Numbers 6:24
The LORD bless thee, and keep thee;
JPS TaNaKH 1917
In The King James Version
The LORD bless thee, and keep thee:
In Context
25The LORD make His face to shine upon thee, and be gracious unto thee;
Cross References
Deuteronomy 28:3Blessed shalt thou be in the city, and blessed shalt thou be in the field.
1 Samuel 2:9He will keep the feet of His holy ones, but the wicked shall be put to silence in darkness; for not by strength shall man prevail.
Psalms 28:9Save Thy people, and bless Thine inheritance; and tend them, and carry them for ever.
Psalms 121:4Behold, He that keepeth Israel doth neither slumber nor sleep.
Psalms 134:3The LORD bless thee out of Zion; even He that made heaven and earth.
Isaiah 42:6I the LORD have called thee in righteousness, and have taken hold of thy hand, and kept thee, and set thee for a covenant of the people, for a light of the nations;
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 →