Numbers 27 · Verse 12

Numbers 27:12

And the Lord said unto Moses, Get thee up into this mount Abarim, and see the land which I have given unto the children of Israel.
Numbers 27:12, King James Version

Numbers 27:12 in other translations

BSBThen the LORD said to Moses, “Go up this mountain of the Abarim range and see the land that I have given the Israelites.
WEBThe LORD said to Moses, “Go up into this mountain of Abarim, and see the land which I have given to the children of Israel.
ASVAnd Jehovah said unto Moses, Get thee up into this mountain of Abarim, and behold the land which I have given unto the children of Israel.
YLTAnd Jehovah saith unto Moses, ‘Go up unto this mount Abarim, and see the land which I have given to the sons of Israel;
DARBYAnd Jehovah said to Moses, Get thee up into this mount Abarim, and see the land that I have given unto the children of Israel.
BBEAnd the Lord said to Moses, Go up into this mountain of Abarim so that you may see the land which I have given to the children of Israel.
WebsterAnd the LORD said to Moses, Ascend this mount Abarim, and see the land which I have given to the children of Israel.

What does Numbers 27:12 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown

Nu 27:12-17. Moses Being Told of His Approaching Death, Asks for a Successor.

12. The Lord said unto Moses, Get thee up into this mount Abarim, and see the land--Although the Israelites were now on the confines of the promised land, Moses was not privileged to cross the Jordan, but died on one of the Moabitic range of mountains, to which the general name of Abarim was given (Nu 33:47). The privation of this great honor was owing to the unhappy conduct he had manifested in the striking of the rock at Meribah [Nu 20:12]; and while the pious leader submitted with meek acquiescence to the divine decree, he evinced the spirit of genuine patriotism in his fervent prayers for the appointment of a worthy and competent successor [Nu 27:15-17].

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

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 12 Get thee up into this Mount Abarim - The mountain which Moses was commanded to ascend was certainly Mount Nebo, see Deu 32:49, etc., which was the same as Pisgah, see Deu 34:1. The mountains of Abarim, according to Dr. Shaw, are a long ridge of frightful, rocky, precipitous hills, which are continued all along the eastern coast of the Dead Sea, as far as the eye can reach. As in Hebrew עבר abar signifies to pass over, Abarim here probably signifies passages; and the ridge in this place had its name in all likelihood from the passage of the Israelites, as it was opposite to these that they passed the Jordan into the promised land.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Numbers 27:12-14
Moses must die, but he shall have the satisfaction of seeing the land of promise. This sight of Canaan signified his believing prospect of the better country, that is, the heavenly. Moses must die, but death does not cut him off; it only brings him to rest with the holy patriarchs. It is but to die as they died, having lived as they lived; and as their end was peace, why should we fear any evil in the passage of that dark valley? (Nu 27:15-23)

Matthew Henry, 1706 · public domain

Numbers 27:12 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.

וַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559
יְהוָה֙Yah.wehYahwehH3068
אֶל\־'el-toH413
מֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehMosesH4872
עֲלֵ֛ה'a.Lehgo upH5927
אֶל\־'el-toH413
הַ֥רhar[the] mountain ofH2022
הָעֲבָרִ֖יםha.'a.va.Rimthe AbarimH5682
הַזֶּ֑הha.Zeh<the> thisH2088
וּרְאֵה֙u.re.'Ehand seeH7200
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
הָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzthe landH776
אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherwhichH834
נָתַ֖תִּיna.Ta.tiI have givenH5414
לִבְנֵ֥יliv.Neito [the] people ofH1121
יִשְׂרָאֵֽל\׃Yis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478

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Cross references for Numbers 27:12

  • Deuteronomy 3:23-27

    And I besought the Lord at that time, saying, O Lord God, thou hast begun to shew thy servant thy greatness, and thy mighty hand: for what God is there in heaven or in earth, that can do according to thy works, and according to thy might? I pray thee, let me go over, and see the good land that is beyond Jordan, that goodly mountain, and Lebanon. But the Lord was wroth with me for your sakes, and would not hear me: and the Lord said unto me, Let it suffice thee; speak no more unto me of this matter. …

  • Deuteronomy 34:1-4

    And Moses went up from the plains of Moab unto the mountain of Nebo, to the top of Pisgah, that is over against Jericho. And the Lord shewed him all the land of Gilead, unto Dan, And all Naphtali, and the land of Ephraim, and Manasseh, and all the land of Judah, unto the utmost sea, And the south, and the plain of the valley of Jericho, the city of palm trees, unto Zoar. And the Lord said unto him, This is the land which I sware unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob, saying, I will give it unto thy seed: I have caused thee to see it with thine eyes, but thou shalt not go over thither.

  • Numbers 33:47-48

    And they removed from Almon–diblathaim, and pitched in the mountains of Abarim, before Nebo. And they departed from the mountains of Abarim, and pitched in the plains of Moab by Jordan near Jericho.

  • Deuteronomy 32:48-52

    And the Lord spake unto Moses that selfsame day, saying, Get thee up into this mountain Abarim, unto mount Nebo, which is in the land of Moab, that is over against Jericho; and behold the land of Canaan, which I give unto the children of Israel for a possession: 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: Because ye trespassed against me among the children of Israel at the waters of Meribah–Kadesh, in the wilderness of Zin; because ye sanctified me not in the midst of the children of Israel. …

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33:47,48; De 3:27; 32:49; 34:1-4

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Context

  • Numbers 27:11

    And if his father have no brethren, then ye shall give his inheritance unto his kinsman that is next to him of his family, and he shall possess it: and it shall be unto the children of Israel a statute of judgment, as the Lord commanded Moses.

  • Numbers 27:12

    And the Lord said unto Moses, Get thee up into this mount Abarim, and see the land which I have given unto the children of Israel.

  • Numbers 27:13

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

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Numbers 27:12 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y Jehová dijo á Moisés: Sube á este monte Abarim, y verás la tierra que he dado á los hijos de Israel.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		*Et l’ Éternel dit à Moïse: Monte sur cette montagne d’Abarim, et regarde le pays que j’ai donné aux fils d’Israël.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und Jehova sprach zu Mose: Steige auf dieses Gebirge Abarim und sieh das Land, das ich den Kindern Israel gegeben habe.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Dixit quoque Dominus ad Moysen: Ascende in montem istum Abarim, et contemplare inde terram, quam daturus sum filiis Israël.