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Priestly Blessing
Priestly Blessing
PriestlyBlessingNumbers6:2426
YevarekekaYHVHveYishmerekaYahwehwillblessyouandprotectyou
YaeirYHVHPanavEilekaviKunekaYahwehwilllightHisFaceuponyou
andgiveyougrace
YisaYHVHPanavEilekaveYaseimLekaShalomYahwehwillliftupHis
Faceuponyouandgiveyoupeace
PriestlyBlessingFromDeadSeaScrolls1QS2:24 1
YevarekekaBeKolTovveYishmerekaMekolRaHewillblessyouin
everythinggood,andwillprotectyoufromallevil
veYaeirLibekaBeSekelChaiyimviKunekaBaDaatOlamimHewill
lightyourheartwiththeintellectoflife,andgraceyouwitheternal
knowledge
veYisaPeneiChasdavLekaLeShalomOlamimHewillliftHisgracious
Faceuponyouforeternalpeace
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Martinez,FlorentinoGarcia,andTigchelaar,Eibert.TheDeadSeaScrollsStudyEditionVol.1&2.Grand
Rapids:Eerdmans,2000.
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PhoneticPronunciationGuide:
a=ahsoundasin"opera"
ei=longAsoundasin"eight"orgate
e=shortehsoundasin"edible"oredify
i=longEsoundasfinalsoundin"every"orknee
o=longOsoundasin"load"orroad
ch=slightgutturalKsoundasin"caffeine"orcoffinbutwithaguttural
tz=tzsoundasin"zoom"
ai=isoundasin"eye"ormy
u=oosoundasinkneworblue
v=vehsoundasinvenerate
oi/oy=oysoundasinoyster
ThissacredBlessingwasusedbytheancientPriestsandProphets.Itwas
givenuntotheAaronicPriesthoodsothattheymayblessthepeopleby
puttingMyNameonthechildrenofIsraelandIwillblessthem
(Numbers6:27).
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