Numbers 27:13

KJV1611 – Modern English

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

📖 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

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

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

• 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.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And when thou hast seen{H7200} it, thou also shalt be gathered{H622} unto thy people,{H5971} as Aaron{H175} thy brother{H251} was gathered;{H622}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And when thou hast seen{H7200}{(H8804)} it, thou also shalt be gathered{H622}{(H8738)} unto thy people{H5971}, as Aaron{H175} thy brother{H251} was gathered{H622}{(H8738)}.

• 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 Avenge the children of Israel on the Midianites; afterward you shall be gathered to your people.
• Deut 10:6 : 6 And the children of Israel traveled from Beeroth-Bene-Jaakan to Moserah: there Aaron died, and there he was buried; and Eleazar his son ministered in the priest's office in his place.
• Deut 32:50 : 50 And die on the mountain where you go up, and be gathered to your people; as Aaron your brother died on Mount Hor, and was gathered to his people:
• Num 33:38 : 38 And Aaron the priest went up into Mount Hor at the command of the LORD, and died there, in the fortieth year after the children of Israel came out of the land of Egypt, on the first day of the fifth month.
• Gen 25:8 : 8 Then Abraham gave up the spirit and died in a good old age, an old man and full of years, and was gathered to his people.
• Gen 25:17 : 17 These are the years of the life of Ishmael: a hundred and thirty-seven years. He gave up the spirit and died, and was gathered to his people.
• Num 20:24-28 : 24 "Aaron shall be gathered to his people, for he shall not enter the land which I have given to the children of Israel, because you rebelled against My word at the water of Meribah. 25 Take Aaron and Eleazar his son, and bring them up to Mount Hor. 26 And strip Aaron of his garments and put them on Eleazar his son; for Aaron shall be gathered to his people and die there." 27 So Moses did as the LORD commanded, and they went up to Mount Hor in the sight of all the congregation. 28 Moses stripped Aaron of his garments and put them on Eleazar his son, and Aaron died there on the top of the mountain. Then Moses and Eleazar came down from the mountain.