Numbers 20:23

“And YHWH said to Moses and to Aaron at Hor the mountain, on the border of the land of Edom, saying,”

Numbers 20:23 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Numbers 20:23, word by word

And YHWHיְהוָהyehva

YHWH

The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.

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saidיֹּאמֶרyomer

say

To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.

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Mosesמֹשֶׁהmoshe

Moses

Moses, the man God called to bring Israel out of Egypt and through whom he gave the Law. His name sounds like "draw out" (Exodus 2:10).

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Aaronאַהֲרֹןaharon

Aaron

Aaron, the older brother of Moses, his spokesman before Pharaoh and the first high priest of Israel.

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at Horהֹרhor

Hor

Hor: a mountain on the border of Edom where Aaron died; also a mountain in the north. The name means "mountain."

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the mountainהָרhar

mountain

A great rise of land, like Sinai or Zion.

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the borderגְּבוּלgevul

border

The border of a land.

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of the landאֶרֶץerets

land

A region or nation, above all Israel's.

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Places in this verse

Edom
Approximate location. A “?” means it is not known for sure where it was.
  • Edom

    Today: southern Jordan and the southern Negev

    A mountain region south of the Dead Sea, in what is now southwest Jordan.

    The Edomites came from Esau, Jacob's brother (Gen 36:1). Edom would not let Israel pass through its land (Num 20:14-21).

    Genesis 36:1Numbers 20:14Obadiah 1:1Amos 1:11

The context

22And they set out from Kadesh, and the sons of Israel, the whole community, came to Hor the mountain.

23 · This verse (above)

24“Aaron shall be gathered to his people; for he shall not enter the land that I have given to the sons of Israel, because you rebelled against my command at the waters of Meribah.

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