Numbers 6:23
“Tell Aaron and his sons that when they ask me to bless the people, they must say,
Translation for Translators
In The King James Version
In Context
22Yahweh also said to Moses/me,
24‘I desire that Yahweh will bless you and protect you,
Cross References
Genesis 14:19Then he blessed Abram, saying “I ask the Supreme God, the one who created heaven and earth, to bless you.
Genesis 27:27So Jacob came close to him, and his father kissed him on the cheek. Isaac smelled the clothes Jacob was wearing. They smelled like Esau’s clothes. So he said, “Truly, the smell of my son is like the smell of a field that Yahweh has blessed.
Genesis 47:7Then Joseph brought his father Jacob into the palace and introduced him to the king. Jacob asked God to bless the king.
Genesis 48:20So he blessed them both on that day, saying, “The people in Israel will use your names when they bless people. They will say, ‘We pray that God will help you as he helped Ephraim and Manasseh.’” In that way, Jacob said that Ephraim would become more important than Manasseh.
Deuteronomy 10:8At that time, Yahweh ◄set apart/appointed► the tribe of Levi to carry the chest that contained the tablets on which were written the Ten Commandments, and to stand in Yahweh’s presence in the sacred tent, to offer sacrifices, and to pray for Yahweh to bless the people. They are still doing those things at the present time.
Deuteronomy 33:1Before God’s prophet Moses died, he asked God to bless the Israeli people.
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 →