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 20:27 in other translations
| BSB | So Moses did as the LORD had commanded, and they climbed Mount Hor in the sight of the whole congregation. |
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| WEB | Moses did as the LORD commanded. They went up onto Mount Hor in the sight of all the congregation. |
| ASV | And Moses did as Jehovah commanded: and they went up into mount Hor in the sight of all the congregation. |
| YLT | And Moses doth as Jehovah hath commanded, and they go up unto mount Hor before the eyes of all the company, |
| DARBY | And Moses did as Jehovah had commanded, and they went up mount Hor before the eyes of the whole assembly. |
| BBE | So Moses did as the Lord had said, and before the eyes of all the people they went up Mount Hor. |
| Webster | And Moses did as the LORD commanded: and they ascended mount Hor in the sight of all the congregation. |
What does Numbers 20:27 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…
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 20:27 in the original Hebrew
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Context
- 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 20:28
And Moses stripped Aaron of his garments, and put them upon Eleazar his son; and Aaron died there in the top of the mount: and Moses and Eleazar came down from the mount.
Numbers 20:27 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y Moisés hizo como Jehová le mandó: y subieron al monte de Hor á ojos de toda la congregación. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et Moïse fit comme l’ Éternel avait commandé; et ils montèrent sur la montagne de Hor aux yeux de toute l’assemblée. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und Mose tat, so wie Jehova geboten hatte, und sie stiegen auf den Berg Hor, vor den Augen der ganzen Gemeinde. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Fecit Moyses ut præceperat Dominus: et ascenderunt in montem Hor coram omni multitudine. |