KJV 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.
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Numbers 20:29
And when all the congregation saw that Aaron was dead, they mourned for Aaron thirty days, [even] all the house of Israel.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
When the whole congregation saw that Aaron had died, the entire house of Israel mourned for him thirty days.
WEB World English Bible
When all the congregation saw that Aaron was dead, they wept for Aaron thirty days, even all the house of Israel.
ASV American Standard Version
And when all the congregation saw that Aaron was dead, they wept for Aaron thirty days, even all the house of Israel.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and all the company see that Aaron hath expired, and they bewail Aaron thirty days—all the house of Israel.
Surrounding context — Numbers 20
26 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.
27 And Moses did as the LORD commanded: and they went up into mount Hor in the sight of all the congregation.
28 And Moses stripped Aaron of his garments, and put them upon Eleazar his son; and Aaron died there in the top of the mount: and Moses and Eleazar came down from the mount.
29 And when all the congregation saw that Aaron was dead, they mourned for Aaron thirty days, [even] all the house of Israel.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
וַיִּרְאוּ֙H7200 · ra.ahto see: seeכָּל־H3605 · kolallהָ֣עֵדָ֔הH5712 · e.dahcongregationכִּ֥יH3588 · kiforגָוַ֖עH1478 · ga.vato dieאַהֲרֹ֑ןH175 · a.ha.ronAaronוַיִּבְכּ֤וּH1058 · ba.khahto weepאֶֽת־H853 · et[Obj.]אַהֲרֹן֙H175 · a.ha.ronAaronשְׁלֹשִׁ֣יםH7970 · she.lo.shimthirtyי֔וֹםH3117 · yomdayכֹּ֖לH3605 · kolallבֵּ֥יתH1004 · betplaceיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ סH3478 · yis.ra.elIsrael
Cross-references
Deuteronomy 34:8And the children of Israel wept for Moses in the plains of Moab thirty days: so the days of weeping [and] mourning for Moses were ended.2 Chronicles 35:24-25His servants therefore took him out of that chariot, and put him in the second chariot that he had; and they brought him to Jerusalem, and he died, and was buried in [one of] the sepulchres of his fathers. And all Judah and Jerusalem mourned for Josiah.Acts 8:2And devout men carried Stephen [to his burial], and made great lamentation over him.Genesis 1:10And God called the dry [land] Earth; and the gathering together of the waters called he Seas: and God saw that [it was] good.
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