Numbers 20:24

Numbers 20:24 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)“Aaron will be gathered to his people. He will not enter the land I give the Israelites, because both of you rebelled against my command at the waters of Meribah.
• English Standard Version (ESV)"Let Aaron be gathered to his people, for he shall not enter the land that I have given to the people of Israel, because you rebelled against my command at the waters of Meribah.
• New King James Version (NKJV)“Aaron shall be gathered to his people, for he shall not enter the land which I have given to the children of Israel, because you rebelled against My word at the water of Meribah.

Context of Numbers 20:24

22All the Israelites went from Kadesh to Hor mountain. 23When they were there, at the border of Edom's land, the Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron. He 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. 26Take the priest's clothes from Aaron and put them on Eleazar. Aaron will die there.’

Numbers 20:24 word by word

יֵאָסֵ֤ף אַהֲרֹן֙ אֶל־עַמָּ֔יו כִּ֣י לֹ֤א יָבֹא֙ אֶל־הָאָ֔רֶץ אֲשֶׁ֥ר נָתַ֖תִּי לִבְנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל עַ֛ל אֲשֶׁר־מְרִיתֶ֥ם אֶת־פִּ֖י לְמֵ֥י מְרִיבָֽה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Aaronאַהֲרֹן'ahărôn · AaronH175
• shall be gatheredאָסַף'âsaph · to gatherH622
• unto his peopleעַם‛am · kinsmanH5971
• for he shall not enterבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• into the landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• which I have givenנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
• unto the childrenבֵּןbên · son: descendant/peopleH1121
• of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
• because ye rebelled againstמָרָהmârâh · to rebelH4784
• my wordפֶּהpeh · lip: wordH6310
• at the waterמַיmayim · waterH4325
• of Meribahמְרִיבָהmerîybâh · MeribahH4809

Cross-references for Numbers 20:24

• Numbers 27:13After that, you will die, just as your brother Aaron also died.
• Numbers 31:2‘You must punish the Midianites because they caused the Israelites to worship idols. After you have done that, you will die.’
• Genesis 15:15But as for you, Abram, you will have a long life. When you die, you will have peace in your mind.
• Genesis 25:8He died after a good and long life, when he was very old. He joined his ancestors who had died before him.
• Genesis 35:29Then he died and he joined his ancestors. He was an old man who had lived a long life. His sons, Esau and Jacob, buried him.
• Genesis 49:29Then Jacob said to his 12 sons, ‘I will soon die. You must take my dead body back to Canaan. Bury me there with my ancestors. Bury me in the cave in the field that belonged to Ephron the Hittite.
• Deuteronomy 32:50You will die on Mount Nebo, as your brother Aaron died on Mount Hor.
• Judges 2:10All the people of Joshua's generation died. The younger people no longer served the Lord. They themselves had not seen the great things that he had done to help Israel.
• 2 Chronicles 34:28So I will let you die in peace and people will bury you beside your ancestors. You yourself will never see the great trouble that I will bring to this place and the people who live here.” That is what the Lord says.’ The men took Huldah's answer back to the king.
• Numbers 20:11Moses lifted up his arm. He hit the rock twice with his stick. Water poured out from the rock. The people and their animals drank the water.
• Numbers 4:27The men in Gershon's clan must do everything that Aaron and his sons ask them to do. Aaron and his sons must tell them the things that they should carry. And they must tell them everything that they should do.

Commentaries on Numbers 20:24

• 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. 24-26Aaron’s participation in the rebellion of his generation resulted in his death outside the promised land (20:10–12).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 24-2824-28. 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…Read the comment

Topics related to Numbers 20:24

• Aaron
• Disobedience to God
• Hor
• Meribah

In the dictionaries

• Aaron
• Israel
• Israel, Israelites
• Jacob, Israel
• Children of Israel
• Exodus
• Hor
• Kadesh
• Meribah
• 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