Various Blessings is part of the Blessings service of the traditional weekday siddur. The full Hebrew text with English translation appears below; open it in the free interactive siddur to follow along.
Open in the free interactive Siddur →Upon washing the hands for bread:
בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְיָ אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ מֶֽלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם,
Blessed are You, Lord our God, King of the universe,
אֲשֶׁר קִדְּשָֽׁנוּ בְּמִצְוֹתָיו,
who has sanctified us with His commandments,
וְצִוָּנוּ עַל נְטִילַת יָדָֽיִם:
and commanded us concerning the washing of the hands.
Over bread:
בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְיָ אֱלֺהֵֽינוּ מֶֽלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם,
Blessed are You, Lord our God, King of the universe,
הַמּוֹצִֽיא לֶֽחֶם מִן־הָאָֽרֶץ:
who brings forth bread from the earth.
Over baked or cooked foods (other than bread) made from wheat, barley, spelt, oats, or rye:
בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְיָ אֱלֺהֵֽינוּ מֶֽלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם,
Blessed are You, Lord our God, King of the universe,
בּוֹרֵא מִינֵֽי מְזוֹנֽוֹת:
who creates various kinds of food.
Over wine or grape juice:
בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְיָ אֱלֺהֵֽינוּ מֶֽלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם,
Blessed are You, Lord our God, King of the universe,
בּוֹרֵא פְּרִי הַגָּֽפֶן:
who creates the fruit of the vine.
Over all tree-grown fruits:
בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְיָ אֱלֺהֵֽינוּ מֶֽלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם,
Blessed are You, Lord our God, King of the universe,
בּוֹרֵא פְּרִי הָעֵץ:
who creates the fruit of the tree.
Over all fruits that do not grow on trees, bananas, and all vegetables:
בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְיָ אֱלֺהֵֽינוּ מֶֽלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם,
Blessed are You, Lord our God, King of the universe,
בּוֹרֵא פְּרִי הָאֲדָמָה:
who creates the fruit of the earth.
Over meat, fish, milk, eggs, cheese, and mushrooms, as well as all liquids except wine or grape juice:
בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְיָ אֱלֺהֵֽינוּ מֶֽלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם,
Blessed are You, Lord our God, King of the universe,
שֶׁהַכֹּל נִהְיָה בִּדְבָרוֹ:
by whose word all things came to be.
On wearing a new garment, or on tasting any fruit for the first time in the season:
בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְיָ אֱלֺהֵֽינוּ מֶֽלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם,
Blessed are You, Lord our God, King of the universe,
שֶׁהֶחֱיָֽנוּ וְקִיְּמָֽנוּ
who has granted us life, sustained us,
וְהִגִּיעָֽנוּ לִזְּמַן הַזֶּה:
and enabled us to reach this occasion.
On affixing a mezuzah:
בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְיָ אֱלֺהֵֽינוּ מֶֽלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם,
Blessed are You, Lord our God, King of the universe,
אֲשֶׁר קִדְּשָׁנוּ בְּמִצְוֹתָיו,
who has sanctified us with His commandments,
וְצִוָּנוּ לִקְבּֽוֹעַ מְזוּזָה:
and commanded us to affix a mezuzah.
On seeing lightning or shooting stars:
בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְיָ אֱלֺהֵֽינוּ מֶֽלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם, עוֹשֵׂה מַעֲשֵׂה בְרֵאשִׁית:
On hearing thunder, or seeing a violent storm (tornado, hurricane, etc.), or an earthquake:
בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְיָ אֱלֺהֵֽינוּ מֶֽלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם,
Blessed are You, Lord our God, King of the universe,
שֶׁכֹּחוֹ וּגְבוּרָתוֹ מָלֵא עוֹלָם:
whose power and might fill the world.
On seeing a rainbow:
בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְיָ אֱלֺהֵֽינוּ מֶֽלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם, זוֹכֵר הַבְּרִית וְנֶאֱמָן בִּבְרִיתוֹ וְקַיָּם בְּמַאֲמָרוֹ:
On hearing good tidings concerning both oneself and others:
בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְיָ אֱלֺהֵֽינוּ מֶֽלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם,
Blessed are You, Lord our God, King of the universe,
הַטוֹב וְהַמֵּטִיב:
who is good and does good.
On hearing bad tidings, God forbid:
בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְיָ אֱלֺהֵֽינוּ מֶֽלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם,
Blessed are You, Lord our God, King of the universe,
דַּיַּן הָאֱמֶת:
the true judge.
On smelling fragrant spices:
בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְיָ אֱלֺהֵֽינוּ מֶֽלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם,
Blessed are You, Lord our God, King of the universe,
בּוֹרֵא מִינֵי בְשָׂמִים:
who creates various kinds of spices.
On immersing new utensils in a mikveh. If immersing more than one utensil, substitute the words in parentheses:
בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְיָ אֱלֺהֵֽינוּ מֶֽלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם, אֲשֶׁר קִדְּשָׁנוּ בְּמִצְוֹתָיו, וְצִוָּנוּ עַל טְבִילַת כֶּלִי (טְבִילַת כֵּלִים):
One who kneads a dough of flour and water (in the prescribed volume) must take challah and recite:
בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְיָ אֱלֺהֵֽינוּ מֶֽלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם, אֲשֶׁר קִדְּשָׁנוּ בְּמִצְוֹתָיו, וְצִוָּנוּ לְהַפְרִישׁ חַלָּה:
Upon seeing fruit trees in blossom during the month of Nisan:
בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְיָ אֱלֹהֵינוּ מֶלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם, שֶׁלֹּא חִסַּר בְּעוֹלָמוֹ כְּלוּם וּבָרָא בוֹ בְּרִיוֹת טוֹבוֹת וְאִילָנוֹת טוֹבוֹת לֵיהָנוֹת בָּהֶם בְּנֵי אָדָם:
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