Numbers 6:26
in Numbers 6may the LORD lift up His countenance toward you and give you peace.’
BSB
The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
Jehovah lift up his countenance upon thee, and give thee peace.
KJV
The Lord lift up his countenance upon thee, and give thee peace.
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This verse in Numbers 6
Commentary
3 notes on this verseLift up his countenance - That is, look upon thee with a chearful and pleasant countenance, as one that is well pleased with thee and thy services. Peace - Peace with God, with thy own conscience, and with all men; all prosperity is comprehended under this word.
This site's exposition
The Lord make his face shine upon thee
on Numbers 6:25-26
A shining face and a lifted countenance are what a man's face does when he turns toward somebody he is pleased with. The Psalms pray these lines back, cause his face to shine upon us at Psalm 67:1, cause thy face to shine at Psalm 80:3, and lift thou up the light of thy countenance upon us at Psalm 4:6. The last word of the last line is peace, and Wesley takes the shalom here as peace with God, with a man's own conscience and with other men, with all prosperity under it.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
on Numbers 6:24-26
That the favour of God is all in all in this blessing, for that is the fountain of all good. (1.) The Lord bless thee! Our blessing God is only our speaking well of him; his blessing us is doing well for us; those whom he blesses are blessed indeed.
The words behind it
7 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| יִשָּׂ֨א | yisa' | may he lift up | H5375 → | 656 times |
| יְהוָ֤ה׀ | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| פָּנָיו֙ | panav | face his | H6440 → | 2123 times |
| אֵלֶ֔יךָ | ʾeleikha | to you | H413 → | 5510 times |
| וְיָשֵׂ֥ם | veyasem | and may he appoint | H7760 → | 584 times |
| לְךָ֖ | lekha | for <the> you | ||
| שָׁלֽוֹם׃ ס | shalom | peace | H7965 → |
יִשָּׂ֨אmay he lift up
yisa'H5375 →656 times
יְהוָ֤ה׀Yahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
פָּנָיו֙face his
panavH6440 →2123 times
אֵלֶ֔יךָto you
ʾeleikhaH413 →5510 times
וְיָשֵׂ֥םand may he appoint
veyasemH7760 →584 times
לְךָ֖for <the> you
lekha
שָׁלֽוֹם׃ סpeace
shalomH7965 →
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
John 16:33I have told you these things so that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take courage; I have overcome the world!”
it leads to
- 2 Thessalonians 3:16
Now may the Lord of peace Himself give you peace at all times and in every way. The Lord be with all of you.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- John 14:27
Peace I leave with you; My peace I give to you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled; do not be afraid.
- 1 John 5:4
because everyone born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the world: our faith.
- 1 John 4:4
You, little children, are from God and have overcome them, because greater is He who is in you than he who is in the world.
- Philippians 4:7
And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
- 2 Thessalonians 3:16
Through
Romans 15:13Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you believe in Him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.
it leads to
- 2 Thessalonians 2:16–17
Now may our Lord Jesus Christ Himself and God our Father, who by grace has loved us and given us eternal comfort and good hope,
- Romans 12:12
Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, persistent in prayer.
- 2 Thessalonians 2:16–17
Through
2 Thessalonians 3:16Now may the Lord of peace Himself give you peace at all times and in every way. The Lord be with all of you.
it leads to
- John 16:33
I have told you these things so that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take courage; I have overcome the world!”
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- John 16:33
Where this verse is studied
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About Numbers
This page draws on John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.