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1 Words of blessing for the Instructor, to bless those who fear [God, who do] his will, who obey his commandments, 2 and hold fast to his holy covenant, and walk perfectly [in all the ways of] his truth. He has chosen them for a covenant 3 everlasting, [which] will endure forever. May the [Lord] bless you [from his holy dwelling; and] an everlasting spring 4 that does [not fail] may he open for you from the heavens […] … […] 5 into your hand. [… And may he be] gracious to you with every blessing [of heaven, and may he teach you] in the congregation of the holy [ones]. 6 … [… an] everlasting [spring], and may he not [withhold living waters from] the thirsty. And you shall [be] 7 [… may he] deliver you from all […] you hate, without a [remnant]. 8 […] … adversary […] holy … […] 9 […] … [… may his] holiness endure 10 […] his holiness … […] 26 […] everlasting; may he bring you […] 27 [… all] the ages of his servants [the prophets] 28 […] everlasting … […]
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1 [… the covenant of] your fathers 2 […] … you; may he lift up 3 [his face …] may he be gracious to you; may he lift up 4 [his face …] … upon … 5 […] … to you. 22 May the Lord be gracious to you through him [… and with all] 23 benefits may he delight you, and may he be gracious to you […] 24 May he be gracious to you with a holy spirit and with kindness […] 25 and with an everlasting covenant may he be gracious to you, and may he make you sing for joy […] 26 And may he be gracious to you with righteous judgment [… you shall not] stumble […] 27 And may he be gracious to you in all your deeds […] you, and in all … [… may he be gracious to you] 28 with everlasting truth […] upon all [your offspring …]
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1 May the Lord lift up his face to you, and [may he smell the soothing] aroma [of your sacrifices, and] all who sit in [your priesthood] 2 may he choose. May he attend to all your holy ones, and at the appointed times […] all your offspring. [May he lift up] 3 his face to all your congregation. May he set upon your head [a crown …] … […] … 4 in glory [forever. And may he] sanctify your offspring with everlasting glory. May he lift up [his face …] … 5 … […] may he give you everlasting [peace], and kingship […] … 6 … […] … from flesh, and with the [holy] angels […] … 7 May he fight [before] your thousands … […] a generation of injustice […] 8 … […] from all of them […] … […] 9 […] … […] 17 […] … the fullness of […] … […] 18 [… to subdue] many peoples for you, and not 19 […] all the wealth of the world, to estrange you from the spring of 20 [eternity …] you shall seek him, for God has established all the foundations of 21 […] … […] he has founded your peace for all ages to come. 22 Words of blessing for the [Instructor, to bless] the sons of Zadok, the priests, whom 23 God chose to strengthen his covenant [forever, and to] examine all his judgments in the midst of his people, and to instruct them 24 as he commanded. And they have established [his covenant] in truth, and in righteousness they have attended to all his statutes, and they walk as 25 he has chosen. May the Lord bless you from his holy [dwelling], and may he make you an ornament of perfect splendor in the midst of 26 the holy ones, and may he renew for you the covenant of an [everlasting] priesthood, and may he give you your place [in the dwelling] 27 of holiness. And by your deeds may he [judge all] the nobles, and by what issues from your lips all [the rulers of] 28 the peoples. May he give you as an inheritance the first portion of [all] delights, and may he bless the counsel of all flesh by your hand.
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1 And may he be pleased with the steps of your feet, and […] humanity, and the holy ones […] 2 may he number [him, and] he shall join himself to him. And a crown … [… of] humanity, and with the delights [of the sons of man …] … 3 [Everlasting] blessings, the crown of your head, holy […] your … and … […] 4 … […] … […] … […] 5 … […] 20 […] … to test […] 21 […] around him, upon [their faces …] 22 […] you, and may he declare you innocent of all … [… for] he has chosen you […] 23 and to lift up at the head of the holy ones, and with you to bless […] you … by your hand 24 the men of the council of God, and not by the hand of a prince … […] a man to his neighbor. And you, 25 like an angel of the presence in the holy dwelling, for the glory of the God of hosts [may you serve forever, and may you] be all around as a minister in the temple of 26 the kingdom, casting the lot with the angels of the presence, and a common council [with the holy ones] for everlasting time and for all the ages of eternity, for 27 [true are all] his judgments. And may he make you holy among his people, and as a [great] luminary [to shine] on the world with knowledge, and to give light to the faces of the Many 28 [with the insight of life. And may he make you] a diadem for the holy of holies, for [you shall] be made holy to him, and you shall glorify his name and his holy ones.
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1 […] 2 you have separated from […] 3 … … […] 4 those who see you … […] 5 may he renew for you [the covenant …] 6 in the community upon you […] 7 […] … and in … […] 8 […] … and the Lord […] 9 […] … […] 17 […] who has filled [your hands …] 18 with the [everlasting] age, and with all the ages of eternity. And your glory he will not [give to another. … And may] 19 God [set] the fear of you upon all who hear the report of you, and your majesty [upon all …] 20 For the Instructor, to bless the prince of the congregation, who […] 21 [his might]; and he will renew for him the covenant of the community, to establish the kingdom of his people forever, [and to judge the poor with righteousness] 22 and to reprove with equity the humble of the land, and to walk before him perfectly in all the ways of […] 23 and to establish his holy covenant […] in distress for those who seek him. May the Lord [raise you] to an everlasting height, and like a strong tower on a wall 24 set high. And you shall be like […] with the might of your [mouth]; with your scepter you shall lay waste the earth, and with the breath of your lips 25 you shall put the wicked to death. May he give [you a spirit of counsel] and everlasting might, a spirit of knowledge and the fear of God. And 26 righteousness shall be the belt [of your waist, and faithfulness] the belt of your loins. And may he make your horns iron and your hooves bronze. 27 You shall gore like a bull [… and trample] peoples like the mud of the streets. For God has raised you up as a scepter 28 over rulers. [Before you they shall come and bow down, and all] nations shall serve you. And by his holy name he will make you strong, 29 and you shall be like a [lion …, and your sword shall devour] prey, with none to bring it back. And your swift ones shall spread out over
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