Text -- Numbers 6:23 (NET)

6:23 “Tell Aaron and his sons, ‘This is the way you are to bless the Israelites. Say to them:

Commentary -- Verse Notes / Footnotes

NET Notes: Num 6:23

¹ tn Or “thus.”

² tn The Piel imperfect has the nuance of instruction. The particle “thus” explains that the following oracle is the form to use.

³ tn Here is the only use of the verb אָמַר (’amar) as an infinitive absolute; it functions as a verb form, an imperative or an imperfect of instruction. Several commentators have attempted to emend the text to get around the difficulty, but such emendations are unnecessary.