What is 'May God be with you' in Hebrew?

Answer 1

The phrase "God bless you" will change depending on to whom you are speaking.

If speaking to a non-traditional Jew, you would say:

(to a male): "Sheh-Elohim Yivarech Otcha"

(to a female): "Sheh-Elohim Yivarech Otach"

to an Orthodox (or non-Orthodox traditional) Jew, you would say:

(to a male): "Sheh-Hashem Yivarech Otcha"

(to a female): "Sheh-Hashem Yivarech Otach"

For the phrase "God be with you", substitute the verb "Yihyeh" for "Yivarech".

Remember that the ch is the harsh gutteral sound as in German, not the sh sound as the French read it.

Answer 2

Hebrew does not have a subjunctive mood, so you have to change this to something like "God will bless you, which also means "May God bless you."

The phrase "God will bless you" will change depending on to whom you are speaking.

If speaking to a non-Orthodox and a non-Conservative Jew, you would say:

(to a male): "Sheh-Elohim Yivarech Otcha"

(to a female): "Sheh-Elohim Yivarech Otach"

to an Orthodox or a Conservative Jew, you would say:

(to a male): "Sheh-Hashem Yivarech Otcha"

(to a female): "Sheh-Hashem Yivarech Otach"

For the phrase "God be with you", substitute the verb "Yihyeh" for "Yivarech".

Remember that the ch is the harsh gutteral sound as in German, not the sh sound as the French read it.

Answer 3

to a male: May God be with you always = אלוהים יהיה איתך תמיד (Elohim yihyeh itcha tamid)

to a female: May God be with you always = אלוהים יהיה איתך תמיד (Elohim yihyeh itach tamid)

to a group: May God be with you always = אלוהים יהיה איתכם תמיד (Elohim yihyeh itchem tamid)

Note: This phrase might get some strange looks, because Jews would think it's pointing out the obvious. For example, it's like saying to a brown-eyed person, "May you always have brown eyes"

Answer 4

"Yivarechicha Hashem v'yish'mirecha" (Hashem is the way G-d is said out of context), this is actually a biblical quote.

Answer 5

ה' יהיה בעזרך Hashem Yihye Be'ezrecha

Answer 6

Numbers 6:24

יְבָרֶכְךָ יהוה, וְיִשְׁמְרֶךָ

yevarekhekha Adonai veyishmerekha

Answer 7

To a man: אלוהים עמך = el-o-HEEM eem-KHah

To a woman: אלוהים עמך = el-o-HEEM eem-EKH

To a group: אלוהים עמכם = el-o-HEEM ee-mah-KHEM

Answer 8

There is no subjunctive mood for Hebrew verbs. The closest you can get is

God will be with us = Yihyeh Hashem itanu (יהיה ה׳ איתנו)

Answer 9

yehi ratzon sheshkhinat Hashem tihiyeh itcha (feminine: "itakh").

Answer 10

Peace be with you = shalom aleichem (שלום עליכם)