Numbers 6:24

Amplified Bible

The LORD bless you, and keep you [protect you, sustain you, and guard you];

Parallel Translations

Hebrew Names Version
'The LORD bless you, and keep you.

King James Version
The Lord bless thee, and keep thee:

Lexham English Bible
Yahweh will bless you and keep you;

New Century Version
"May the Lord bless you and keep you.

New English Translation
"The Lord bless you and protect you;

New American Standard Bible
The LORD bless you, and keep you;

Geneva Bible (1587)
The Lord blesse thee, and keepe thee,

Legacy Standard Bible
Yahweh bless you, and keep you;

Contemporary English Version
I pray that the Lord will bless and protect you,

Complete Jewish Bible
‘Y'varekh'kha Adonai v'yishmerekha. [May Adonai bless you and keep you.]

Darby Translation
Jehovah bless thee, and keep thee;

Easy-to-Read Version
‘May the Lord bless you and keep you.

English Standard Version
The Lord bless you and keep you;

George Lamsa Translation
The LORD bless you and keep you;

Good News Translation
May the Lord bless you and take care of you;

Christian Standard Bible®
“May the Lord bless you and protect you;

Literal Translation
Jehovah bless you and keep you;

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
The LORDE blesse the, and kepe the.

American Standard Version
Jehovah bless thee, and keep thee:

Bible in Basic English
May the Lord send his blessing on you and keep you:

Bishop's Bible (1568)
The Lorde blesse thee, and kepe thee:

JPS Old Testament (1917)
The LORD bless thee, and keep thee;

King James Version (1611)
The Lord blesse thee, and keepe thee:

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
The Lord bless thee and keep thee;

English Revised Version
The LORD bless thee, and keep thee:

Berean Standard Bible
'May the LORD bless you and keep you;

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
The Lord blesse thee, and kepe thee;

Young's Literal Translation
`Jehovah bless thee and keep thee;

Update Bible Version
Yahweh bless you, and keep you:

Webster's Bible Translation
The LORD bless thee, and keep thee:

World English Bible
'Yahweh bless you, and keep you.

New King James Version
"The LORD bless you and keep you;

New Living Translation
‘May the Lord bless you and protect you.

New Life Bible
"May the Lord bring good to you and keep you.

New Revised Standard
The Lord bless you and keep you;

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Yahweh bless thee, and keep thee:

Douay-Rheims Bible
The Lord bless thee, and keep thee.

Revised Standard Version
The LORD bless you and keep you:

THE MESSAGE
God bless you and keep you,

New American Standard Bible (1995)
The LORD bless you, and keep you;

Contextual Overview

²²Then the LORD spoke to Moses, saying, ²³"Speak to Aaron and his sons, saying, 'This is the way you shall bless the Israelites. Say to them: ²⁴The LORD bless you, and keep you [protect you, sustain you, and guard you];²⁵The LORD make His face shine upon you [with favor], And be gracious to you [surrounding you with lovingkindness]; ²⁶The LORD lift up His countenance (face) upon you [with divine approval], And give you peace [a tranquil heart and life].' ²⁷"So Aaron and his sons shall put My name upon the children of Israel, and I will bless them."

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

The Lord: Ruth 2:4, Psalms 134:3, 1 Corinthians 14:16, Ephesians 6:24, Philippians 4:23, Revelation 1:4, Revelation 1:5

keep thee: Psalms 91:11, Psalms 121:4-7, Isaiah 27:3, Isaiah 42:6, John 17:11, Philippians 4:7, 1 Thessalonians 5:23, 1 Peter 1:5, Jude 1:24

Reciprocal: Genesis 47:7 - And Jacob Exodus 20:24 - will bless thee 2 Samuel 7:29 - let it please thee to bless Psalms 24:5 - receive Psalms 29:11 - bless Psalms 67:1 - God Isaiah 19:25 - the Lord Matthew 28:19 - the name 2 Peter 1:2 - Grace

Gill's Notes on the Bible

The Lord bless thee,.... Jehovah, Father, Son, and Spirit; the word "Jehovah" being three times used, and a different accent put to each word, denoting three distinct persons and one Jehovah, according to Deuteronomy 6:4; who are each of them concerned in the blessing of the Lord's people, the spiritual Israel of God; Jehovah the Father blesses with all spiritual blessings, with electing, adopting, justifying, and pardoning grace, with regenerating and calling, and persevering grace, and with eternal life: Jehovah the Son blesses particularly with redeeming grace, and has a concern in all the other blessings; the saints are blessed with them in him, they are all in his hands, they are procured by him, come through him, and are the gifts of his grace: and Jehovah the Spirit blesses as a spirit of regeneration and sanctification, as the spirit of faith, as a comforter, as the spirit of adoption, and as the earnest and sealer of the saints unto the day of redemption:

and keep thee; from, the evil of the world, from the evil one Satan, from the evil of sin, and the power, prevalence, and dominion of it, and from falling totally and finally by it, and keep in a state of grace unto everlasting salvation.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

The priestly blessing (compare Ecclus. 36:17) is appointed as a solemn form to be used by the priests exclusively, and in this function their office as it were culminates (compare Leviticus 9:22 note). God Himself provides a formula, through which from time to time, as His people by obedience place themselves in true and right relationship to Him, the authorised mediators may pronounce and communicate His special blessing to them. It was a Jewish tradition that this blessing was given at the close of the daily sacrifice.

The structure of the blessing is remarkable. It is rhythmical, consists of three distinct parts, and mounts by gradual stages to that peace which forms the last and most consummate gift which God can give His people.

From a Christian point of view, and comparing the counterpart benediction of 2 Corinthians 13:14, it is impossible not to see shadowed forth the doctrine of the Holy Trinity (compare Isaiah 6:3; Matthew 28:19). And the three several sets of terms correspond fittingly to the office of the Three Persons in Their gracious work for the redemption of man.

Numbers 6:24

The Lord bless thee, and keep thee - The second clause here, as in the other three verses, defines more closely the general tenor of the preceding one. The singular number, which is observed throughout, indicates that the blessing is conferred on Israel “collectively.”

Numbers 6:25

Make his face shine - This is an enhancement of the preceding benediction. “The face of God” imports not merely God’s good will in general, but His active and special regard. With the “face” or “eye of the Lord accordingly is connected alike the judicial visitation of the wicked. Psalms 34:16, and His mercies to the righteous Psalms 4:6.

Numbers 6:26

Lift up his countenance upon thee - i. e. especially direct His thought and care toward thee: compare 2 Kings 9:32, and similar phrases in Genesis 43:29; Genesis 44:21. Through such loving providence alone could the peace of God in which the blessing closes be given.

Numbers 6:27

Put my name upon the children of Israel - i. e. pronounce My Sacred Name over them in blessing them. God will give effect to the benediction pronounced by the priests.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Numbers 6:24. The Lord bless thee — There are three forms of blessing here, any or all of which the priests might use on any occasion. The following is a verbal translation: -

1. May Jehovah bless thee and preserve thee!

2. May Jehovah cause his faces to shine upon thee, and be gracious unto thee!

3. May Jehovah lift up his faces upon thee, and may be put prosperity unto thee!

This is a very comprehensive and excellent prayer, and may be paraphrased thus: -

1. May God speak good unto thee, by giving thee his excellent promises! (Genesis 2:3.) May he preserve thee in the possession of all the good thou hast, and from all the evil with which thou art threatened!

2. May the Holy Trinity illuminate thy heart, giving thee the true knowledge of thyself and of thy Maker; and may he show thee his graciousness in pardoning thy sins, and supporting thy soul!

3. May God give thee communion with the Father, Son, and Spirit, with a constant sense of his approbation; and grant thee prosperity in thy soul, and in all thy secular affairs!

This I suppose to be the spirit and design of this form of benediction. Others will doubtless interpret it after their manner. Several wise and learned men believe that the mystery of the Holy Trinity is not obscurely hinted at in it. God the FATHER blesses and keeps his followers. God the SON is gracious unto sinners in remitting their offences, which he died to blot out. God the HOLY SPIRIT takes of the things which are Christ's, and shows them unto genuine Christians, and diffuses the peace of God in their hearts. In a word, Christ, the gift of the Father by the energy of the Holy Spirit, came to bless every one of us by turning us away from our iniquities.

1. EVERY genuine Christian is a true Nazarite. He is separated from the world, and dedicated solely to the service of God.

2. His life is a life of self-denial; he mortifies and keeps the flesh in obedience to the Spirit.

3. All this enters into the spirit of his baptismal vow; for in that he promises to renounce the devil and all his works, the pomps and vanities of this wicked world, and all the sinful lusts of the flesh-to keep God's holy word and commandments, and to walk in the same all the days of his life.

4. The person who is faithful has the blessing of God entailed upon him. Thus shall ye bless the children of Israel, &c., &c. Genesis 2:3- : and "Numbers 6:7".