Numbers 27:13

Verse

Berean Standard Bible

After you have seen it, you too will be gathered to your people, as your brother Aaron was;

American Standard Version (1901)

And when thou hast seen it, thou also shalt be gathered unto thy people, as Aaron thy brother was gathered;

Bible in Basic English

And when you have seen it, you will be put to rest with your people, as your brother Aaron was:

Free Bible Version

After you have seen it, you will also join your forefathers in death, just as your brother Aaron did,

King James (Authorized) Version

And when thou hast seen it, thou also shalt be gathered unto thy people, as Aaron thy brother was gathered.

One Unity Resource Bible

When you have seen it, you also shall be gathered to your people, as Aaron [Light-bringer] your brother was gathered;

Translation for Translators

After you have seen it, you will die [EUP] just like your older brother Aaron did.

Unlocked Literal Bible

After you have seen it, you, too, must be gathered to your people, like Aaron your brother.

Noah Webster Bible

And when thou hast seen it, thou also shalt be gathered to thy people, as Aaron thy brother was gathered.

World English Bible

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

Young's Literal Translation

and thou hast seen it, and thou hast been gathered unto thy people, also thou, as Aaron thy brother hath been gathered,

Context

Moses Requests a Successor

¹²Then the LORD said to Moses, “Go up this mountain of the Abarim range and see the land that I have given the Israelites.¹³After you have seen it, you too will be gathered to your people, as your brother Aaron was; ¹⁴for 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.

Summary

In Numbers 27:13, God instructs Moses to go up to Mount Abarim and see the land that He has given to the Israelites. However, Moses is told that he will not enter the Promised Land because of his disobedience at the waters of Meribah. This verse serves as a reminder of the importance of obedience to God's commands and the consequences of disobedience, even for a faithful leader like Moses. It also highlights the justice and holiness of God, who upholds His word and holds His people accountable for their actions.

Commentary

John Gill

John Gill Bible Commentary

For ye rebelled against my commandment the desert of Zin,.... Both Moses and Aaron, which was the reason why they were not suffered to go into the land of Canaan, but died a little before the children of Israel came into it: what their sin was, called here a rebelling against the commandment of the Lord; See Gill on Num 20:12, and is next suggested: in the strife of the congregation, to sanctify me before their eyes; when the congregation of Israel strove against the Lord for want of water, they did not sanctify the Lord by believing in him; but expressed some degree of diffidence before the congregation about fetching water out of the rock, or questioning whether the Lord would give it to such a rebellious people, though they had his order for it: that is the water of Meribah in Kadesh, in the wilderness of Zin; so called to distinguish it from another Meribah, or water of strife, at Rephidim, Exo 17:7.