Numbers 20 · Verse 23

Numbers 20:23

And the Lord spake unto Moses and Aaron in mount Hor, by the coast of the land of Edom, saying,
Numbers 20:23, King James Version

Numbers 20:23 in other translations

BSBAnd at Mount Hor, near the border of the land of Edom, the LORD said to Moses and Aaron,
WEBThe LORD spoke to Moses and Aaron in Mount Hor, by the border of the land of Edom, saying,
ASVAnd Jehovah spake unto Moses and Aaron in mount Hor, by the border of the land of Edom, saying,
YLTand Jehovah speaketh unto Moses and unto Aaron in mount Hor, on the border of the land of Edom, saying,
DARBYAnd Jehovah spoke to Moses and to Aaron in mount Hor, on the border of the land of Edom, saying,
BBEAnd at Mount Hor, at the edge of the land of Edom, the Lord said to Moses and Aaron,
WebsterAnd the LORD spoke to Moses and Aaron in mount Hor, by the coast of the land of Edom, saying,

What does Numbers 20:23 mean?

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…

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Numbers 20:23 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559
יְהוָ֛הYah.wehYahwehH3068
אֶל\־'el-toH413
מֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehMosesH4872
וְאֶֽל\־ve.'el-and toH413
אַהֲרֹ֖ן'a.ha.RonAaronH175
בְּהֹ֣רbe.Horat HorH2023
הָהָ֑רha.Harthe mountainH2022
עַל\־'al-onH5921
גְּב֥וּלge.Vul[the] border ofH1366
אֶֽרֶץ\־'e.retz-[the] land ofH776
אֱד֖וֹם'e.DomEdomH123
לֵאמֹֽר\׃le.Mor<to> sayingH559

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Numbers 20:23

  • Numbers 33:37

    And they removed from Kadesh, and pitched in mount Hor, in the edge of the land of Edom.

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Context

  • 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,

  • Numbers 20:24

    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.

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Numbers 20:23 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y Jehová habló á Moisés y Aarón en el monte de Hor, en los confines de la tierra de Edom, diciendo:
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et l’ Éternel parla à Moïse et à Aaron, dans la montagne de Hor, sur la limite du pays d’Édom, en disant:
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und Jehova redete zu Mose und zu Aaron am Berge Hor, an der Grenze des Landes Edom, und sprach:
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
ubi locutus est Dominus ad Moysen: