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Berean Standard Bible

“may the LORD cause His face to shine upon you and be gracious to you;”

Numbers 6:25

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Study note

The second line of the priestly blessing builds on the first. Each of its three lines grows longer in Hebrew, like a crescendo.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

may the LORD cause His face to shine upon you and be gracious to you;

World English Bible (WEB)

Yahweh make his face to shine on you, and be gracious to you.

King James Version (KJV)

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

American Standard Version (ASV)

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

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

May the light of the Lord's face be shining on you in grace:

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Haga resplandecer Jehová su rostro sobre ti, y haya de ti misericordia:

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

“El Señor te bendiga y te guarde; que el rostro del Señor resplandezca sobre ti, que él te sea propicio, te muestre su favor y te dé su paz”.

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