Bible Strands
Numbers 20:29
When the whole congregation saw that Aaron had died, the entire house of Israel mourned for him thirty days.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The narrator records the nation's response immediately after Moses removes Aaron’s garments, places them on Eleazar, and Aaron dies on the mountain (Numbers 20:28).
The words — The Hebrew terms גָוַע (ga.Va', "he had died") and וַ/יִּבְכּוּ (va/i.yiv.Ku, "and they wept for") mark the shift from the physical event to the formal national mourning period.
The thread — This thirty-day mourning period parallels the Israelites weeping for Moses in Deuteronomy 34:8 and follows the pattern of structured national lament seen in 2 Chronicles 35:24.
Why it lands — The text establishes a fixed period of collective grief for a deceased leader, requiring the reader to observe how formal mourning accompanies the transition of priestly authority.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And when all the congregation saw that Aaron was dead, they mourned for Aaron thirty days, even all the house of Israel.
Cross-references
- Deuteronomy 34:8 The Israelites grieved for Moses in the plains of Moab thirty days, until the time of weeping and mourning for Moses came to an end.
- Genesis 1:10 God called the dry land “earth,” and the gathering of waters He called “seas.” And God saw that it was good.
- 2 Chronicles 35:24 So his servants took him out of his chariot, put him in his second chariot, and brought him to Jerusalem, where he died. And Josiah was buried in the tomb of his fathers, and all Judah and Jerusalem mourned for him.
- Acts 8:2 God-fearing men buried Stephen and mourned deeply over him.