Deuteronomy 33:18-34:12

New International Version

¹⁸About Zebulun^(A) he said:

“Rejoice, Zebulun, in your going out,
    and you, Issachar,^(B) in your tents.
¹⁹They will summon peoples to the mountain^(C)
    and there offer the sacrifices of the righteous;^(D)
they will feast on the abundance of the seas,^(E)
    on the treasures hidden in the sand.”

²⁰About Gad^(F) he said:

“Blessed is he who enlarges Gad’s domain!^(G)
    Gad lives there like a lion,
    tearing at arm or head.
²¹He chose the best land for himself;^(H)
    the leader’s portion was kept for him.^(I)
When the heads of the people assembled,
    he carried out the Lord’s righteous will,^(J)
    and his judgments concerning Israel.”

²²About Dan^(K) he said:

“Dan is a lion’s cub,
springing out of Bashan.”

²³About Naphtali^(L) he said:

“Naphtali is abounding with the favor of the Lord
and is full of his blessing;
he will inherit southward to the lake.”

²⁴About Asher^(M) he said:

“Most blessed of sons is Asher;
    let him be favored by his brothers,
    and let him bathe his feet in oil.^(N)
²⁵The bolts of your gates will be iron and bronze,^(O)
    and your strength will equal your days.^(P)

²⁶“There is no one like the God of Jeshurun,^(Q)
    who rides^(R) across the heavens to help you^(S)
    and on the clouds^(T) in his majesty.^(U)
²⁷The eternal^(V) God is your refuge,^(W)
    and underneath are the everlasting^(X) arms.
He will drive out your enemies before you,^(Y)
    saying, ‘Destroy them!’^(Z)
²⁸So Israel will live in safety;^(AA)
    Jacob will dwell^[a] secure
in a land of grain and new wine,
    where the heavens drop dew.^(AB)
²⁹Blessed are you, Israel!^(AC)
    Who is like you,^(AD)
    a people saved by the Lord?^(AE)
He is your shield and helper^(AF)
    and your glorious sword.
Your enemies will cower before you,
    and you will tread on their heights.^(AG)”

The Death of Moses

34 Then Moses climbed Mount Nebo^(AH) from the plains of Moab to the top of Pisgah,^(AI) across from Jericho.^(AJ) There the Lord showed^(AK) him the whole land—from Gilead to Dan,^(AL) ²all of Naphtali, the territory of Ephraim and Manasseh, all the land of Judah as far as the Mediterranean Sea,^(AM) ³the Negev^(AN) and the whole region from the Valley of Jericho, the City of Palms,^(AO) as far as Zoar.^(AP) ⁴Then the Lord said to him, “This is the land I promised on oath^(AQ) to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob^(AR) when I said, ‘I will give it^(AS) to your descendants.’ I have let you see it with your eyes, but you will not cross^(AT) over into it.”

⁵And Moses the servant of the Lord^(AU) died^(AV) there in Moab, as the Lord had said. ⁶He buried him^[b] in Moab, in the valley opposite Beth Peor,^(AW) but to this day no one knows where his grave is.^(AX) ⁷Moses was a hundred and twenty years old^(AY) when he died, yet his eyes were not weak^(AZ) nor his strength gone.^(BA) ⁸The Israelites grieved for Moses in the plains of Moab^(BB) thirty days,^(BC) until the time of weeping and mourning^(BD) was over.

⁹Now Joshua son of Nun was filled with the spirit^[c] of wisdom^(BE) because Moses had laid his hands on him.^(BF) So the Israelites listened to him and did what the Lord had commanded Moses.

¹⁰Since then, no prophet^(BG) has risen in Israel like Moses,^(BH) whom the Lord knew face to face,^(BI) ¹¹who did all those signs and wonders^(BJ) the Lord sent him to do in Egypt—to Pharaoh and to all his officials^(BK) and to his whole land. ¹²For no one has^(BL) ever shown the mighty power or performed the awesome deeds^(BM) that Moses did in the sight of all Israel.