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bless

  1. byin gyis rlob pa/ 

    p. brlabs/  f. brlab/  imp. rlobs/ 

    Biblical: to bless: phyag bzhag cing byin gyis brlabs/  put his hands on them and blessed them (Mk. 10:16), yab kyis byin gyis brlabs pa khyed/  you who are blessed by [my] Father (Mt. 25:34), sa gzhi'i khyim tshang thams cad byin gyis rlob par 'gyur/  all families of the earth will be blessed (Acts 3:25), i sag gis ya kob dang e sab gnyis la byin gyis rlabs so/  Isaac . . blessed both Jacob and Esau (Heb. 11:20).

    Buddhist: see blessing.

  2. byin rlabs gnang / 

    p. gnang /  f. gnang /  imp. gnongs/  [hon.]

    Biblical: to give a blessing: shim on gyis khong tshor byin rlabs gnang nas/  then Simon blessed [gave blessing to] them (Lk. 2:34), gtso bo dkon mchog gis khyod tshor byin rlabs gnang bar shog the Lord bless you (2 Sam. 2:5 NTV).

  3. byin rlabs gtong / 

    p. btang /  f. gtang /  imp. thong /  or thongs/ 

    Biblical: to bless: gzhan gyis smad na nga tshos byin rlabs gtong /  when we are cursed, we bless (1 Cor. 4:12), chen pos chung ngu la byin rlabs gtong ba/  the lesser person is blessed by the greater (Heb. 7:7), byin rlabs thongs/  imperative form with alt. spelling khyed rang la 'tshe ba rnams la smon log ma 'debs par byin brlabs thongs shig bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse (Rom. 12:14).

  4. byin rlabs mdzad/ 

    p. mdzad/  f. mdzad/  imp. mdzod/ 

    Biblical: to make blessed, bless: byin rlabs mdzad pa'i ring la/  while [Jesus] was blessing them (Lk. 24:51).