Numbers 20:24

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.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
Aaron	אַהֲרֹן֙ 'a.ha.Ron	H175	Aharon · proper noun, a man's name
gathered	יֵאָסֵ֤ף ye.'a.Sef	H622	to gather for any purpose · verb, niphal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
people	עַמָּ֔יו 'a.Mav	H5971	a people (as a congregated unit) · noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
enter	יָבֹא֙ ya.Vo'	H935	to go or come (in a wide variety of applications) · verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
land	הָאָ֔רֶץ ha.'A.retz	H776	the earth (at large · definite article + noun, common feminine singular absolute
given	נָתַ֖תִּי na.Ta.ti	H5414	to give · verb, qal perfect, 1st person common singular
children	לִבְנֵ֣י liv.Nei	H1121	a son (as a builder of the family name) · preposition + noun, common masculine plural construct
Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל Yis.ra.'El	H3478	Jisrael · proper noun, a place name
against	מְרִיתֶ֥ם me.ri.Tem	H4784	to be (causatively · verb, qal perfect, 2nd person masculine plural
word	פִּ֖י pi	H6310	the mouth (as the means of blowing) · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix
water	לְמֵ֥י le.Mei	H4325	water · preposition + noun, common masculine plural construct
Meribah	מְרִיבָֽה me.ri.Vah	H4809	Meribah · proper noun, a place name

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890/1894), public domain; digitized by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). KJV word tagging: eBible.org (public domain). Original-language text, parsing and brief lexicon: STEPBible.org data from Tyndale House, Cambridge (CC BY 4.0).

Cross-references

Genesis 25:8 Then Abraham gave up the ghost, and died in a good old age, an old man, and full of years; and was gathered to his people.
Deuteronomy 32:50 And die in the mount whither thou goest up, and be gathered unto thy people; as Aaron thy brother died in mount Hor, and was gathered unto h…
Numbers 20:10-12 And Moses and Aaron gathered the congregation together before the rock, and he said unto them, Hear now, ye rebels; must we fetch you water…
Numbers 27:13 And when thou hast seen it, thou also shalt be gathered unto thy people, as Aaron thy brother was gathered.
Numbers 31:2 Avenge the children of Israel of the Midianites: afterward shalt thou be gathered unto thy people.
2 Chronicles 34:28 Behold, I will gather thee to thy fathers, and thou shalt be gathered to thy grave in peace, neither shall thine eyes see all the evil that…
Genesis 15:15 And thou shalt go to thy fathers in peace; thou shalt be buried in a good old age.
Genesis 25:17 And these are the years of the life of Ishmael, an hundred and thirty and seven years: and he gave up the ghost and died; and was gathered u…

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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 20:24

Aaron shall be gathered unto his people--In accordance with his recent doom, he, attired in the high priest's costume, was commanded to ascend that mountain and die. But although the time of his death was hastened by the divine displeasure as a punishment for his sins, the manner of his death was arranged in tenderness of love, and to do him honor at the close of his earthly service. His ascent of the mount was to afford him a last look of the camp and a distant prospect of the promised land. The simple narrative of the solemn and impressive scene implies, though it does not describe, the pious resignation, settled faith, and inward peace of the aged pontiff.

John Gill on Numbers 20:24

Aaron shall be gathered unto his people,.... That is, shall die, for this phrase is a periphrasis of death, and is used in common both of good and bad men, and designs death in general, without regard to persons and places men go to at death: for he shall not enter into the land which I have given unto the children of Israel; the land of Canaan; and Aaron the priest, and so Moses the lawgiver, not being suffered to enter into that land, show the weakness and imperfection of the law, and of the Levitical priesthood, and the insufficiency of them, and of obedience to them to bring men to, and give them an entrance into the heavenly glory; that is done by another person, the antitype of Joshua…

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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…
Kadesh — Holy, or Kadesh-Barnea, sacred desert of wandering, a place on the south-eastern border of Palestine, about 165 miles from Horeb. It lay in the “wilderness” or “desert of Zin” (Gen. 14:7; Num.…
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
Rebellion Against God · Exemplified: Moses and Aaron — Exemplified: Moses and Aaron

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 20:24

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Numbers 20:22–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Numbers 20:24

John Gill on Numbers 20:24

Dictionary and topics

Numbers 20:24

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Numbers 20:22–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Numbers 20:24

John Gill on Numbers 20:24

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on Numbers 20:23–end

Keil & Delitzsch on Numbers 20:22-26

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Numbers 20:24-26

Rashi on Numbers 20:23