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OET (OET-RV) No OET-RV NUM 6:27 verse available
OET-LV and_put DOM name_my on the_people of_Yisərāʼēl/(Israel) and_I bless_them.
UHB וְשָׂמ֥וּ אֶת־שְׁמִ֖י עַל־בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וַאֲנִ֖י אֲבָרֲכֵֽם׃פ ‡
(vəsāmū ʼet-shəmiy ˊal-bənēy yisərāʼēl vaʼₐniy ʼₐⱱārₐkēm.f)
Key: yellow:verbs.
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ULT And they shall set my name upon the sons of Israel and I shall bless them.”
UST Then Yahweh said, “If Aaron and his sons ask me to bless the Israelite people, truly I will bless them.”
BSB § So they shall put My name on the Israelites, and I will bless them.”
OEB No OEB NUM book available
WEB “So they shall put my name on the children of Israel; and I will bless them.”
NET So they will put my name on the Israelites, and I will bless them.”
LSV And they have put My Name on the sons of Israel, and I bless them.”
FBV Whenever the priests bless the Israelites in my name, I will bless them.”
T4T Then Yahweh said, “If Aaron and his sons ask me to bless the Israeli people, truly I will bless them.”
LEB And they will put my name on the Israelites, and I will bless them.”
BBE So they will put my name on the children of Israel, and I will give them my blessing.
MOF No MOF NUM book available
JPS So shall they put My name upon the children of Israel, and I will bless them.'
ASV So shall they put my name upon the children of Israel; and I will bless them.
DRA And they shall invoke my name upon the children of Israel, and I will bless them.
YLT 'And they have put My name upon the sons of Israel, and I — I do bless them.'
DBY And they shall put my name upon the children of Israel; and I will bless them.
RV So shall they put my name upon the children of Israel; and I will bless them.
WBS So shall they put my name upon the children of Israel; and I will bless them.
KJB And they shall put my name upon the children of Israel; and I will bless them.
BB And they shall put my name vpon the chyldren of Israel, and I wyll blesse them.
(And they shall put my name upon the children of Israel, and I will blesse them.)
GNV So they shall put my Name vpon the children of Israel, and I wil blesse them.
(So they shall put my Name upon the children of Israel, and I will blesse them.)
CB For they shal put my name vpo the children of Israel, that I maye blesse them.
(For they shall put my name upo the children of Israel, that I may blesse them.)
WYC Thei schulen clepe inwardli my name on the sones of Israel, and Y schal blesse hem.
(They should clepe inwardli my name on the sons of Israel, and I shall blesse them.)
LUT Denn ihr sollt meinen Namen auf die Kinder Israel legen, daß ich sie segne.
(Because her sollt my names on the children Israel legen, that I they/she/them segne.)
CLV Invocabuntque nomen meum super filios Israël, et ego benedicam eis.
(Invocabuntque nomen mine super filios Israël, and I benedicam eis.)
BRN And they shall put my name upon the children of Israel, and I the Lord will bless them.
BrLXX Καὶ ἐπιθήσουσι τὸ ὄνομά μου ἐπὶ τοὺς υἱοὺς Ἰσραὴλ, καὶ ἐγὼ Κύριος εὐλογήσω αὐτούς.
(Kai epithaʸsousi to onoma mou epi tous huious Israaʸl, kai egō Kurios eulogaʸsō autous.)
6:27 The priests were the mediators of God’s covenant with Israel, so their duty was to pray for God’s people and invoke his blessing on them. Jesus has the same role in relation to the church (see Rom 8:34; Heb 2:17-18; 4:14-16).
The Priestly Blessing
The priestly blessing (Num 6:22-27) is one of the most familiar and best-loved passages in the Hebrew Bible. Through the centuries, worshipers have found comfort in its brief but profound lines. This famous text is simple and elegant.
The priestly blessing invokes the Lord’s blessing by repeating his name in each appeal (“the Lord” = Yahweh; see study note on Exod 3:15). The repetition of God’s name reminds God’s people of his interest and involvement in their lives. This benediction emphasizes the relationship between God and his people and helps them to remember the source of their blessings.
Many Old Testament passages refer to blessings pronounced by God and by people (e.g., Gen 12:1-3; 27:1-40; Deut 7:12-15; 28:1-14). The Israelites needed God’s blessings—his help and favor—as they prepared to leave Sinai. Although the modern reader tends to think of a blessing in general terms, the Israelites in the wilderness must have understood it in terms of food, water, health, children, protection from enemies, and settlement in the Promised Land. Throughout the book of Numbers, God dealt with Israel through these down-to-earth concerns.
The Lord blessed Israel through the good words of Aaron and his sons, the priests (Num 6:22-23). In addition to their work in the Tabernacle (and later the Temple), the priests played an important role in Israelite life. For example, the priests helped administer justice in the land (Deut 17:8-12) and assisted the king in his duties, according to a principle established in Deut 17:18-20. Eli the priest comforted Hannah and took an active role in the spiritual formation of young Samuel (1 Sam 1:1–3:21). The priests and Levites were active in Israel’s spiritual instruction (see, e.g., Deut 33:9-10; Neh 8:9-12; Mal 2:5-9).
An important archaeological discovery draws attention to the significance of this ancient priestly blessing. In 1980, excavators recovered two small silver scrolls from a rock-cut tomb at Ketef Hinnom, southwest of the Old City of Jerusalem. Scholars date these small amulets to the late 600s or early 500s BC. When these delicate scrolls were unrolled through a lengthy and tedious process, they were found to contain the blessing from Num 6:24-26 in words that are very close to the text in the Hebrew Bible. In ancient times, such scrolls were sometimes worn as charms, similar in function to the tefillin, or “phylacteries” or “prayer boxes” (see Deut 6:8; Matt 23:5). These small scrolls are the earliest manuscripts of the biblical text and contain the earliest reference to Yahweh, the Old Testament name of God, found in Jerusalem. These artifacts point to the timeless appeal of this brief text.
A number of New Testament letters end with a blessing spoken over the readers in a tone very similar to the priestly blessing of Numbers (e.g., 2 Cor 13:14; Heb 13:20-21).
Passages for Further Study
Gen 1:28; 9:1, 26-27; 12:1-3; 14:19-20; 28:1-4; 48:15-20; 49:25-26; Lev 9:22; Num 6:22-27; 24:1-9; Deut 10:8; 33:11-29; 1 Sam 2:20; 1 Kgs 8:55-65; 2 Chr 30:27; Pss 115:12-15; 128:1-6; Matt 5:3-11; Luke 11:27-28; 2 Cor 13:14; Eph 6:23; 1 Thes 5:23-24
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor
(Occurrence 0) they must give my name
(Some words not found in UHB: and,put DOM name,my on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in sons_of Yisrael and,I bless,them )
Here Yahweh speaks about claiming the Israelites as his own by saying that he is giving them “his name.” Alternate translation: “they must let the people of Israel know that they are mine”