# Numbers 6.25 **Book:** [Numbers](/codex/numbers/) · NASB95 ## Immediate context (±2 verses) **ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/)) > 23. Speak unto Aaron and unto his sons, saying, On this wise ye shall bless the children of Israel: ye shall say unto them, 24. Jehovah bless thee, and keep thee: > > **25. Jehovah make his face to shine upon thee, and be gracious unto thee:** > > 26. Jehovah lift up his countenance upon thee, and give thee peace. 27. So shall they put my name upon the children of Israel; and I will bless them. (Numbers 6:23-27, ASV) **WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/)) > 23. “Speak to Aaron and to his sons, saying, ‘This is how you shall bless the children of Israel.’ You shall tell them, 24. ‘Yahweh bless you, and keep you. > > **25. Yahweh make his face to shine on you, and be gracious to you.** > > 26. Yahweh lift up his face toward you, and give you peace.’ 27. “So they shall put my name on the children of Israel; and I will bless them.” (Numbers 6:23-27, WEB) **KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/)) > 23. Speak unto Aaron and unto his sons, saying, On this wise ye shall bless the children of Israel, saying unto them, 24. The LORD bless thee, and keep thee: > > **25. The LORD make his face shine upon thee, and be gracious unto thee:** > > 26. The LORD lift up his countenance upon thee, and give thee peace. 27. And they shall put my name upon the children of Israel; and I will bless them. (Numbers 6:23-27, KJV) **YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/)) > 23. 'Speak unto Aaron, and unto his sons, saying, Thus ye do bless the sons of Israel, saying to them, 24. 'Jehovah bless thee and keep thee; > > **25. 'Jehovah cause His face to shine upon thee, and favour thee;** > > 26. 'Jehovah lift up His countenance upon thee, and appoint for thee, peace. 27. 'And they have put My name upon the sons of Israel, and I, I do bless them.' (Numbers 6:23-27, YLT) ## Setting - **Speaker:** _TBD_ - **Audience:** _TBD_ - **Location:** _TBD_ - **Time period:** _TBD_ ## Theological reading _Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added._ ## Key words _Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word; see Lexicon Roadmap._ - _TBD_ - _TBD_ - _TBD_ - _TBD_ ## Quoted in **Lexicon:** - [H2580 - chen](/codex/h2580-chen/) - [H3548 - kohen](/codex/h3548-kohen/), via [Numbers 6.23-27](/codex/numbers-6-23-27/) - [H7965 - shalom](/codex/h7965-shalom/), via [Numbers 6.24-26](/codex/numbers-6-24-26/) --- _Scripture quotations taken from the **New American Standard Bible®** (NASB), Copyright © 1960, 1971, 1977, 1995 by **The Lockman Foundation**. Used by permission. All rights reserved. [www.lockman.org](https://www.lockman.org)_ ## Why these four translations ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance. The four: - **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition. - **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English. - **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base. - **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff. See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.