Numbers 6:23 (LSB)

Passage

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

Nearby Context

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;

Numbers 6:25 Yahweh make His face shine on you, And be gracious to you;

Study Lenses

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

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