The Meaning of Deuteronomy 9:20 Explained

Deuteronomy 9:20

KJV: And the LORD was very angry with Aaron to have destroyed him: and I prayed for Aaron also the same time.

YLT: 'And with Aaron hath Jehovah shewed himself very angry, to destroy him, and I pray also for Aaron at that time;

Darby: And with Aaron Jehovah was very angry to destroy him; and I prayed for Aaron also at the same time.

ASV: And Jehovah was very angry with Aaron to destroy him: and I prayed for Aaron also at the same time.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And the LORD  was very  angry  with Aaron  to have destroyed  him: and I prayed  for Aaron  also the same time. 

What does Deuteronomy 9:20 Mean?

Context Summary

Deuteronomy 9:15-29 - Moses' Intercession For A Rebellious People
During the remainder of this chapter Moses continues to remind the people of their rebellions. It is well, when we are tempted to self-adulation, to listen to that faithful monitor, conscience, recording our evil past. We are apt to forget our many provocations of God, especially when the smart of the rod is over. But we have all had our Horebs, Taberahs, Marahs, Kibroth-hataavahs and Kadesh-barneas, 1 Corinthians 10:11.
Again and again would the people have been destroyed, if human justice had decided their case. But Moses, the mediator, knew the holy love of God's heart; and expressed it in his prayers on their behalf. See Deuteronomy 9:18; Deuteronomy 9:20; Deuteronomy 9:25-29. We are reminded of Him who ever liveth to make intercession for us within the veil, Hebrews 6:20; Hebrews 7:26-27; Hebrews 9:24. Let us imitate Moses in his life of intercessions; and mark well his arguments that we may use them for ourselves and others. [source]

Chapter Summary: Deuteronomy 9

1  Moses dissuades them from the opinion of their own righteousness
7  Moses reminds them of the golden calf

What do the individual words in Deuteronomy 9:20 mean?

And with Aaron was angry Yahweh very [and] would have destroyed him so I prayed also for Aaron at time that
וּֽבְאַהֲרֹ֗ן הִתְאַנַּ֧ף יְהוָ֛ה מְאֹ֖ד לְהַשְׁמִיד֑וֹ וָֽאֶתְפַּלֵּ֛ל גַּם־ בְּעַ֥ד אַהֲרֹ֖ן בָּעֵ֥ת הַהִֽוא‪‬‪‬

וּֽבְאַהֲרֹ֗ן  And  with  Aaron 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: אַהֲרֹון  
Sense: brother of Moses, a Levite and the first high priest.
הִתְאַנַּ֧ף  was  angry 
Parse: Verb, Hitpael, Perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: אָנַף  
Sense: to be angry, to be displeased, to breathe hard.
יְהוָ֛ה  Yahweh 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יהוה 
Sense: the proper name of the one true God.
מְאֹ֖ד  very 
Parse: Adverb
Root: מְאֹד  
Sense: exceedingly, much subst.
לְהַשְׁמִיד֑וֹ  [and]  would  have  destroyed  him 
Parse: Preposition-l, Verb, Hifil, Infinitive construct, third person masculine singular
Root: שָׁמַד  
Sense: to destroy, exterminate, be destroyed, be exterminated.
וָֽאֶתְפַּלֵּ֛ל  so  I  prayed 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Hitpael, Consecutive imperfect, first person common singular
Root: פָּלַל 
Sense: to intervene, interpose, pray.
גַּם־  also 
Parse: Conjunction
Root: גַּם  
Sense: also, even, indeed, moreover, yea.
אַהֲרֹ֖ן  Aaron 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: אַהֲרֹון  
Sense: brother of Moses, a Levite and the first high priest.
בָּעֵ֥ת  at  time 
Parse: Preposition-b, Article, Noun, common singular
Root: עֵת  
Sense: time.
הַהִֽוא‪‬‪‬  that 
Parse: Article, Pronoun, third person feminine singular
Root: הוּא 
Sense: he, she, it.

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