and prepare some meats for me, as I like them, and bring them to me that I may eat, that my soul may bless you before I die.

And he said, Bring [it] near to me, and I will eat of your venison, [my] son, that my soul may bless you. And he brought it near to him, and he ate, and he brought him wine, and he drank.

And he came close and kissed him, and smelled the smell of his garments, and blessed him, and said, Behold, the smell of my son is as the smell of an abundant field, which the Lord has blessed.

And let nations serve you, and princes bow down to you, and be master over your brother, and the sons of your father shall reverence you; accursed is he that curses you, and blessed is he that blesses you.

And Joseph brought in Jacob his father, and set him before Pharaoh; and Jacob blessed Pharaoh.

And Jacob blessed Pharaoh, and departed from him.

And Joseph said to his father, They are my sons, whom God gave me here. And Jacob said, Bring them to me, that I may bless them.

And Israel said to Joseph, Behold, I have not been deprived of [seeing] your face, and lo! God has shown me your seed also.

And Joseph took his two sons, both Ephraim in his right hand, but on the left of Israel, and Manasseh on his left hand, but on the right of Israel, and brought them near to him.

And he blessed them and said, The God in whose sight my fathers were well pleasing, [even] Abraham and Isaac, the God who continues to feed me from my youth until this day;

All these are the twelve sons of Jacob; and their father spoke these words to them, and he blessed them; he blessed each of them according to his blessing.

Speak to Aaron and to his sons, saying, Thus you shall bless the children of Israel, saying to them,

the Lord make His face to shine upon you, and have mercy upon you;

And they shall put My name upon the children of Israel, and I the Lord will bless them.

And taking them in His arms, laying His hands on them, [He] blessed them.

but the [one] not tracing his descent from them has received tithes from Abraham, and he has blessed the [one] having the promises.

Now without any contradiction the lesser is blessed by the better.

And Boaz said, Blessed [are] you of the Lord God, [my] daughter, for you have made your latter kindness greater than the former, in that you followed not after young men, whether [any be] poor or rich.

And David sent messengers to the rulers of Jabesh of the country of Gilead, and David said to them, Blessed are you of the Lord, because you have shown this mercy toward your lord, even toward Saul the anointed of the Lord, and you have buried him and Jonathan his son.

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenlies in Christ,

to the praise of the glory of His grace, by which He bestowed favor upon us in the Beloved.

With what shall I reach the Lord, and lay hold of my God most high? Shall I reach Him by whole burnt offerings, by calves of a year old?

This girl, following after Paul and us, was crying out, saying, "These men are the servants of the Most High God, who proclaim to us the way of salvation."

And Abram said to the king of Sodom, I will stretch out my hand to the Lord, the Most High God, who made the heaven and the earth,

A Psalm of David on the first day of the week. The earth is the Lord's and all its fullness; the world, and all that dwell in it.

For all the wild beasts of the thicket are Mine, the cattle on the mountains, and oxen.

The heaven of heavens [belongs] to the Lord; but He has given the earth to the sons of men.

At that time Jesus answered and said, "I praise You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that You have hidden these things from the wise and prudent, and have revealed them to babes.

In that hour Jesus rejoiced in the Spirit and said, "I praise You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that You have hidden these things from the wise and intelligent, and have revealed them to babes. Yes, Father, for so it seemed good in Your sight."