KJV King James Version
And Aaron the priest went up into mount Hor at the commandment of the LORD, and died there, in the fortieth year after the children of Israel were come out of the land of Egypt, in the first [day] of the fifth month.
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Numbers 33:38
And Aaron the priest went up into mount Hor at the commandment of the LORD, and died there, in the fortieth year after the children of Israel were come out of the land of Egypt, in the first [day] of the fifth month.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
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.
WEB World English Bible
Aaron the priest went up into Mount Hor at the commandment of Yahweh, and died there, in the fortieth year after the children of Israel had come out of the land of Egypt, in the fifth month, on the first day of the month.
ASV American Standard Version
And Aaron the priest went up into mount Hor at the commandment of Jehovah, and died there, in the fortieth year after the children of Israel were come out of the land of Egypt, in the fifth month, on the first day of the month.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And Aaron the priest goeth up unto mount Hor, by the command of Jehovah, and dieth there, in the fortieth year of the going out of the sons of Israel from the land of Egypt, in the fifth month, on the first of the month;
Surrounding context — Numbers 33
35 And they departed from Ebronah, and encamped at Eziongaber.
36 And they removed from Eziongaber, and pitched in the wilderness of Zin, which [is] Kadesh.
37 And they removed from Kadesh, and pitched in mount Hor, in the edge of the land of Edom.
38 And Aaron the priest went up into mount Hor at the commandment of the LORD, and died there, in the fortieth year after the children of Israel were come out of the land of Egypt, in the first [day] of the fifth month.
39 And Aaron [was] an hundred and twenty and three years old when he died in mount Hor.
40 And king Arad the Canaanite, which dwelt in the south in the land of Canaan, heard of the coming of the children of Israel.
41 And they departed from mount Hor, and pitched in Zalmonah.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
וַיַּעַל֩H5927 · a.lahto ascend: riseאַהֲרֹ֨ןH175 · a.ha.ronAaronהַכֹּהֵ֜ןH3548 · ko.henpriestאֶל־H413 · elto(wards)הֹ֥רH2023 · hor(Mount) Horהָהָ֛רH2022 · harmountain: mountעַל־H5921 · aluponפִּ֥יH6310 · pehlipיְהוָ֖הH3068 · ye.ho.vahLORDוַיָּ֣מָתH4191 · mutto dieשָׁ֑םH8033 · shamthereבִּשְׁנַ֣תH8141 · sha.nehyearהָֽאַרְבָּעִ֗יםH705 · ar.ba.imfortyלְצֵ֤אתH3318 · ya.tsato come out: comeבְּנֵֽי־H1121 · benson: childיִשְׂרָאֵל֙H3478 · yis.ra.elIsraelמֵאֶ֣רֶץH776 · e.retsland: country/planetמִצְרַ֔יִםH4714 · mits.ra.yimEgyptבַּחֹ֥דֶשׁH2320 · cho.deshmonthהַחֲמִישִׁ֖יH2549 · cha.mi.shififthבְּאֶחָ֥דH259 · e.chadoneלַחֹֽדֶשׁ׃H2320 · cho.deshmonth
Cross-references
Deuteronomy 10:6And the children of Israel took their journey from Beeroth of the children of Jaakan to Mosera: there Aaron died, and there he was buried; and Eleazar his son ministered in the priest’s office in his stead.Deuteronomy 32:50And die in the mount whither thou goest up, and be gathered unto thy people; as Aaron thy brother died in mount Hor, and was gathered unto his people:Numbers 20:24-28Aaron shall be gathered unto his people: for he shall not enter into the land which I have given unto the children of Israel, because ye rebelled against my word at the water of Meribah.
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