Positive Commandment #78 of 613
The priests must bless the Israelite nation daily
Numbers 6:23 · Levites & Priests
Scripture
“"Speak to Aaron and to his sons, saying, 'Thus you shall bless the sons of Israel. You shall say to them:”
— Numbers 6:23
Hebrew
כג דַּבֵּר אֶל-אַהֲרֹן וְאֶל-בָּנָיו לֵאמֹר, כֹּה תְבָרְכוּ אֶת-בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל: אָמוֹר, לָהֶם. {ס}
Greek (Septuagint)
23 Λάλησον Ααρων καὶ τοῖς υἱοῖς αὐτοῦ λέγων Οὕτως εὐλογήσετε τοὺς υἱοὺς Ισραηλ λέγοντες αὐτοῖς
Classification
- Type
- Positive (Thou Shalt)
- Category
- Levites & Priests
- Book
- numbers
- Chapter
- 6
Scholarly References
- Parashah
- Naso
- Sefer HaChinuch
- #378
- Mishneh Torah
- LovePrayer and Priestly Blessing
Related Commandments in “Levites & Priests”
#169: The high priest must not marry a widow
Leviticus 21:14
#170: The high priest must not have sexual relations with a widow even outside of marriage
Leviticus 21:15
#171: The high priest must marry a virgin maiden
Leviticus 21:13
#172: A priest must not marry a divorcee
Leviticus 21:7
#173: A priest must not marry a woman who has had a forbidden sexual relationship
Leviticus 21:7
#174: A priest must not marry a desecrated woman
Leviticus 21:7
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