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Numbers 20:23 KJV
Numbers · chapter 20 · verse 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 context
21Thus Edom refused to give Israel passage through his border: wherefore Israel turned away from him.
22And the children of Israel, even the whole congregation, journeyed from Kadesh, and came unto mount Hor.
23And the LORD spake unto Moses and Aaron in mount Hor, by the coast of the land of Edom, saying,
24Aaron 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.
25Take Aaron and Eleazar his son, and bring them up unto mount Hor:
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- spakeʼâmarto sayH559 →
- MosesMôshehMosheh, the Israelite lawgiverH4872 →
- AaronʼAhărôwnAharon, the brother of MosesH175 →
- mounthara mountain or range of hillsH2022 →
- coastgᵉbûwlproperly, a cordH1366 →
- LORDYᵉhôvâhJehovah, Jewish national name of GodH3068 →
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The chapter began with the funeral of Miriam, and it ends with the funeral of her brother Aaron. When death comes into a family, it often strikes double.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 22-29