Numbers 27:13
New International Version
After you have seen it, you too will be gathered to your people, as your brother Aaron was,

New Living Translation
After you have seen it, you will die like your brother, Aaron,

English Standard Version
When you have seen it, you also shall be gathered to your people, as your brother Aaron was,

Berean Standard Bible
After you have seen it, you too will be gathered to your people, as your brother Aaron was;

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

New King James Version
And when you have seen it, you also shall be gathered to your people, as Aaron your brother was gathered.

New American Standard Bible
When you have seen it, you too will be gathered to your people, just as Aaron your brother was;

NASB 1995
“When you have seen it, you too will be gathered to your people, as Aaron your brother was;

NASB 1977
“And when you have seen it, you too shall be gathered to your people, as Aaron your brother was;

Legacy Standard Bible
So when you have seen it, you too will be gathered to your people, as Aaron your brother was,

Amplified Bible
When you have seen it, you too will be gathered to your people [in death], just as Aaron your brother was gathered;

Christian Standard Bible
After you have seen it, you will also be gathered to your people, as Aaron your brother was.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
After you have seen it, you will also be gathered to your people, as Aaron your brother was.

American Standard Version
And when thou hast seen it, thou also shalt be gathered unto thy people, as Aaron thy brother was gathered;

Contemporary English Version
After you have seen it, you will die, just like your brother Aaron,

English Revised Version
And when thou hast seen it, thou also shalt be gathered unto thy people, as Aaron thy brother was gathered:

GOD'S WORD® Translation
After you see it, you, too, will join your ancestors [in death], as your brother Aaron did.

Good News Translation
After you have seen it, you will die, as your brother Aaron did,

International Standard Version
After you've seen it, you'll be taken to be with your people just as your brother Aaron was gathered to them,

Majority Standard Bible
After you have seen it, you too will be gathered to your people, as your brother Aaron was;

NET Bible
When you have seen it, you will be gathered to your ancestors, as Aaron your brother was gathered to his ancestors.

New Heart English Bible
When you have seen it, you also shall be gathered to your people, as Aaron your brother was gathered;

Webster's Bible Translation
And when thou hast seen it, thou also shalt be gathered to thy people, as Aaron thy brother was gathered.

World English Bible
When you have seen it, you also shall be gathered to your people, as Aaron your brother was gathered;
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
and you have seen it, and you have been gathered to your people, also you, as your brother Aaron has been gathered,

Young's Literal Translation
and thou hast seen it, and thou hast been gathered unto thy people, also thou, as Aaron thy brother hath been gathered,

Smith's Literal Translation
And thou sawest it, and wert gathered to thy people, thou also, as Aaron thy brother was gathered.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And when thou shalt have seen it, thou also shalt go to thy people, as thy brother Aaron is gone:

Catholic Public Domain Version
And when you have seen it, you shall then go to your people, just as your brother Aaron went.

New American Bible
When you have viewed it, you will be gathered to your people, as was Aaron your brother.

New Revised Standard Version
When you have seen it, you also shall be gathered to your people, as your brother Aaron was,
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
And when you have seen it, you also shall be gathered to your people, as Aaron your brother was gathered.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And see it and be gathered also to your people as Ahron your brother was gathered.
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
And when thou hast seen it, thou also shalt be gathered unto thy people, as Aaron thy brother was gathered;

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And thou shalt see it, and thou also shalt be added to thy people, as Aaron thy brother was added to them in mount Or:

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
Moses Requests a Successor
12Then the LORD said to Moses, “Go up this mountain of the Abarim range and see the land that I have given the Israelites. 13After you have seen it, you too will be gathered to your people, as your brother Aaron was; 14for when the congregation contended in the Wilderness of Zin, both of you rebelled against My command to show My holiness in their sight regarding the waters.” Those were the waters of Meribah in Kadesh, in the Wilderness of Zin.…

Cross References
Deuteronomy 32:48-52
On that same day the LORD said to Moses, / “Go up into the Abarim Range to Mount Nebo, in the land of Moab across from Jericho, and view the land of Canaan, which I am giving to the Israelites as their own possession. / And there on the mountain that you climb, you will die and be gathered to your people, just as your brother Aaron died on Mount Hor and was gathered to his people. ...

Deuteronomy 34:1-5
Then Moses went up from the plains of Moab to Mount Nebo, to the top of Pisgah, which faces Jericho. And the LORD showed him the whole land—from Gilead as far as Dan, / all of Naphtali, the land of Ephraim and Manasseh, all the land of Judah as far as the Western Sea, / the Negev, and the region from the Valley of Jericho (the City of Palms) all the way to Zoar. ...

Numbers 20:12
But the LORD said to Moses and Aaron, “Because you did not trust Me to show My holiness in the sight of the Israelites, you will not bring this assembly into the land that I have given them.”

Numbers 20:24
“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.

Numbers 33:38-39
At the LORD’s command, Aaron the priest climbed Mount Hor and died there on the first day of the fifth month, in the fortieth year after the Israelites had come out of the land of Egypt. / Aaron was 123 years old when he died on Mount Hor.

Deuteronomy 3:23-27
At that time I also pleaded with the LORD: / “O Lord GOD, You have begun to show Your greatness and power to Your servant. For what god in heaven or on earth can perform such works and mighty acts as Yours? / Please let me cross over and see the good land beyond the Jordan—that pleasant hill country as well as Lebanon!” ...

Exodus 3:1
Meanwhile, Moses was shepherding the flock of his father-in-law Jethro, the priest of Midian. He led the flock to the far side of the wilderness and came to Horeb, the mountain of God.

Exodus 17:6
Behold, I will stand there before you by the rock at Horeb. And when you strike the rock, water will come out of it for the people to drink.” So Moses did this in the sight of the elders of Israel.

Psalm 106:32-33
At the waters of Meribah they angered the LORD, and trouble came to Moses because of them. / For they rebelled against His Spirit, and Moses spoke rashly with his lips.

Hebrews 11:13
All these people died in faith, without having received the things they were promised. However, they saw them and welcomed them from afar. And they acknowledged that they were strangers and exiles on the earth.

Hebrews 11:39-40
These were all commended for their faith, yet they did not receive what was promised. / God had planned something better for us, so that together with us they would be made perfect.

1 Corinthians 10:4
and drank the same spiritual drink; for they drank from the spiritual rock that accompanied them, and that rock was Christ.

1 Corinthians 10:11
Now these things happened to them as examples and were written down as warnings for us, on whom the fulfillment of the ages has come.

Acts 7:30-34
After forty years had passed, an angel appeared to Moses in the flames of a burning bush in the desert near Mount Sinai. / When Moses saw it, he marveled at the sight. As he approached to look more closely, the voice of the Lord came to him: / ‘I am the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.’ Moses trembled with fear and did not dare to look. ...

Acts 7:36
He led them out and performed wonders and signs in the land of Egypt, at the Red Sea, and for forty years in the wilderness.


Treasury of Scripture

And when you have seen it, you also shall be gathered to your people, as Aaron your brother was gathered.

ye rebelled

Numbers 20:8-13
Take the rod, and gather thou the assembly together, thou, and Aaron thy brother, and speak ye unto the rock before their eyes; and it shall give forth his water, and thou shalt bring forth to them water out of the rock: so thou shalt give the congregation and their beasts drink…

Deuteronomy 1:37
Also the LORD was angry with me for your sakes, saying, Thou also shalt not go in thither.

Deuteronomy 32:51,52
Because ye trespassed against me among the children of Israel at the waters of MeribahKadesh, in the wilderness of Zin; because ye sanctified me not in the midst of the children of Israel…

Meribah

Numbers 20:1,13,24
Then came the children of Israel, even the whole congregation, into the desert of Zin in the first month: and the people abode in Kadesh; and Miriam died there, and was buried there…

Exodus 17:7
And he called the name of the place Massah, and Meribah, because of the chiding of the children of Israel, and because they tempted the LORD, saying, Is the LORD among us, or not?

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And when you have seen it
This phrase refers to Moses being granted a view of the Promised Land from Mount Nebo. The Hebrew root for "seen" is "ra'ah," which means to perceive or consider. This moment is significant as it represents a culmination of Moses' leadership journey. Despite not entering the land himself, God allows Moses to witness the fulfillment of His promise to the Israelites. This act of seeing is both a privilege and a poignant reminder of the consequences of disobedience, as Moses was barred from entering due to striking the rock at Meribah (Numbers 20:12). It underscores the importance of faithfulness and obedience to God's commands.

you too will be gathered to your people
The phrase "gathered to your people" is a Hebrew idiom for death, suggesting a reunion with ancestors. The Hebrew word "asaph" means to gather or collect, indicating a peaceful transition to the afterlife. This reflects the belief in an afterlife where the faithful are united with their forebears. For Moses, this is a moment of divine assurance that his life's work was not in vain, and he will join the patriarchs who preceded him. It is a comforting reminder of the continuity of God's covenant with His people, transcending generations.

as Aaron your brother was
Aaron's death is recorded in Numbers 20:28, where he is gathered to his people on Mount Hor. The mention of Aaron serves as a reminder of the shared journey and leadership between the brothers. Both Moses and Aaron were instrumental in leading the Israelites out of Egypt and through the wilderness. The parallel in their deaths signifies the completion of their divine mission. Historically, Aaron's priestly role and Moses' prophetic leadership were foundational to the establishment of Israel's identity as God's chosen people. This phrase highlights the theme of divine justice and mercy, as both leaders face the consequences of their actions yet are honored in their passing.

(13) Gathered unto thy people.--See Genesis 25:8, and Note. In the case of Moses, as in that of Abraham, the expression cannot be understood in reference to the place of his burial.



Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
After you have seen it,
וְרָאִ֣יתָה (wə·rā·’î·ṯāh)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's 7200: To see

you
אָ֑תָּה (’āt·tāh)
Pronoun - second person masculine singular
Strong's 859: Thou and thee, ye and you

too will
גַּם־ (gam-)
Conjunction
Strong's 1571: Assemblage, also, even, yea, though, both, and

be gathered
וְנֶאֱסַפְתָּ֥ (wə·ne·’ĕ·sap̄·tā)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's 622: To gather for, any purpose, to receive, take away, remove

to
אֶל־ (’el-)
Preposition
Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to

your people,
עַמֶּ֖יךָ (‘am·me·ḵā)
Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock

as
כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר (ka·’ă·šer)
Preposition-k | Pronoun - relative
Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that

your brother
אָחִֽיךָ׃ (’ā·ḥî·ḵā)
Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's 251: A brother, )

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

was;
נֶאֱסַ֖ף (ne·’ĕ·sap̄)
Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 622: To gather for, any purpose, to receive, take away, remove


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