16 the Angel(A) who has delivered me from all harm(B)
    —may he bless(C) these boys.(D)
May they be called by my name
    and the names of my fathers Abraham and Isaac,(E)
and may they increase greatly
    on the earth.”(F)

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16 The Angel which redeemed me from all evil, bless the lads; and let my name be named on them, and the name of my fathers Abraham and Isaac; and let them grow into a multitude in the midst of the earth.

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16 The Angel (A)who has redeemed me from all evil,
Bless the lads;
Let (B)my name be named upon them,
And the name of my fathers Abraham and Isaac;
And let them (C)grow into a multitude in the midst of the earth.”

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24 “‘“The Lord bless you(A)
    and keep you;(B)

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24 The Lord bless thee, and keep thee:

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24 “The Lord (A)bless you and (B)keep you;

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Just then Boaz arrived from Bethlehem and greeted the harvesters, “The Lord be with you!(A)

“The Lord bless you!(B)” they answered.

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And, behold, Boaz came from Bethlehem, and said unto the reapers, The Lord be with you. And they answered him, The Lord bless thee.

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Now behold, Boaz came from (A)Bethlehem, and said to the reapers, (B)“The Lord be with you!”

And they answered him, “The Lord bless you!”

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May those who pass by not say to them,
    “The blessing of the Lord be on you;
    we bless you(A) in the name of the Lord.”

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Neither do they which go by say, The blessing of the Lord be upon you: we bless you in the name of the Lord.

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Neither let those who pass by them say,
(A)“The blessing of the Lord be upon you;
We bless you in the name of the Lord!”

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May the Lord bless you from Zion,(A)
    he who is the Maker of heaven(B) and earth.

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The Lord that made heaven and earth bless thee out of Zion.

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The Lord who made heaven and earth
Bless you from Zion!

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23 This is what the Lord Almighty, the God of Israel, says: “When I bring them back from captivity,[a](A) the people in the land of Judah and in its towns will once again use these words: ‘The Lord bless(B) you, you prosperous city,(C) you sacred mountain.’(D)

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 31:23 Or I restore their fortunes

23 Thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel; As yet they shall use this speech in the land of Judah and in the cities thereof, when I shall bring again their captivity; The Lord bless thee, O habitation of justice, and mountain of holiness.

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Future Prosperity of Judah

23 Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: “They shall again use this speech in the land of Judah and in its cities, when I bring back their captivity: (A)‘The Lord bless you, O home of justice, and (B)mountain of holiness!’

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