Numbers 6:22 (LSB)

Passage

Then Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,

Nearby Context

Numbers 6:20 Then the priest shall wave them for a wave offering before Yahweh. It is holy for the priest, together with the breast offered by waving and the thigh offered by raising up; and afterward the Nazirite may drink wine.’

Numbers 6:21 “This is the law of the Nazirite who vows his offering to Yahweh according to his Nazirite vow, in addition to what else he can afford; according to his vow which he takes, so he shall do according to the law of his Nazirite vow.”

Numbers 6:22 Then Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,

Numbers 6:23 “Speak to Aaron and to his sons, saying, ‘Thus you shall bless the sons of Israel. You shall say to them:

Numbers 6:24 Yahweh bless you, and keep you;

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 21's "This is the law of the Nazirite..." into verse 23's "Speak to Aaron and to his sons...", so "yahweh" and "spoke" 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 "yahweh" and "spoke" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.