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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/numbers/27.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/numbers/27.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />After you have seen it, you too will be gathered to your people, as your brother Aaron was,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/numbers/27.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />After you have seen it, you will die like your brother, Aaron,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/numbers/27.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />When you have seen it, you also shall be gathered to your people, as your brother Aaron was,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/numbers/27.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />After you have seen it, you too will be gathered to your people, as your brother Aaron was;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/numbers/27.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And when thou hast seen it, thou also shalt be gathered unto thy people, as Aaron thy brother was gathered.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/numbers/27.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And when you have seen it, you also shall be gathered to your people, as Aaron your brother was gathered.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/numbers/27.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />When you have seen it, you too will be gathered to your people, just as Aaron your brother was;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/numbers/27.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220When you have seen it, you too will be gathered to your people, as Aaron your brother was;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/numbers/27.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“And when you have seen it, you too shall be gathered to your people, as Aaron your brother was;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/numbers/27.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />So <i>when</i> you have seen it, you too will be gathered to your people, as Aaron your brother was,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/numbers/27.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />When you have seen it, you too will be gathered to your people [in death], just as Aaron your brother was gathered;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/numbers/27.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />After you have seen it, you will also be gathered to your people, as Aaron your brother was.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/numbers/27.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />After you have seen it, you will also be gathered to your people, as Aaron your brother was.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/numbers/27.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And when thou hast seen it, thou also shalt be gathered unto thy people, as Aaron thy brother was gathered;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/numbers/27.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />After you have seen it, you will die, just like your brother Aaron, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/numbers/27.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And when thou hast seen it, thou also shalt be gathered unto thy people, as Aaron thy brother was gathered:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/numbers/27.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />After you see it, you, too, will join your ancestors [in death], as your brother Aaron did.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/numbers/27.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />After you have seen it, you will die, as your brother Aaron did, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/numbers/27.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />After you've seen it, you'll be taken to be with your people just as your brother Aaron was gathered to them,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/numbers/27.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />After you have seen it, you too will be gathered to your people, as your brother Aaron was;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/numbers/27.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />When you have seen it, you will be gathered to your ancestors, as Aaron your brother was gathered to his ancestors.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/numbers/27.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />When you have seen it, you also shall be gathered to your people, as Aaron your brother was gathered;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/numbers/27.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And when thou hast seen it, thou also shalt be gathered to thy people, as Aaron thy brother was gathered.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/numbers/27.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />When you have seen it, you also shall be gathered to your people, as Aaron your brother was gathered; <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/numbers/27.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and you have seen it, and you have been gathered to your people, also you, as your brother Aaron has been gathered,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/numbers/27.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and thou hast seen it, and thou hast been gathered unto thy people, also thou, as Aaron thy brother hath been gathered,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/numbers/27.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And thou sawest it, and wert gathered to thy people, thou also, as Aaron thy brother was gathered.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/numbers/27.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And when thou shalt have seen it, thou also shalt go to thy people, as thy brother Aaron is gone: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/numbers/27.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And when you have seen it, you shall then go to your people, just as your brother Aaron went.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/numbers/27.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />When you have viewed it, you will be gathered to your people, as was Aaron your brother.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/numbers/27.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />When you have seen it, you also shall be gathered to your people, as your brother Aaron was,<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/numbers/27.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And when you have seen it, you also shall be gathered to your people, as Aaron your brother was gathered.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/numbers/27.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And see it and be gathered also to your people as Ahron your brother was gathered.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/numbers/27.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And when thou hast seen it, thou also shalt be gathered unto thy people, as Aaron thy brother was gathered;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/numbers/27.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And thou shalt see it, and thou also shalt be added to thy people, as Aaron thy brother was added <i>to them</i> in mount Or:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/numbers/27-13.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/yauBFvKLNNo?start=8517" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/numbers/27.htm">Moses Requests a Successor</a></span><br><span class="reftext">12</span>Then the LORD said to Moses, “Go up this mountain of the Abarim range and see the land that I have given the Israelites. <span class="reftext">13</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/7200.htm" title="7200: wə·rā·’î·ṯāh (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-2ms) -- To see. A primitive root; to see, literally or figuratively.">After you have seen it,</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’ō·ṯāh (DirObjM:: 3fs) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/859.htm" title="859: ’āt·tāh (Pro-2ms) -- You (masc. sing.). ">you</a> <a href="/hebrew/1571.htm" title="1571: gam- (Conj) -- Also, moreover, yea. ">too will</a> <a href="/hebrew/622.htm" title="622: wə·ne·’ĕ·sap̄·tā (Conj-w:: V-Nifal-ConjPerf-2ms) -- To gather, remove. A primitive root; to gather for any purpose; hence, to receive, take away, i.e. Remove.">be gathered</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">to</a> <a href="/hebrew/5971.htm" title="5971: ‘am·me·ḵā (N-mpc:: 2ms) -- From amam; a people; specifically, a tribe; hence troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock.">your people,</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ka·’ă·šer (Prep-k:: Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">as</a> <a href="/hebrew/251.htm" title="251: ’ā·ḥî·ḵā (N-msc:: 2ms) -- A brother. A primitive word; a brother (like 'ab).">your brother</a> <a href="/hebrew/175.htm" title="175: ’a·hă·rōn (N-proper-ms) -- An elder brother of Moses. Of uncertain derivation; Aharon, the brother of Moses.">Aaron</a> <a href="/hebrew/622.htm" title="622: ne·’ĕ·sap̄ (V-Nifal-Perf-3ms) -- To gather, remove. A primitive root; to gather for any purpose; hence, to receive, take away, i.e. Remove.">was;</a> </span><span class="reftext">14</span>for 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.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/32-48.htm">Deuteronomy 32:48-52</a></span><br />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. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/34-1.htm">Deuteronomy 34:1-5</a></span><br />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. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/20-12.htm">Numbers 20:12</a></span><br />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.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/20-24.htm">Numbers 20:24</a></span><br />“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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/33-38.htm">Numbers 33:38-39</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/3-23.htm">Deuteronomy 3:23-27</a></span><br />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!” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/3-1.htm">Exodus 3:1</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/17-6.htm">Exodus 17:6</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/106-32.htm">Psalm 106:32-33</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/11-13.htm">Hebrews 11:13</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/11-39.htm">Hebrews 11:39-40</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/10-4.htm">1 Corinthians 10:4</a></span><br />and drank the same spiritual drink; for they drank from the spiritual rock that accompanied them, and that rock was Christ.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/10-11.htm">1 Corinthians 10:11</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/7-30.htm">Acts 7:30-34</a></span><br />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. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/7-36.htm">Acts 7:36</a></span><br />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.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And when you have seen it, you also shall be gathered to your people, as Aaron your brother was gathered.</p><p class="hdg">ye rebelled</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/20-8.htm">Numbers 20:8-13</a></b></br> 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… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/1-37.htm">Deuteronomy 1:37</a></b></br> Also the LORD was angry with me for your sakes, saying, Thou also shalt not go in thither.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/32-51.htm">Deuteronomy 32:51,52</a></b></br> 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… </p><p class="hdg">Meribah</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/20-1.htm">Numbers 20:1,13,24</a></b></br> Then came the children of Israel, <i>even</i> 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… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/17-7.htm">Exodus 17:7</a></b></br> 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?</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/numbers/26-64.htm">Aaron</a> <a href="/numbers/24-7.htm">Peoples</a> <a href="/numbers/26-62.htm">Rest</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/numbers/33-1.htm">Aaron</a> <a href="/numbers/31-2.htm">Peoples</a> <a href="/numbers/31-2.htm">Rest</a><div class="vheading2">Numbers 27</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/27-1.htm">The daughters of Zelophehad ask for an inheritance</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/27-6.htm">The law of inheritances</a></span><br><span class="reftext">12. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/27-12.htm">Moses, being told of his death, asks for a successor</a></span><br><span class="reftext">18. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/27-18.htm">Joshua is appointed to succeed him</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/numbers/27.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/numbers/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/numbers/27.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>After you have seen it</b><br>This phrase refers to Moses being allowed to view the Promised Land from Mount Nebo before his death. This moment is significant as it fulfills God's promise to show Moses the land, even though he would not enter it due to his disobedience at Meribah (<a href="/numbers/20-12.htm">Numbers 20:12</a>). The act of seeing the land symbolizes the culmination of Moses' leadership and the journey of the Israelites from Egypt. It also serves as a reminder of God's faithfulness in fulfilling His promises, despite human shortcomings.<p><b>you too will be gathered to your people</b><br>The phrase "gathered to your people" is a common biblical expression for death, indicating a reunion with ancestors in the afterlife. This reflects the belief in an existence beyond death and a continuity of the covenant community. It underscores the idea of a spiritual heritage and the hope of being united with those who have gone before. This concept is seen throughout the Old Testament, such as in <a href="/genesis/25-8.htm">Genesis 25:8</a> regarding Abraham and <a href="/genesis/49-33.htm">Genesis 49:33</a> concerning Jacob.<p><b>as your brother Aaron was</b><br>Aaron's death is recorded in <a href="/numbers/20-22.htm">Numbers 20:22-29</a>, where he ascends Mount Hor and dies there, passing his priestly garments to his son Eleazar. This parallel between Moses and Aaron highlights the end of an era of leadership for the Israelites. Both brothers played crucial roles in leading the people out of Egypt and through the wilderness. Their deaths signify a transition in leadership to the next generation, specifically to Joshua, who will lead the Israelites into the Promised Land. This transition also points to the continuity of God's plan and the importance of faithful leadership.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a></b><br>The central figure in this passage, Moses is the leader of the Israelites, chosen by God to lead His people out of Egypt and through the wilderness. In this verse, God is speaking to Moses about his impending death.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/a/aaron.htm">Aaron</a></b><br>Moses' brother and the first high priest of Israel. Aaron's death is referenced as a parallel to Moses' upcoming death, emphasizing the end of an era of leadership.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/m/mount_nebo.htm">Mount Nebo</a></b><br>Although not mentioned directly in this verse, it is the place where Moses will view the Promised Land before his death, as described in the surrounding context.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_promised_land.htm">The Promised Land</a></b><br>The land of Canaan, which God promised to the descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. Moses is allowed to see it but not enter it due to his disobedience at Meribah.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_israelites.htm">The Israelites</a></b><br>The people of God whom Moses has led for forty years. Their journey to the Promised Land is a central theme in the Book of Numbers.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_disobedience.htm">The Consequences of Disobedience</a></b><br>Moses' inability to enter the Promised Land serves as a reminder of the seriousness of disobedience to God. Even great leaders are not exempt from the consequences of their actions.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_faithfulness_of_god.htm">The Faithfulness of God</a></b><br>Despite Moses' disobedience, God remains faithful to His promises. He allows Moses to see the Promised Land, underscoring His grace and faithfulness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/leadership_transition.htm">Leadership Transition</a></b><br>The transition from Moses to Joshua highlights the importance of preparing the next generation for leadership. God’s work continues beyond any single individual.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_hope_of_reunion.htm">The Hope of Reunion</a></b><br>The phrase "gathered to your people" suggests a hope of reunion with those who have gone before, offering comfort in the face of death.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_vision_of_the_promised_land.htm">The Vision of the Promised Land</a></b><br>Seeing the Promised Land symbolizes the fulfillment of God's promises. It encourages believers to trust in God's ultimate plan, even if they do not see its completion in their lifetime.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_numbers_27.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Numbers 27</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what's_the_tent_of_meeting_for.htm">What is the purpose of the Tent of Meeting?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_2_chronicles_30_13's_gathering_realistic.htm">Does the massive gathering in 2 Chronicles 30:13 seem realistic given the population and logistical limits of the time?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_is_moses_barred_for_striking_the_rock.htm">Numbers 27:12-14: Why is Moses barred from entering the Promised Land for striking the rock, which seems like a minor offense?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_is_numbers_31's_warfare_approach_unique.htm">Numbers 31 compared to earlier laws in Exodus and Leviticus: Why does this narrative's approach to warfare seem inconsistent with other divine commandments?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/numbers/27.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(13) <span class= "bld">Gathered unto thy people.--</span>See <a href="/genesis/25-8.htm" title="Then Abraham gave up the ghost, and died in a good old age, an old man, and full of years; and was gathered to his people.">Genesis 25:8</a>, 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.<p><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/numbers/27-13.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">After you have seen it,</span><br /><span class="heb">וְרָאִ֣יתָה</span> <span class="translit">(wə·rā·’î·ṯāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7200.htm">Strong's 7200: </a> </span><span class="str2">To see</span><br /><br /><span class="word">you</span><br /><span class="heb">אָ֑תָּה</span> <span class="translit">(’āt·tāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_859.htm">Strong's 859: </a> </span><span class="str2">Thou and thee, ye and you</span><br /><br /><span class="word">too will</span><br /><span class="heb">גַּם־</span> <span class="translit">(gam-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1571.htm">Strong's 1571: </a> </span><span class="str2">Assemblage, also, even, yea, though, both, and</span><br /><br /><span class="word">be gathered</span><br /><span class="heb">וְנֶאֱסַפְתָּ֥</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ne·’ĕ·sap̄·tā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_622.htm">Strong's 622: </a> </span><span class="str2">To gather for, any purpose, to receive, take away, remove</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶל־</span> <span class="translit">(’el-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> </span><span class="str2">Near, with, among, to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">your people,</span><br /><span class="heb">עַמֶּ֖יךָ</span> <span class="translit">(‘am·me·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5971.htm">Strong's 5971: </a> </span><span class="str2">A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock</span><br /><br /><span class="word">as</span><br /><span class="heb">כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר</span> <span class="translit">(ka·’ă·šer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-k | Pronoun - relative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> </span><span class="str2">Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that</span><br /><br /><span class="word">your brother</span><br /><span class="heb">אָחִֽיךָ׃</span> <span class="translit">(’ā·ḥî·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_251.htm">Strong's 251: </a> </span><span class="str2">A brother, )</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Aaron</span><br /><span class="heb">אַהֲרֹ֥ן</span> <span class="translit">(’a·hă·rōn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_175.htm">Strong's 175: </a> </span><span class="str2">Aaron -- an elder brother of Moses</span><br /><br /><span class="word">was;</span><br /><span class="heb">נֶאֱסַ֖ף</span> <span class="translit">(ne·’ĕ·sap̄)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_622.htm">Strong's 622: </a> </span><span class="str2">To gather for, any purpose, to receive, take away, remove</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/numbers/27-13.htm">Numbers 27:13 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/numbers/27-13.htm">Numbers 27:13 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/numbers/27-13.htm">Numbers 27:13 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/numbers/27-13.htm">Numbers 27:13 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/numbers/27-13.htm">Numbers 27:13 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/numbers/27-13.htm">Numbers 27:13 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/numbers/27-13.htm">Numbers 27:13 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/numbers/27-13.htm">Numbers 27:13 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/numbers/27-13.htm">Numbers 27:13 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/numbers/27-13.htm">Numbers 27:13 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/numbers/27-13.htm">OT Law: Numbers 27:13 When you have seen it you also (Nu Num.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/numbers/27-12.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Numbers 27:12"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Numbers 27:12" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/numbers/27-14.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Numbers 27:14"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Numbers 27:14" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>