Numbers 20:26

And strip Aaron of his garments, and put them upon Eleazar his son: and Aaron shall be gathered unto his people, and shall die there.

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Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
strip	וְהַפְשֵׁ֤ט ve.haf.Shet	H6584	to spread out (i.e. deploy in hostile array) · conjunction + verb, hiphil infinitive absolute
Aaron	אַהֲרֹן֙ 'a.ha.Ron	H175	Aharon · proper noun, a man's name
garments	בְּגָדָ֔יו be.ga.Dav	H899	a covering · noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
put	וְהִלְבַּשְׁתָּ֖ם ve.hil.bash.Tam	H3847	properly · conjunction + verb, hiphil sequential perfect, 2nd person masculine singular + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine plural
Eleazar	אֶלְעָזָ֣ר 'el.'a.Zar	H499	Elazar · proper noun, a man's name
son	בְּנ֑וֹ be.No	H1121	a son (as a builder of the family name) · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
Aaron	וְאַהֲרֹ֥ן ve.'a.ha.Ron	H175	Aharon · conjunction + proper noun, a man's name
gathered	יֵאָסֵ֖ף ye.'a.Sef	H622	to gather for any purpose · verb, niphal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
die	וּמֵ֥ת u.Met	H4191	to die (literally or figuratively) · conjunction + verb, qal sequential perfect, 3rd person masculine singular

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Cross-references

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 reb…
Exodus 29:29-30 And the holy garments of Aaron shall be his sons’ after him, to be anointed therein, and to be consecrated in them.
Isaiah 22:21-22 And I will clothe him with thy robe, and strengthen him with thy girdle, and I will commit thy government into his hand: and he shall be a f…
Hebrews 7:11 If therefore perfection were by the Levitical priesthood, (for under it the people received the law,) what further need was there that anoth…
Hebrews 7:23-24 And they truly were many priests, because they were not suffered to continue by reason of death:

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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 20:26

strip Aaron of his garments--that is, his pontifical robes, in token of his resignation. (See Isa 22:20-25). put them on his son--as the inauguration into his high office. Having been formerly anointed with the sacred oil, that ceremony was not repeated, or, as some think, it was done on his return to the camp.

John Gill on Numbers 20:26

And strip Aaron of his garments,.... His priestly garments, as the Targum of Jonathan, and so Jarchi: and put them upon Eleazar his son; thereby declaring him to be high priest in his father's stead: and Aaron shall be gathered unto his people, and shall die there; the phrase of gathering to his people is here explained of his dying.

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.…

The Church Fathers

But what does this signify, that after Aaron was dead, the Lord commanded, not the whole people, but Moses alone, who is amongst the priests, to clothe Aaron's son Eleazar with the priest's garments, except that we should understand that priest must consecrate priest, and himself clothe him with the vestments, that is, with priestly virtues; and then, if he has seen that nothing is wanting to him of the priestly garments, and that all things are perfect, should admit him to the sacred altars. For he who is to supplicate for the people ought to be chosen of God and approved by the priests, lest there be anything which might give serious offence in him whose office it is to intercede for the offences of others. For the virtue of a priest must be of no ordinary kind, since he has to guard not only from nearness to greater faults, but even the very least. He must also be prompt to have pity, not recall a promise, restore the fallen, have sympathy with pain, preserve meekness, love piety, repel or keep down anger, must be as it were a trumpet to excite the people to devotion, or to soothe them to tranquillity.
— Ambrose of Milan, Epistle 63

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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…
Eleazar — God has helped. (1.) The third son of Aaron (Ex. 6:23). His wife, a daughter of Putiel, bore him Phinehas (Ex. 6:25). After the death of Nadab and Abihu (Lev. 10:12; Num. 3:4) he was appointed to the…
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…
Eleazar (Eleazer) · .Succeeds Aaron as high priest — .Succeeds Aaron as high priest
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 20:26

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Numbers 20:22–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Numbers 20:26

John Gill on Numbers 20:26

John Calvin on Numbers 20:23–end

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Numbers 20:26

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Numbers 20:22–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Numbers 20:26

John Gill on Numbers 20:26

John Calvin on Numbers 20:23–end

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on Numbers 20:22-26

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Numbers 20:24-26

Rashi on Numbers 20:26