Numbers 33:39

Old Testament Law (Torah) ASV (1901)

What does Numbers 33:39 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “And Aaron was a hundred and twenty and three years old when he died in mount Hor.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

And Aaron was a hundred and twenty and three years old when he died in mount Hor.
Numbers 33:39 — American Standard Version

Context — Numbers 33

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
39And Aaron was a hundred and twenty and three years old when he died in mount Hor.

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 was one hundred and twenty three years old when he died in Mount Hor.] He was eighty three when he stood before Pharaoh, (<020707>Exodus 7:7), and forty years he had been with Israel since, which make this number; he was three years older than Moses. Ver. 40-44. And King Arad the Canaanite, etc.] Or the king of Arad the Canaanite: which dwelt in the land of Canaan, he heard of the coming of the children of Israel; towards the land of Canaan, in order to possess it, and he came out and fought with them, and was vanquished; (see <042101>Numbers 21:1-3), this was when Israel was at Mount Hor; from whence they departed to Zalmonah, twenty eight miles from the mount; and from thence to…”
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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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