030 – Who God Says He Is

 

 

Who God Says He Is

 

 

 

The names of God illustrate something of His character and indicate what He wants to be to His children. It is good to review this list often for a couple of reasons. First, it glorifies God as we meditate on Him with a spirit of thanksgiving, a form of worshiping Him for who He is. Second, it builds our faith as we remember the benefits available to us as we call on His name.

 

We ought to join King David in daily worshiping God for who He is and praising Him for what He has done, for what He is doing, and for what He has yet to do.

 

 

I will bless the Lord at all times; His praise shall continually be in my mouth. My soul makes its boast in the LORD; let the humble hear and be glad. Oh, magnify the LORD with me, and let us exalt
His name together!

 

Psalms 34:1-3 ESV

 

 

One example might be Isaiah 9:6 which tells us of four names for the Messiah.

 

 

For to us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder, and his name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of
Peace.

 

Isaiah 9:6 ESV

 

 

I make no claims that this is an exhaustive list; thirty-five listed here. Furthermore, the names and meanings of them here are the best I have found in my study of many sources.

 

Also, there may be more verses in the study than referred to in the podcast. And there are certainly more verses in Scripture than referenced in this study.

 

 

  • Abba, Father
    • Isaiah 63:16; Romans 8:15
      • “Father” or “Daddy”
    • Strong’s Hebrew #1, ab
      • father
    • Strong’s Greek #5, Abba
      • Abba, father
      • Also used as a tender endearment of a beloved child – i.e. in an affectionate, dependent relationship with their father; “daddy,” “papa”

 

 

For you are our Father, though Abraham does not know us, and Israel does not acknowledge us; you, O Lord, are our Father, our Redeemer from of old is your name.

 

Isaiah 63:16 ESV

 

 

God is Father, as in Creator of life and committed to it.

He is also referred to here as our Redeemer. The cost of our redemption was Christ Jesus, the Son, on the cross. He is our Deliverer as He paid our debt, freeing us from the consequence of our sin, the second death.

 

 

For you did not receive the spirit of slavery to fall back into fear, but you have received the Spirit of adoption as sons, by whom we cry, “Abba! Father!”

 

Romans 8:15 ESV

 

 

God is Father, the one who adopts us as children and cares for us and desires a loving relationship with us.

 

 

  • Adonai
    • Ezekiel 16:8; Habakkuk 3:19
      • “The Lord”
      • “My Lord”
    • Strong’s Hebrew #136, Adonay
      • Lord

 

 

God, the Lord, is my strength; He makes my feet like the deer’s; He makes me tread on my high places. To the choirmaster: with stringed instruments.

 

Habakkuk 3:19 ESV

 

 

A moment on the word – Lord: a superior as in master, or one who has power and authority over others.

 

lord – all lower-case letters: when the “l” is lower case, it is referring to man; lord or master, one who has authority over another

 

 

as Sarah obeyed Abraham, calling him lord. And you are her children, if you do good and do not fear anything that is frightening.

 

1 Peter 3:6 ESV

 

 

Lord – upper case “L”, lower case “ord”: when the “L” is upper case, the name is attributed to God, as in our Lord Jesus Christ

 

 

He had been instructed in the way of the Lord. And being fervent in spirit, he spoke and taught accurately the things concerning Jesus, though he knew only the baptism of John.

 

Acts 18:25 ESV

 

 

LORD – all letters upper-case: the word is “the name of God”, Yahweh

 

 

A voice cries: “In the wilderness prepare the way of the Lord; make straight in the desert a highway for our God.

 

Isaiah 40:3 ESV

 

 

  • Alpha & Omega
    • Revelation 1:8
      • “Beginning and End”
      • “The First and The Last”
        • Who Is, Who Was, and Who Is to Come, The Almighty
    • Strong’s Greek #1, Alpha
      • Alpha (the first letter of the Greek alphabet)
    • Strong’s Greek #5598, O
      • O (omega, the last letter of the Greek alphabet)
    • Note: beta is the second letter of the Greek alphabet
      • alpha + beta = alphabet, the listing of our letters

 

 

“I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, “who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty.”

 

Revelation 1:8 ESV

 

 

  • Attiq Yom
    • Isaiah 46:9-10; Daniel 7:9,13-14
      • “The Ancient of Days”
    • Strong’s Hebrew #6268, Attiq
      • “aged”, a part of the name of God
    • Strong’s Hebrew #3118, Yom
      • day

 

 

In Isaiah 46:10 God states, “declaring the end from the beginning and from ancient times things not yet done” as a reference to being the Ancient One.

 

 

“As I looked, thrones were placed, and the Ancient of Days took his seat; his clothing was white as snow, and the hair of his head like pure wool; his throne was fiery flames; its wheels were
burning fire.”

 

Daniel 7:9 ESV

 

 

  • Baal-Perazim
    • 2 Samuel 5:20; 1 Chronicles 14:11
      • “The God of the Breaking Through”
    • Strong’s Hebrew #1188, Baal Peratsim
      • “possessor of breaches”, a place in Palestine

 

 

Baal-perazim is the name of a place, named for the sake of the LORD breaking through David’s enemies, the Philistines, in the Valley of Raphaim, southwest of Jerusalem. (Raphaim: ancient giants)

 

 

And David came to Baal-perazim, and David defeated them there. And he said, “The LORD has broken through my enemies before me like a breaking flood.” Therefore the name of that place is called
Baal-perazim.

 

2 Samuel 5:20 ESV

 

 

  • Christos
    • 1 John 4:2, and many other verses
      • “The Anointed One”
    • Strong’s Greek #5547, Christos
      • The Anointed One, Messiah, Christ
    • Jesus Christ, or Jesus the Anointed One

 

 

Jesus of Nazareth is the Christ, the Messiah, the Anointed One, and if we are His we must acknowledge as much. If we cannot acknowledge this, we are not His disciples.

 

By this you know the Spirit of God: every spirit that confesses that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is from God, and every spirit that does not confess Jesus is not from God. This is the spirit
of the antichrist, which you heard was coming and now is in the world already.

 

1 John 4:2-3 ESV

 

 

  • El
    • Exodus 15:2
      • “The Strong One”
    • Strong’s Hebrew #410, el
      • God
      • Mighty One, Strong

 

 

The LORD is my strength and my song, and He has become my salvation; this is my God, and I will praise Him, my father’s God, and I will exalt Him.

 

Exodus 15:2 ESV

 

 

  • Exodus 15:11
    • God of gods

 

 

“Who is like You, O Lord, among the gods? Who is like You, majestic in holiness, awesome in glorious deeds, doing wonders?

 

Exodus 15:11 ESV

 

 

  • El Chuwl
    • Deuteronomy 32:18
      • “The God Who Gave You Birth”
      • “The God Who Gave You Life”
    • Strong’s Hebrew #410, el
      • God
      • Mighty One, Strong
    • Strong’s Hebrew #2342, chuwl
      • To whirl, dance, writhe
        • Writhe: twist, writhe in pain: especially childbirth

 

 

You were unmindful of the Rock that bore you, and you forgot the God who gave you birth.

 

Deuteronomy 32:18 ESV

 

 

  • El Deah
    • 1 Samuel 2:3
      • “God of Knowledge”
    • Strong’s Hebrew #410, el
      • God
      • Mighty One, Strong
    • Strong’s Hebrew #1844, deah
      • knowledge

 

 

Talk no more so very proudly, let no arrogance come from your mouth; for the LORD is a God of knowledge, and by Him actions are weighed.

 

1 Samuel 2:3 ESV

 

 

  • El Elyon
    • Genesis 14:17-22
      • “God Most High”
      • “The Most High God”
    • Strong’s Hebrew #410, el
      • God
      • Mighty One, Strong
    • Strong’s Hebrew #5945, elyown
      • Most high, upper

 

 

After his return from the defeat of Chedorlaomer and the kings who were with him, the king of Sodom went out to meet him at the Valley of Shaveh (that is, the King’s Valley). And Melchizedek
king of Salem brought out bread and wine. (He was priest of God Most High.) And he blessed him and said, “Blessed be Abram by God Most High, Possessor of heaven and earth; and blessed be God
Most High, who has delivered your enemies into your hand!” And Abram gave him a tenth of everything.

 

Genesis 14:17-20 ESV

 

 

  • El Emeth
    • Jeremiah 42:5
      • “God of Truth”, or “Faithful God”
    • Strong’s Hebrew #410, el
      • God
      • Mighty One, Strong
    • Strong’s Hebrew #571, emeth
      • Firmness, Faithfulness, Truth

 

 

Then they said to Jeremiah, “May the LORD be a true and faithful witness against us if we do not act according to all the word with which the LORD your God sends you to us.”

 

Jeremiah 42:5 ESV

 

 

Into Your hand I commit my spirit; You have redeemed me, O LORD, faithful God.

 

Psalms 31:5 ESV

 

 

-OR-

 

 

Into Your hand I entrust my spirit; You have redeemed me, Lord, God of truth.

 

Psalms 31:5 NASB

 

 

The idea here is that God is true, faithful and is the God of truth since He does not and cannot lie.

 

 

in hope of eternal life, which God, who never lies, promised before the ages began

 

Titus 1:2 ESV

 

 

-AND-

 

 

so that by two unchangeable things, in which it is impossible for God to lie, we who have fled for refuge might have strong encouragement to hold fast to the hope set before us.

 

Hebrews 6:18 ESV

 

 

  • El Moshaah
    • Psalms 68:20
      • “God Who Saves”
    • Strong’s Hebrew #410, el
      • God
      • Mighty One, Strong
    • Strong’s Hebrew #4190, moshaah
      • Saving acts

 

 

Our God is a God of salvation, and to God, the Lord, belong deliverances from death.

 

Psalms 68:20 ESV

 

 

  • El Nehkumah (?)
    • Bible Verse?
      • “God of All Comfort”
    • Strong’s Hebrew #410, el
      • God
      • Mighty One, Strong
    • ? Strong’s Hebrew #5165, nechamah
      • Phonetic Spelling: (nekh-aw-maw’)
      • Comfort

 

 

This is my comfort in my affliction, that your promise gives me life.

 

Psalms 119:50 ESV

 

 

This would be my comfort; I would even exult in pain unsparing, for I have not denied the words of the Holy One.

 

Job 6:10 ESV

 

 

Or perhaps it is Strong’s Hebrew #5162, nacham, defined: to be sorry, console oneself. Though this definition doesn’t appear likely, there could be something in the Hebrew language that affects the word, as the word is used frequently throughout Isaiah as a source of comfort from God.

 

 

As one whom his mother comforts, so I will comfort you; you shall be comforted in Jerusalem.

 

Isaiah 66:13 ESV

 

 

The bible verse I see most referenced is 2 Corinthians 1:3, however, the word there is Greek, paraklésis (Strong’s Greek #3874). Its definition is: a calling to one’s aid, encouragement, comfort.

 

 

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort,

 

2 Corinthians 1:3 ESV

 

 

It is not the meaning of the Greek word that is in question, but the lack of the word “nehkumah”, even though it is repeatedly used in the lists of the names of God. I have yet to come across someone teaching from where the word originates in the bible or Hebrew language. “Nechamah” is the closest I find both in spelling and in definition. While many Scripture passages do speak to the comfort that God provides, there seems to be a mixture within the explanation of this term.

 

Until such time as I find something more definitive, or if someone provides an explanation to me, I will go with El Nechamah, God My Comfort.

 

 

  • El Olam
    • Genesis 21:33
      • “Everlasting God”
    • Strong’s Hebrew #410, el
      • God
      • Mighty One, Strong
    • Strong’s Hebrew #5769, olam
      • Long duration antiquity, futurity

 

 

Abraham planted a tamarisk tree in Beersheba and called there on the name of the LORD, the Everlasting God.

 

Genesis 21:33 ESV

 

 

  • El Qanna (or El Kanna)
    • Exodus 34:14
      • “Jealous God”
    • Strong’s Hebrew #410, el
      • God
      • Mighty One, Strong
    • Strong’s Hebrew #7067, qanna
      • Jealous

 

 

(for you shall worship no other god, for the LORD, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God),

 

Exodus 34:14 ESV

 

 

We are told here that His name is Jealous, Qanna, and also that He is jealous for His children, whom He calls upon to remain faithful to Him and His commands.

 

 

  • El Roi
    • Genesis 16:11-14
      • “The God Who Sees Me”
    • Strong’s Hebrew #410, el
      • God
      • Mighty One, Strong
    • Strong’s Hebrew #7210, roi
      • Looking, seeing, sight

 

 

“Behold, you are pregnant and shall bear a son. You shall call his name Ishmael, because the LORD has listened to your affliction. He shall be a wild donkey of a man, his hand against everyone
and everyone’s hand against him, and he shall dwell over against all his kinsmen.” So she called the name of the LORD who spoke to her, “You are a God of seeing,” for she said, “Truly here I
have seen him who looks after me.” Therefore the well was called Beer-lahai-roi; it lies between Kadesh and Bered.

 

Genesis 16:11-14 ESV

 

 

  • El Shaddai
    • Genesis 17:1-2, 35:11, 48:3, 49:25
      • “God Almighty”
        • “The All-Sufficient One”
    • Strong’s Hebrew #410, el
      • God
      • Mighty One, Strong
    • Strong’s Hebrew #7706b, Shadday
      • Perhaps “the almighty,” a title for God

 

 

When Abram was ninety-nine years old the LORD appeared to Abram and said to him, “I am God Almighty; walk before me, and be blameless, that I may make my covenant between me and you, and
may multiply you greatly.”

 

Genesis 17:1-2 ESV

 

 

  • Elohim
    • Genesis 1:1-3; Deuteronomy 10:17; Psalm 68
      • “Creator”
      • “The All-Powerful One”
      • “Almighty Creator”
    • Strong’s Hebrew #430, Elohim
      • God, god

 

 

In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.

 

Genesis 1:1 ESV

 

 

  • Immanuel
    • Isaiah 7:14, 8:8-10; Matthew 1:23
      • “God With Us”
    • Strong’s Hebrew #6005, Immanuel
      • “with us is God”

 

 

Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign. Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.

 

Isaiah 7:14 ESV

 

 

  • Jah
    • Same as Yahweh

 

 

  • Jehovah
    • Exodus 3:14, 6:2-4, 34:5-7; Psalms 102
      • “LORD”
      • “I AM”
      • “The Self-Existent One”
    • Strong’s Hebrew #3068, Yhvh
      • The proper name of the God of Israel
        • Yahweh

 

 

God said to Moses, “I AM WHO I AM.” And He said, “Say this to the people of Israel, ‘I AM has sent me to you.’”

 

Exodus 3:14 ESV

 

 

The following names of God are Jehovah “Name” and in the translation begins “The LORD” followed by the name. I am substituting “Yahweh” for “The LORD” because when spoken, we tend to think of the Lord Jesus Christ as opposed to Almighty God, the I AM, the fullness of the Godhead. Remember the comparison of “lord,” “Lord,” and “LORD.”

Let’s drop down and look at Yahweh next.

Yahweh – I AM

So we see these names are what God wants to be to His children; I AM and the name of the attribute.

 

 

  • Jehovah-Jireh
    • Genesis 22:13-14
      • “Yahweh Will Provide”
      • “I AM Will Provide”
    • Strong’s Hebrew #3068, Yhvh
      • The proper name of the God of Israel
        • Yahweh
    • Strong’s Hebrew #7200, raah
      • To see
      • Yireh has 45 occurances, Strong’s #7200 has 1306 occurences in various forms
      • Translated 3 times as provide and 2 times as provided in the NASB
        • yireh

 

 

And Abraham lifted up his eyes and looked, and behold, behind him was a ram, caught in a thicket by his horns. And Abraham went and took the ram and offered it up as a burnt offering instead
of his son. So Abraham called the name of that place, “The LORD will provide”; as it is said this day, “On the mount of the LORD it shall be provided.”

 

Genesis 22:13-14 ESV

 

 

  • Jehovah-Magen
    • Psalms 33:20
      • “Yahweh My Shield”
      • “I AM is My Shield”
    • Strong’s Hebrew #3068, Yhvh
      • The proper name of the God of Israel
        • Yahweh
    • Strong’s Hebrew #4043, magen or meginnah
      • A shield

 

 

Our soul waits for the LORD; He is our help and our shield.

 

Psalms 33:20 ESV

 

 

  • Jehovah-Mekaddishkem
    • Exodus 31:12-13
      • “Yahweh Who Sanctifies”
      • “I AM Who Sanctifies”
    • Strong’s Hebrew #3068, Yhvh
      • The proper name of the God of Israel
        • Yahweh
    • Strong’s Hebrew #6942, qadash
      • To be set apart or consecrated
      • Meqaddiskem
        • Who sanctifies

 

 

And the LORD said to Moses, “You are to speak to the people of Israel and say, ‘Above all you shall keep my Sabbaths, for this is a sign between me and you throughout your generations, that
you may know that I, the LORD, sanctify you.’”

 

Exodus 31:12-13 ESV

 

 

  • Jehovah-Nissi
    • Exodus 17:15
      • “Yahweh is My Banner”
      • “I AM is My Banner”
    • Strong’s Hebrew #3068, Yhvh
      • The proper name of the God of Israel
        • Yahweh
    • Strong’s Hebrew #5251, nes
      • A standard, ensign, signal, sign

 

 

And Moses built an altar and called the name of it, The LORD Is My Banner,

 

Exodus 17:15 ESV

 

 

  • Jehovah-Owri
    • Psalms 27:1
      • “Yahweh My Light”
      • “I AM is My Light
    • Strong’s Hebrew #3068, Yhvh
      • The proper name of the God of Israel
        • Yahweh
    • Strong’s Hebrew #216, or
      • A light

 

 

The LORD is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The LORD is the stronghold of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?

 

Psalms 27:1 ESV

 

 

  • Jehovah-Rapha
    • Exodus 15:26; Psalms 103:3, 147:3; 1 Peter 2:24
      • “Yahweh Who Heals”
      • “I AM Who Heals”
    • Strong’s Hebrew #3068, Yhvh
      • The proper name of the God of Israel
        • Yahweh
    • Strong’s Hebrew #7495, rapha
      • To heal

 

 

Saying, “If you diligently listen to the voice of the LORD your God, and do that which is right in His eyes, and give ear to His commandments and keep all His statutes, I will put none of the
diseases on you that I put on the Egyptians, for I am the LORD, your healer.”

 

Exodus 15:26 ESV

 

 

  • Jehovah-Rohi (or Jehovah-Raah)
    • Psalms 23:1-3; John 10:14; Hebrews 13:20; Revelation 7:17
      • “Yahweh is My Shepherd”
      • “I AM is My Shepherd”
    • Strong’s Hebrew #3068, Yhvh
      • The proper name of the God of Israel
        • Yahweh
    • Strong’s Hebrew #7462, ra’ah
      • To pasture, tend, graze

 

 

The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.

 

Psalms 23:1 ESV

 

 

  • Jehovah-Sabaoth
    • Psalm 24:10, 1 Samuel 1:3, 17:45
      • “Yahweh of Armies”
      • “Yahweh of Hosts”
      • “I AM of Armies” and “I AM of Hosts”
    • Strong’s Hebrew #3068, Yhvh
      • The proper name of the God of Israel
        • Yahweh
    • Strong’s Hebrew #6635, tsaba
      • Army, war, warfare

 

 

Who is this King of glory? The LORD of hosts, He is the King of glory!

 

Psalms 24:10 ESV

 

 

  • Jehovah-Shalom
    • Numbers 6:26
      • “Yahweh is Peace”
      • “I AM is Peace”
    • Strong’s Hebrew #3068, Yhvh
      • The proper name of the God of Israel
        • Yahweh
    • Strong’s Hebrew #7965, shalom
      • Completeness, soundness, welfare, peace

 

 

“the LORD lift up His countenance upon you and give you peace.”

 

Numbers 6:26 ESV

 

 

  • Jehovah-Shammah
    • Ezekiel 48:35
      • “Yahweh is There”
      • “I AM is There”
    • Strong’s Hebrew #3068, Yhvh
      • The proper name of the God of Israel
        • Yahweh
    • Strong’s Hebrew #8033, sham
      • There, thither
    • Strong’s Hebrew #8048, Shammah
      • A proper name (of an Edomite, also several Israelites)

 

 

“The circumference of the city shall be 18,ooo cubits. And the name of the city from that time on shall be, The LORD is There.”

 

Ezekiel 48:35 ESV

 

 

  • Jehovah-Tsidkinu
    • Jeremiah 23:5-6, 33:16
      • “Yahweh Our Righteousness”
      • “I AM is Our Righteousness”
    • Strong’s Hebrew #3068, Yhvh
      • The proper name of the God of Israel
        • Yahweh
    • Strong’s Hebrew #6664, tsedeq
      • Rightness, righteousness
    • Sidqenu: our righteousness (Jer. 23:6), is our righteousness (Jer. 33:16)

 

 

“In His days Judah will be saved, and Israel will dwell securely. And this is the name by which He will be called: ‘The LORD is our righteousness.’”

 

Jeremiah 23:6 ESV

 

 

  • Jehovah-Tsuri
    • Psalms 28:1
      • “Yahweh My Rock”
      • “I AM is My Rock”
    • Strong’s Hebrew #3068, Yhvh
      • The proper name of the God of Israel
        • Yahweh
    • Strong’s Hebrew #6697, tsur
      • Rock, cliff

 

 

To you, O LORD, I call; my rock, be not deaf to me, lest, if you be silent to me, I become like those who go down to the pit.

 

Psalms 28:1 ESV

 

 

  • Jehovah-Uzzi
    • Psalms 28:7, 59:17, 62:7; Isaiah 49:5; Jeremiah 16:19
      • “Yahweh My Strength”
      • “I AM is My Strength”
    • Strong’s Hebrew #3068, Yhvh
      • The proper name of the God of Israel
        • Yahweh
    • Strong’s Hebrew #5797, oz
      • Strength, might
    • Uzzi: my strength (is; of; shall be)

 

 

The LORD is my strength and my shield; in Him my heart trusts, and I am helped; my heart exults, and with my song I give thanks to Him.

 

Psalms 28:7 ESV

 

 

  • Yahweh (or YHWH)
    • Exodus 3:14; Malachi 3:6
      • “I AM”
      • “I AM WHO I AM”
      • “The One Who Is”
      • “The Self-Existent One”
    • Strong’s Hebrew #3068, Yhvh
      • The proper name of the God of Israel
        • Yahweh

 

 

God said to Moses, “I AM WHO I AM.” And He said, “Say to the people of Israel: ‘I AM has sent me to you.’”

 

Exodus 3:14 ESV

 

 

  • Yahweh-Bowre
    • Genesis 1:1; Psalms 33:6; Isaiah 40:28-31
      • “The Lord Creator”
      • “I AM Your Creator”
    • Strong’s Hebrew #3068, Yhvh
      • The proper name of the God of Israel
        • Yahweh
    • Strong’s Hebrew #1254, bara
      • To shape, create

 

 

In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.

 

Genesis 1:1 ESV

 

 

That concludes the list I have assembled at this time. I am sure there are more, and I can add to my list as time goes on. Do you have a list of your own to refer to? Feel free to print this list and add to it as you discover more of the names of God or as you research a certain name more deeply. Read through it regularly, getting it into your spirit, and glorifying God in worshiping Him for who He is.

 

 

 

 

 

Receive this blessing that the Lord spoke to Moses, telling him how to bless Aaron and his sons.

 

 

“The LORD bless you and keep you; the LORD make His face to shine upon you; the LORD lift up His countenance upon you and give you peace.”

 

Numbers 6:24-26 ESV

 

 

Breakdown of this blessing:

    • The LORD
      • Strong’s Hebrew # 3068
      • Yahweh, I AM, I AM WHO I AM
        • the one true God
    • Bless you
      • Strong’s Hebrew #1288
      • To kneel, bless
      • Bless: to hallow or consecrate
      • Hallow: to make holy or set apart for holy use
      • Consecrate: to make or declare sacred
    • Keep you
      • Strong’s Hebrew #8104
      • To keep, watch, preserve
    • Make His face
      • Strong’s Hebrew #6440
      • Face, faces
    • Shine
      • Strong’s Hebrew #215
      • To be or become light
    • Upon you
      • Strong’s Hebrew #413
      • To, into, towards
    • And be gracious to you
      • Strong’s Hebrew #2603
      • To show favor, be gracious
    • Lift up
      • Strong’s Hebrew #5375
      • To lift, carry, take
    • His countenance
      • Strong’s Hebrew #6440
      • Face, faces
    • Upon you
      • Strong’s Hebrew #413
      • To, into, towards
    • And give
      • Strong’s Hebrew #7760
      • To put, place, set
    • Peace
      • Strong’s Hebrew #7965
      • Completeness, soundness, welfare, peace

 

 

My Expanded Paraphrase of Numbers 6:24-26

 

The LORD, the I AM, the one true GOD;

Bless you, setting you apart as holy and consecrating you for holy purposes, declaring you sacred;

Keep you through His guarding you, watching over you, and preserving you;

The LORD, the I AM, the one true GOD;

Make the light of His being, from His face turned toward you, to come upon you and into you;

He being gracious to you, showing you favor;

The LORD, the I AM, the one true GOD;

Lift up His face toward you, seeing you, recognizing you;

Placing upon you His peace and welfare, in completeness and soundness.