Numbers 6:24-26 (DRB)

Passage

The Lord bless thee, and keep thee. The Lord shew his face to thee, and have mercy on thee. The Lord turn his countenance to thee, and give thee peace.

Nearby Context

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.

Numbers 6:26 The Lord turn his countenance to thee, and give thee peace.

Numbers 6:27 And they shall invoke my name upon the children of Israel, and I will bless them.

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 23's "Say to Aaron and his sons Thus..." into verse 27's "And they shall invoke my name upon...", so "mercy" and "lord" 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 "mercy" and "lord" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.