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Zeved Habat

Zeved Habat

Zeved Habat
זֶבֶד הַבַּת
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The parents bless the child:
Num. 6
Hebrew
יְשִׂמֵךְ אֱלֹהִים כְּשָׂרָה רִבְקָה רָחֵל וְלֵאָה.
יְבָרֶכְךָ יְהוָה וְיִשְׁמְרֶךָ:
יָאֵר יְהוָה פָּנָיו אֵלֶיךָ וִיחֻנֶּךָּ:
יִשָּׂא יְהוָה פָּנָיו אֵלֶיךָ, וְיָשֵׂם לְךָ שָׁלוֹם:
Sephardi
Yesimech Elohim keSarah Rivkah Rachel veLeah.
Yevarechecha Adonai veyishmerecha:
Ya'eir Adonai panav elecha vichuneka:
Yisa Adonai panav elecha, veyasem lecha shalom:
English
May God make you like Sarah, Rebecca, Rachel and Leah. May the LORD bless you and protect you. May the LORD make His face shine on you and be gracious to you. May the LORD turn His face toward you and grant you peace.
Hebrew
וִיהִי רָצוֹן מִלִּפְנֵי אָבִינוּ שֶׁבַּשָּׁמַיִם, שֶׁיִּתֵּן בְּלִבֵּךְ אַהֲבָתוֹ וְיִרְאָתוֹ
וְתִהְיֶה יִרְאַת יְהוָה עַל פָּנַיִךְ כָּל יָמַיִךְ שֶׁלֹּא תֶּחֱטָאִי
וִיהִי חֶשְׁקֵךְ בַּתּוֹרָה וּבַמִּצְווֹת.
עֵינַיִךְ לְנֹכַח יַבִּיטוּ, פִּיךְ יְדַבֵּר חָכְמוֹת וְלִבֵּךְ יֶהְגֶּה אֵימוֹת
יָדַיִךְ יַעַסְקוּ בְּמִצְווֹת
וְרַגְלַיִךְ יָרוּצוּ לַעֲשׂוֹת רְצוֹן אָבִיךְ שֶׁבַּשָּׁמַיִם.
Sephardi
Vihi ratzon milifnei Avinu shebashamayim, sheyiten belibech ahavato veyirato
Vetiheye yirat Adonai al panayich kol yamayich shelo techetai
Vihi cheshkech baTorah uvamitzvot.
Einayich lenochach yabitu, pich yedabeir chochmot velibech yehege eimot
Yadayich ya'asku bemitzvot
Veraglayich yarutzu la'asot retzon Avich shebashamayim.
English
May it be the will of our Father in heaven, that He set in your heart the love and awe of Him all your days, so that you do not come to sin. May your desire be for the Torah and the commandments. May your eyes look straight before you; may your mouth speak wisdom and your heart meditate in awe; may your hands be occupied with the commandments and may your feet run to do the will of your Father in heaven.
If grandparents are present, they say the following blessing:
Gen. 48
Hebrew
הָאֱלֹהִים אֲשֶׁר הִתְהַלְּכוּ אֲבֹתַי לְפָנָיו, אַבְרָהָם וְיִצְחָק
הָאֱלֹהִים הָרֹעֶה אֹתִי מֵעוֹדִי עַד־הַיּוֹם הַזֶּה:
הַמַּלְאָךְ הַגֹּאֵל אֹתִי מִכָּל־רָע, יְבָרֵךְ אֶת־הַנְּעָרִים
וְיִקָּרֵא בָהֶם שְׁמִי, וְשֵׁם אֲבֹתַי אַבְרָהָם וְיִצְחָק
וְיִדְגּוּ לָרֹב בְּקֶרֶב הָאָרֶץ:
Sephardi
Ha'elohim asher hithalechu avotai lefanav, Avraham veYitzchak
Ha'elohim haro'eh oti me'odi ad-hayom hazeh:
HaMalach hago'el oti mikol-ra, yevarech et-hane'arim
Veyikarei bahem shemi, veshem avotai Avraham veYitzchak
Veyidgu larov bekerev ha'aretz:
English
May God before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac walked – God who has been my Shepherd all my life to this day, the angel who has rescued me from all harm – may He bless the children. May they be called by my name and the names of my fathers Abraham and Isaac, and may they increase greatly on earth.
All say:
Gen. 24
Hebrew
אֲחֹתֵנוּ, אַתְּ הֲיִי לְאַלְפֵי רְבָבָה:
Sephardi
Achoteinu, at hayi le'alfei revavah:
English
Our sister, may you grow to become thousands of myriads.