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

27Moses did what the Lord told him to do. Moses, Aaron and Eleazar climbed up Hor mountain, while the Israelites watched. 28Moses took the priest's clothes from Aaron and he put them on Eleazar. Then Aaron died there, at the top of the mountain. Moses and Eleazar walked back down the mountain. The Israelites wept for 30 days because Aaron died.

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 ground ‘land’. He called the water that had come together ‘sea’. God looked at what he had made. He saw that it was good.
• Deuteronomy 34:8The Israelites wept for 30 days because of Moses' death. They wept in Moab's desert land until the time for them to be sad came to an end.
• 2 Chronicles 35:24So they took him out of the chariot that he was riding in. They put him in his other chariot. Then they took him to Jerusalem and he died there. His people buried him beside his ancestors. All the people of Judah and Jerusalem wept because Josiah had died.
• Acts 8:2Some good men who loved God buried Stephen's dead body. They were very sad and they cried with loud voices.

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