² and David ceaseth from offering the burnt-offering and the peace-offerings, and blesseth the people in the name of Jehovah,

¹⁹ and he blesseth him, and saith, `Blessed `is' Abram to God Most High, possessing heaven and earth;

⁵⁰ And he led them forth without -- unto Bethany, and having lifted up his hands he did bless them,

⁵¹ and it came to pass, in his blessing them, he was parted from them, and was borne up to the heaven;

²⁷ and the priests, the Levites, rise and bless the people, and their voice is heard, and their prayer cometh in to His holy habitation, to the heavens.

¹⁸ for a multitude of the people, many from Ephraim and Manasseh, Issachar, and Zebulun, have not been cleansed, but have eaten the passover otherwise than it is written; but Hezekiah prayed for them, saying, `Jehovah, who `is' good, doth receive atonement for every one

¹⁹ who hath prepared his heart to seek God -- Jehovah, God of his fathers -- yet not according to the cleansing of the sanctuary;'

²⁰ and Jehovah hearkeneth unto Hezekiah, and healeth the people.

²⁹ And at the completion of the offering up bowed have the king and all those found with him, and do obeisance.

⁵⁵ and he standeth and blesseth all the assembly of Israel `with' a loud voice, saying,

⁵⁶ `Blessed `is' Jehovah who hath given rest to His people Israel, according to all that He hath spoken; there hath not fallen one word of all His good word, which He spake by the hand of Moses his servant.

¹⁸ And David finisheth from causing to ascend the burnt-offering, and the peace-offerings, and blesseth the people in the name of Jehovah of Hosts,

⁶ And Joshua blesseth them, and sendeth them away, and they go unto their tents.

²³ `Speak unto Aaron, and unto his sons, saying, Thus ye do bless the sons of Israel, saying to them,

²⁴ `Jehovah bless thee and keep thee;

²⁵ `Jehovah cause His face to shine upon thee, and favour thee;

²⁶ `Jehovah lift up His countenance upon thee, and appoint for thee -- peace.

²⁷ `And they have put My name upon the sons of Israel, and I -- I do bless them.'

³ `If his offering `is' a burnt-offering out of the herd -- a male, a perfect one, he doth bring near, unto the opening of the tent of meeting he doth bring it near, at his pleasure, before Jehovah;

¹⁰ And Jacob blesseth Pharaoh, and goeth out from before Pharaoh.

⁷ And Joseph bringeth in Jacob his father, and causeth him to stand before Pharaoh; and Jacob blesseth Pharaoh.

⁷ and now send back the man's wife, for he `is' inspired, and he doth pray for thee, and live thou; and if thou do not send back, know that dying thou dost die, thou, and all that thou hast.'

⁷ and apart from all controversy, the less by the better is blessed --