God & Savior

Numbers 6:25

may the LORD cause His face to shine upon you and be gracious to you;
Numbers 6:25
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Study notes

May the Lord make His face shine on you and be gracious to you.

Explanation

A shining face pictures a pleased, favourable look. The blessing asks for God's kindness and grace to rest on His people.

Original language
  • יָאֵ֨ר (ya.'Er): to light
    Hebrew · Verb, hiphil, jussive, 3rd person, masculine, singular · Strong's H0215 · text: Leningrad Codex (as recorded in TAHOT)

    May He make shine.

    Source: STEP Bible (Tyndale House, Cambridge), TAHOT: Translators Amalgamated Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible-Data commit ed476a8, Numbers 6:25, word 1

  • פָּנָ֛יו (pa.Nav): face
    Hebrew · Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · Strong's H6440H · text: Leningrad Codex (as recorded in TAHOT)

    Face.

    Source: STEP Bible (Tyndale House, Cambridge), TAHOT: Translators Amalgamated Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible-Data commit ed476a8, Numbers 6:25, word 3

  • וִֽיחֻנֶּֽךָּ׃ ס (Vi.chu.Ne.ka): be gracious
    Hebrew · Conjunction + Verb, qal, 3rd person, masculine, singular + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · Strong's H2603A · text: Leningrad Codex (as recorded in TAHOT)

    May He be gracious, show favour.

    Source: STEP Bible (Tyndale House, Cambridge), TAHOT: Translators Amalgamated Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible-Data commit ed476a8, Numbers 6:25, word 5

Cross-references
  • Psalm 67:1 · Parallel account

    May God be gracious to us and bless us and make His face shine upon us.

  • Psalm 80:3 · Same theme

    Make Your face shine upon us, that we may be saved.

Sources

Original language and places

Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

יָאֵ֨ר יְהוָ֧ה׀ פָּנָ֛יו אֵלֶ֖יךָ וִֽיחֻנֶּֽךָּ׃ ס

  1. יָאֵ֨רya.'Er“may he make shine”
    Verb, hiphil, jussive, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אוֹר · “to light” · Strong's H0215
  2. יְהוָ֧ה׀Yah.weh“Yahweh”
    Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
  3. פָּנָ֛יוpa.Nav“face his”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from פָּנֶה · “face” · Strong's H6440H
  4. אֵלֶ֖יךָ'e.Lei.kha“to you”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
  5. וִֽיחֻנֶּֽךָּ׃ סVi.chu.Ne.ka“and may he show favor to you”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, 3rd person, masculine, singular + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from חָנַן · “be gracious” · Strong's H2603A
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  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)