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But I prayed for Aaron, and the LORD spared him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/deuteronomy/9.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />And the LORD was so angry with Aaron that he was ready to destroy him. And I prayed for Aaron also at the same time.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/deuteronomy/9.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />The LORD was angry enough with Aaron to destroy him, but at that time I also prayed for Aaron.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/deuteronomy/9.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And the LORD was very angry with Aaron to have destroyed him: and I prayed for Aaron also the same time.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/deuteronomy/9.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And the LORD was very angry with Aaron <i>and</i> would have destroyed him; so I prayed for Aaron also at the same time.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/deuteronomy/9.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />The LORD was also angry enough with Aaron to destroy him; so I also prayed for Aaron at the same time.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/deuteronomy/9.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220The LORD was angry enough with Aaron to destroy him; so I also prayed for Aaron at the same time.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/deuteronomy/9.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“And the LORD was angry enough with Aaron to destroy him; so I also prayed for Aaron at the same time.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/deuteronomy/9.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And Yahweh was angry enough with Aaron to destroy him; so I also prayed for Aaron at the same time.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/deuteronomy/9.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />The LORD was very angry with Aaron, angry [enough] to destroy him, so I also prayed for Aaron at the same time.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/deuteronomy/9.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The LORD was angry enough with Aaron to destroy him. But I prayed for Aaron at that time also.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/deuteronomy/9.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The LORD was angry enough with Aaron to destroy him. But I prayed for Aaron at that time also. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/deuteronomy/9.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And Jehovah was very angry with Aaron to destroy him: and I prayed for Aaron also at the same time.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/deuteronomy/9.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And the LORD was very angry with Aaron to have destroyed him: and I prayed for Aaron also the same time.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/deuteronomy/9.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />The LORD also became very angry with Aaron and wanted to destroy him. But at that time I prayed for Aaron, too.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/deuteronomy/9.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />The LORD was also angry enough with Aaron to kill him, so I prayed for Aaron at the same time. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/deuteronomy/9.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />It was as had been the case with Aaron, the LORD was very angry and about to destroy him, but I prayed for Aaron at that time. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/deuteronomy/9.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />The LORD was angry enough with Aaron to destroy him, but at that time I also prayed for Aaron.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/deuteronomy/9.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />The LORD was also angry enough at Aaron to kill him, but at that time I prayed for him too.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/deuteronomy/9.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />The LORD was very angry with Aaron to destroy him: and I prayed for Aaron also at the same time.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/deuteronomy/9.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And the LORD was very angry with Aaron to have destroyed him: and I prayed for Aaron also at the same time.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/deuteronomy/9.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Yahweh was angry enough with Aaron to destroy him. I prayed for Aaron also at the same time. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/deuteronomy/9.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And YHWH has showed Himself very angry with Aaron, to destroy him, and I also pray for Aaron at that time.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/deuteronomy/9.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> 'And with Aaron hath Jehovah shewed himself very angry, to destroy him, and I pray also for Aaron at that time;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/deuteronomy/9.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And with Aaron Jehovah was greatly angry to destroy him: and I shall pray also for Aaron in that time.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/deuteronomy/9.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And he was exceeding angry against Aaron also, and would have destroyed him, and I prayed in like manner for him. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/deuteronomy/9.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Likewise, he became vehemently angry against Aaron, and he was willing to destroy him, and I prayed for him similarly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/deuteronomy/9.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />With Aaron, too, the LORD was deeply angry, and would have destroyed him; but I prayed for Aaron also at that time.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/deuteronomy/9.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />The LORD was so angry with Aaron that he was ready to destroy him, but I interceded also on behalf of Aaron at that same time.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/deuteronomy/9.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And the LORD was angry enough with Aaron to have destroyed him; and I prayed for Aaron also the same time.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/deuteronomy/9.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And LORD JEHOVAH raged against Aaron greatly to destroy him, and I prayed also for Aaron at that time.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/deuteronomy/9.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Moreover the LORD was very angry with Aaron to have destroyed him; and I prayed for Aaron also the same time.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/deuteronomy/9.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And he was angry with Aaron to destroy him utterly, and I prayed for Aaron also at that time.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/deuteronomy/9-20.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/IRhBtZaVxJ0?start=2903" 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/deuteronomy/9.htm">The Golden Calf</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">19</span>For I was afraid of the anger and wrath that the LORD had directed against you, enough to destroy you. But the LORD listened to me this time as well. <span class="reftext">20</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">The LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/599.htm" title="599: hiṯ·’an·nap̄ (V-Hitpael-Perf-3ms) -- To be angry. A primitive root; to breathe hard, i.e. Be enraged.">was angry</a> <a href="/hebrew/3966.htm" title="3966: mə·’ōḏ (Adv) -- Muchness, force, abundance. From the same as 'uwd; properly, vehemence, i.e. vehemently; by implication, wholly, speedily, etc.">enough</a> <a href="/hebrew/175.htm" title="175: ū·ḇə·’a·hă·rōn (Conj-w, Prep-b:: N-proper-ms) -- An elder brother of Moses. Of uncertain derivation; Aharon, the brother of Moses.">with Aaron</a> <a href="/hebrew/8045.htm" title="8045: lə·haš·mî·ḏōw (Prep-l:: V-Hifil-Inf:: 3ms) -- To be exterminated or destroyed. A primitive root; to desolate.">to destroy him,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1931.htm" title="1931: ha·hi·w (Art:: Pro-3fs) -- He, she, it. ">but at that</a> <a href="/hebrew/6256.htm" title="6256: bā·‘êṯ (Prep-b, Art:: N-cs) -- Time. From ad; time, especially now, when, etc.">time</a> <a href="/hebrew/1571.htm" title="1571: gam- (Conj) -- Also, moreover, yea. ">I also</a> <a href="/hebrew/6419.htm" title="6419: wā·’eṯ·pal·lêl (Conj-w:: V-Hitpael-ConsecImperf-1cs) -- To intervene, interpose. A primitive root; to judge; by extension, to intercede, pray.">prayed</a> <a href="/hebrew/1157.htm" title="1157: bə·‘aḏ (Prep) -- From ad with prepositional prefix; in up to or over against; generally at, beside, among, behind, for, etc.">for</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> </span><span class="reftext">21</span>And I took that sinful thing, the calf you had made, and burned it in the fire. Then I crushed it and ground it to powder as fine as dust, and I cast it into the stream that came down from the mountain.…<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="/exodus/32-11.htm">Exodus 32:11-14</a></span><br />But Moses sought the favor of the LORD his God, saying, “O LORD, why does Your anger burn against Your people, whom You brought out of the land of Egypt with great power and a mighty hand? / Why should the Egyptians declare, ‘He brought them out with evil intent, to kill them in the mountains and wipe them from the face of the earth’? Turn from Your fierce anger and relent from doing harm to Your people. / Remember Your servants Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, to whom You swore by Your very self when You declared, ‘I will make your descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky, and I will give your descendants all this land that I have promised, and it shall be their inheritance forever.’” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/32-30.htm">Exodus 32:30-32</a></span><br />The next day Moses said to the people, “You have committed a great sin. Now I will go up to the LORD; perhaps I can make atonement for your sin.” / So Moses returned to the LORD and said, “Oh, what a great sin these people have committed! They have made gods of gold for themselves. / Yet now, if You would only forgive their sin.... But if not, please blot me out of the book that You have written.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/12-1.htm">Numbers 12:1-13</a></span><br />Then Miriam and Aaron criticized Moses because of the Cushite woman he had married, for he had taken a Cushite wife. / “Does the LORD speak only through Moses?” they said. “Does He not also speak through us?” And the LORD heard this. / Now Moses was a very humble man, more so than any man on the face of the earth. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/106-23.htm">Psalm 106:23</a></span><br />So He said He would destroy them—had not Moses His chosen one stood before Him in the breach to divert His wrath from destroying them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/32-19.htm">Exodus 32:19-20</a></span><br />As Moses approached the camp and saw the calf and the dancing, he burned with anger and threw the tablets out of his hands, shattering them at the base of the mountain. / Then he took the calf they had made, burned it in the fire, ground it to powder, and scattered the powder over the face of the water. Then he forced the Israelites to drink it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/32-21.htm">Exodus 32:21-24</a></span><br />“What did this people do to you,” Moses asked Aaron, “that you have led them into so great a sin?” / “Do not be enraged, my lord,” Aaron replied. “You yourself know that the people are intent on evil. / They told me, ‘Make us gods who will go before us. As for this Moses who brought us up out of the land of Egypt, we do not know what has happened to him!’ ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/14-13.htm">Numbers 14:13-20</a></span><br />But Moses said to the LORD, “The Egyptians will hear of it, for by Your strength You brought this people from among them. / And they will tell it to the inhabitants of this land. They have already heard that You, O LORD, are in the midst of this people, that You, O LORD, have been seen face to face, that Your cloud stands over them, and that You go before them in a pillar of cloud by day and a pillar of fire by night. / If You kill this people as one man, the nations who have heard of Your fame will say, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/34-9.htm">Exodus 34:9</a></span><br />“O Lord,” he said, “if I have indeed found favor in Your sight, my Lord, please go with us. Although this is a stiff-necked people, forgive our iniquity and sin, and take us as Your inheritance.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/16-44.htm">Numbers 16:44-48</a></span><br />and the LORD said to Moses, / “Get away from this congregation so that I may consume them in an instant.” And Moses and Aaron fell facedown. / Moses said to Aaron, “Take your censer, place fire from the altar in it, and add incense. Go quickly to the congregation and make atonement for them, because wrath has come out from the LORD; the plague has begun.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/12-19.htm">1 Samuel 12:19-23</a></span><br />They pleaded with Samuel, “Pray to the LORD your God for your servants so that we will not die! For we have added to all our sins the evil of asking for a king.” / “Do not be afraid,” Samuel replied. “Even though you have committed all this evil, do not turn aside from following the LORD, but serve the LORD with all your heart. / Do not turn aside after worthless things that cannot profit you or deliver you, for they are empty. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/13-6.htm">1 Kings 13:6</a></span><br />Then the king responded to the man of God, “Intercede with the LORD your God and pray for me that my hand may be restored.” So the man of God interceded with the LORD, and the king’s hand was restored to him as it was before.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/15-1.htm">Jeremiah 15:1</a></span><br />Then the LORD said to me: “Even if Moses and Samuel should stand before Me, My heart would not go out to this people. Send them from My presence, and let them go!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/7-1.htm">Amos 7:1-6</a></span><br />This is what the Lord GOD showed me: He was preparing swarms of locusts just after the king’s harvest, as the late spring crop was coming up. / And when the locusts had eaten every green plant in the land, I said, “Lord GOD, please forgive! How will Jacob survive, since he is so small?” / So the LORD relented from this plan. “It will not happen,” He said. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/7-25.htm">Hebrews 7:25</a></span><br />Therefore He is able to save completely those who draw near to God through Him, since He always lives to intercede for them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/5-16.htm">James 5:16</a></span><br />Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man has great power to prevail.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And the LORD was very angry with Aaron to have destroyed him: and I prayed for Aaron also the same time.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/32-2.htm">Exodus 32:2-5,21,35</a></b></br> And Aaron said unto them, Break off the golden earrings, which <i>are</i> in the ears of your wives, of your sons, and of your daughters, and bring <i>them</i> unto me… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/hebrews/7-26.htm">Hebrews 7:26-28</a></b></br> For such an high priest became us, <i>who is</i> holy, harmless, undefiled, separate from sinners, and made higher than the heavens; … </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/numbers/33-38.htm">Aaron</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/9-19.htm">Angry</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/5-26.htm">Death</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/9-19.htm">Destroy</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/9-8.htm">Destroyed</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/9-19.htm">Enough</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/7-20.htm">Moreover</a> <a href="/numbers/21-7.htm">Prayed</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/9-19.htm">Prayer</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/9-19.htm">Ready</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/6-22.htm">Shewed</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/9-19.htm">Time</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/9-19.htm">Wrath</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/deuteronomy/10-6.htm">Aaron</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/9-22.htm">Angry</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/9-28.htm">Death</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/9-25.htm">Destroy</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/11-4.htm">Destroyed</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/19-15.htm">Enough</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/10-10.htm">Moreover</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/9-26.htm">Prayed</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/9-25.htm">Prayer</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/26-5.htm">Ready</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/34-1.htm">Shewed</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/10-1.htm">Time</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/9-22.htm">Wrath</a><div class="vheading2">Deuteronomy 9</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/9-1.htm">Moses dissuades them from the opinion of their own righteousness</a></span><br><span class="reftext">7. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/9-7.htm">Moses reminds them of the golden calf</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/deuteronomy/9.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/deuteronomy/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/deuteronomy/9.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>The LORD was angry enough with Aaron to destroy him</b><br>This phrase highlights God's righteous anger towards Aaron due to his involvement in the sin of the golden calf (Exodus 32). Aaron, as the high priest and Moses' brother, held a position of significant spiritual leadership. His failure to uphold God's commandments led to severe consequences. The anger of the LORD reflects His holiness and intolerance of idolatry, a recurring theme throughout the Old Testament. This incident underscores the seriousness of leading others into sin, especially for those in positions of authority. The potential destruction of Aaron serves as a reminder of the gravity of sin and the justice of God.<p><b>but at that time I also prayed for Aaron</b><br>Moses' intercession for Aaron demonstrates the power and importance of prayer, especially in mediating between God and man. Moses, as a type of Christ, acts as an intercessor, foreshadowing Jesus' role as the ultimate mediator (<a href="/1_timothy/2-5.htm">1 Timothy 2:5</a>). This act of intercession highlights the mercy and grace of God, who is willing to relent from judgment in response to sincere prayer. It also emphasizes the role of a leader in advocating for those under their care, showing compassion and seeking forgiveness on their behalf. Moses' prayer is a pivotal moment that averts disaster and restores Aaron, illustrating the transformative power of intercession.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a></b><br>The leader of the Israelites, chosen by God to deliver His people from Egypt and guide them through the wilderness. In <a href="/deuteronomy/9-20.htm">Deuteronomy 9:20</a>, Moses is interceding on behalf of Aaron.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/a/aaron.htm">Aaron</a></b><br>The brother of Moses and the first high priest of Israel. He was involved in the sin of the golden calf, which provoked God's anger.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a></b><br>The covenant God of Israel, who is holy and just, yet merciful. He was angered by the idolatry of the Israelites but listened to Moses' intercession.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_israelites.htm">The Israelites</a></b><br>The chosen people of God, who were delivered from Egypt but often fell into disobedience and idolatry during their journey to the Promised Land.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_golden_calf_incident.htm">The Golden Calf Incident</a></b><br>A significant event where the Israelites, led by Aaron, created and worshiped a golden calf while Moses was on Mount Sinai receiving the Law from God.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_power_of_intercession.htm">The Power of Intercession</a></b><br>Moses' intercession for Aaron demonstrates the power and importance of standing in the gap for others in prayer. As believers, we are called to intercede for those who have fallen into sin, trusting in God's mercy and grace.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_seriousness_of_idolatry.htm">The Seriousness of Idolatry</a></b><br>The incident with the golden calf serves as a stark reminder of the seriousness of idolatry. Anything that takes the place of God in our lives can become an idol, and we must guard our hearts against such temptations.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_mercy_and_justice.htm">God's Mercy and Justice</a></b><br>While God is just and His anger is righteous, He is also merciful. Moses' successful intercession shows that God is willing to forgive when we repent and seek His face.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/leadership_and_accountability.htm">Leadership and Accountability</a></b><br>Aaron's failure as a leader highlights the importance of accountability and the need for leaders to remain steadfast in their commitment to God, even under pressure.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_a_mediator.htm">The Role of a Mediator</a></b><br>Moses acted as a mediator between God and the people, pointing to the ultimate mediator, Jesus Christ, who intercedes on our behalf before the Father.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_deuteronomy_9.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Deuteronomy 9</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_did_early_israelites_offer_firstfruits.htm">How did early Israelites fulfill the centralized requirement of bringing firstfruits (Deuteronomy 26) before a formal temple or priesthood was consistently established?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_spare_gibeonites_despite_deut._20_16-17.htm">How does sparing the Gibeonites (Joshua 9:15) align with instructions to destroy all Canaanite inhabitants (Deuteronomy 20:16-17)?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_do_levites'_lands_align_biblically.htm">In Joshua 14:3-4, how does the Levites' lack of a territorial inheritance align with other biblical passages that mention Levitical cities and lands?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_is_father's_day_important.htm">What is the significance of Father's Day?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/deuteronomy/9.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(20) <span class= "bld">I prayed for Aaron also.</span>--Jewish commentators ascribe the loss of Aaron's two sons (<a href="/context/leviticus/10-1.htm" title="And Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron, took either of them his censer, and put fire therein, and put incense thereon, and offered strange fire before the LORD, which he commanded them not.">Leviticus 10:1-2</a>) partly to God's anger at this time.<p><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/deuteronomy/9-20.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">The LORD</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָ֛ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">was angry</span><br /><span class="heb">הִתְאַנַּ֧ף</span> <span class="translit">(hiṯ·’an·nap̄)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hitpael - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_599.htm">Strong's 599: </a> </span><span class="str2">To breathe hard, be enraged</span><br /><br /><span class="word">enough</span><br /><span class="heb">מְאֹ֖ד</span> <span class="translit">(mə·’ōḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3966.htm">Strong's 3966: </a> </span><span class="str2">Vehemence, vehemently, wholly, speedily</span><br /><br /><span class="word">with Aaron</span><br /><span class="heb">וּֽבְאַהֲרֹ֗ן</span> <span class="translit">(ū·ḇə·’a·hă·rōn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | 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">to destroy him,</span><br /><span class="heb">לְהַשְׁמִיד֑וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(lə·haš·mî·ḏōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8045.htm">Strong's 8045: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be exterminated or destroyed</span><br /><br /><span class="word">but at that</span><br /><span class="heb">הַהִֽוא‪‬‪‬</span> <span class="translit">(ha·hi·w)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Pronoun - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1931.htm">Strong's 1931: </a> </span><span class="str2">He, self, the same, this, that, as, are</span><br /><br /><span class="word">time</span><br /><span class="heb">בָּעֵ֥ת</span> <span class="translit">(bā·‘êṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | Noun - common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6256.htm">Strong's 6256: </a> </span><span class="str2">Time, now, when</span><br /><br /><span class="word">I also</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">prayed</span><br /><span class="heb">וָֽאֶתְפַּלֵּ֛ל</span> <span class="translit">(wā·’eṯ·pal·lêl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hitpael - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6419.htm">Strong's 6419: </a> </span><span class="str2">To judge, to intercede, pray</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּעַ֥ד</span> <span class="translit">(bə·‘aḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1157.htm">Strong's 1157: </a> </span><span class="str2">In up to, over against, at, beside, among, behind, for</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Aaron.</span><br /><span class="heb">אַהֲרֹ֖ן</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 /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/deuteronomy/9-20.htm">Deuteronomy 9:20 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/deuteronomy/9-20.htm">Deuteronomy 9:20 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/deuteronomy/9-20.htm">Deuteronomy 9:20 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/deuteronomy/9-20.htm">Deuteronomy 9:20 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/deuteronomy/9-20.htm">Deuteronomy 9:20 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/deuteronomy/9-20.htm">Deuteronomy 9:20 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/deuteronomy/9-20.htm">Deuteronomy 9:20 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/deuteronomy/9-20.htm">Deuteronomy 9:20 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/deuteronomy/9-20.htm">Deuteronomy 9:20 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/deuteronomy/9-20.htm">Deuteronomy 9:20 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/deuteronomy/9-20.htm">OT Law: Deuteronomy 9:20 Yahweh was very angry with Aaron (Deut. 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