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Numbers 6:27

Hebrew
וְשָׂמ֥וּ אֶתplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigאֵת

hebrew

The Hebrew אֵת word does not have a corresponding word in English. In Hebrew, it is a marker of the accusative, i.e. the word following it is the object of the sentence.

For example, in Genesis 1:1 the word is preceded by בָּרָ֣א אֱלֹהִ֑ים (
שְׁמִ֖י עַל בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וַאֲנִ֖י אֲבָרֲכֵֽםplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigבָרַךְ

Meaning

* To kneel * To bless God as an act of adoration * To bless man as a benefit * Sometimes, to curse

Verb, appearing approximately 330 times in the Old Testament.

The word בָרַךְ marks important moments of covenant, worship, inheritance and hope.Genesis 1:28Psalm 103:1Numbers 6:24
ESV
“So shall they put my name upon the people of Israel, and I will bless them.”
NIV
“So they will put my name on the Israelites, and I will bless them.”
NLT
Whenever Aaron and his sons bless the people of Israel in my name, I myself will bless them.“
LXX
KJV
And they shall put my name upon the children of Israel; and I will bless them.

Numbers 6:26 ← Numbers 6:27 → Numbers 7:1

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