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22. And the children of Israel, the whole congregation, set out from Kadesh and came to Mount Hor.

23. And the LORD spoke to Moses and Aaron in Mount Hor, by the border of the land of Edom, saying,

24. “Aaron shall be gathered to his people. For he shall not enter into the land which I have given to the children of Israel, because you rebelled against My word at the Waters of Strife.

25. Take Aaron and Eleazar his son, and bring them up to Mount Hor.

26. And strip Aaron of his garments, and put them upon Eleazar his son. And Aaron shall be gathered to 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 mountain.

29. And when all the congregation saw that Aaron was dead, they mourned for Aaron thirty days, all the house of Israel.

 (A Faithful Version)

22. 以色列全眾只好從加低斯起行，到何珥山。

23. 耶和華在何珥山，那是以東的邊界，對摩西和亞倫說：

24. 亞倫因為食水這事，聚眾起來反抗，是不得進入賜給以色列人那地。

25. 摩西你吩咐亞倫的兒子以利亞撒到何珥山來，

26. 亞倫要將祭司禮服脫下，給兒子以利亞撒穿上。亞倫會在此安息，回歸他列祖的行列。

27. 摩西照囑託，讓全民都到何珥山一帶，就當眾履行耶和華的吩咐。

28. 召亞倫上山，摩西把祭司禮服除下，給他兒子以利亞撒穿上。亞倫就安息於此。一切安頓後，摩西和以利亞撒下山。

29. 全會眾見亞倫已經死了，以色列全家就為亞倫哀哭了三十天。

摩西在這章節陳述的事件，似乎在以色列人和猶太人，甚至後來的聖經學者和釋經，對亞倫事件的前因後果似乎不了解，也對摩西打岩取水的理解有誤。

AI：

Retrieved details on Numbers 20:21-29

Numbers 20:21–29 in Detail

Edom’s Refusal of Passage (v. 21)

After Moses sent messengers from Kadesh requesting peaceful passage through Edom’s territory — offering to stay on the highway, pay for any water used, and travel on foot only (vv. 14–19) — the king of Edom flatly refused and mustered a large army to enforce the denial.

Why the refusal mattered:

• Brotherly expectation: Edom was descended from Esau, Jacob’s twin brother, making Edomites and Israelites essentially cousins. Moses expected kinship to prevail (Bridgeway Commentary). Clarke’s Commentary calls the refusal “cruelty and oppression” given that Edom was denying passage to an unarmed, inoffensive multitude of close kinsmen.
• Israel’s response: Rather than fighting, Israel simply “turned away from him” — a deliberate act of obedience to God’s territorial boundaries. They were not commanded to conquer Edom (unlike the Canaanite nations), so they detoured. This made the journey longer and more dangerous, as later events at the wilderness of Zin (Numbers 21:4–5) show the people growing bitter.
• No recorded punishment: Notably, there is no record of God punishing Edom for this refusal, which commentators find striking given the harshness of the act.

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The Death of Aaron at Mount Hor (vv. 22–29)

The entire congregation left Kadesh and arrived at Mount Hor, on the border of Edom. There the LORD spoke directly to Moses and Aaron.

The pronouncement (vv. 23–24):
God declared that Aaron would be “gathered to his people” — a euphemism for death — and would not enter the Promised Land. The stated reason: both Aaron and Moses had “rebelled against My command at the waters of Meribah” (the incident in vv. 2–13 where they struck the rock twice and spoke carelessly, failing to uphold God as holy before the people).

註：這處解釋事件是之前發生的事：”rebelled against My command at the waters of Meribah”。在原文和英文在這段經文，在20：8節都沒有提及Meriban. 只是在中文聖經和網上在附註和解釋上引出埃及記17：1-7節，是摩西聽從耶和華吩咐，拿起手杖撃打岩石二下。它不同這處是亞倫挑起事端，經文有清楚記載。

The ascent and transfer (vv. 25–28):

• God commanded Moses to take Aaron and his son Eleazar up Mount Hor.
• Three men went up; two came down. Aaron’s absence and Eleazar’s new garments communicated both death and succession without ambiguity.
• Moses stripped Aaron of his high-priestly garments and placed them on Eleazar. This was not a political appointment — Eleazar was not self-appointed, nor was he elected by the congregation. It was a divine appointment, publicly visible to the whole community (Guzik, Bible Hub Study Bible).
• Aaron died on the mountaintop. According to Jamieson-Fausset-Brown, while the timing of his death was hastened by divine displeasure as punishment for his sin, the manner was arranged “in tenderness of love, and to do him honor at the close of his earthly service.”

The mourning (v. 29):
When all the congregation saw that Aaron was dead, the whole house of Israel mourned him for thirty days — the same mourning period prescribed for a king (Deuteronomy 34:8). This underscores the magnitude of his role: the high priest was the supreme mediator between God and Israel, and the nation’s spiritual life was contingent on his faithful service (Wenham).

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Theological Significance

Theme	Detail
Consequences of leadership failure	Aaron’s death was a direct result of his sin at Meribah. Even the greatest leaders are held accountable. 註:這點不正確。而當時摩西是聽吩咐而行。
Continuity of God’s covenant	The priesthood did not die with Aaron. The office outlasted the individual, foreshadowing Christ as the eternal High Priest (Hebrews 7:24) whose priesthood is “permanent” and “indestructible.”
Generational transition	The chapter is “framed” by the deaths of Miriam (v. 1) and Aaron (vv. 22–29), bracketing the failure at Meribah. It marks the transition from the “generation of death” to the “generation of promise” (Bible Outlines). 註：這點在分析上有誤，亞倫沒有參與Meribah 事件。
Orderly succession	God planned the transition in advance, ensuring stability. The altar still burned, the lamp still shone, and the people still had a mediator — because God had already provided a successor.
Moses’ parallel fate	Aaron’s death prefigures Moses’ own death (Numbers 33:38), who will also be barred from entering the land for the same sin at Meribah. 註：摩西是享高壽而終。

The passage as a whole stands as a sober reminder: human leadership changes, but God’s purpose and covenant faithfulness endure. 註：如果出埃及的主角是摩西，這個結論是不恰當。摩西的一位姊姊和哥哥都比他先離去，有很大可能的壽終正寢，時候到了。不時懲治卻有受罰的感覺。這樣的判斷是基於耶和華不願意直接參與人的決定，因為治理的權是人，耶和華早就決定，從來沒有反悔，直到今日，甚至將來。

這次事件與出埃及記17：1-7節不同之處如下：

1. 以色列人按照耶和華的指引，從汛，這曠野起行，到利非訂安營，這地沒有水源讓以色列人有水可喝。2. 以色列人就向摩西抱怨：那裡有水可喝！摩西回應：跟我說沒有用，為何不相信耶和華？3. 以色列人因為水的問題，向摩西發勞騷：為何出埃及，叫我們因為無水而渴死！4. 摩西便向耶和華求告：教我如何安撫他們，幾乎要被石頭掟死！5. 耶和華對摩西說：你帶著撃打尼羅河那支手杖，帶領以色列眾長老前行。6. 到前面何烈山的磐石上，用手中的杖擊打磐石，水就會從磐石之間流出，他們可以飲用這水。摩西就在眾長老眼前，如實地按囑咐行使出來。7. 他把這地方起名瑪撒，或稱米利巴，意思是以色列人發怨言，試探大能者是否在他們中間。

是民眾的抱怨不是摩西。

至於亞倫，這段經文在翻譯上有不同

此後v.6 24. 亞倫因為食水這事，聚眾起來反抗，是不得進入賜給以色列人那地。(直接從原文中翻譯)

這是2010和合本修訂本v.24「亞倫要歸到他祖先那裏。他必不得進入我所賜給以色列人的地，因為你們在米利巴水的事上違背了我的指示。

這是2009希臘文英文譯本：24. “Aaron shall be gathered to his people. For he shall not enter into the land which I have given to the children of Israel, because you rebelled against My word at the Waters of Strife.

從翻譯當中可以了解，英中的譯文都不是一致，有可能版本不同所致。這不同翻譯是會影響神學的傾向和發展，也許是中文聖經的學者和譯者可以共同努力的方向，我們都有這份責任，讓末日不要到來，因為彩虹仍在。