 / 6 (Deu 24:19–2Sa 8:10)

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 24:19 -

“When you reap your harvest in your field and have forgotten a sheaf in the field, you shall not go back to get it; it shall be for the sojourner, for the [fn]orphan, and for the widow, in order that Yahweh your God may bless H1288 you in all the work of your hands.

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 26:15 - ‘Look down from Your holy habitation, from heaven, and bless H1288 Your people Israel and the ground which You have given to us, a land flowing with milk and honey, as You swore to our fathers.’
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 27:12 - “When you cross the Jordan, these shall stand on Mount Gerizim to bless H1288 the people: Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Joseph, and Benjamin.
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 28:3 -

“Blessed H1288 shall you be in the city, and blessed H1288 shall you be in the [fn]field.

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 28:4 -

“Blessed H1288 shall be the [fn]offspring of your [fn]body and the [fn]produce of your ground and the [fn]offspring of your beasts, the increase of your herd and the young of your flock.

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 28:5 -

“Blessed H1288 shall be your basket and your kneading bowl.

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 28:6 -

“Blessed H1288 shall you be when you come in, and blessed H1288 shall you be when you go out.

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 28:8 - “Yahweh will command the blessing upon you in your barns and in all that you send forth your hand to do, and He will bless H1288 you in the land which Yahweh your God gives you.
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 28:12 - “Yahweh will open for you His good storehouse, the heavens, to give rain to your land in its season and to bless H1288 all the work of your hand; and you shall lend to many nations, but you shall not borrow.
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 29:19 - “And it will be when he hears the words of this curse, that he will [fn]bless H1288 himself H1288 in his heart, saying, ‘I have peace though I walk in the stubbornness of my heart in order [fn]to sweep away the watered land with the dry.’
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 30:16 - in that I am commanding you today to love Yahweh your God, to walk in His ways, and to keep His commandments and His statutes and His judgments, that you may live and multiply, and that Yahweh your God may bless H1288 you in the land where you are entering to possess it.
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 33:1 -

Now this is the blessing with which Moses the man of God blessed H1288 the sons of Israel before his death.

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 33:11 -

“O Yahweh, bless H1288 his substance,

And accept the work of his hands;

Crush the loins of those who rise up against him,

And those who hate him, so that they will not rise again.”

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 33:13 -

Of Joseph he said,

“Blessed H1288 of Yahweh be his land,

With the choice things of heaven, with the dew,

And from the deep lying beneath,

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 33:20 -

Of Gad he said,

“Blessed H1288 is the one who enlarges Gad;

He lies down as a [fn]lion,

And tears the arm, also the top of the head.

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 33:24 -

Of Asher he said,

“More blessed H1288 than sons is Asher;

May he be favored by his brothers,

And may he dip his foot in oil.

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 8:33 - And all Israel with their elders and officers and their judges were standing on both sides of the ark before the Levitical priests who carried the ark of the covenant of Yahweh, the sojourner as well as the native. Half of them stood in front of Mount Gerizim and half of them in front of Mount Ebal, just as Moses the servant of Yahweh had given a command at first to bless H1288 the people of Israel.
Unchecked Copy BoxJos 14:13 -

So Joshua blessed H1288 him and gave Hebron to Caleb the son of Jephunneh for an inheritance.

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 17:14 -

Then the sons of Joseph spoke to Joshua, saying, “Why have you given me only one lot and one portion for an inheritance, since I am a numerous people whom Yahweh has thus far blessed H1288?”

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 22:6 - Then Joshua blessed H1288 them and sent them away, and they went to their tents.
Unchecked Copy BoxJos 22:7 -

Now to the one half-tribe of Manasseh Moses had given a possession in Bashan, but to the other half Joshua gave a possession among their brothers westward beyond the Jordan. So when Joshua sent them away to their tents, he blessed H1288 them,

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 22:33 - And the word was good in the sight of the sons of Israel, and the sons of Israel blessed H1288 God; and they did not speak of going up against them in war to destroy the land in which the sons of Reuben and the sons of Gad were living.
Unchecked Copy BoxJos 24:10 - ‘But I was not willing to listen to Balaam. So he blessed H1288 you repeatedly H1288, and I delivered you from his hand.
Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 5:2 -

“When [fn]the leaders led in Israel,

When the people volunteered,

Bless H1288 Yahweh!

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 5:9 -

“My heart goes out to the commanders of Israel,

The volunteers among the people;

Bless H1288 Yahweh!

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 5:24 -

“Most blessed H1288 of women is Jael,

The wife of Heber the Kenite;

Most blessed H1288 is she of women in the tent.

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 13:24 -

Then the woman gave birth to a son and named him Samson; and the child grew up, and Yahweh blessed H1288 him.

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 17:2 - He said to his mother, “The 1,100 pieces of silver which were taken from you, about which you uttered a curse and spoke of it [fn]in my hearing, behold, the silver is with me; it was I who took it.” And his mother said, “Blessed H1288 be my son by Yahweh.”
Unchecked Copy BoxRth 2:4 - Now behold, Boaz came from Bethlehem and said to the reapers, “May Yahweh be with you.” And they said to him, “May Yahweh bless H1288 you.”
Unchecked Copy BoxRth 2:19 - Her mother-in-law then said to her, “Where did you glean today and where did you [fn]work? May he who took notice of you be blessed H1288.” So she told her mother-in-law with whom she had [fn]worked and said, “The name of the man with whom I worked today is Boaz.”
Unchecked Copy BoxRth 2:20 - Naomi said to her daughter-in-law, “May he be blessed H1288 of Yahweh who has not forsaken his lovingkindness to the living and to the dead.” Then Naomi said to her, “The man is [fn]our relative; he is one of our kinsman redeemers.”
Unchecked Copy BoxRth 3:10 - Then he said, “May you be blessed H1288 of Yahweh, my daughter. You have shown your last lovingkindness to be better than the first by not going after young men, whether poor or rich.
Unchecked Copy BoxRth 4:14 - Then the women said to Naomi, “Blessed H1288 is Yahweh who has not left you without a [fn]kinsman redeemer today, and may his name [fn]be proclaimed in Israel.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 2:20 - Then Eli would bless H1288 Elkanah and his wife and say, “May Yahweh establish for you a seed from this woman in place of [fn]the one she dedicated to Yahweh.” And they went to their own [fn]home.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 9:13 - “As soon as you enter the city you will find him before he goes up to the high place to eat, for the people will not eat until he comes because he must bless H1288 the sacrifice; afterward those who are invited will eat. So now, go up for you will find him at once.”
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 13:10 - And as soon as he finished offering the burnt offering, behold, Samuel came; and Saul went out to meet him and to [fn]greet H1288 him.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 15:13 - And Samuel came to Saul, and Saul said to him, “Blessed H1288 are you of Yahweh! I have established the word of Yahweh.”
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 23:21 - And Saul said, “May you be blessed H1288 of Yahweh, for you have had compassion on me.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 25:14 -

But one of the young men told Abigail, Nabal’s wife, saying, “Behold, David sent messengers from the wilderness to [fn]greet H1288 our master, and he rushed at them angrily.

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 25:32 -

Then David said to Abigail, “Blessed H1288 be Yahweh, the God of Israel, who sent you this day to meet me,

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 25:33 - and blessed H1288 be your discernment, and blessed H1288 be you, who have kept me this day from [fn]bloodshed and from saving myself by my own hand.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 25:39 -

Then David heard that Nabal was dead, so he said, “Blessed H1288 be Yahweh, who has pleaded the cause of my reproach from the hand of Nabal and has kept back His servant from evil. Yahweh has also returned the evil of Nabal on his own head.” Then David sent [fn]a proposal to Abigail, to take her as his wife.

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 26:25 - Then Saul said to David, “Blessed H1288 are you, my son David; you will both accomplish much and surely prevail.” So David went on his way, and Saul returned to his place.
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 2:5 - And David sent messengers to the men of Jabesh-gilead, and said to them, “May you be blessed H1288 of Yahweh because you have [fn]shown this lovingkindness with your lord, with Saul, and have buried him.
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 6:11 - Thus the ark of Yahweh remained in the house of Obed-edom the Gittite three months, and Yahweh blessed H1288 Obed-edom and all his household.
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 6:12 -

Then it was told to King David, saying, “Yahweh has blessed H1288 the house of Obed-edom and all that belongs to him, on account of the ark of God.” So David went and brought up the ark of God from the house of Obed-edom into the city of David with gladness.

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 6:18 - Then David completed offering the burnt offerings and the peace offerings. And he blessed H1288 the people in the name of Yahweh of hosts.
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 6:20 -

But David returned to bless H1288 his household, and Michal the daughter of Saul came out to meet David and said, “How the king of Israel has glorified himself today! He uncovered himself today in the eyes of his servants’ maids as one of the worthless ones shamelessly uncovers himself!”

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 7:29 - “So now, be pleased and bless H1288 the house of Your slave, that it may be forever before You. For You, O Lord Yahweh, have spoken; and with Your blessing may the house of Your slave be blessed H1288 forever.”
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 8:10 - so Toi sent [fn]Joram his son to King David to [fn]greet him and to bless H1288 him, because he had fought against Hadadezer and struck him down; for Hadadezer [fn]had been at war with Toi. And in [fn]Joram’s hand were articles of silver, of gold, and of bronze.

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Blue Letter Bible offers several daily devotional readings in order to help you refocus on Christ and the Gospel of His peace and righteousness.

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Recognizing the value of consistent reflection upon the Word of God in order to refocus one's mind and heart upon Christ and His Gospel of peace, we provide several reading plans designed to cover the entire Bible in a year.

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Genesis Chapter 1 — Additional Translations: