Numbers 6:23
Speak to Aaron and to his sons, saying, This way ye shall bless the sons of Israel: Ye shall say to them,
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
In Context
22And LORD spoke to Moses, saying,
24LORD bless thee, and keep thee.
Cross References
Genesis 14:19And he blessed him, and said, Blessed be Abram of God Most High, possessor of heaven and earth.
Genesis 27:27And he came near, and kissed him. And he smelled the smell of his raiment, and blessed him, and said, See, the smell of my son is as the smell of a field that LORD has blessed.
Genesis 47:7And Joseph brought in Jacob his father, and set him before Pharaoh, and Jacob blessed Pharaoh.
Genesis 48:20And he blessed them that day, saying, In thee will Israel bless, saying, God make thee as Ephraim and as Manasseh. And he set Ephraim before Manasseh.
Deuteronomy 10:8At that time LORD set apart the tribe of Levi, to bear the ark of the covenant of LORD, to stand before LORD to minister to him, and to bless in his name, to this day.
Deuteronomy 33:1And this is the blessing with which Moses the man of God blessed the sons of Israel before his death.
Matthew Henry on Numbers 6:23-27
A Form of Benediction Appointed. ( b. c. 1490.) 22 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 23 Speak unto Aaron and unto his sons, saying, On this wise ye shall bless the children of Israel, saying unto them, 24 The Lord bless thee, and keep thee: 25 The Lord make his face shine upon thee, and be gracious unto thee: 26 The Lord lift up his countenance upon thee, and give thee peace. 27 And they shall put my name upon the children of Israel; and I will bless them. Here, I. The priests, among other good offices which… Read the whole commentary →