Numbers 6:26

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

יִשָּׂ֨א יְהוָ֤ה ׀ פָּנָיו֙ אֵלֶ֔יךָ וְיָשֵׂ֥ם לְךָ֖ שָׁלֽוֹם׃ ס

Transliteration

yiśśāʾ YHWH pānāyw ʾēleḵā wə-yāśēm ləḵā šālôm

Grammar Details

*yiśśāʾ*: Qal jussive, 3rd masculine singular - may he lift up
*YHWH*: divine name - the LORD
*pānāyw*: noun, masculine plural + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his face
*ʾēleḵā*: preposition + 2nd masculine singular suffix - toward you
*wə-yāśēm*: conjunction + Qal jussive, 3rd masculine singular - and may he put/place
*ləḵā*: preposition + 2nd masculine singular suffix - for you
*šālôm*: noun, masculine singular - peace

Word Meanings

*yiśśāʾ*: may he lift up/may he raise/may he turn
*pānāyw*: his face/his presence/his countenance
*šālôm*: peace/well-being/completeness/harmony

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Ps 4:6 : 6 Many there are that say, Who will show us [any] good? Jehovah, lift thou up the light of thy countenance upon us.
Ps 29:11 : 11 Jehovah will give strength unto his people; Jehovah will bless his people with peace.
John 14:27 : 27 Peace I leave with you; my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be fearful.
2 Thess 3:16 : 16 Now the Lord of peace himself give you peace at all times in all ways. The Lord be with you all.
John 16:33 : 33 These things have I spoken unto you, that in me ye may have peace. In the world ye have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.
John 20:21 : 21 Jesus therefore said to them again, Peace [be] unto you: as the Father hath sent me, even so send I you.
John 20:26 : 26 And after eight days again his disciples were within, and Thomas with them. Jesus cometh, the doors being shut, and stood in the midst, and said, Peace [be] unto you.
Acts 2:28 : 28 Thou madest known unto me the ways of life; Thou shalt make me full of gladness with thy countenance.
Acts 10:36 : 36 The word which he sent unto the children of Israel, preaching good tidings of peace by Jesus Christ (He is Lord of all.) —
Rom 5:1 : 1 Being therefore justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ;
Rom 15:13 : 13 Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope, in the power of the Holy Spirit.
Rom 15:33 : 33 Now the God of peace be with you all. Amen.
Eph 2:14-17 : 14 For he is our peace, who made both one, and brake down the middle wall of partition, 15 having abolished in his flesh the enmity, [even] the law of commandments [contained] in ordinances; that he might create in himself of the two one new man, [so] making peace; 16 and {G846} might reconcile them both in one body unto God through the cross, having slain the enmity thereby: 17 and he came and preached peace to you that were far off, and peace to them that were nigh:
Eph 6:23 : 23 Peace be to the brethren, and love with faith, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
Phil 4:7 : 7 And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall guard your hearts and your thoughts in Christ Jesus.
Ps 37:37 : 37 Mark the perfect man, and behold the upright; For there is a [happy] end to the man of peace.
Ps 42:5 : 5 Why art thou cast down, O my soul? And [why] art thou disquieted within me? Hope thou in God; for I shall yet praise him [For] the help of his countenance.
Ps 44:3 : 3 For they gat not the land in possession by their own sword, Neither did their own arm save them; But thy right hand, and thine arm, and the light of thy countenance, Because thou wast favorable unto them.
Ps 89:15 : 15 Blessed is the people that know the joyful sound: They walk, O Jehovah, in the light of thy countenance.
Isa 26:3 : 3 Thou wilt keep [him] in perfect peace, [whose] mind [is] stayed [on thee]; because he trusteth in thee.
Isa 26:12 : 12 [Jehovah,] [thou wilt ordain] [peace] [for us; for thou hast also wrought] [all our works] [for us.]
Isa 57:19 : 19 I create the fruit of the lips: Peace, peace, to him that is far off and to him that is near, saith Jehovah; and I will heal him.
Mic 5:5 : 5 And this [man] shall be [our] peace. When the Assyrian shall come into our land, and when he shall tread in our palaces, then shall we raise against him seven shepherds, and eight principal men.
Luke 2:14 : 14 Glory to God in the highest, And on earth peace {G2107} among men in whom he is well pleased.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

Num 6:22-25
4 verses
91%
22And Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying,
23Speak unto Aaron and unto his sons, saying, On this wise ye shall bless the children of Israel: ye shall say unto them,
24Jehovah bless thee, and keep thee:
25Jehovah make his face to shine upon thee, and be gracious unto thee:
Num 6:27
78%
27So shall they put my name upon the children of Israel; and I will bless them.
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6Many there are that say, Who will show us [any] good? Jehovah, lift thou up the light of thy countenance upon us.
Ps 67:1
74%
1For the Chief Musician; on stringed instruments. A Psalm, a Song. God be merciful unto us, and bless us, [And] cause his face to shine upon us; {H5542}
Ps 29:11
74%
11Jehovah will give strength unto his people; Jehovah will bless his people with peace.
Ps 128:5-6
2 verses
74%
5Jehovah bless thee out of Zion: And see thou the good of Jerusalem all the days of thy life.
6Yea, see thou thy children's children. Peace be upon Israel.
Ps 21:6
73%
6For thou makest him most blessed for ever: Thou makest him glad with joy in thy presence.
Ps 134:2-3
2 verses
73%
2Lift up your hands to the sanctuary, And bless ye Jehovah.
3Jehovah bless thee out of Zion; Even he that made heaven and earth.
Isa 26:12
72%
12[Jehovah,] [thou wilt ordain] [peace] [for us; for thou hast also wrought] [all our works] [for us.]
Ps 122:6-8
3 verses
72%
6Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: They shall prosper that love thee.
7Peace be within thy walls, And prosperity within thy palaces.
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Gen 26:29
72%
29that thou wilt do us no hurt, as we have not touched thee, and as we have done unto thee nothing but good, and have sent thee away in peace: thou art now the blessed of Jehovah.
2 Thess 3:16
72%
16Now the Lord of peace himself give you peace at all times in all ways. The Lord be with you all.
1 Sam 25:6
72%
6and thus shall ye say to him that liveth [in prosperity], Peace be unto thee, and peace be to thy house, and peace be unto all that thou hast.
Judg 6:23
72%
23And Jehovah said unto him, Peace be unto thee; fear not: thou shalt not die.
Lev 26:6
71%
6And I will give peace in the land, and ye shall lie down, and none shall make you afraid: and I will cause evil beasts to cease out of the land, neither shall the sword go through your land.
Ps 121:5-6
2 verses
71%
5Jehovah is thy keeper: Jehovah is thy shade upon thy right hand.
6The sun shall not smite thee by day, Nor the moon by night.
Deut 28:6
71%
6Blessed shalt thou be when thou comest in, and blessed shalt thou be when thou goest out.
Isa 26:3
71%
3Thou wilt keep [him] in perfect peace, [whose] mind [is] stayed [on thee]; because he trusteth in thee.
Deut 26:19
70%
19and to make thee high above all nations that he hath made, in praise, and in name, and in honor; and that thou mayest be a holy people unto Jehovah thy God, as he hath spoken.
Deut 33:11
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11Bless, Jehovah, his substance, And accept the work of his hands: Smite through the loins of them that rise up against him, And of them that hate him, that they rise not again.
Deut 28:8
70%
8Jehovah will command the blessing upon thee in thy barns, and in all that thou puttest thy hand unto; and he will bless thee in the land which Jehovah thy God giveth thee.
Job 22:26
70%
26For then shalt thou delight thyself in the Almighty, And shalt lift up thy face unto God.
Judg 18:6
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6And the priest said unto them, Go in peace: before Jehovah is your way wherein ye go.
2 Chr 6:3
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3And the king turned his face, and blessed all the assembly of Israel: and all the assembly of Israel stood.
Ps 31:16
70%
16Make thy face to shine upon thy servant: Save me in thy lovingkindness.
Eph 6:3
70%
3that it may be well with thee, and thou mayest live long on the earth.
Heb 6:14
70%
14saying, Surely blessing I will bless thee, and multiplying I will multiply thee.
Num 25:12
70%
12Wherefore say, Behold, I give unto him my covenant of peace:
Ps 90:17
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17And let the favor of the Lord our God be upon us; And establish thou the work of our hands upon us; Yea, the work of our hands establish thou it.
Rom 15:33
69%
33Now the God of peace be with you all. Amen.
Exod 14:14
69%
14Jehovah will fight for you, and ye shall hold your peace.
Deut 23:6
69%
6Thou shalt not seek their peace nor their prosperity all thy days for ever.
Ps 118:6
69%
6Jehovah is on my side; I will not fear: What can man do unto me?
Exod 33:14
69%
14And he said, My presence shall go [with thee], and I will give thee rest.
Deut 1:11
69%
11Jehovah, the God of your fathers, make you a thousand times as many as ye are, and bless you, as he hath promised you!
1 Sam 1:17
69%
17Then Eli answered and said, Go in peace; and the God of Israel grant thy petition that thou hast asked of him.
Lev 26:9
69%
9And I will have respect unto you, and make you fruitful, and multiply you, and will establish my covenant with you.
Ps 123:1
69%
1A Song of Ascents. Unto thee do I lift up mine eyes, O thou that sittest in the heavens.
Ps 89:15
69%
15Blessed is the people that know the joyful sound: They walk, O Jehovah, in the light of thy countenance.
Job 11:15
68%
15Surely then shalt thou lift up thy face without spot; Yea, thou shalt be stedfast, and shalt not fear:
Luke 10:6
68%
6And if {G3303} a son of peace be there, your peace shall rest upon him: but if {G1161} not, it shall turn to you again.
1 Chr 17:27
68%
27and now it hath pleased thee to bless the house of thy servant, that it may continue for ever before thee: for thou, O Jehovah, hast blessed, and it is blessed for ever.