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The Latin word benedicere, to bless, derives from bentsh.
Hebrew is the last common ancestor of all languages - The Panda's Thumb 2006
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After that he demandeth the blessing of our Lord, saying: Jube domine benedicere, that is as much to say: Lord command thou that I may have thy blessing, and anon he, as lieutenant of our Lord, answereth and saith thus:
The Golden Legend, vol. 7 1230-1298 1900
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In Latin, to bless is benedicere, which means literally: saying good things.
hilarity, insomnia, and vegetarian recipes WENDEE HOLTCAMP 2007
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In Latin, to bless is benedicere, which means literally: saying good things.
Archive 2007-11-01 WENDEE HOLTCAMP 2007
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Et fuit, quando complevit Ishac benedicere Iahacob: fuit, inquam, tantum egrediendo egressus erat Iahacob a facie Ishac patris sui, tunc
Commentary on Genesis - Volume 2 1509-1564 1996
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Raguelis, ita benedicere eos digneris, Domine, ut in nomine tuo vivant et senescant, et multiplicentur in longitudinem dierum.
Medieval People Eileen Edna Power 1914
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Then, rising and taking the book, he kneels with it before the celebrant (turning towards the north) and says "Jube domne benedicere".
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 6: Fathers of the Church-Gregory XI 1840-1916 1913
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When the celebrant has finished reading the Gradual he says the "Munda cor meum", etc., in the middle of the altar (he says, "Jube Domine benedicere", because he is addressing God).
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 6: Fathers of the Church-Gregory XI 1840-1916 1913
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A treatise on the "Jube me, Domine, benedicere", inscriptions, and benediction prayers remain as evidences of his literary activity.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 5: Diocese-Fathers of Mercy 1840-1916 1913
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France where they were called jubé, from the formula, Jube Domine benedicere.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 12: Philip II-Reuss 1840-1916 1913
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