Numbers 33:39

Numbers 33:39 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And Aaron was an hundred and twenty and three years old when he died in mount Hor.
• New International Version (NIV)Aaron was a hundred and twenty-three years old when he died on Mount Hor.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And Aaron was 123 years old when he died on Mount Hor.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Aaron was one hundred and twenty-three years old when he died on Mount Hor.

Context of Numbers 33:39

37They set out from Kadesh and camped at Mount Hor, on the outskirts of the land of Edom. 38At the LORD’s command, Aaron the priest climbed Mount Hor and died there on the first day of the fifth month, in the fortieth year after the Israelites had come out of the land of Egypt. Aaron was 123 years old when he died on Mount Hor. 40Now the Canaanite king of Arad, who lived in the Negev in the land of Canaan, heard that the Israelites were coming. 41And the Israelites set out from Mount Hor and camped at Zalmonah.

Numbers 33:39 word by word

וְאַהֲרֹ֔ן בֶּן־שָׁלֹ֧שׁ וְעֶשְׂרִ֛ים וּמְאַ֖ת שָׁנָ֑ה בְּמֹת֖וֹ בְּהֹ֥ר הָהָֽר׃ סRead the interlinear

• Aaronאַהֲרֹן'ahărôn · AaronH175
• was 123שָׁלֹשׁshâlôsh shâlôsh shelôshâh shelôshâh · threeH7969
• was 123עֶשְׂרִים‛eώrîym · twentyH6242
• was 123מֵאָהmê'âh mê'yâh · hundredH3967
• years oldבֵּןbên · son: agedH1121
• years oldשָׁנָהshâneh shânâh · yearH8141
• when he diedמוּתmûth · to dieH4191
• on Mountהַרhar · mountain: mountH2022
• Horהֹרhôr · (Mount) HorH2023

Commentaries on Numbers 33:39

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1-49Verses 1-49 This list was written out by Moses at God‘s command Numbers 33:2, doubtless as a memorial of God‘s providential care for His people throughout this long and trying period. Numbers 33:3-6. For these places, see the marginal reference. Numbers 33:8 Pi-hahiroth - Hebrew “Hahiroth,” but perhaps only by an error of transcription. However, the omitted “pi” is only a common Egyptian prefix. Wilderness of Etham - i. e., that part of the great…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 38-39These details about Aaron’s death and his age show that he was about three years older than Moses (compare Numbers 20:22–29; Deuteronomy 31:1–2; 34:7).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 16-5616-37. Kibroth-Hattaavah ("the graves of lust," see on Nu 11:34)--The route, on breaking up the encampment at Sinai, led down Wady Sheikh; then crossing Jebel-et-Tih, which intersected the peninsula, they descended into Wady Zalaka, pitching successively at two brief, though memorable, stations (De 9:22); then they encamped at Hazeroth ("unwalled villages"), supposed to be at Ain-Hadera (see on Nu 11:35). Kadesh, or Kadesh-barnea, is supposed to be the…Read the comment

Topics related to Numbers 33:39

• Aaron
• Hor
• Israel
• Longevity

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Commentaries on Numbers 33

• 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
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings