Joshua 24:33

Joshua 24:33 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And Eleazar the son of Aaron died; and they buried him in a hill that pertained to Phinehas his son, which was given him in mount Ephraim.
• New International Version (NIV)And Eleazar son of Aaron died and was buried at Gibeah, which had been allotted to his son Phinehas in the hill country of Ephraim.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And Eleazar the son of Aaron died, and they buried him at Gibeah, the town of Phinehas his son, which had been given him in the hill country of Ephraim.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And Eleazar the son of Aaron died. They buried him in a hill belonging to Phinehas his son, which was given to him in the mountains of Ephraim.

Context of Joshua 24:33

31Israel served the Lord all the days of Joshua and all the days of the elders who survived Joshua, and had known every deed of the Lord which He had done for Israel. 32Now they buried the bones of Joseph, which the sons of Israel brought up from Egypt, at Shechem, in the plot of land which Jacob had bought from the sons of Hamor the father of Shechem for a hundred pieces of money; and they became the inheritance of Joseph’s sons. And Eleazar the son of Aaron died; and they buried him at Gibeah, the town of his son Phinehas, which was given to him in the hill country of Ephraim.

Joshua 24:33 word by word

וְאֶלְעָזָ֥ר בֶּֽן־אַהֲרֹ֖ן מֵ֑ת וַיִּקְבְּר֣וּ אֹת֗וֹ בְּגִבְעַת֙ פִּֽינְחָ֣ס בְּנ֔וֹ אֲשֶׁ֥ר נִתַּן־ל֖וֹ בְּהַ֥ר אֶפְרָֽיִם׃Read the interlinear

• And Eleazarאֶלְעָזָר'el‛âzâr · EleazarH499
• the sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• of Aaronאַהֲרֹן'ahărôn · AaronH175
• diedמוּתmûth · to dieH4191
• and they buriedקָבַרqâbar · to buryH6912
• him at Gibeahגִּבְעָהgib‛âh · GibeahH1390
• Phinehasפִּינְחָסpîynechâs · PhinehasH6372
• whichאֲשֶׁר'ăsher · whichH834
• was givenנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
• to him in the hillהַרhar · mountain: hill countryH2022
• countryהַרhar · mountain: hill countryH2022
• of Ephraimאֶפְרַ֫יִם'ephrayim · EphraimH669

Cross-references for Joshua 24:33

• Joshua 14:1Now these are the territories which the sons of Israel inherited in the land of Canaan, which Eleazar the priest, Joshua the son of Nun, and the heads of the fathers’ households of the tribes of the sons of Israel apportioned to them as inheritances,
• Exodus 6:23Aaron married Elisheba, the daughter of Amminadab, the sister of Nahshon, and she bore him Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar.
• Numbers 3:32and Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest was the head of the leaders of Levi, and he had the supervision of those who performed the duties of the sanctuary.
• Numbers 20:26Then strip Aaron of his garments and put them on his son Eleazar. So Aaron will be gathered to his people and will die there.”
• Job 30:23For I know that You will bring me to death, And to the house of meeting for all living.
• Psalms 49:10For he sees that even wise people die; The foolish and the stupid alike perish And leave their wealth to others.
• Isaiah 57:1The righteous person perishes, and no one takes it to heart; And devout people are taken away, while no one understands. For the righteous person is taken away from evil,
• Zechariah 1:5“Your fathers, where are they? And the prophets, do they live forever?
• Acts 13:36For David, after he had served God’s purpose in his own generation, fell asleep, and was buried among his fathers and underwent decay;
• Hebrews 7:24Jesus, on the other hand, because He continues forever, holds His priesthood permanently.
• Hebrews 9:26Otherwise, He would have needed to suffer often since the foundation of the world; but now once at the consummation of the ages He has been revealed to put away sin by the sacrifice of Himself.
• Judges 20:28and Phinehas the son of Eleazar, Aaron’s son, stood before it to minister in those days), saying, “Shall I yet again go out to battle against the sons of my brother Benjamin, or shall I stop?” And the Lord said, “Go up, for tomorrow I will hand them over to you.”

Commentaries on Joshua 24:33

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 33And Eleazar - died - Probably about the same time as Joshua, or soon after; though some think he outlived him six years. Thus, nearly all the persons who had witnessed the miracles of God in the wilderness were gathered to their fathers; and their descendants left in possession of the great inheritance, with the Law of God in their hands, and the bright example of their illustrious ancestors before their eyes. It must be added that they possessed every…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 33(Eleazar‘s burial-place is placed by Conder not at Tibneh but in the village of Awertah.) sa180Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 29-33Verses 29-33 Joseph died in Egypt, but gave commandment concerning his bones, that they should not rest in their grave till Israel had rest in the land of promise. Notice also the death and burial of Joshua, and of Eleazar the chief priest. The most useful men, having served their generation, according to the will of God, one after another, fall asleep and see corruption. But Jesus, having spent and ended his life on earth more effectually than either…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 33Eleazar, the high priest, stood beside Joshua while they divided the land among the tribes of Israel. They buried Joshua, Joseph, and Eleazar in Ephraim, in the central part of the newly conquered land. Their burial was a final sign that God fulfilled his promise to give Israel the land.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 3333. Eleazar the son of Aaron died, and they buried him in ... mount Ephraim--The sepulchre is at the modern village Awertah, which, according to Jewish travellers, contains the graves also of Ithamar, the brother of Phinehas, the son of Eleazar [Van De Velde].Read the comment

Topics related to Joshua 24:33

• Burial
• Eleazar (Eleazer)
• Phinehas

In the dictionaries

• Aaron
• Eleazar
• Ephraim
• Phinehas
• Mount Ephraim
• Joshua
• Serve
• Covenant, in the Old Testament
• Ezekiel
• Gibeath (1)

Commentaries on Joshua 24

• 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