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ויבכו בני ישראל ובאהרן כתיב כל בית ישראל לפי שכשמת אהרן מי הוא הרואה את משה בוכה ולא יבכה הוא. ויבכו בני ישראל, “The Children of Israel wept, etc.” when Aaron had died the Torah describes “the whole house of Israel” as having mourned his passing. (Numbers 20,29) The reason for the difference was that at that time anyone seeing Moses cry at the death of his brother could not help crying also. When Moses died there was no one left of such a stature that it would cause him to cry also. [Alternately, the women did not weep at Moses’ passing.]