Numbers 20:25
New International Version
Get Aaron and his son Eleazar and take them up Mount Hor.

New Living Translation
Now take Aaron and his son Eleazar up Mount Hor.

English Standard Version
Take Aaron and Eleazar his son and bring them up to Mount Hor.

Berean Standard Bible
Take Aaron and his son Eleazar and bring them up Mount Hor.

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

New King James Version
Take Aaron and Eleazar his son, and bring them up to Mount Hor;

New American Standard Bible
Take Aaron and his son Eleazar, and bring them up to Mount Hor.

NASB 1995
“Take Aaron and his son Eleazar and bring them up to Mount Hor;

NASB 1977
“Take Aaron and his son Eleazar, and bring them up to Mount Hor;

Legacy Standard Bible
Take Aaron and his son Eleazar and bring them up to Mount Hor;

Amplified Bible
Take Aaron and Eleazar his son and bring them up to Mount Hor;

Christian Standard Bible
Take Aaron and his son Eleazar and bring them up Mount Hor.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Take Aaron and his son Eleazar and bring them up Mount Hor.

American Standard Version
Take Aaron and Eleazar his son, and bring them up unto mount Hor;

Contemporary English Version
Moses, go with Aaron and his son Eleazar to the top of the mountain.

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

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Bring Aaron and his son Eleazar up on Mount Hor.

Good News Translation
Take Aaron and his son Eleazar up Mount Hor,

International Standard Version
So take Aaron and his son Eleazar and ascend Mount Hor.

Majority Standard Bible
Take Aaron and his son Eleazar and bring them up Mount Hor.

NET Bible
Take Aaron and Eleazar his son, and bring them up on Mount Hor.

New Heart English Bible
Take Aaron and Eleazar his son, and bring them up to Mount Hor;

Webster's Bible Translation
Take Aaron and Eleazar his son, and bring them up to mount Hor:

World English Bible
Take Aaron and Eleazar his son, and bring them up to Mount Hor;
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
Take Aaron and his son Eleazar, and cause them to go up Mount Hor,

Young's Literal Translation
'Take Aaron and Eleazar his son, and cause them to go up mount Hor,

Smith's Literal Translation
Take Aaron and Eleazar his son, and bring them up to mount Hor.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
Take Aaron and his son with him, and bring them up into mount Hor:

Catholic Public Domain Version
Take Aaron, and his son with him, and lead them on to mount Hor.

New American Bible
Take Aaron and Eleazar his son and bring them up on Mount Hor.

New Revised Standard Version
Take Aaron and his son Eleazar, and bring them up Mount Hor;
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
Take Aaron and Eleazar his son, and bring them up to mount Hor;

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
Take Ahron and Eliazar his son and bring them up to Hor Mountain.
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
Take Aaron and Eleazar his son, and bring them up unto mount Hor.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
Take Aaron, and Eleazar his son, and bring them up to the mount Or before all the congregation;

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
The Death of Aaron
24“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. 25Take Aaron and his son Eleazar and bring them up Mount Hor. 26Remove Aaron’s priestly garments and put them on his son Eleazar. Aaron will be gathered to his people and will die there.”…

Cross References
Exodus 28:1
“Next, have your brother Aaron brought to you from among the Israelites, along with his sons Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar, to serve Me as priests.

Exodus 29:29-30
The holy garments that belong to Aaron will belong to his sons after him, so they can be anointed and ordained in them. / The son who succeeds him as priest and enters the Tent of Meeting to minister in the Holy Place must wear them for seven days.

Leviticus 8:2
“Take Aaron and his sons, their garments, the anointing oil, the bull of the sin offering, the two rams, and the basket of unleavened bread,

Leviticus 16:32
The priest who is anointed and ordained to succeed his father as high priest shall make atonement. He will put on the sacred linen garments

Deuteronomy 10:6
The Israelites traveled from Beeroth Bene-jaakan to Moserah, where Aaron died and was buried, and Eleazar his son succeeded him as priest.

Psalm 99:6
Moses and Aaron were among His priests; Samuel was among those who called on His name. They called to the LORD and He answered.

Hebrews 5:1-4
Every high priest is appointed from among men to represent them in matters relating to God, to offer gifts and sacrifices for sins. / He is able to deal gently with those who are ignorant and misguided, since he himself is subject to weakness. / That is why he is obligated to offer sacrifices for his own sins, as well as for the sins of the people. ...

Hebrews 7:11-12
Now if perfection could have been attained through the Levitical priesthood (for on this basis the people received the law), why was there still need for another priest to appear—one in the order of Melchizedek and not in the order of Aaron? / For when the priesthood is changed, the law must be changed as well.

Hebrews 7:23-24
Now there have been many other priests, since death prevented them from continuing in office. / But because Jesus lives forever, He has a permanent priesthood.

Hebrews 9:6-7
When everything had been prepared in this way, the priests entered regularly into the first room to perform their sacred duties. / But only the high priest entered the second room, and then only once a year, and never without blood, which he offered for himself and for the sins the people had committed in ignorance.

Hebrews 9:11-12
But when Christ came as high priest of the good things that have come, He went through the greater and more perfect tabernacle that is not made by hands and is not a part of this creation. / He did not enter by the blood of goats and calves, but He entered the Most Holy Place once for all by His own blood, thus securing eternal redemption.

Hebrews 9:24-25
For Christ did not enter a man-made copy of the true sanctuary, but He entered heaven itself, now to appear on our behalf in the presence of God. / Nor did He enter heaven to offer Himself again and again, as the high priest enters the Most Holy Place every year with blood that is not his own.

Hebrews 10:19-22
Therefore, brothers, since we have confidence to enter the Most Holy Place by the blood of Jesus, / by the new and living way opened for us through the curtain of His body, / and since we have a great priest over the house of God, ...

1 Peter 2:9
But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, to proclaim the virtues of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light.

Revelation 1:6
who has made us to be a kingdom, priests to His God and Father—to Him be the glory and power forever and ever! Amen.


Treasury of Scripture

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

Numbers 33:38,39
And Aaron the priest went up into mount Hor at the commandment of the LORD, and died there, in the fortieth year after the children of Israel were come out of the land of Egypt, in the first day of the fifth month…

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Numbers 20
1. The children of Israel come to Zin, where Miriam dies.
2. They murmur for want of water
7. Moses smiting the rock, brings forth water at Meribah
14. Moses at Kadesh desires passage through Edom, which is denied him
22. At Mount Hor Aaron resigns his place to Eleazar, and dies














Take Aaron
The Hebrew word for "take" is "laqach," which often implies a deliberate action or choice. In this context, it signifies God's specific command to Moses to bring Aaron, the high priest, to a significant moment of transition. Aaron's role as the first high priest is crucial in Israel's history, symbolizing the mediatory role between God and His people. This moment marks the end of Aaron's earthly ministry, reminding us of the temporality of human leadership and the eternal nature of God's plan.

and his son Eleazar
Eleazar, whose name means "God has helped," is chosen to succeed Aaron as high priest. This transition highlights the importance of generational leadership and the continuity of God's covenant with Israel. Eleazar's role is pivotal as he will lead the priesthood into the Promised Land, symbolizing hope and the fulfillment of God's promises. The mention of Eleazar underscores the biblical theme of legacy and the faithfulness of God in raising new leaders for His purposes.

and bring them up
The phrase "bring them up" indicates a physical and spiritual ascent. Mount Hor is not just a geographical location but a place of divine encounter and significant change. The ascent symbolizes drawing closer to God, a theme prevalent throughout Scripture. This act of bringing Aaron and Eleazar up the mountain signifies a transition from the old to the new, a moment of consecration and divine appointment.

Mount Hor
Mount Hor is a significant location in the biblical narrative, traditionally identified with a mountain near Petra in modern-day Jordan. It serves as the backdrop for Aaron's death and the transfer of the high priestly garments to Eleazar. The mountain represents a place of revelation and transition, much like Mount Sinai. In the broader biblical context, mountains are often places where God reveals His will and purposes, reminding us of His sovereignty and the sacredness of His calling.

Verse 25. - Bring them up unto Mount Hor. It can scarcely be doubted that the object of this command was to produce a deeper effect upon the people. The whole multitude would be able to see the high priest, whose form had been so familiar to them as long as they could remember anything, slowly ascending the bare sides of the mountain; and they knew that he went up to die. The whole multitude would be able to see another and a younger man descending by the same path in the same priestly robes, and they knew that Aaron was dead, and that Eleazar was high priest in his room. Death is often most striking when least expected, but there are occasions (and this was one) when it gains in effect by being invested in a certain simple ceremonial.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
Take
קַ֚ח (qaḥ)
Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular
Strong's 3947: To take

Aaron
אַהֲרֹ֔ן (’a·hă·rōn)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 175: Aaron -- an elder brother of Moses

and his son
בְּנ֑וֹ (bə·nōw)
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 1121: A son

Eleazar
אֶלְעָזָ֖ר (’el·‘ā·zār)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 499: Eleazar -- 'God has helped', six Israelites

and bring them up
וְהַ֥עַל (wə·ha·‘al)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular
Strong's 5927: To ascend, in, actively

Mount
הָהָֽר׃ (hā·hār)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 2022: Mountain, hill, hill country

Hor.
הֹ֥ר (hōr)
Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's 2023: Hor -- two mountains in Palestine


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