Numbers 6:25
23 “Tell Aaron and his sons: This is how you are to bless the Israelites. Say to them:
24 ‘May the LORD bless you and keep you;
may the LORD cause His face to shine upon you and be gracious to you;
26 may the LORD lift up His countenance toward you and give you peace.’
27 So they shall put My name on the Israelites, and I will bless them.”
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- may the LORD cause His face to shine upon you and be gracious to you;
- KJV
- The LORD make his face shine upon thee, and be gracious unto thee:
- WEB
- The LORD make his face to shine on you, and be gracious to you.
- ASV
- Jehovah make his face to shine upon thee, and be gracious unto thee:
- DARBY
- Jehovah make his face shine upon thee, and be gracious unto thee;
- BLB
- YHWH cause His face to shine upon you, and be gracious to you.
- ÅB
- Herren la sitt åsyn lyse over deg og være deg nådig!
- OTB
- må Herren la sitt ansikt lyse over deg og vise deg sin nåde;
- B1930
- Herren la sitt åsyn lyse over dig og være dig nådig!
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Psalms 80:19
Restore us, O LORD God of Hosts; cause Your face to shine upon us, that we may be saved.
Read in contextPsalms 119:135
Make Your face shine upon Your servant, and teach me Your statutes.
Read in contextPsalms 31:16
Make Your face shine on Your servant; save me by Your loving devotion.
Read in contextPsalms 67:1
May God be gracious to us and bless us, and cause His face to shine upon us, Selah
Read in contextDaniel 9:17
So now, our God, hear the prayers and petitions of Your servant. For Your sake, O Lord, cause Your face to shine upon Your desolate sanctuary.
Read in contextExodus 33:19
“I will cause all My goodness to pass before you,” the LORD replied, “and I will proclaim My name—the LORD—in your presence. I will have mercy on whom I have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I have compassion.”
Read in contextPsalms 80:7
Restore us, O God of Hosts, and cause Your face to shine upon us, that we may be saved.
Read in contextMalachi 1:9
“But ask now for God’s favor. Will He be gracious? Since this has come from your hands, will He show you favor?” asks the LORD of Hosts.
Read in context