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Numbers 6:26
may the LORD lift up His countenance toward you and give you peace.’
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — God speaks to Moses, instructing him to commission the priests to pronounce this blessing over the Israelites. It is the third and final line of the Priestly Blessing (Numbers 6:24–26).
The words — yisa' (יִשָּׂא, "may he lift up") renders a concrete physical gesture—God raising His face—rather than an abstract favor. Shalom (שָׁלוֹם) closes the sequence as the full weight of the blessing's destination.
The thread — The "face" imagery recurs in Psalm 4:6 ("Shine the light of Your face upon us"), and the God who "blesses His people with peace" (Psalm 29:11) is echoed in Paul's prayer that "the Lord of peace Himself give you peace" (2 Thessalonians 3:16).
Why it lands — The verse addresses the reader in the second person singular; it asks nothing of them except to be the object of what God does. It names peace as something conferred, not achieved.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
The Lord lift up his countenance upon thee, and give thee peace.
Cross-references
- Psalms 4:6 Many ask, “Who can show us the good?” Shine the light of Your face upon us, O LORD.
- 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.
- Psalms 29:11 The LORD gives His people strength; the LORD blesses His people with peace.
- Romans 15:13 Now 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.
- 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!”
- Isaiah 26:3 You will keep in perfect peace the steadfast of mind, because he trusts in You.
- Acts 2:28 You have made known to me the paths of life; You will fill me with joy in Your presence.’
- Romans 15:33 The God of peace be with all of you. Amen.
- Psalms 42:5 Why are you downcast, O my soul? Why the unease within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise Him for the salvation of His presence.
- John 20:21 Again Jesus said to them, “Peace be with you. As the Father has sent Me, so also I am sending you.”