Birkat HaBanim – Blessing of the Children - Blessing For a Son

Here is a commonly used text for Birkat HaBanim (Blessing of the Children) – Son, combining the traditional Torah blessing of Ephraim and Menashe with the Priestly Blessing.

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Birkat HaBanim – Blessing for a Son

Hebrew

יְשִׂימְךָ אֱלֹהִים כְּאֶפְרַיִם וְכִמְנַשֶּׁה
יְבָרֶכְךָ ה׳ וְיִשְׁמְרֶךָ
יָאֵר ה׳ פָּנָיו אֵלֶיךָ וִיחֻנֶּךָּ
יִשָּׂא ה׳ פָּנָיו אֵלֶיךָ וְיָשֵׂם לְךָ שָׁלוֹם

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Transliteration

Y’simcha Elohim k’Ephraim v’chiMenashe
Yevarechecha Adonai v’yishmerecha
Ya’er Adonai panav eilecha vichuneka
Yisa Adonai panav eilecha v’yasem lecha shalom

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English Translation

May God make you like Ephraim and Menashe.
May the Lord bless you and protect you.
May the Lord make His face shine upon you and be gracious to you.
May the Lord lift up His countenance upon you and grant you peace.

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