Hamal’akh Hagoel Oti children blessing (Genesis 48:16)
HaMalakh HaGoel Oti (Genesis 48:16), is a prayer, often recited as a blessing for children, which invokes protection, blessing, and divine presence throughout one’s life journey.
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Transliteration / Hebrew
Hamalakh hagoel oti mikol ra yevarekh et han’arim vikareh bahem sh’mi
V’shem avotai Avraham v’Yizchak v’yidgu larov b’kerev ha’aretz.
הַמַּלְאָךְ הַגֹּאֵל אֹתִי מִכָּל-רָע, יְבָרֵךְ אֶת-הַנְּעָרִים,
וְיִקָּרֵא בָהֶם שְׁמִי,
וְשֵׁם אֲבֹתַי אַבְרָהָם וְיִצְחָק, וְיִדְגּוּ לָרֹב בְּקֶרֶב הָאָרֶץ.
Translation
The Angel who has redeemed me from all harm—
Bless the lads.
In them may my name be recalled,
And the names of my fathers Abraham and Isaac,
And may they be teeming multitudes upon the earth.