Numbers 6:23 (DRB)

Passage

Say to Aaron and his sons: Thus shall you bless the children of Israel, and you shall say to them:

Nearby Context

Numbers 6:21 This is the law of the Nazarite, when he hath vowed his oblation to the Lord in the time of his consecration, besides those things which his hand shall find, according to that which he had vowed in his mind, so shall he do for the fulfilling of his sanctification.

Numbers 6:22 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:

Numbers 6:23 Say to Aaron and his sons: Thus shall you bless the children of Israel, and you shall say to them:

Numbers 6:24 The Lord bless thee, and keep thee.

Numbers 6:25 The Lord shew his face to thee, and have mercy on thee.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "aaron", "sons", "thus", "shall", "bless", "children", and "israel". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "aaron" and "sons", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 22's "And the Lord spoke to Moses saying..." into verse 24's "The Lord bless thee and keep thee...", so "aaron" and "sons" 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 "aaron" and "sons" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.