Chapter summary

Numbers 6 Summary

Numbers 6 ends with the famous priestly blessing — words God himself gave Aaron to lay on Israel: 'The LORD bless you and keep you… and give you peace.'

Most of the chapter regulates the Nazirite vow, a special consecration to the LORD marked by abstaining from wine, uncut hair, and contact with the dead. It pictured undivided devotion to God.

The chapter closes with the priestly benediction (vv. 24–26) — three short lines that put God's name on his people and ask his favor, his face, and his peace to rest on them. It has been prayed over countless generations and still anchors Christian worship today.

Key verses BSB · Public Domain (CC0)
Numbers 6:24 “‘May the LORD bless you and keep you;” Numbers 6:25 “may the LORD cause His face to shine upon you and be gracious to you;” Numbers 6:26 “may the LORD lift up His countenance toward you and give you peace.’”
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