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בָּרַךְ (bârak) v (baw-rak')
Source: a primitive root;
Meaning: to kneel; by implication to bless God (as an act of adoration), and (vice-versa) man (as a benefit); also (by euphemism) to curse (God or the king, as treason)
KJV: × abundantly, × altogether, × at all, blaspheme, bless, congratulate, curse, × greatly, × indeed, kneel (down), praise, salute, × still, thank.

Brown, Driver, Briggs lexicon entry

b.dd.aa

בָּרַךְ ] 329 vb. kneel, bless

Qal
- 1 kneel down
- 2 bless
Niph. bless oneself
Pi.
- 1 bless God, adore with bended knees
- 2 God blesses
- 3 men bless men
- 4 salute, greet, with an invocation of blessing
- 5 bless, with the antithetical meaning curse from the greeting in departing, saying adieu to, taking leave of; but rather a blessing overdone and so really a curse as in vulgar English as well as in the Shemitic cognates
Pu.
- 1 pass. to be blessed, adored
- 2 prospered by God
- 3 have prosperity invoked, by Balaam
- 4 in gratitude
Hiph. and he made his camel kneel
Hithp. bless oneself, congratulate oneself in his heart

Displaying only every 10^th verse out of 289:

JER 17:7

OET-LV: 7 is_blessed the_man who he _trusts in_YHWH and_ YHWH _it _was of _confidence _of_his _object. (JER_17:7)

OET-RV: ⇔  7 The person who trusts in Yahweh will be blessed,
⇔ as they put their confidence in him. (JER 17:7)

NEH 11:2

OET-LV: 2 And_they _blessed the_people to_all/each/any/every the_men who_volunteered to_dwell in_Yərūshālam/(Jerusalem). (NEH_11:2)

OET-RV: 2 then the people blessed the ones who’d freely offered to live there in Yerushalem. (NEH 11:2)

DEU 15:10

OET-LV: 10 Generously _(give) you _will _give to_him/it and_not heart _of_your it _will _be _sad when_give_you to_him/it if/because on_account _of the _thing the_this he_will _bless _you YHWH god _of_your in_all work _of_your and_in_every _of (the)_undertaking _of your _hand _of_your. (DEU_15:10)

OET-RV: 10 Give generously to the poor without getting resentful inside, because then your god Yahweh can bless you in all your work and all your investments. (DEU 15:10)

GEN 27:38

OET-LV: 38 And_ ˊĒsāv _he/it _said to his/its_father does_a_blessing one it to/for_yourself(m) my _father _of_my bless_me also me my _father _of_my and_ ˊĒsāv _he _lifted _up voice _of_his and_he _wept. (GEN_27:38)

OET-RV: 38 “My father, Did you only have one blessing that you could give?” Esaw asked. “Bless me too, my father!” Then Esaw sobbed loudly. (GEN 27:38)

JOB 1:21

OET-LV: 21 And_he/it _said naked I _came _out from_the _womb _of my _mother _of_my and_naked I _will _return to_(to) YHWH he _gave and_YHWH he _has _taken may _it _be the _name _of YHWH blessed. (JOB_1:21)

OET-RV: 21 saying, “I came naked from my mother’s womb, and I will leave this life naked. Yahweh gave, and Yahweh has taken. May Yahweh’s reputation??? be blessed.” (JOB 1:21)

JOS 8:33

OET-LV: 33 And_all Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) and_its _of_elders and_officials and_judges _of_its were_standing from_this and_from_this of_box before the_priests the_Lēviyyiy who_carried _of (of)_the _box _of the _covenant _of YHWH as_sojourner as_native of _it _of_half was_to the _front of _the _mountain _of of _Gərizīm and _(the)_half_of_it was_to the _front of _the _mountain _of of _ˊĒyⱱāl just_as he _had _commanded Mosheh the _servant _of YHWH to_bless DOM the_people Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) at_time. (JOS_8:33)

OET-RV: 33 Then all of Yisrael and their elders and officials and judges were standing some on each side of the box containing Yahweh’s agreement, facing the priests and the Levites who carried the box. Any resident foreigners were also there. Half of the people stood on the Mt. Gerazim side, and half on the Mt. Eybal side of the valley, just like the way that Yahweh’s servant Mosheh had originally commanded for blessing the people. (JOS 8:33)

PSA 104:1

OET-LV: 104 Bless my _self _of_my DOM YHWH Oh_YHWH god _of_my you _are _great exceedingly splendour and_majesty you _are _clothed. (PSA_104:1)

OET-RV: 104 Bless Yahweh, my own inner being.
⇔ Yahweh my god, you are very powerful.
⇔ You are clothed with splendour and majesty. (PSA 104:1)

JOB 2:9

OET-LV: 9 And_she/it _said to_him/it his/its_wife/woman are_you_still keeping _hold on_integrity _of_your bless god and_die. (JOB_2:9)

OET-RV: 9 “Are you still holding tightly onto your integrity?” his wife asked him. “Just curse God and die.” (JOB 2:9)

GEN 47:7

OET-LV: 7 And_ Yōşēf _he/it _brought DOM Yaˊₐqoⱱ/(Jacob) his/its_father and_he_made _him _stand to_(the)_face _of/in _front _of/before Parˊoh and_ Yaˊₐqoⱱ _he/it _blessed DOM Parˊoh. (GEN_47:7)

OET-RV: 7 Then Yosef brought his father Yacob and presented him to Far’oh, and Yacob blessed Far’oh. (GEN 47:7)

GEN 27:19

OET-LV: 19 And_ Yaˊₐqoⱱ _he/it _said to his/its_father I am_ˊĒsāv firstborn _of_your I _have _done just_as you _said to_me arise please sit and_eat some_of_my _hunted _game in_account _of it_may _bless _me self _of_your. (GEN_27:19)

OET-RV: 19 “I’m your oldest son Esaw,” Yacob replied to his father. “I’ve done what you told me. Please get up, and come and sit up and eat some of my game, so that you’ll bless me.” (GEN 27:19)

JOB 1:11

OET-LV: 11 And_but stretch _out please hand _of_your and_touch in_all that to_him/it if not on face _of_your he_will _bless _you. (JOB_1:11)

OET-RV: 11 However, just stretch out your hand and ruin everything he has, then we’ll see that he’ll curse you to your face.” (JOB 1:11)

DEU 15:6

OET-LV: 6 If/because YHWH god _of_your he_has _blessed _you just_as he _spoke to/for_you(fs) and_you _will _lend _to nations many and_you(ms) not you _will _borrow and_you _will _rule over_nations many and_over_you not they _will _rule. (DEU_15:6)

OET-RV: 6 Because your god Yahweh will bless you (like he promised he would), you’ll lend to many nations rather than borrowing from them, and you’ll rule over many nations rather than them ruling you. (DEU 15:6)

RUT 2:19

OET-LV: 19 And_she/it _said to/for_her/it mother-in-law _of_her where did _you _glean the_day and_where did _you _work may _he _be the_one _of_who_paid _regard _to _you blessed and_she _told to_mother-in-law _of_her DOM whom she _had _worked with_him/it and_she/it _said the _name _of the_man whom I _worked with_him/it the_day is_Boˊaz. (RUT_2:19)

OET-RV: 19 “Where did you pick up grain today and where did you work?” asked Naomi. “May the man who took notice of you be blessed.”
¶ So she told her mother-in-law where she had worked, “The name of the man I worked with today is Boaz.” (RUT 2:19)

KI1 1:48

OET-LV: 48 And_also thus he _has _said the_king YHWH be_blessed the _god _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) who he _has _given the_day one _who_sits on throne _of_my and_my _own _of_eyes are_seeing. (KI1_1:48)

OET-RV: 48 and said, ‘Blessed be Yisrael’s god Yahweh who has provided a son to sit on my throne today, and I’ve been able to see it before my death.’ ” (KI1 1:48)

GEN 26:24

OET-LV: 24 And_he _appeared to_him/it YHWH in_night (the)_that and_he/it _said I am_the _god _of ʼAⱱrāhām I _will _show_you(ms) do _not be _afraid if/because am_with_you I and_I_will _bless _you and_I _will _multiply DOM your(ms)_seed/fruit in_account _of ʼAⱱrāhām servant _of_my. (GEN_26:24)

OET-RV: 24 and Yahweh appeared to him during that night and said, “I am the god of your father Abraham. Don’t be afraid, because I’m with you and I will bless you and multiply your descendants for the sake of my slave Abraham.” (GEN 26:24)

RUT 3:10

OET-LV: 10 And_he/it _said be_blessed you to/for_YHWH my _daughter _of_my you _have _made _good loyalty _of_your (the)_latter more _than (the)_former to_not to _go after the _young_men whether poor and_if rich. (RUT_3:10)

OET-RV: 10 “My dear girl, may Yahweh bless you.” Boaz replied, “You have shown more kindness now that before, because you haven’t chased after the young men, whether rich or poor. (RUT 3:10)

NUM 6:24

OET-LV: 24 may_he _bless _you YHWH and_may_he _keep _you. (NUM_6:24)

OET-RV: 24 May Yahweh bless you and protect you. (NUM 6:24)

JOB 42:12

OET-LV: 12 and_YHWH he _blessed DOM the _latter _part _of ʼIyyōⱱ/(Job) more_than _of_his _beginning and_he/it _was to_him/it four- teen thousand sheep and_six _of thousand(s) camels and_one _thousand pair[s]_of ox[en] and_a _thousand female _donkeys. (JOB_42:12)

OET-RV: 12 Then Yahweh blessed the second part of Iyyov’s life more than the first, and he ended up with 14,000 sheep, 6,000 camels, 1,000 working pairs of cows, and 1,000 female donkeys. (JOB 42:12)

PSA 145:1

OET-LV: 145 Praise of_Dāvid I_will _exalt _you my _god _of_my the_king and_I _will _bless name _of_your forever_perpetuity and_ever. (PSA_145:1)

OET-RV: A praise song by David.
⇔  145 I will highly commend you, my god, the King.
⇔ I will praise your name without ending. (PSA 145:1)

KI1 8:56

OET-LV: 56 YHWH be_blessed who a _resting _place he _has _given to_people _of_his Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) according_to _all that he _has _spoken not a _message it _has _fallen one from_all message _of_his (the)_good which he _spoke by_the _hand _of Mosheh servant _of_his. (KI1_8:56)

OET-RV: 56 “Blessed be Yahweh, who has given peace to his people Yisrael like he said he would. He didn’t fail to do even one part out of all the good things that he told his servant Mosheh that he’d do. (KI1 8:56)

DEU 21:5

OET-LV: 5 And_they _will _draw _near the_priests the _sons _of Lēvī if/because (in)_them YHWH he _has _chosen god _of_your to_serve_him and_to_bless in/on_name _of YHWH and_on mouth _of_their every _of it _will _be dispute and_all wound. (DEU_21:5)

OET-RV: 5 and the Levitical priests must approach it because your god Yahweh has chosen them to serve him and pronounce blessings on Yahweh’s behalf, and to give rulings on disputes and assaults. (DEU 21:5)

PSA 28:6

OET-LV: 6 YHWH be_blessed if/because he _has _heard the _sound _of my _supplications _of_my. (PSA_28:6)

OET-RV: 6 Blessed be Yahweh
⇔ because he’s heard my requests. (PSA 28:6)

GEN 48:16

OET-LV: 16 The_messenger who_has_redeemed DOM_me from_all harm may _he _bless DOM the_lads and_may _it _be _called in/among_them name _of_my and_name _of my _fathers _of_my ʼAⱱrāhām and_Yiʦḩāq and_may _they _multiply to_increase _in _number in_the _midst _of the_earth/land. (GEN_48:16)

OET-RV: 16 the messenger who’s turned all harm intended for me into good,
⇔ may he bless these young men.
⇔ May they be recognised as my descendants,
⇔ and as descendants of Abraham and Yitshak,
⇔ and grow to increase in number on the earth. (GEN 48:16)

GEN 35:9

OET-LV: 9 and_ god _he _appeared to Yaˊₐqoⱱ/(Jacob) again when_came_he from aram and_he/it _blessed DOM_him/it. (GEN_35:9)

OET-RV: 9 Now that Yacob had left Paddan-Aram and come back to Beyt-El, God appeared to him there again and blessed him (GEN 35:9)

CH2 20:26

OET-LV: 26 And_on_day (the)_fourth they _assembled to_the _valley _of Bərākāh if/because there they _blessed DOM YHWH therefore yes/correct/thus/so people _have _called DOM the _name _of the _place (the)_that the _valley _of Bərākāh until the_day. (CH2_20:26)

OET-RV: 26 On the fourth day, they assembled in the Berakah valley and they praised Yahweh there. That’s why it’s called Berakah valley (which means ‘praise/blessing’) to this day. (CH2 20:26)

PSA 106:48

OET-LV: 48 be_blessed YHWH the _god _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) from (the)_antiquity and_unto (the)_perpetuity and_ all _of _saying(ms) the_people amen praise Yah. (PSA_106:48)

OET-RV: ⇔  48 May Yisrael’s god Yahweh be praised throughout the ages,
⇔ and all the people said, “Yes, let it be so.”
⇔ Praise Yah. (PSA 106:48)

PSA 62:5

OET-LV: 5  surely from_loftiness _of_his they _have _planned to_thrust_him_down they _are _pleased _with falsehood with_mouth _of_his they _bless and_in_their _inner _of_being they _curse Şelāh. (PSA_62:5)

OET-RV: 5 I wait in silence for God alone
⇔ because I’ve placed my hope in him. (PSA 62:5)

JDG 5:9

OET-LV: 9 Heart _of_my is_to_the _commanders _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) those_who_volunteered among_people bless YHWH. (JDG_5:9)

OET-RV: 9 I’m thankful to Yisrael’s commanders
⇔ who volunteered to help the people.
⇔ Yahweh be blessed. (JDG 5:9)

GEN 48:20

OET-LV: 20 And_he_blessed _them in _the_day (the)_that (cmp) by_you Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) it _will _bless to_say may_he _make _you god like_ʼEfrayim and_like_Mənashsheh and_he/it _assigned DOM ʼEfrayim to_(the)_face _of/in _front _of/before Mənashsheh. (GEN_48:20)

OET-RV: 20 So Yisra’el blessed Efrayim and Manasseh that day saying,
⇔ “After this, my descendants will bless people by saying,
⇔ ‘May God make you like Efrayim and like Manasseh.’ ”
§ (Notice that he put Efrayim before Manasseh.) (GEN 48:20)

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