Numbers 27:13

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

After you have seen it, you too will be gathered to your people, as your brother Aaron was.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וְרָאִ֣יתָה אֹתָ֔הּ וְנֶאֱסַפְתָּ֥ אֶל־עַמֶּ֖יךָ גַּם־אָ֑תָּה כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר נֶאֱסַ֖ף אַהֲרֹ֥ן אָחִֽיךָ׃

Transliteration

And wə-rāʾîtāh ʾōtāh, and wə-neʾĕsaptā to-ʿammeḵā also-ʾāttāh, as kaʾăšer neʾĕsap ʾahărōn ʾāḥîḵā.

Grammar Details

• *wə-rāʾîtāh*: conjunction + qal perfect 2nd masculine singular - and you shall see
• *ʾōtāh*: direct object marker + 3rd feminine singular suffix - it
• *wə-neʾĕsaptā*: conjunction + niphal perfect 2nd masculine singular - and you shall be gathered
• *ʾel*: preposition - to
• *ʿammeḵā*: masculine plural noun + 2nd masculine singular suffix - your people
• *gam*: adverb - also
• *ʾāttāh*: 2nd masculine singular personal pronoun - you
• *ka-ʾăšer*: preposition + relative pronoun - as
• *neʾĕsap*: niphal perfect 3rd masculine singular - was gathered
• *ʾahărōn*: proper name - Aaron
• *ʾāḥîḵā*: masculine singular noun + 2nd masculine singular suffix - your brother

Word Meanings

• *rāʾîtāh*: you shall see/observe/look at
• *neʾĕsaptā*: you shall be gathered/brought in/assembled (euphemism for death)
• *ʿammeḵā*: your people/nation/kinsmen

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And when thou hast seen it, thou also shalt be gathered unto thy people, as Aaron thy brother was gathered.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  And when you have seen it, you also shall be gathered to your people, as Aaron your brother was gathered.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And when thou hast seen it, thou also shalt be gathered unto thy people, as Aaron thy brother was gathered.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And when thou hast seen it, thou also shalt be gathered unto thy people, as Aaron thy brother was gathered;

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And when thou hast seen it, thou also shalt be gathered unto thy people, as Aaron thy brother was gathered.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  And whe thou hast sene it thou shalt be gathered vnto thy people also as Aaron thy brother was gathered vnto his people.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And whan thou hast sene it, thou shalt be gathered vnto yi people as Aaron yi brother was gathered:

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And when thou hast seene it, thou shalt be gathered vnto thy people also, as Aaron thy brother was gathered.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And whe thou hast seene it, thou shalt be gathered vnto thy people also, as Aaron thy brother was gathered.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And when thou hast seen it, thou also shalt be gathered unto thy people, as Aaron thy brother was gathered.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  When you have seen it, you also shall be gathered to your people, as Aaron your brother was gathered;

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and thou hast seen it, and thou hast been gathered unto thy people, also thou, as Aaron thy brother hath been gathered,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And when thou hast seen it, thou also shalt be gathered unto thy people, as Aaron thy brother was gathered;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And when thou hast seen it, thou also shalt be gathered unto thy people, as Aaron thy brother was gathered;

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And when you have seen it, you will be put to rest with your people, as your brother Aaron was:

• World English Bible (2000)

  When you have seen it, you also shall be gathered to your people, as Aaron your brother was gathered;

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  When you have seen it, you will be gathered to your ancestors, as Aaron your brother was gathered to his ancestors.

Referenced Verses

• Num 31:2 : 2 Take vengeance on the Midianites for the people of Israel. Afterward, you will be gathered to your people.
• Deut 10:6 : 6 The Israelites moved from Beeroth Bene-Jaakan to Moserah. There, Aaron died and was buried, and his son Eleazar served as priest in his place.
• Deut 32:50 : 50 There, on the mountain that you climb, you will die and be gathered to your people, just as your brother Aaron died on Mount Hor and was gathered to his people.
• Num 33:38 : 38 Aaron the priest went up to Mount Hor at the command of the LORD, and he died there in the fortieth year after the Israelites left the land of Egypt, on the first day of the fifth month.
• Gen 25:8 : 8 Abraham breathed his last and died at a ripe old age, an old man full of years, and he was gathered to his people.
• Gen 25:17 : 17 These are the years of Ishmael's life: one hundred thirty-seven years. He breathed his last, died, and was gathered to his people.
• Num 20:24-28 : 24 "Aaron will be gathered to his people. He will not enter the land I am giving to the Israelites, because both of you rebelled against my command at the waters of Meribah. 25 Take Aaron and his son Eleazar, and bring them up Mount Hor. 26 Remove Aaron's garments and put them on his son Eleazar. Aaron will be gathered to his people there and will die." 27 Moses did as the LORD commanded. They climbed Mount Hor in the sight of the whole community. 28 Moses removed Aaron's garments and put them on his son Eleazar. And Aaron died there at the top of the mountain. Then Moses and Eleazar came down from the mountain.