And Mosesוַ מֹשֶׁהstrippedיַּפְשֵׁטAaronאֶת אַהֲרֹןof his garmentsאֶת בְּגָדָיוand put themוַיַּלְבֵּשׁ אֹתָםon Eleazarאֶת אֶלְעָזָרhis son;בְּנוֹand Aaronוַ אַהֲרֹןdiedיָּמָתthereשָׁםon the topבְּרֹאשׁof the mountain.הָהָרThen Mosesוַ מֹשֶׁהandוְEleazarאֶלְעָזָרcame downיֵּרֶדfromמִןthe mountain.הָהָר
Numbers 20:28
Study it in the app“And Moses stripped Aaron of his garments and put them on Eleazar his son; and Aaron died there on the top of the mountain. Then Moses and Eleazar came down from the mountain.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Numbers 20:28, word by word
- And 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).
Where else “moshe” appears- strippedיַּפְשֵׁטyafshet
strip
To take off clothes, or strip another.
Where else “yafshet” appears- Aaronאַהֲרֹןaharon
Aaron
Aaron, the older brother of Moses, his spokesman before Pharaoh and the first high priest of Israel.
Where else “aharon” appears- of his garmentsבְּגָדָיbegaday
garment
A garment with which someone covers the body, or a blanket for warmth.
Where else “begaday” appears- and put themיַּלְבֵּשׁyalbesh
clothe
To put clothes on someone else, sometimes as an honor or a help.
Where else “yalbesh” appears- on Eleazarאֶלְעָזָרelazar
Eleazar
Eleazar: the name of several Israelites, above all the third son of Aaron, who succeeded him as high priest.
Where else “elazar” appears- his sonבְּנben
son
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “ben” appears- diedיָּמָתyamat
die
To cease living; also, one who has ceased living.
Where else “yamat” appears- on the topרֹאשׁrosh
top
Literally "the head": the highest part, as of a mountain.
Where else “rosh” appears- of the mountainהָרhar
mountain
A great rise of land, like Sinai or Zion.
Where else “har” appears- came downיֵּרֶדyered
go down
To go from a higher place to a lower one, like from the mountain to the valley.
Where else “yered” appears
The context
27So Moses did as YHWH had commanded, and they went up Hor the mountain before the eyes of all the community.
28 · This verse (above)
29And all the community saw that Aaron had expired, and they wept for Aaron thirty days, all the house of Israel.