Now the Lord said to Aaron, “Go to meet Moses in the wilderness.” So he went and met him at the mountain of God and kissed him.
Parallel translations
- WEB Yahweh said to Aaron, “Go into the wilderness to meet Moses.” He went, and met him on God’s mountain, and kissed him.
- KJV And the LORD said to Aaron, Go into the wilderness to meet Moses. And he went, and met him in the mount of God, and kissed him.
- BSB Meanwhile, the LORD had said to Aaron, “Go and meet Moses in the wilderness.” So he went and met Moses at the mountain of God and kissed him.
- NKJV And the Lord said to Aaron, “Go into the wilderness to meet Moses.” So he went and met him on the mountain of God, and kissed him.
- NLT Now the Lord had said to Aaron, “Go out into the wilderness to meet Moses.” So Aaron went and met Moses at the mountain of God, and he embraced him.
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Quick answer
God sends Aaron to meet Moses, and they reunite at the mountain of God. The Lord brings together the brothers He has appointed to lead Israel.
Overview
As promised, God directs Aaron to the wilderness, and the two meet at Horeb, the place of Moses' calling. Their reunion and kiss show God orchestrating the partnership He provided when Moses pleaded inadequacy. The meeting at God's mountain frames their joint mission as one launched and sustained by the Lord who called them both.
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Cross-references · 10
- Exod 3:1Now Moses was keeping the flock of Jethro, his father-in-law, the priest of Midian, and he led the flock to the back of the wilderness, and came to God’s mountain, to Horeb.
- Exod 4:14–16Yahweh’s anger burned against Moses, and he said, “What about Aaron, your brother, the Levite? I know that he can speak well. Also, behold, he comes out to meet you. When he sees you, he will be glad in his heart.
- Acts 10:20But arise, get down, and go with them, doubting nothing; for I have sent them.”
- Exod 19:3Moses went up to God, and Yahweh called to him out of the mountain, saying, “This is what you shall tell the house of Jacob, and tell the children of Israel:
- Exod 20:18All the people perceived the thunderings, the lightnings, the sound of the trumpet, and the mountain smoking. When the people saw it, they trembled, and stayed at a distance.
- Gen 29:11Jacob kissed Rachel, and lifted up his voice, and wept.
- Eccl 4:9Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their labor.
- 1 Kgs 19:8He arose, and ate and drank, and went in the strength of that food forty days and forty nights to Horeb, God’s Mountain.
- Exod 24:15–17Moses went up on the mountain, and the cloud covered the mountain.
- Acts 10:5–6Now send men to Joppa, and get Simon, who is also called Peter.
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