Deuteronomy 34
Lexham English Bible
The Death of Moses and the Commissioning of Joshua
34 Then Moses went up from the desert plateau[a] of Moab to Mount Nebo, to the top of Pisgah, which is opposite[b] Jericho, and Yahweh showed him all of the land, Gilead all the way up to Dan, 2 and all of Naphtali and the land of Ephraim and Manasseh and all of the land of Judah, up to the western sea,[c] 3 and the Negev and the plain of the valley of Jericho, the city of palms, on up to Zoar. 4 And Yahweh said to him, “This is the land that I swore to Abraham to Isaac and to Jacob, saying,[d] ‘To your offspring I will give it.’ I have let you see it with your eyes, but you shall not cross into it.”[e] 5 Then Moses, the servant of Yahweh, died there in the land of Moab according to the command of Yahweh.[f] 6 And he[g] buried him in the valley in the land of Moab opposite Beth Peor. But until this day no one knows his burial site. 7 Now Moses was a hundred and twenty years old[h] when he died;[i] his sight was not impaired and his vigor had not abated.[j] 8 And the Israelites[k] wept concerning Moses thirty days; finally the days of weeping and mourning for Moses were completed.
9 Now[l] Joshua the son of Nun was full of the spirit of wisdom because Moses had placed his hands on him, and the Israelites[m] listened to him, and they did as Yahweh had commanded Moses. 10 And not again[n] has a prophet arisen in Israel like Moses, whom Yahweh knew[o] face to face, 11 as far as all the signs and the wonders Yahweh sent him to do in the land of Egypt, against[p] Pharaoh and all of his servants and against[q] all of his land, 12 and as far as all of the mighty deeds[r] and as far as the great awesome wonders[s] Moses did before the eyes of all Israel.
Footnotes
- Deuteronomy 34:1 Or “plains/lowlands”
- Deuteronomy 34:1 Literally “which is on the face of”
- Deuteronomy 34:2 That is, the Mediterranean Sea
- Deuteronomy 34:4 Literally “to say”
- Deuteronomy 34:4 Literally “to there”
- Deuteronomy 34:5 Literally “at the mouth of Yahweh”
- Deuteronomy 34:6 That is, Yahweh
- Deuteronomy 34:7 Literally “and Moses was a son of a hundred and twenty year”
- Deuteronomy 34:7 Literally “at/in his dying”
- Deuteronomy 34:7 Literally “not faded his eyes and not had fled away his vitality”
- Deuteronomy 34:8 Literally “sons/children of Israel”
- Deuteronomy 34:9 Or “And”
- Deuteronomy 34:9 Literally “sons/children of Israel”
- Deuteronomy 34:10 Or “since then”
- Deuteronomy 34:10 Hebrew “knew him”
- Deuteronomy 34:11 Hebrew “to”
- Deuteronomy 34:11 Hebrew “to”
- Deuteronomy 34:12 Literally “the hand the strong”
- Deuteronomy 34:12 Literally “the terrifying the great actions”
Deuteronomy 34
International Standard Version
Moses Ascends Pisgah
34 Moses ascended from the desert plain of Moab toward Mount Nebo, to the top of Pisgah, across from Jericho. There[a] the Lord showed him the entire land, from Gilgal as far as Dan, 2 all of Naphtali, the territories[b] of Ephraim and Manasseh, and the entire territory[c] of Judah all the way to out over the sea,[d] 3 including the Negev,[e] the Arabah, the valley of Jericho, and the city of the palm trees as far as Zoar. 4 Then the Lord told him: “This is the land that I promised to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob by an oath when I said, ‘I’ll give it to your descendants.’ I’ll let you see it with your eyes, but you won’t cross over there.”
Moses Dies
5 So Moses, the servant of the Lord, died there in the land of Moab, just as the Lord had said.[f] 6 He was buried in the valley opposite Beth Peor, in the land of Moab, but no one knows to this day where his burial place is. 7 Moses was 120 years old when he died. His eyesight wasn’t impaired and he was still vigorous and strong. 8 The Israelis mourned for Moses at the desert plain of Moab for 30 days, after which the period of mourning for Moses was completed.
The Epitaph for Moses
9 Now Nun’s son Joshua was full of the spirit of wisdom, because Moses had placed his hands on him, so the Israelis listened to him and did what the Lord had commanded Moses. 10 No prophet ever rose again in Israel like Moses, whom the Lord knew with such great intimacy.[g]
11 What signs and wonders the Lord sent him to do throughout the land of Egypt, to Pharaoh, and to all of his servants who lived in the whole land!
12 What great power[h] and great terror Moses displayed on behalf of all Israel!
Footnotes
- Deuteronomy 34:1 The Heb. lacks There
- Deuteronomy 34:2 Lit. land
- Deuteronomy 34:2 Lit. land
- Deuteronomy 34:2 I.e. the Mediterranean Sea
- Deuteronomy 34:3 I.e. the southern region of Israel; cf. Josh 10:40
- Deuteronomy 34:5 Lit. Moab, according to the word of the Lord
- Deuteronomy 34:10 Lit. knew face to face
- Deuteronomy 34:12 Lit. What a mighty hand
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