Numbers 20:23

And the LORD spake unto Moses and Aaron in mount Hor, by the coast of the land of Edom, saying,

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
LORD	יְהוָ֛ה Yah.weh	H3068	Jehovah · proper noun, a title
spake	וַיֹּ֧אמֶר vai.Yo.mer	H559	to say (used with great latitude) · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
Moses	מֹשֶׁ֥ה mo.Sheh	H4872	Mosheh · proper noun, a man's name
Aaron	אַהֲרֹ֖ן 'a.ha.Ron	H175	Aharon · proper noun, a man's name
mount	הָהָ֑ר ha.Har	H2022	a mountain or range of hills (sometimes used figurative… · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
Hor	בְּהֹ֣ר be.Hor	H2023	Hor · preposition + proper noun, a place name
coast	גְּב֥וּל ge.Vul	H1366	properly · noun, common masculine singular construct
land	אֶֽרֶץ 'e.retz-	H776	the earth (at large · noun, common feminine singular construct
Edom	אֱד֖וֹם 'e.Dom	H123	Edom · proper noun, a man's name
saying	לֵאמֹֽר le.Mor	H559	to say (used with great latitude) · preposition + verb, qal infinitive construct

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Cross-references

Numbers 33:37 And they removed from Kadesh, and pitched in mount Hor, in the edge of the land of Edom.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Numbers 20:22–end

The chapter began with the funeral of Miriam, and it ends with the funeral of her brother Aaron. When death comes into a family, it often strikes double. Israel had not improved the former affliction they were under, by the death of the prophetess, and therefore, soon after, God took away their priest, to try if they would lay that to heart. This happened at the very next stage, when they removed to Mount Hor, fetching a compass round the Edomites' country, leaving it on their left hand. Wherever we go, death attends us, and the graves are ready for us. I. God bids Aaron die, Num 20:24. God takes Moses and Aaron aside, and tells them, Aaron shall be gathered to his people. These two dear bro…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Numbers 20:22

the children of Israel . . . came unto mount Hor--now Gebel Haroun, the most striking and lofty elevation in the Seir range, called emphatically "the mount" [Num 20:28]. It is conspicuous by its double top.

John Gill on Numbers 20:23

And the Lord spake unto Moses and Aaron in Mount Hor,.... When they were at the foot of that mountain, in the valley adjoining to it: by the coast of the land of Edom; which they were still upon the borders of, and were going round it, not being permitted to go through it: saying; as follows.

John Calvin on Numbers 20:23–end

Numbers 20:23-29 23. And the Lord spoke unto Moses and Aaron in mount Hor, by the coast of the land of Edom, saying, 23. Dixit autem Jehova ad Mosen et Aharon in monte Hor, in finibus terrae Edom, dicendo: 24. Aaron shall be gathered unto his people; for he shall not enter into the land which I have given unto the children of' Israel, because ye rebelled against my word at the water of Meribah. 24. Congregabitur Aharon ad populos suos.: Non enim ingredietur terram quam dedi filiis Israel: eo quod rebelles fueritis ori meo in aquis jurgii. 25. Take Aaron and Eleazar his son, and bring them up unto mount Hor; 25. Accipe Aharon et Eleazar filium ejus, et ascendere fac eos in Hor montem.…

Dictionary and topics

Aaron — The eldest son of Amram and Jochebed, a daughter of Levi (Ex. 6:20). Some explain the name as meaning mountaineer, others mountain of strength, illuminator. He was born in Egypt three years before…
Hor — Mountain. (1.) One of the mountains of the chain of Seir or Edom, on the confines of Idumea (Num. 20:22-29; 33:37). It was one of the stations of the Israelites in the wilderness (33:37), which they…
Meribah — Quarrel or strife. (1.) One of the names given by Moses to the fountain in the desert of Sin, near Rephidim, which issued from the rock in Horeb, which he smote by the divine command, “because of the…
Disobedience To God · When he struck the rock — When he struck the rock
Hor · The mountain upon which Aaron died — The mountain upon which Aaron died

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Numbers 20:23

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Numbers 20:22–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Numbers 20:22

John Gill on Numbers 20:23

John Calvin on Numbers 20:23–end

Dictionary and topics

Numbers 20:23

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Numbers 20:22–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Numbers 20:22

John Gill on Numbers 20:23

John Calvin on Numbers 20:23–end

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on Numbers 20:22-26

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Numbers 20:22-23

Rashi on Numbers 20:23