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Numbers 20:25
Take Aaron and his son Eleazar and bring them up Mount Hor.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The passage records a divine command delivered to Moses at Mount Hor concerning the physical relocation of Aaron and his son.
The words — The Hebrew imperative קַח (kach) means “take,” and the verb הַעַל (ha‘al) translates literally as “bring up” or “cause to ascend.” These verbs frame the required movement of both men to the summit.
The thread — This directive initiates the fulfillment of the departure recorded in Numbers 33:38, where the text notes Aaron climbed Mount Hor and died at the LORD’s command.
Why it lands — The verse requires immediate execution of a leadership transition that ends Aaron’s earthly ministry and establishes Eleazar’s succession.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Take Aaron and Eleazar his son, and bring them up unto mount Hor:
Cross-references
- Numbers 33:38 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.