Numbers 6:25 the LORD make his face shine on you and be gracious to you;

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Parallel Verses

New International Version
the LORD make his face shine on you and be gracious to you;

English Standard Version
the LORD make his face to shine upon you and be gracious to you;

New American Standard Bible
The LORD make His face shine on you, And be gracious to you;

King James Bible
The LORD make his face shine upon thee, and be gracious unto thee:

Holman Christian Standard Bible
may Yahweh make His face shine on you and be gracious to you;

International Standard Version
May the LORD's face enlighten you and bestow favor on you.

American Standard Version
Jehovah make his face to shine upon thee, and be gracious unto thee:

Douay-Rheims Bible
The Lord shew his face to thee, and have mercy on thee.

Darby Bible Translation
Jehovah make his face shine upon thee, and be gracious unto thee;

Young's Literal Translation
'Jehovah cause His face to shine upon thee, and favour thee;

Cross References

Romans 1:7
To all that be in Rome, beloved of God, called to be saints: Grace to you and peace from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ.

Genesis 43:29
And he lifted up his eyes, and saw his brother Benjamin, his mother's son, and said, Is this your younger brother, of whom you spoke to me? And he said, God be gracious to you, my son.

Psalm 31:16
Make your face to shine on your servant: save me for your mercies' sake.

Psalm 67:1
God be merciful to us, and bless us; and cause his face to shine on us; Selah.

Psalm 80:3
Turn us again, O God, and cause your face to shine; and we shall be saved.

Psalm 80:7
Turn us again, O God of hosts, and cause your face to shine; and we shall be saved.

Psalm 86:16
O turn to me, and have mercy on me; give your strength to your servant, and save the son of your handmaid.

Psalm 119:135
Make your face to shine on your servant; and teach me your statutes.

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Commentaries

Matthew Henry's Commentary

6:22-27 The priests were solemnly to bless the people in the name of the Lord. To be under the almighty protection of God our Saviour; to enjoy his favour as the smile of a loving Father, or as the cheering beams of the sun; while he mercifully forgives our sins, supplies our wants, consoles the heart, and prepares us by his grace for eternal glory; these things form the substance of this blessing, and the sum total of all blessings. In so rich a list of mercies worldly joys are not worthy to be mentioned. Here is a form of prayer. The name Jehovah is three times repeated. The Jews think there is some mystery; and we know what it is, the New Testament having explained it. There we are directed to expect the blessing from the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of the Father, and the communion of the Holy Ghost, 2Co 13:14; each of which Persons is Jehovah, and yet they are not three Lords, but one Lord.

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown

Nu 6:23-27. The Form of Blessing the People.

23-27. Speak unto Aaron and unto his sons, saying, On this wise ye shall bless the congregation of Israel, &c.—This passage records the solemn benediction which God appointed for dismissing the people at the close of the daily service. The repetition of the name "Lord" or "Jehovah" three times, expresses the great mystery of the Godhead—three persons, and yet one God. The expressions in the separate clauses correspond to the respective offices of the Father, to "bless and keep us"; of the Son, to be "gracious to us"; and of the Holy Ghost, to "give us peace." And because the benediction, though pronounced by the lips of a fellow man, derived its virtue, not from the priest but from God, the encouraging assurance was added, "I the Lord will bless them."