Numbers 20 · Verse 22

Numbers 20:22

And the children of Israel, even the whole congregation, journeyed from Kadesh, and came unto mount Hor.
Numbers 20:22, King James Version

Numbers 20:22 in other translations

BSBAfter they had set out from Kadesh, the whole congregation of Israel came to Mount Hor.
WEBThey traveled from Kadesh, and the children of Israel, even the whole congregation, came to Mount Hor.
ASVAnd they journeyed from Kadesh: and the children of Israel, even the whole congregation, came unto mount Hor.
YLTAnd the sons of Israel, the whole company, journey from Kadesh, and come in unto mount Hor,
DARBYAnd they removed from Kadesh; and the children of Israel, the whole assembly, came to mount Hor.
BBEAnd they went on from Kadesh, and came, with all their people, to Mount Hor.
WebsterAnd the children of Israel, even the whole congregation, journeyed from Kadesh, and came to mount Hor.

What does Numbers 20:22 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
22. the children of Israel ... came unto mount Hor--now Gebel Haroun, the most striking and lofty elevation in the Seir range, called emphatically "the mount" [Nu 20:28]. It is conspicuous by its double top.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Numbers 20:22-29
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 Levitical priesthood could make nothing perfect; that must be done by bringing in a better hope. Aaron submits, and dies in the method and manner appointed; and, for aught that appears, with as much cheerfulness as if he had been going to bed. It was a great satisfaction to Aaron to see his son, who was dear to him, preferred; and his office preserved and secured: especially, to see in this a figure of Christ's everlasting priesthood. A good man would desire, if it were the will of God, not to outlive his usefulness. Why should we covet to continue any longer in this world, than while we may do some service in it for God and our generation?

Matthew Henry, 1706 · public domain

Numbers 20:22 in the original Hebrew

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וַיִּסְע֖וּvai.yis.'Uand they set outH5265
מִקָּדֵ֑שׁmi.ka.Deshfrom KadeshH6946
וַיָּבֹ֧אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uand they cameH935
בְנֵֽי\־ve.nei-[the] people ofH1121
יִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478
כָּל\־kol-allH3605
הָעֵדָ֖הha.'e.Dahthe congregationH5712
הֹ֥רhorHorH2023
הָהָֽר\׃ha.Harthe mountainH2022

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Cross references for Numbers 20:22

  • Numbers 20:14

    And Moses sent messengers from Kadesh unto the king of Edom, Thus saith thy brother Israel, Thou knowest all the travail that hath befallen us:

  • Numbers 21:4

    And they journeyed from mount Hor by the way of the Red sea, to compass the land of Edom: and the soul of the people was much discouraged because of the way.

  • Numbers 20:1

    Then came the children of Israel, even the whole congregation, into the desert of Zin in the first month: and the people abode in Kadesh; and Miriam died there, and was buried there.

  • Numbers 13:26

    And they went and came to Moses, and to Aaron, and to all the congregation of the children of Israel, unto the wilderness of Paran, to Kadesh; and brought back word unto them, and unto all the congregation, and shewed them the fruit of the land.

  • Numbers 34:7

    And this shall be your north border: from the great sea ye shall point out for you mount Hor:

  • Ezekiel 48:28

    And by the border of Gad, at the south side southward, the border shall be even from Tamar unto the waters of strife in Kadesh, and to the river toward the great sea.

  • Numbers 20:16

    And when we cried unto the Lord, he heard our voice, and sent an angel, and hath brought us forth out of Egypt: and, behold, we are in Kadesh, a city in the uttermost of thy border:

  • Ezekiel 47:19

    And the south side southward, from Tamar even to the waters of strife in Kadesh, the river to the great sea. And this is the south side southward.

  • Numbers 33:36-38

    And they removed from Ezion–gaber, and pitched in the wilderness of Zin, which is Kadesh. And they removed from Kadesh, and pitched in mount Hor, in the edge of the land of Edom. And Aaron the priest went up into mount Hor at the commandment of the Lord, and died there, in the fortieth year after the children of Israel were come out of the land of Egypt, in the first day of the fifth month.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Kadesh.
1,14,16; 13:26; 33:36,37; Eze 47:19; 48:28
mount Hor.Mount Hor was situated in Arabia Petræa, on the confines of Edom. It is described by Burckhardt, as being situated on the western side of a valley called Wady Mousa; in which are found the ruins of the ancient Petra, and which is two long days' journey north-east of Accaba (on the northern point of the Elanitic gulf of the Red sea,) in the Djebel Shera, or mount Seir, and on the east side of the Araba, the valley which forms the continuation of that of the Jordan. On the summit of the mountain is the tomb of Haroun, or Aaron, which is held in great veneration by the Arabs; which agrees with the testimonies of Josephus, Eusebius, and Jerome, all persons well acquainted with these countries, who agree in proving that the sepulchre of Aaron, in mount Hor, was near Petra. When visited by Mr. Legh, it was attended by a crippled Arab hermit, about 80 years of age, who conducted them into a small white building, crowned by a cupola, that contains the tomb of Aaron. The monument is of stone, about three feet high; and round the chamber where it stood were suspended beads, etc., the votive offerings of the devotees.
21:4; 33:37,38; 34:7

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Context

  • Numbers 20:21

    Thus Edom refused to give Israel passage through his border: wherefore Israel turned away from him.

  • Numbers 20:22

    And the children of Israel, even the whole congregation, journeyed from Kadesh, and came unto mount Hor.

  • Numbers 20:23

    And the Lord spake unto Moses and Aaron in mount Hor, by the coast of the land of Edom, saying,

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Numbers 20:22 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y partidos de Cades los hijos de Israel, toda aquella congregación, vinieron al monte de Hor.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		*Et ils partirent de Kadès; et les fils d’Israël, toute l’assemblée, vinrent à la montagne de Hor.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und sie brachen auf von Kades; und die Kinder Israel, die ganze Gemeinde, kamen an den Berg Hor.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Cumque castra movissent de Cades, venerunt in montem Hor, qui est in finibus terræ Edom: