Numbers 6:26 (ASV)

Passage

Jehovah lift up his countenance upon thee, and give thee peace.

Nearby Context

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.

Numbers 6:27 So shall they put my name upon the children of Israel; and I will bless them.

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 25's "Jehovah make his face to shine upon..." into verse 27's "So shall they put my name upon...", so "jehovah" and "lift" 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 "lift" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.