Numbers 20:23

Numbers 20:23 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the Lord spake unto Moses and Aaron in mount Hor, by the coast of the land of Edom, saying,
• New International Version (NIV)At Mount Hor, near the border of Edom, the Lord said to Moses and Aaron,
• English Standard Version (ESV)And the Lord said to Moses and Aaron at Mount Hor, on the border of the land of Edom,
• New King James Version (NKJV)And the Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron in Mount Hor by the border of the land of Edom, saying:

Context of Numbers 20:23

21In that way, the Edomites stopped the Israelites from travelling through Edom. So the Israelites turned away from there. 22All the Israelites went from Kadesh to Hor mountain. When they were there, at the border of Edom's land, the Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron. 24He said, ‘Aaron will soon die. He will not go in to the land that I am giving to the Israelites. That is because you both refused to obey me at Meribah. 25Moses, you must take Aaron and his son Eleazar to climb up Hor mountain.

Numbers 20:23 word by word

וַיֹּ֧אמֶר יְהוָ֛ה אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֥ה וְאֶֽל־אַהֲרֹ֖ן בְּהֹ֣ר הָהָ֑ר עַל־גְּב֥וּל אֶֽרֶץ־אֱד֖וֹם לֵאמֹֽר׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• spakeאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• unto Mosesמֹשֶׁהmôsheh · MosesH4872
• and Aaronאַהֲרֹן'ahărôn · AaronH175
• in mountהַרhar · mountain: mountH2022
• Horהֹרhôr · (Mount) HorH2023
• by the coastגְּבוּלgebûl gebûl · border: boundaryH1366
• of the landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• of Edomאֱדוֹם'ĕdôm 'ĕdôm · EdomH123

Commentaries on Numbers 20:23

• 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. 22-23Israel did not take the shorter route through the southern area east of the Jordan River. That region was the main territory of Edom (20:21). After they left Kadesh, the Hebrews came to Mount Hor. This mountain stood on the border of Edom. The exact location of Mount Hor is not known today. However, the Jewish historian Josephus, who wrote between AD 70 and AD 100, connected it with the region of Petra. He identified it with Jebel Haroun, which means…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-291. Then came the children of Israel ... into the desert of Zin in the first month--that is, of the fortieth year (compare Nu 20:22, 23, with Nu 33:38). In this history only the principal and most important incidents are recorded, those confined chiefly to the first or second and the last years of the journeyings in the wilderness, thence called Et-Tih. Between Nu 19:22 and Nu 20:1 there is a long and undescribed interval of thirty-seven years. the people…Read the comment

Topics related to Numbers 20:23

• Aaron
• Disobedience to God
• Hor

In the dictionaries

• Aaron
• Edom
• Moses
• Edom; Edomites
• Edom, Edomite, Idumea
• Exodus
• Hor
• Meribah
• Refuse
• Agrapha

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