31 And he said, Come in, thou blessed of the Lord; wherefore standest thou without? for I have prepared the house, and room for the camels.

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31 “Come, you who are blessed by the Lord,”(A) he said. “Why are you standing out here? I have prepared the house and a place for the camels.”

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10 And he said, Blessed be thou of the Lord, my daughter: for thou hast shewed more kindness in the latter end than at the beginning, inasmuch as thou followedst not young men, whether poor or rich.

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10 “The Lord bless you,(A) my daughter,” he replied. “This kindness is greater than that which you showed earlier:(B) You have not run after the younger men, whether rich or poor.

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29 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.

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29 that you will do us no harm,(A) just as we did not harm you but always treated you well and sent you away peacefully. And now you are blessed by the Lord.”(B)

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15 Ye are blessed of the Lord which made heaven and earth.

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15 May you be blessed by the Lord,
    the Maker of heaven(A) and earth.

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And he said unto his mother, The eleven hundred shekels of silver that were taken from thee, about which thou cursedst, and spakest of also in mine ears, behold, the silver is with me; I took it. And his mother said, Blessed be thou of the Lord, my son.

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said to his mother, “The eleven hundred shekels[a] of silver that were taken from you and about which I heard you utter a curse—I have that silver with me; I took it.”

Then his mother said, “The Lord bless you,(A) my son!”

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Footnotes

  1. Judges 17:2 That is, about 28 pounds or about 13 kilograms

16 A man's gift maketh room for him, and bringeth him before great men.

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16 A gift(A) opens the way
    and ushers the giver into the presence of the great.

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A gift is as a precious stone in the eyes of him that hath it: whithersoever it turneth, it prospereth.

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A bribe is seen as a charm by the one who gives it;
    they think success will come at every turn.(A)

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