Numbers 20:29

Numbers 20:29 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And when all the congregation saw that Aaron was dead, they mourned for Aaron thirty days, even all the house of Israel.
• New International Version (NIV)and when the whole community learned that Aaron had died, all the Israelites mourned for him thirty days.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And when all the congregation saw that Aaron had perished, all the house of Israel wept for Aaron thirty days.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Now when all the congregation saw that Aaron was dead, all the house of Israel mourned for Aaron thirty days.

Context of Numbers 20:29

27So Moses did just as the Lord had commanded; and they went up Mount Hor in the sight of all the congregation. 28After Moses stripped Aaron of his [priestly] garments and put them on Eleazar his son, Aaron died there on the mountain top. Then Moses and Eleazar came down from the mountain. When all the congregation saw that Aaron had died, all the house of Israel wept (mourned) for him thirty days.

Numbers 20:29 word by word

וַיִּרְאוּ֙ כָּל־הָ֣עֵדָ֔ה כִּ֥י גָוַ֖ע אַהֲרֹ֑ן וַיִּבְכּ֤וּ אֶֽת־אַהֲרֹן֙ שְׁלֹשִׁ֣ים י֔וֹם כֹּ֖ל בֵּ֥ית יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ סRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And when all the congregationעֵדָה‛êdâh · congregationH5712
• sawרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: seeH7200
• that Aaronאַהֲרֹן'ahărôn · AaronH175
• was deadגָּוַעgâva‛ · to dieH1478
• they mournedבָּכָהbâkâh · to weepH1058
• thirtyשְׁלֹשִׁיםshelôshîym shelôshîym · thirtyH7970
• daysיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
• all the houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: householdH1004
• of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478

Cross-references for Numbers 20:29

• Genesis 1:10God called the dry land earth, and the gathering of the waters He called seas; and God saw that this was good (pleasing, useful) and He affirmed and sustained it.
• Deuteronomy 34:8So the sons of Israel wept for Moses in the plains of Moab for thirty days; then the days of weeping and mourning for Moses were ended.
• 2 Chronicles 35:24So his servants took him out of the chariot and carried him in the second chariot which he had, and brought him to Jerusalem where he died and was buried in the tombs of his fathers. All Judah and Jerusalem mourned for Josiah.
• Acts 8:2Some devout men buried Stephen, and mourned greatly over him [expressing a personal sense of loss].

Commentaries on Numbers 20:29

• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 22-29Verses 22-29 God bids Aaron prepare to die. There is something of displeasure in these orders. Aaron must not enter Canaan, because he had failed in his duty at the waters of strife. There is much of mercy in them. Aaron, though he dies for his transgression, dies with ease, and in honour. He is gathered to his people, as one who dies in the arms of Divine grace. There is much significancy in these orders. Aaron must not enter Canaan, to show that the…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 27-29Moses transferred priestly authority to Eleazar by giving him Aaron's priestly garments (compare Leviticus 8:7–9). After this, Aaron died at 123 years old, in the fortieth year after the Hebrews left Egypt (see Numbers 33:37–39). the entire house of Israel mourned for him thirty days: This was a great honor (see also Deuteronomy 34:8). The usual public mourning period was seven days (Genesis 50:10; 1 Samuel 31:13).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2929. When all the congregation saw that Aaron was dead--Moses and Eleazar were the sole witnesses of his departure (Nu 20:28). According to the established law, the new high priest could not have been present at the funeral of his father without contracting ceremonial defilement (Le 21:11). But that law was dispensed with in the extraordinary circumstances. The people learned the event not only from the recital of the two witnesses, but from their visible…Read the comment

Topics related to Numbers 20:29

• Aaron
• Hor
• Israel
• Mourning

In the dictionaries

• Aaron
• Israel
• Israel, Israelites
• Jacob, Israel
• Burial
• Eleazar
• Exodus
• Hor
• Mourn
• Refuse

Commentaries on Numbers 20

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings