Numbers 6:24

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“‘May the LORD bless you and keep you;”

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‘The LORD bless you and keep you’ begins the priestly blessing—God’s desire to bless and protect his people.

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“‘May the LORD bless you and keep you;”

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“The Lord bless thee, and keep thee:”

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“Jehovah bless thee, and keep thee:”

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“`Jehovah bless thee and keep thee;”

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Cross references

Other passages that echo Numbers 6:24 — 20 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Deuteronomy 28:3You will be blessed in the city and blessed in the country.
  2. Ruth 2:4Just then Boaz arrived from Bethlehem and said to the harvesters, “The LORD be with you.” “The LORD bless you,” they replied.
  3. 1 Samuel 2:9He guards the steps of His faithful ones, but the wicked perish in darkness; for by his own strength shall no man prevail.
  4. Psalms 17:8Keep me as the apple of Your eye; hide me in the shadow of Your wings
  5. Psalms 28:9Save Your people and bless Your inheritance; shepherd them and carry them forever.
  6. Psalms 91:11For He will command His angels concerning you to guard you in all your ways.
  7. Psalms 121:4Behold, the Protector of Israel will neither slumber nor sleep.
  8. Psalms 121:7The LORD will guard you from all evil; He will preserve your soul.
  9. Psalms 134:3May the LORD, the Maker of heaven and earth, bless you from Zion.
  10. Isaiah 27:3I, the LORD, am its keeper; I water it continually. I guard it night and day so no one can disturb it;
  11. Isaiah 42:6“I, the LORD, have called you for a righteous purpose, and I will take hold of your hand. I will keep you and appoint you to be a covenant for the people and a light to the nations,
  12. John 17:11I will no longer be in the world, but they are in the world, and I am coming to You. Holy Father, protect them by Your name, the name You gave Me, so that they may be one as We are one.
  13. 1 Corinthians 14:16Otherwise, if you speak a blessing in spirit, how can someone who is uninstructed say “Amen” to your thanksgiving, since he does not know what you are saying?
  14. Ephesians 6:24Grace to all who love our Lord Jesus Christ with an undying love.
  15. Philippians 4:7And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
  16. Philippians 4:23The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit.
  17. 1 Thessalonians 5:23Now may the God of peace Himself sanctify you completely, and may your entire spirit, soul, and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
  18. 1 Peter 1:5who through faith are shielded by God’s power for the salvation that is ready to be revealed in the last time.
  19. Jude 1:24Now to Him who is able to keep you from stumbling and to present you unblemished in His glorious presence, with great joy—
  20. Revelation 1:4John, To the seven churches in the province of Asia: Grace and peace to you from Him who is and was and is to come, and from the seven Spirits before His throne,

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