Numbers 6:23
Speak with Aharon and with his sons, saying: Thus shall you bless the children of Israel, and shall say unto them:
Targum Onkelos
In The King James Version
In Context
22And the Lord spake with Mosheh, saying:
24The Lord bless thee and keep thee.
Cross References
Genesis 14:19and he blessed him, and said: “Blessed be Abram before El Illah, Whose possession is heaven and earth;
Genesis 27:27And he approached, and kissed him, and he smelled the fragrance of his vestments, and blessed him, and said, Lo, the smell of my son is as the fragrance of a field which the Lord hath blessed.
Genesis 47:7And Joseph brought Jakob his father, and presented him before Pharoh: and Jakob blessed Pharoh.
Genesis 48:20And he blessed them in that day, saying, By thee shall Israel bless, saying, The Lord set thee as Ephraim and as Menashe. And he set Ephraim before Menashe.
Deuteronomy 10:8At that time the Lord had set apart the tribe of Levi, to bear the ark of the Lord’s covenant, to stand before the Lord to minister unto Him, and to bless in His Name, unto this day.
Deuteronomy 33:1And this is the benediction wherewith Mosheh, the prophet of the Lord, blessed the children 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 →