Numbers 6:25

25 the LORD make his face shine on you and be gracious to you;

Numbers 6:25 in Other Translations

25 The LORD make his face shine upon thee, and be gracious unto thee:

25 the LORD make his face to shine upon you and be gracious to you;

25 May the LORD smile on you and be gracious to you.

25 God smile on you and gift you,

25 the Lord make His face shine on you, and be gracious to you;

Numbers 6:25 Meaning and Commentary

Numbers 6:25

The Lord make his face to shine upon thee
Cause himself, the sun of righteousness, to arise and shine upon them, and give both spiritual light and heat unto them; grant his gracious presence, the manifestations of himself, communion with him, clearer discoveries of his love, of interest in him, and an increase of spiritual light and knowledge of his Gospel, and the truths of it, and of his mind and will:

and be gracious unto thee;
by granting larger measures of grace out of his fulness, by leading more abundantly into it, and making fresh and frequent applications of it; grace is often wished for from Christ as well as from the Father.

Numbers 6:25 In-Context

23 “Tell Aaron and his sons, ‘This is how you are to bless the Israelites. Say to them:

24 “ ‘ “The LORD bless you and keep you;

25 the LORD make his face shine on you and be gracious to you;

26 the LORD turn his face toward you and give you peace.” ’

27 “So they will put my name on the Israelites, and I will bless them.”

Cross References

• 1. Job 29:24; Psalms 4:6; Psalms 31:16; Psalms 80:3; Psalms 119:135
• 2. Genesis 43:29; Psalms 25:16; Psalms 86:16; Psalms 119:29