Numbers 6:22

Study note

Setting — Yahweh addresses Moses at the structural pivot between the conclusion of the Nazirite vow regulations and the introduction of the priestly blessing. The verse marks a formal shift in divine instruction within the Numbers 6 narrative.

The words — וַ/יְדַבֵּ֥ר (va/y.da.Ber) translates as “and he spoke,” denoting the initiation of a divine command, while יְהוָ֖ה (Yah.weh) identifies the speaker as the covenant God.

The thread — This speech formula bridges Numbers 6:21 and Numbers 6:23, linking the law of separation directly to the Aaronic blessing directive. The repeated pattern of Yahweh speaking to Moses structures the surrounding legal material.

Why it lands — It signals a transition in authority and content, requiring the reader to note that Moses must now receive and relay a new institutional instruction to the priesthood.

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