23Speak unto Aaron and unto his sons, saying, On this wise ye shall bless the children of Israel, saying unto them,
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The sons of Amram; Aaron and Moses: and Aaron was separated, that he should sanctify the most holy things, he and his sons for ever, to burn incense before the LORD, to minister unto him, and to bless in his name for ever.
And the priests the sons of Levi shall come near; for them the LORD thy God hath chosen to minister unto him, and to bless in the name of the LORD; and by their word shall every controversy and every stroke be tried:
And he blessed them that day, saying, In thee shall Israel bless, saying, God make thee as Ephraim and as Manasseh: and he set Ephraim before Manasseh.
For this Melchisedec, king of Salem, priest of the most high God, who met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings, and blessed him;
And he blessed him, and said, Blessed be Abram of the most high God, possessor of heaven and earth: …
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Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 22-27)Here, I. The priests, among other good offices which they were to do, are appointed solemnly to bless the people in the name of the Lord , Luke 6:23. It was part of their work, Deut. 21:5. Hereby God put an honour upon the priests, for the less is blessed of the better ; and hereby he gave great comfort and satisfaction to the people, who looked upon the priest as God’s mouth to them. Though the p…
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