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Deuteronomy 31
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Joshua Will Follow Moses

31 Moses came and spoke the following words to all Israel. 2 He said to them:

“I am now one hundred twenty years old. I can no longer go out and come back.[a] The Lord has said to me, ‘You will not cross over this Jordan.’

3 “The Lord your God himself will cross over before you. He will destroy those nations before you, and you will take possession of their land. Joshua is the one who will cross over before you, as the Lord promised. 4 The Lord will do to them as he did to Sihon and Og, kings of the Amorites, and as he did to their lands when he destroyed them. 5 The Lord will hand them over to you, and you are to deal with them according to the whole set of commands that I gave you.

6 “Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid and do not be terrified before them, because the Lord your God is going with you. He will not abandon you and he will not forsake you.”

7 Moses called Joshua and said to him in the view of all Israel:

“Be strong and courageous, because you will go with this people into the land that the Lord promised to your fathers with an oath, and you will divide it among them as their possession. 8 The Lord himself will go ahead of you. He will be with you. He will not abandon you, and he will not forsake you. Do not be afraid and do not be overwhelmed.”

Reading the Law

9 Then Moses wrote down this law, and he gave it to the priests, the sons of Levi who carry the Ark of the Covenant of the Lord, and to all the elders of Israel. 10 Moses commanded them:

“At the end of seven years, at the appointed time of the year of the release, at the Festival of Shelters, 11 when all Israel comes to appear in the presence of the Lord your God at the place that he will choose, you are to read this law before all Israel in their hearing. 12 Gather the people—the men, the women, the children, and the alien who resides within your gates—so that they may hear it and learn to fear the Lord your God and to be careful to carry out all the words of this law. 13 Their children also, who do not know the law, are to hear it and learn to fear the Lord your God all the time that you live on the land that you are crossing the Jordan to possess.”

The Transition to Joshua

14 Then the Lord said to Moses, “The time is approaching for you to die. Summon Joshua and stand at the Tent of Meeting, and I will commission him.”

So Moses and Joshua went and stood at the Tent of Meeting. 15 Then the Lord appeared at the tent in a pillar of cloud, and the pillar of cloud stood over the entrance to the tent. 16 The Lord said to Moses:

“You are about to lie down with your fathers, but this people will rise up and prostitute themselves to the foreign gods among them in the land they are about to enter. They will forsake me and break my covenant that I made with them. 17 My anger will burn against them on that day, and I will forsake them and hide my face from them. They will be on the verge of being devoured, and many evils and distresses will find them. They will say on that day, ‘Haven’t these evil things found us because our God is not among us?’ 18 Yet I will hide my face on that day because of all the evil they have done by turning to other gods.

19 “So now, write down this song and teach it to the people of Israel. Put it in their mouths so this song will be my witness against the people of Israel. 20 When I bring them into the land flowing with milk and honey that I promised by oath to their fathers, and they eat and are satisfied and grow fat, and they then turn to other gods and serve them, when they despise me and break my covenant, 21 and many evils and distresses find them, then this song will testify against them as a witness, because it will not be forgotten or gone from the mouths of their descendants. I certainly know the inclination that they are developing today before I bring them to the land that I have promised on oath.”

22 So Moses wrote down this song on that day and taught it to the people of Israel.

23 Then the Lord commissioned Joshua son of Nun and said to him:

“Be strong and courageous, because you will bring the people of Israel into the land that I have promised to them with an oath, and I will be with you.”

24 When Moses had finished writing the words of this law in a book, 25 he gave this command to the Levites, who carry the Ark of the Covenant of the Lord:

26 “Take this Book of the Law, and place it beside the Ark of the Covenant of the Lord your God, and let it remain there as a witness against you. 27 I certainly know how rebellious and stubborn you are. Even while I am still alive and among you today, you are rebels against the Lord. So how much more after my death! 28 Assemble all the elders of your tribes and your officials before me, and I will speak all these words in their hearing, and I will call the heavens and the earth to witness against them. 29 I know that after my death you will act corruptly and turn from the way that I have commanded you, and that evil will come on you in future days when you do evil in the sight of the Lord by provoking him to anger by the work of your hands.”

Moses’ Song

30 Then Moses spoke the words of this song in the hearing of the whole assembly of Israel, from beginning to end:

Footnotes

  1. Deuteronomy 31:2 That is, he could no longer lead them on their campaigns.
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Deuteronomy 31
Lexham English Bible

Succession, Deposition, and Recitation of Text

31 And Moses went and spoke these words to all Israel. 2 And he said to them, “I am a hundred and twenty years old today;[a] I am not able to go out and to come in any longer, and Yahweh said to me, ‘You may not cross this Jordan.’ 3 Yahweh your God is about to cross before you;[b] he will destroy these nations before you,[c] and you shall dispossess them. Joshua will be crossing before you,[d] just as Yahweh promised.[e] 4 And Yahweh will do to them just as he did to Sihon and to Og, kings of the Amorites, and to their land, which he destroyed with them. 5 And Yahweh will deliver them to you before you,[f] and you shall do to them according to every commandment that I have commanded you. 6 Be strong and be courageous; you should not be afraid, and you should not be in dread from their presence,[g] for Yahweh your God is the one going with you; he will not leave you alone and he will not forsake you.”

7 Then Moses summoned Joshua, and he said to him in the presence of all Israel,[h] “Be strong and be courageous, for you will go with this people into the land that Yahweh swore to their ancestors[i] to give to them, and you will give it to them as an inheritance. 8 Yahweh is the one going before you;[j] he will be with you, and he will not leave you alone, and he will not forsake you; you shall not be afraid, and you shall not be discouraged.” 9 So Moses wrote this law, and he gave it to the priests, the descendants[k] of Levi, the ones carrying the ark of the covenant of Yahweh, and to all the elders of Israel.

10 Then Moses commanded them, saying,[l] “At the end of seven years, in the time of the year for canceling debts during the Feast of Booths, 11 when all Israel comes to appear before[m] Yahweh their God at the place that he will choose, you shall read this law before all Israel in their hearing.[n] 12 Assemble the people, the men and the women and the little children and your aliens that are in your towns,[o] so that they may hear and so that they may learn and they may revere Yahweh your God, and they shall diligently observe[p] all the words of this law. 13 And then their children,[q] who have not known, they too may hear, and they may learn to revere Yahweh their God all the days that you live[r] on the land that you are crossing the Jordan to get there[s] to take possession of it.”

14 Then Yahweh said to Moses, “Look, you are about to die;[t] call Joshua and present yourselves in the tent of assembly,[u] so that I may instruct him.” So Moses and Joshua went and presented themselves in[v] the tent of assembly.[w] 15 And Yahweh appeared in the tent in a column of cloud, and the column of the cloud stood at the entrance of the tent. 16 And Yahweh said to Moses, “Look, you are about to lie down with your ancestors,[x] and this people will arise and they[y] will play the prostitute after the foreign gods[z] of the land to which they are going.[aa] 17 And my anger shall flare up against them[ab] on that day, and I will forsake them, and I will hide my face from them, and they[ac] shall become as prey, and disasters and troubles shall find[ad] them,[ae] and they[af] shall say on that day, ‘Is it not because our[ag] God is not in our[ah] midst that these disasters have found[ai] us?’[aj] 18 But I will certainly hide my face on that day, because of all of the evil that they[ak] did because they[al] turned to other gods.

19 “And so then write this song for yourselves and teach it to the Israelites;[am] put it in their mouth, so that this song may be for me as a witness against the Israelites.[an] 20 For when I bring them[ao] into the land that I swore to their[ap] ancestors,[aq] a land flowing with milk and honey, they will eat their fill,[ar] and they[as] will become fat, and then they[at] will turn to other gods, and they will serve them, and they will spurn me, and they[au] will break my covenant. 21 And then[av] many disasters and troubles will come upon them,[aw] and this song will give evidence before them[ax] as a witness, because it will not be forgotten from out of the mouth of their descendants,[ay] for I know their[az] inclination that they[ba] are having today[bb] before I have brought them[bc] into the land that I swore.” 22 And Moses wrote this song on that day and taught it to the Israelites.[bd]

23 Then he[be] told Joshua the son of Nun, and said to him, “Be strong and be courageous, for you shall bring the Israelites[bf] into the land that I swore to them, and I will be with you.”

24 And then when Moses finished writing[bg] the words of this law on the scroll until they were complete,[bh] 25 then Moses commanded the Levites carrying the ark of the covenant of Yahweh, saying,[bi] 26 “Take the scroll of this law and put it at the side of the ark of the covenant of Yahweh your God, and it will be there as a witness against you. 27 For I know your rebellion and your stiff neck even now while I am still alive with you today,[bj] rebelling against Yahweh, and how much more[bk] after my death. 28 Assemble to me all the elders of your tribes and your officials, so that I may speak in their ears these words, and that I may call as witness against them heaven and earth. 29 For I know that after my death you will certainly act corruptly, and you will turn aside from the way that I have commanded you, and the disaster in the future days will befall you, because you will do evil[bl] in the eyes of Yahweh, provoking him with the work of your hands.”[bm] 30 So Moses spoke into the ears of the assembly of Israel the words of this song until they were complete.[bn]

Footnotes

  1. Deuteronomy 31:2 Literally “the day”
  2. Deuteronomy 31:3 Literally “to the face of you”
  3. Deuteronomy 31:3 Literally “to the face of you”
  4. Deuteronomy 31:3 Literally “to the face of you”
  5. Deuteronomy 31:3 Literally “spoke”
  6. Deuteronomy 31:5 Literally “will give them Yahweh to the face of you”
  7. Deuteronomy 31:6 Literally “not you should dread from their face”
  8. Deuteronomy 31:7 Literally “before the eyes of all Israel”
  9. Deuteronomy 31:7 Or “their fathers”
  10. Deuteronomy 31:8 Literally “to the face of you”
  11. Deuteronomy 31:9 Or “sons”
  12. Deuteronomy 31:10 Literally “to say”
  13. Deuteronomy 31:11 Literally “at/in the coming of all of Israel to see”
  14. Deuteronomy 31:11 Literally “in their ears”
  15. Deuteronomy 31:12 Literally “gates”
  16. Deuteronomy 31:12 Literally “they shall keep to do”
  17. Deuteronomy 31:13 Hebrew “child”
  18. Deuteronomy 31:13 Literally “that you are alive”
  19. Deuteronomy 31:13 Literally “there”
  20. Deuteronomy 31:14 Literally “are near your days to die”
  21. Deuteronomy 31:14 Or “meeting”
  22. Deuteronomy 31:14 Or “at”
  23. Deuteronomy 31:14 Or “meeting”
  24. Deuteronomy 31:16 Or “fathers”
  25. Deuteronomy 31:16 Hebrew “he”
  26. Deuteronomy 31:16 Literally “the gods of the foreigner/foreign person of the land”
  27. Deuteronomy 31:16 Literally “which he is going to”
  28. Deuteronomy 31:17 Literally “shall become my nose against it/him”
  29. Deuteronomy 31:17 Hebrew “he”
  30. Deuteronomy 31:17 Or “encounter”
  31. Deuteronomy 31:17 Hebrew “him”
  32. Deuteronomy 31:17 Hebrew “he”
  33. Deuteronomy 31:17 Hebrew “my” but represents all the people
  34. Deuteronomy 31:17 Hebrew “my”
  35. Deuteronomy 31:17 Or “encountered”
  36. Deuteronomy 31:17 Hebrew “me”
  37. Deuteronomy 31:18 Hebrew “he”
  38. Deuteronomy 31:18 Hebrew “he”
  39. Deuteronomy 31:19 Literally “sons/children of Israel”
  40. Deuteronomy 31:19 Literally “sons/children of Israel”
  41. Deuteronomy 31:20 Hebrew “him,” referring to the people
  42. Deuteronomy 31:20 Hebrew “his”
  43. Deuteronomy 31:20 Or “fathers”
  44. Deuteronomy 31:20 Literally “he will eat and he will be satisfied”
  45. Deuteronomy 31:20 Hebrew “he”
  46. Deuteronomy 31:20 Hebrew “he”
  47. Deuteronomy 31:20 Hebrew “he”
  48. Deuteronomy 31:21 Literally “And it shall happen”
  49. Deuteronomy 31:21 Hebrew “him”
  50. Deuteronomy 31:21 Hebrew “him”
  51. Deuteronomy 31:21 Hebrew “his offspring/descendant”
  52. Deuteronomy 31:21 Hebrew “his”
  53. Deuteronomy 31:21 Hebrew “he”
  54. Deuteronomy 31:21 Literally “the day”
  55. Deuteronomy 31:21 Hebrew “him”
  56. Deuteronomy 31:22 Literally “sons/children of Israel”
  57. Deuteronomy 31:23 That is, Yahweh
  58. Deuteronomy 31:23 Literally “sons/children of Israel”
  59. Deuteronomy 31:24 Literally “And it happened as/when to finish Moses to write”
  60. Deuteronomy 31:24 Literally “until their to be complete/”
  61. Deuteronomy 31:25 Literally “to say”
  62. Deuteronomy 31:27 Literally “the day”
  63. Deuteronomy 31:27 Literally “and also for/indeed”
  64. Deuteronomy 31:29 Hebrew “the evil”; the definite article indicates the general concept of evil
  65. Deuteronomy 31:29 Literally “to provoke him with/by the work of your hands”
  66. Deuteronomy 31:30 Literally “until their to be complete”
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