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Numbers 33:38

Old Testament Law (Torah) ASV (1901)

What does Numbers 33:38 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “And Aaron the priest went up into mount Hor at the commandment of Jehovah, and died there, in the fortieth year after the children of Israel were come out of the land of Egypt, in the fifth month, on the first day of the month.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

And Aaron the priest went up into mount Hor at the commandment of Jehovah, and died there, in the fortieth year after the children of Israel were come out of the land of Egypt, in the fifth month, on the first day of the month.
Numbers 33:38 — American Standard Version

Context — Numbers 33

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
35And they journeyed from Abronah, and encamped in Ezion-geber.
36And they journeyed from Ezion-geber, and encamped in the wilderness of Zin (the same is Kadesh).
37And they journeyed from Kadesh, and encamped in mount Hor, in the edge of the land of Edom.
38And Aaron the priest went up into mount Hor at the commandment of Jehovah, and died there, in the fortieth year after the children of Israel were come out of the land of Egypt, in the fifth month, on the first day of the month.
39And Aaron was a hundred and twenty and three years old when he died in mount Hor.
40And the Canaanite, the king of Arad, who dwelt in the South in the land of Canaan, heard of the coming of the children of Israel.
41And they journeyed from mount Hor, and encamped in Zalmonah.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“And Aaron the priest went up into Mount Hor, at the commandment of the Lord, etc.] Delivered to Moses: and died there in the fortieth year after the children of Israel were come out of Egypt; not being suffered to go with them into the land of Canaan, because of his sin of unbelief at Kadesh, the last place from whence they came: in Mount Hor he died, on the first day of the fifth month; the month Ab, answering to part of July and part of August; so that he lived but four months after his sister Miriam; (see <042001>Numbers 20:1,25-29).”
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Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“This list was written out by Moses at God’s command Numbers 33:2, doubtless as a memorial of God’s providential care for His people throughout this long and trying period. Numbers 33:3-6. For these places, see the marginal reference. Numbers 33:8 Pi-hahiroth - Hebrew “Hahiroth,” but perhaps only by an error of transcription. However, the omitted “pi” is only a common Egyptian prefix. Wilderness of Etham - i. e., that part of the great wilderness of Shur which adjoined Etham; compare Exodus 15:22 note. The list of stations up to that at Sinai agrees with the narrative of Exodus except that we have here mentioned Numbers 33:10 an encampment by the Red Sea, and two others, Dophkah and Alush…”
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Tyndale Open Study Notes
Tyndale House Publishers · Tyndale Open Study Notes · Modern study notes
“33:38-39 These details about Aaron’s death (cp. 20:22-29) and his age show that he was about three years older than Moses (cp. Deut 31:1-2; 34:7).”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“Num 20:24-28; Deu 10:6, Deu 32:50 Numbers 33:40”
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