Numbers 20 · Verse 24

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.
Numbers 20:24, King James Version

Numbers 20:24 in other translations

BSB“Aaron will be gathered to his people; he will not enter the land that I have given the Israelites, because both of you rebelled against My command at the waters of Meribah.
WEB“Aaron shall be gathered to his people; for he shall not enter into the land which I have given to the children of Israel, because you rebelled against my word at the waters of Meribah.
ASVAaron 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 waters of Meribah.
YLT‘Aaron is gathered unto his people, for he doth not go in unto the land which I have given to the sons of Israel, because that ye provoked My mouth at the waters of Meribah.
DARBYAaron shall be gathered unto his peoples; for he shall not enter into the land that I have given unto the children of Israel, because ye rebelled against my commandment at the waters of Meribah.
BBEAaron will be put to rest with his people; he will not go into the land which I have given to the children of Israel, because you went against my word at the waters of Meribah.
WebsterAaron shall be gathered to his people: for he shall not enter into the land which I have given to the children of Israel, because ye rebelled against my word at the water of Meribah.

What does Numbers 20:24 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Numbers 20:24-28
24-28. 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 and a distant prospect of the promised land. The simple narrative of the solemn and impressive scene implies, though it does not describe, the pious resignation, settled faith, and inward peace of the aged pontiff.

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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 20:24 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.

יֵאָסֵ֤ףye.'a.Sefhe will be gatheredH622
אַהֲרֹן֙'a.ha.RonAaronH175
אֶל\־'el-toH413
עַמָּ֔יו'a.Mavpeople<s> hisH5971
כִּ֣יkiforH3588
לֹ֤אlo'notH3808
יָבֹא֙ya.Vo'he will goH935
אֶל\־'el-intoH413
הָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzthe landH776
אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherwhichH834
נָתַ֖תִּיna.Ta.tiI have givenH5414
לִבְנֵ֣יliv.Neito [the] people ofH1121
יִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478
עַ֛ל'alonH5921
אֲשֶׁר\־'a.Sher-thatH834
מְרִיתֶ֥םme.ri.Temyou rebelled againstH4784
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
פִּ֖יpimouth myH6310
לְמֵ֥יle.Meito [the] waters ofH4325
מְרִיבָֽה\׃me.ri.VahMeribahH4809

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

Cross references for Numbers 20:24

  • Genesis 25:8

    Then Abraham gave up the ghost, and died in a good old age, an old man, and full of years; and was gathered to his people.

  • Deuteronomy 32:50

    And die in the mount whither thou goest up, and be gathered unto thy people; as Aaron thy brother died in mount Hor, and was gathered unto his people:

  • Numbers 27:13

    And when thou hast seen it, thou also shalt be gathered unto thy people, as Aaron thy brother was gathered.

  • Numbers 20:10-12

    And Moses and Aaron gathered the congregation together before the rock, and he said unto them, Hear now, ye rebels; must we fetch you water out of this rock? And Moses lifted up his hand, and with his rod he smote the rock twice: and the water came out abundantly, and the congregation drank, and their beasts also. And the Lord spake unto Moses and Aaron, Because ye believed me not, to sanctify me in the eyes of the children of Israel, therefore ye shall not bring this congregation into the land which I have given them.

  • Numbers 31:2

    Avenge the children of Israel of the Midianites: afterward shalt thou be gathered unto thy people.

  • 2 Chronicles 34:28

    Behold, I will gather thee to thy fathers, and thou shalt be gathered to thy grave in peace, neither shall thine eyes see all the evil that I will bring upon this place, and upon the inhabitants of the same. So they brought the king word again.

  • Numbers 4:27

    At the appointment of Aaron and his sons shall be all the service of the sons of the Gershonites, in all their burdens, and in all their service: and ye shall appoint unto them in charge all their burdens.

  • Genesis 25:17

    And these are the years of the life of Ishmael, an hundred and thirty and seven years: and he gave up the ghost and died; and was gathered unto his people.

  • Genesis 49:29

    And he charged them, and said unto them, I am to be gathered unto my people: bury me with my fathers in the cave that is in the field of Ephron the Hittite,

  • Genesis 15:15

    And thou shalt go to thy fathers in peace; thou shalt be buried in a good old age.

  • Genesis 35:29

    And Isaac gave up the ghost, and died, and was gathered unto his people, being old and full of days: and his sons Esau and Jacob buried him.

  • Genesis 49:33

    And when Jacob had made an end of commanding his sons, he gathered up his feet into the bed, and yielded up the ghost, and was gathered unto his people.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
gathered.
27:13; 31:2; Ge 15:15; 25:8,17; 35:29; 49:29,33; De 32:50; Jud 2:10
2Ch 34:28
because ye.
11,12
word. Heb. mouth.
4:27; *marg:
De 32:50

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Context

  • 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.

  • Numbers 20:25

    Take Aaron and Eleazar his son, and bring them up unto mount Hor:

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Numbers 20:24 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Aarón será reunido á sus pueblos; pues no entrará en la tierra que yo di á los hijos de Israel, por cuanto fuisteis rebeldes á mi mandamiento en las aguas de la rencilla.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Aaron sera recueilli vers ses peuples, car il n’entrera pas dans le pays que j’ai donné aux fils d’Israël, parce que vous vous êtes rebellés contre mon commandement aux eaux de Meriba.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Aaron soll zu seinen Völkern versammelt werden; denn er soll nicht in das Land kommen, das ich den Kindern Israel gegeben habe, weil ihr meinem Befehle widerspenstig gewesen seid bei dem Wasser von Meriba.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Pergat, inquit, Aaron ad populos suos: non enim intrabit terram, quam dedi filiis Israël, eo quod incredulus fuerit ori meo, ad aquas contradictionis.