Numbers 6:22 (WEB)

Passage

Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,

Nearby Context

Numbers 6:20 and the priest shall wave them for a wave offering before Yahweh. This is holy for the priest, together with the breast that is waved and the thigh that is offered. After that the Nazirite may drink wine.

Numbers 6:21 “‘This is the law of the Nazirite who vows, and of his offering to Yahweh for his separation, besides that which he is able to get. According to his vow which he vows, so he must do after the law of his separation.’”

Numbers 6:22 Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,

Numbers 6:23 “Speak to Aaron and to his sons, saying, ‘This is how you shall bless the children of Israel.’ You shall tell 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.