King James Version

Numbers 6:25

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

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יָאֵ֨רyaergloriousאוֹרverb, hiphil, jussive, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “glorious”, a wish or indirect commandH215to be (causative, make) luminous (literally and metaphorically)[idiom] break of day, glorious, kindle, (be, en-, give, show) light (-en, -ened), set on fire, shine.יְהוָ֧הyehvahJehovahיְהֹוָהnoun, proper name — “Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).פָּנָ֛יוpanayva- foreפָּנִיםnoun, common, both genders, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “a- fore”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6440the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)[phrase] accept, a-(be-) fore(-time), against, anger, [idiom] as (long as), at, [phrase] battle, [phrase] because (of), [phrase] beseech, countenance, edge, [phrase] employ, endure, [phrase] enquire, face, favour, fear of, for, forefront(-…אֵלֶ֖יךָeleykhaamongאֵלpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “among”H413near, with or among; often in general, toabout, according to, after, against, among, as for, at, because(-fore, -side), both...and, by, concerning, for, from, [idiom] hath, in(-to), near, (out) of, over, through, to(-ward), under, unto, upon, whether, with(-in).וִֽיחֻנֶּֽךָּvichunekaand beseechחָנַןconjunction, verb, qal, jussive, 3rd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “and beseech”, a wish or indirect commandH2603properly, to bend or stoop in kindness to an inferior; to favor, bestow; causatively to implore (i.e. move to favor by petition)beseech, [idiom] fair, (be, find, shew) favour(-able), be (deal, give, grant (gracious(-ly), intreat, (be) merciful, have (shew) mercy (on, upon), have pity upon, pray, make supplication, [idiom] very.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

The LORD make His face to shine upon thee, and be gracious unto thee;

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American Standard Version (1901)

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

Young’s Literal Translation

'Jehovah cause His face to shine upon thee, and favour thee;

World English Bible

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

Darby Translation

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

Douay-Rheims

The Lord shew his face to thee, and have mercy on thee.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

The LORD make His face to shine upon thee, and be gracious unto thee;

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

the Lord make his face to shine upon thee, and have mercy upon thee;

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἐπιφάναι Κύριος τὸ πρόσωπον αὐτοῦ ἐπὶ σὲ, καὶ ἐλεήσαι σε.