Numbers 27:13

13 When you have seen it, you also 1shall be gathered to your people, as your brother Aaron was,

Numbers 27:13 Meaning and Commentary

Numbers 27:13

And when thou hast seen it
Which was all he was admitted to; for to go into it and see it was not allowed him, though he importuned it, ( Deuteronomy 3:25 Deuteronomy 3:26 ) ,

thou shalt be gathered unto thy people,
as Aaron thy brother was gathered; die as he did, in the same sudden, easy, quiet, and cheerful manner; see ( Numbers 20:26-28 ) .

Numbers 27:13 In-Context

11 And if his father has no brothers, then you shall give his inheritance to the nearest kinsman of his clan, and he shall possess it. And it shall be for the people of Israel a statute and rule, as the LORD commanded Moses.'"
12 The LORD said to Moses, "Go up into this mountain of Abarim and see the land that I have given to the people of Israel.
13 When you have seen it, you also shall be gathered to your people, as your brother Aaron was,
14 because you rebelled against my word in the wilderness of Zin when the congregation quarreled, failing to uphold me as holy at the waters before their eyes." (These are the waters of Meribah of Kadesh in the wilderness of Zin.)
15 Moses spoke to the LORD, saying,

Cross References 1

  • 1. See Numbers 20:24
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