Bible Strands
Numbers 20:26
Remove Aaron’s priestly garments and put them on his son Eleazar. Aaron will be gathered to his people and will die there.”
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The LORD commands Moses to remove Aaron’s vestments and place them on Eleazar on Mount Hor, immediately preceding Aaron’s death.
The words — The Hebrew uses הַפְּשֵׁט (haf.Shet) for stripping off garments and הִלְבַּשְׁתָּם (hil.bash.Ta/m) for clothing Eleazar with them, marking a direct, physical transfer of office.
The thread — The garment transfer aligns with Exodus 29:29, while the declaration that Aaron will be “gathered to his people” restates the judgment in Numbers 20:24 and echoes Isaiah 22:21’s imagery of invested authority.
Why it lands — The text records the exact moment Moses executes the divine order, requiring the reader to observe the concrete mechanism of priestly succession and the finality of the earlier judgment.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And strip Aaron of his garments, and put them upon Eleazar his son: and Aaron shall be gathered unto his people, and shall die there.
Cross-references
- Numbers 20:24 “Aaron will be gathered to his people; he will not enter the land that I have given the Israelites, because both of you rebelled against My command at the waters of Meribah.
- Exodus 29:29 The holy garments that belong to Aaron will belong to his sons after him, so they can be anointed and ordained in them.
- Isaiah 22:21 I will clothe him with your robe and tie your sash around him. I will put your authority in his hand, and he will be a father to the dwellers of Jerusalem and to the house of Judah.
- Hebrews 7:11 Now if perfection could have been attained through the Levitical priesthood (for on this basis the people received the law), why was there still need for another priest to appear—one in the order of Melchizedek and not in the order of Aaron?
- Hebrews 7:23 Now there have been many other priests, since death prevented them from continuing in office.