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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
a. men: absolute Numbers 23:20 (E) Psalm 109:28; with accusative Genesis 32:27 [Genesis 32:26]; Genesis 32:30 [Genesis 32:29]; Genesis 48:16; Exodus 20:24; Numbers 24:1; Joshua 24:10 (E) Genesis 12:2, 3; Genesis 22:17; Genesis 24:1, 35; Genesis 26:12; Genesis 30:27, 30; Genesis 39:5; Genesis 49:25; Joshua 17:14 (J) Genesis 1:22, 28; Genesis 5:2; Genesis 9:1; Genesis 17:16, 20; Genesis 25:11; Genesis 26:3, 24; Genesis 28:3; Genesis 35:9; Genesis 48:3; Numbers 6:24, 27 (P) Deuteronomy 1:11; Deuteronomy 2:7; Deuteronomy 7:13; Deuteronomy 12:7; Deuteronomy 14:24, 29; Deuteronomy 15:4, 6, 10, 14, 18; Deuteronomy 16:10, 15; Deuteronomy 23:21; Deuteronomy 24:13, 19; Deuteronomy 26:15; Deuteronomy 28:8; Deuteronomy 30:16; Judges 13:24; 2 Samuel 6:11, 12; 2 Samuel 7:29; 1 Chronicles 4:10; 1 Chronicles 13:14; 1 Chronicles 17:27; 1 Chronicles 26:5; 2 Chronicles 31:10; Nehemiah 8:6; Ruth 2:4; Job 42:12; Psalm 5:13; Psalm 28:9; Psalm 29:11; Psalm 45:3; Psalm 67:2; Psalm 67:7; Psalm 67:8; Psalm 107:38; Psalm 115:12; Psalm 115:13; Psalm 128:5; Psalm 134:3; Psalm 147:13; Proverbs 3:33; Isaiah 19:25; Isaiah 51:2; Isaiah 61:9; Jeremiah 31:23; Haggai 2:19,
b. things: Sabbath Genesis 2:3; Exodus 20:11 (P); field Genesis 27:27 (E); bread Exodus 23:25 (E); work Deuteronomy 28:12; Job 1:10 compare Deuteronomy 33:11; Psalm 65:11; Psalm 132:15.
3. men bless men: priests & kings בשׁם י׳ Deuteronomy 10:8; Deuteronomy 21:5; 2 Samuel 6:18; 1 Chronicles 16:2; 1 Chronicles 23:13; Psalm 129:8; Melchizedek Abraham Genesis 14:19; Moses Deuteronomy 33:1; Exodus 12:32; Exodus 39:43; Joshua Joshua 14:13; Joshua 22:6, 7; priests Leviticus 9:22, 23; Numbers 6:23; Deuteronomy 27:12; Joshua 8:33; 2 Chronicles 30:27; Psalm 118:26; Solomon 1 Kings 8:14, 55) = 2 Chronicles 6:3); David 2 Samuel 6:20 (= 1 Chronicles 16:43) 2 Samuel 19:40; Eli 1 Samuel 2:20; Balaam Numbers 22:6; Numbers 23:11, 20, 25; Numbers 24:10; fathers, especially on death-bed Genesis 27:4 + 12 times Genesis 27 (all J E) Genesis 28:1, 6 (P) Genesis 32:1 [Genesis 31:55] (E) Genesis 48:9 (P) Genesis 48:15, 20; Genesis 49:28 (J) 2 Samuel 13:25; in consecrating a sacrifice 1 Samuel 9:13.
4. salute, greet, with an invocation of blessing (stronger than שׁלום):בך יברך ישׂראל with thee will Israel bless Genesis 48:20 (E).
a. in meeting Genesis 47:7 (P) 2 Kings 4:29; 2 Kings 10:15; 1 Samuel 13:10.
b. in departing Genesis 24:60 (J) Genesis 47:10 (P) 1 Kings 8:66.
c. by messengers 1 Samuel 25:14; 2 Samuel 8:10; 1 Chronicles 18:10.
d. in gratitude Job 31:20; Proverbs 30:11; Nehemiah 11:2.
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:
a. persons 2 Samuel 7:29; 1 Chronicles 17:27; Psalm 37:22; Psalm 112:2; Psalm 128:4; Proverbs 20:21.
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

H1288

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

Page 1 / 6 (Gen 1:22–Gen 32:26)

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 1:22 - God blessed them and said, "Be fruitful and multiply and fill the water in the seas, and let the birds multiply on the earth."

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 1:28 - God blessed them and said to them, "Be fruitful and multiply! Fill the earth and subdue it! Rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air and every creature that moves on the ground."

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 2:3 - God blessed the seventh day and made it holy because on it he ceased all the work that he had been doing in creation.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 5:2 - He created them male and female; when they were created, he blessed them and named them "humankind."

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 9:1 - Then God blessed Noah and his sons and said to them, "Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 9:26 - He also said, "Worthy of praise is the LORD, the God of Shem! May Canaan be the slave of Shem!

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 12:2 - Then I will make you into a great nation, and I will bless you, and I will make your name great, so that you will exemplify divine blessing.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 12:3 - I will bless those who bless you, but the one who treats you lightly I must curse, and all the families of the earth will bless one another by your name."

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 14:19 - He blessed Abram, saying, "Blessed be Abram by the Most High God, Creator of heaven and earth.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 14:20 - Worthy of praise is the Most High God, who delivered your enemies into your hand." Abram gave Melchizedek a tenth of everything.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 17:16 - I will bless her and will give you a son through her. I will bless her and she will become a mother of nations. Kings of countries will come from her!"

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 17:20 - As for Ishmael, I have heard you. I will indeed bless him, make him fruitful, and give him a multitude of descendants. He will become the father of twelve princes; I will make him into a great nation.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 18:18 - After all, Abraham will surely become a great and powerful nation, and all the nations on the earth will pronounce blessings on one another using his name.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 22:17 - I will indeed bless you, and I will greatly multiply your descendants so that they will be as countless as the stars in the sky or the grains of sand on the seashore. Your descendants will take possession of the strongholds of their enemies.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 22:18 - Because you have obeyed me, all the nations of the earth will pronounce blessings on one another using the name of your descendants.'"

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 24:1 - Now Abraham was old, well advanced in years, and the LORD had blessed him in everything.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 24:11 - He made the camels kneel down by the well outside the city. It was evening, the time when the women would go out to draw water.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 24:27 - saying "Praised be the LORD, the God of my master Abraham, who has not abandoned his faithful love for my master! The LORD has led me to the house of my master's relatives!"

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 24:31 - Laban said to him, "Come, you who are blessed by the LORD! Why are you standing out here when I have prepared the house and a place for the camels?"

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 24:35 - "The LORD has richly blessed my master and he has become very wealthy. The Lord has given him sheep and cattle, silver and gold, male and female servants, and camels and donkeys.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 24:48 - Then I bowed down and worshiped the LORD. I praised the LORD, the God of my master Abraham, who had led me on the right path to find the granddaughter of my master's brother for his son.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 24:60 - They blessed Rebekah with these words: "Our sister, may you become the mother of thousands of ten thousands! May your descendants possess the strongholds of their enemies."

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 25:11 - After Abraham's death, God blessed his son Isaac. Isaac lived near Beer Lahai Roi.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 26:3 - Stay in this land. Then I will be with you and will bless you, for I will give all these lands to you and to your descendants, and I will fulfill the solemn promise I made to your father Abraham.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 26:4 - I will multiply your descendants so they will be as numerous as the stars in the sky, and I will give them all these lands. All the nations of the earth will pronounce blessings on one another using the name of your descendants.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 26:12 - When Isaac planted in that land, he reaped in the same year a hundred times what he had sown, because the LORD blessed him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 26:24 - The LORD appeared to him that night and said, "I am the God of your father Abraham. Do not be afraid, for I am with you. I will bless you and multiply your descendants for the sake of my servant Abraham."

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 26:29 - so that you will not do us any harm, just as we have not harmed you, but have always treated you well before sending you away in peace. Now you are blessed by the LORD."

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 27:4 - Then prepare for me some tasty food, the kind I love, and bring it to me. Then I will eat it so that I may bless you before I die."

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 27:7 - 'Bring me some wild game and prepare for me some tasty food. Then I will eat it and bless you in the presence of the LORD before I die.'

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 27:10 - Then you will take it to your father. Thus he will eat it and bless you before he dies."

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 27:19 - Jacob said to his father, "I am Esau, your firstborn. I've done as you told me. Now sit up and eat some of my wild game so that you can bless me."

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 27:23 - He did not recognize him because his hands were hairy, like his brother Esau's hands. So Isaac blessed Jacob.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 27:25 - Isaac said, "Bring some of the wild game for me to eat, my son. Then I will bless you." So Jacob brought it to him, and he ate it. He also brought him wine, and Isaac drank.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 27:27 - So Jacob went over and kissed him. When Isaac caught the scent of his clothing, he blessed him, saying, "Yes, my son smells like the scent of an open field which the LORD has blessed.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 27:29 - May peoples serve you and nations bow down to you. You will be lord over your brothers, and the sons of your mother will bow down to you. May those who curse you be cursed, and those who bless you be blessed."

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 27:30 - Isaac had just finished blessing Jacob, and Jacob had scarcely left his father's presence, when his brother Esau returned from the hunt.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 27:31 - He also prepared some tasty food and brought it to his father. Esau said to him, "My father, get up and eat some of your son's wild game. Then you can bless me."

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 27:33 - Isaac began to shake violently and asked, "Then who else hunted game and brought it to me? I ate all of it just before you arrived, and I blessed him. He will indeed be blessed!"

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 27:34 - When Esau heard his father's words, he wailed loudly and bitterly. He said to his father, "Bless me too, my father!"

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 27:38 - Esau said to his father, "Do you have only that one blessing, my father? Bless me too!" Then Esau wept loudly.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 27:41

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 27:41 - So Esau hated Jacob because of the blessing his father had given to his brother. Esau said privately, "The time of mourning for my father is near; then I will kill my brother Jacob!"

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 28:1

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 28:1 - So Isaac called for Jacob and blessed him. Then he commanded him, "You must not marry a Canaanite woman!

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 28:3

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 28:3 - May the sovereign God bless you! May he make you fruitful and give you a multitude of descendants! Then you will become a large nation.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 28:6

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 28:6 - Esau saw that Isaac had blessed Jacob and sent him off to Paddan Aram to find a wife there. As he blessed him, Isaac commanded him, "You must not marry a Canaanite woman."

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 28:14

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 28:14 - Your descendants will be like the dust of the earth, and you will spread out to the west, east, north, and south. All the families of the earth will pronounce blessings on one another using your name and that of your descendants.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 30:27

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 30:27 - But Laban said to him, "If I have found favor in your sight, please stay here, for I have learned by divination that the LORD has blessed me on account of you."

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 30:30

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 30:30 - Indeed, you had little before I arrived, but now your possessions have increased many times over. The LORD has blessed you wherever I worked. But now, how long must it be before I do something for my own family too?"

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 31:55

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 31:55 - (32:1) Early in the morning Laban kissed his grandchildren and his daughters goodbye and blessed them. Then Laban left and returned home.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 32:26

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 32:26 - Then the man said, "Let me go, for the dawn is breaking." "I will not let you go," Jacob replied, "unless you bless me."

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