Numbers 6:24 (ASV)

Passage

Jehovah bless thee, and keep thee:

Nearby Context

Numbers 6:22 And Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying,

Numbers 6:23 Speak unto Aaron and unto his sons, saying, On this wise ye shall bless the children of Israel: ye shall say unto them,

Numbers 6:24 Jehovah bless thee, and keep thee:

Numbers 6:25 Jehovah make his face to shine upon thee, and be gracious unto thee:

Numbers 6:26 Jehovah lift up his countenance upon thee, and give thee peace.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "jehovah", "bless", "thee", and "keep". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "jehovah" and "bless", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 23's "Speak unto Aaron and unto his sons..." into verse 25's "Jehovah make his face to shine upon...", so "jehovah" and "bless" belong inside that flow. In Numbers context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "jehovah" and "bless" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.