Numbers 20:26
And strip Aaron of his garments, and put them upon Eleazar his son: and Aaron shall be gathered unto his people, and shall die there.
Numbers 20:26 in other translations
| BSB | Remove Aaron’s priestly garments and put them on his son Eleazar. Aaron will be gathered to his people and will die there.” |
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| WEB | and strip Aaron of his garments, and put them on Eleazar his son. Aaron shall be gathered, and shall die there.” |
| ASV | and strip Aaron of his garments, and put them upon Eleazar his son: and Aaron shall be gathered unto his people, and shall die there. |
| YLT | and strip Aaron of his garments, and thou hast clothed with them Eleazar his son, and Aaron is gathered, and doth die there.' |
| DARBY | and strip Aaron of his garments, and put them upon Eleazar his son; and Aaron shall be gathered to his peoples, and shall die there. |
| BBE | And take Aaron's robes off him and put them on Eleazar, his son: and death will come to Aaron there, and he will be put to rest with his people. |
| Webster | And strip Aaron of his garments, and put them upon Eleazar his son: and Aaron shall be gathered to his people, and shall die there. |
What does Numbers 20:26 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…
Adam Clarke's Commentary
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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…
Numbers 20:26 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Numbers 20:26
- 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.
- Isaiah 22:21-22
And I will clothe him with thy robe, and strengthen him with thy girdle, and I will commit thy government into his hand: and he shall be a father to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and to the house of Judah. And the key of the house of David will I lay upon his shoulder; so he shall open, and none shall shut; and he shall shut, and none shall open.
- Exodus 29:29-30
And the holy garments of Aaron shall be his sons’ after him, to be anointed therein, and to be consecrated in them. And that son that is priest in his stead shall put them on seven days, when he cometh into the tabernacle of the congregation to minister in the holy place.
- Hebrews 7:11
If therefore perfection were by the Levitical priesthood, (for under it the people received the law,) what further need was there that another priest should rise after the order of Melchisedec, and not be called after the order of Aaron?
- Hebrews 7:23-24
And they truly were many priests, because they were not suffered to continue by reason of death: But this man, because he continueth ever, hath an unchangeable priesthood.
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Context
- Numbers 20:25
Take Aaron and Eleazar his son, and bring them up unto mount Hor:
- Numbers 20:26
And strip Aaron of his garments, and put them upon Eleazar his son: and Aaron shall be gathered unto his people, and shall die there.
- Numbers 20:27
And Moses did as the Lord commanded: and they went up into mount Hor in the sight of all the congregation.
Numbers 20:26 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y haz desnudar á Aarón sus vestidos, y viste de ellos á Eleazar su hijo; porque Aarón será reunido á sus pueblos, y allí morirá. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | et dépouille Aaron de ses vêtements, et fais-les revêtir à Éléazar, son fils; et Aaron sera recueilli, et mourra là. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | und ziehe Aaron seine Kleider aus und lege sie seinem Sohne Eleasar an; und Aaron soll versammelt werden und daselbst sterben. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Cumque nudaveris patrem veste sua, indues ea Eleazarum filium ejus: Aaron colligetur, et morietur ibi. |