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Numbers 6:22–27

The Priestly Blessing

22 Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying, 23 “Speak to Aaron and his sons, saying, ‘You will bless the Israelites:s You will say to them:

24 Yahweh will bless you

and keep you;

25 Yahweh will make shine his face on you

and be gracious to you;

26 Yahweh will lift up his face upon you,

and he will give you peace.’

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

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Numbers 6:22–27 — The New International Version (NIV)

22 The Lord said to Moses, 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.”

Numbers 6:22–27 — English Standard Version (ESV)

22 The Lord spoke to Moses, saying, 23 “Speak to Aaron and his sons, saying, Thus you shall bless the people of Israel: you shall say to them,

24 The Lord bless you and keep you;

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

26 the Lord lift up his countenance upon you and give you peace.

27 “So shall they put my name upon the people of Israel, and I will bless them.”

Numbers 6:22–27 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

22 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 23 Speak unto Aaron and unto his sons, saying, On this wise ye shall bless the children of Israel, saying unto them,

24 The Lord bless thee, and keep thee:

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

26 The Lord lift up his countenance upon thee, and give thee peace.

27 And they shall put my name upon the children of Israel; and I will bless them.

Numbers 6:22–27 — New Living Translation (NLT)

22 Then the Lord said to Moses, 23 “Tell Aaron and his sons to bless the people of Israel with this special blessing:

24 ‘May the Lord bless you

and protect you.

25 May the Lord smile on you

and be gracious to you.

26 May the Lord show you his favor

and give you his peace.’

27 Whenever Aaron and his sons bless the people of Israel in my name, I myself will bless them.”

Numbers 6:22–27 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

22 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: 23 “Speak to Aaron and his sons, saying, ‘This is the way you shall bless the children of Israel. Say to them:

24 “The Lord bless you and keep you;

25 The Lord make His face shine upon you,

And be gracious to you;

26 The Lord lift up His countenance upon you,

And give you peace.” ’

27 “So they shall put My name on the children of Israel, and I will bless them.”

Numbers 6:22–27 — New Century Version (NCV)

22 The Lord said to Moses, 23 “Tell Aaron and his sons, ‘This is how you should bless the Israelites. Say to them:

24 “May the Lord bless you and keep you.

25 May the Lord show you his kindness

and have mercy on you.

26 May the Lord watch over you

and give you peace.” ’

27 “So Aaron and his sons will bless the Israelites with my name, and I will bless them.”

Numbers 6:22–27 — American Standard Version (ASV)

22 And Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying, 23 Speak unto Aaron and unto his sons, saying, On this wise ye shall bless the children of Israel: ye shall say unto them,

24 Jehovah bless thee, and keep thee:

25 Jehovah make his face to shine upon thee, and be gracious unto thee:

26 Jehovah lift up his countenance upon thee, and give thee peace.

27 So shall they put my name upon the children of Israel; and I will bless them.

Numbers 6:22–27 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

22 And Jehovah spoke to Moses, saying, 23 Speak unto Aaron and unto his sons, saying, On this wise ye shall bless the children of Israel: saying unto them, 24 Jehovah bless thee, and keep thee; 25 Jehovah make his face shine upon thee, and be gracious unto thee; 26 Jehovah lift up his countenance upon thee, and give thee peace. 27 And they shall put my name upon the children of Israel; and I will bless them.

Numbers 6:22–27 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

22 The Lord said to Moses, 23 “Tell Aaron and his sons, ‘This is how you will bless the Israelites. Say to them: 

24 The Lord will bless you and watch over you. 

25 The Lord will smile on you and be kind to you. 

26 The Lord will look on you with favor and give you peace.’ 

27 “So whenever they use my name to bless the Israelites, I will bless them.” 

Numbers 6:22–27 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

22 The Lord spoke to Moses: 23 “Tell Aaron and his sons how you are to bless the Israelites. Say to them:

24 May Yahweh bless you and protect you;

25 may Yahweh make His face shine on you

and be gracious to you;

26 may Yahweh look with favor on you

and give you peace.

27 In this way they will pronounce My name over the Israelites, and I will bless them.”

Numbers 6:22–27 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

22 The Lord spoke to Moses, saying: 23 Speak to Aaron and his sons, saying, Thus you shall bless the Israelites: You shall say to them,

24 The Lord bless you and keep you;

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

26 the Lord lift up his countenance upon you, and give you peace.

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

Numbers 6:22–27 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

22 The Lord spoke to Moses. He said, 23 “Tell Aaron and his sons, ‘Here is how I want you to bless the people of Israel. Say to them,

24 “ ‘ “May the Lord bless you

and take good care of you.

25 May the Lord smile on you

and be gracious to you.

26 May the Lord look on you with favor

and give you his peace.” ’

27 “In that way they will put the blessing of my name on the people of Israel. And I will bless them.”

Numbers 6:22–27 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

22 Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,

23 Speak to Aaron and to his sons, saying, ‘Thus you shall bless the sons of Israel. You shall 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 lift up His countenance on you,

And give you peace.’

27 “So they shall invoke My name on the sons of Israel, and I then will bless them.”


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