- present:
- Heb. blessing, "And now¹ this¹ blessingª which¹ thine handmaidª hath broughtª° unto my lord,ª let it even be givenª° unto the young menª that followªª° my lord.ª" {1Sm 25:27} + "Take,ª° I pray thee,¹¹ my blessingª that¹ is broughtª° to thee; because¹ Godª hath dealt graciously¹ with me,²° and because²°¹ I haveª enough.ª And he urgedª° him, and he tookª° [it]." {Gen 33:11} + "And he returnedª° to¹ the manª of God,ª he¹ and all¹ his company,ª and came,ª° and stoodª° beforeª him: and he said,ª° Behold,¹ now¹ I knowª° that¹ [there is] no¹ Godª in all¹ the earth,ª but¹¹ in Israel:ª now¹ therefore, I pray thee,¹ takeª° a blessingª of¹¹ thy servant.ª" {2Kg 5:15} + "Thereforeª I thoughtª° it necessaryª to exhortª° the¹ brethren,ª thatª they would go beforeª° untoª you,ª andª make up beforehandª° yourª bounty,ª whereof ye had notice before,ª° that the sameª might beª° ready,ªª asª [a matter of] bounty,ª andª notª asª [of] covetousness.ª" {2Co 9:5}
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