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Deuteronomy 32:48-52
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Instructions about Moses’ Death

48 Then the Lord said to Moses that same day, 49 “Go up to this Abarim[a] hill country, to Mount Nebo (which is in the land of Moab opposite Jericho), and look at the land of Canaan that I am giving to the Israelites as a possession. 50 You will die[b] on the mountain that you ascend and join your deceased ancestors,[c] just as Aaron your brother died on Mount Hor[d] and joined his deceased ancestors, 51 for both of you[e] rebelled against me among the Israelites at the waters of Meribah Kadesh in the wilderness of Zin when you did not show me proper respect[f] among the Israelites. 52 You will see the land before you, but you will not enter the land that I am giving to the Israelites.”

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  1. Deuteronomy 32:49 sn Abarim. This refers to the high plateau region of the Transjordan, the highest elevation of which is Mount Pisgah (or Nebo; cf. Deut 34:1). See also the note on the name “Pisgah” in Deut 3:17.
  2. Deuteronomy 32:50 tn In the Hebrew text the forms translated “you will die…and join” are imperatives, but the actions in view cannot really be commanded. The imperative is used here in a rhetorical, emphatic manner to indicate the certainty of Moses’ death on the mountain. On the rhetorical use of the imperative see IBHS 572 §34.4c.
  3. Deuteronomy 32:50 tn Heb “be gathered to your people.” The same phrase occurs again later in this verse.
  4. Deuteronomy 32:50 sn Mount Hor. See note on the name “Moserah” in Deut 10:6.
  5. Deuteronomy 32:51 tn The use of the plural (“you”) in the Hebrew text suggests that Moses and Aaron are both in view here, since both had rebelled at some time or other, if not at Meribah Kadesh then elsewhere (cf. Num 20:24; 27:14).
  6. Deuteronomy 32:51 tn Heb “did not esteem me holy.” Cf. NIV “did not uphold my holiness”; NLT “failed to demonstrate my holiness.”
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Deuteronomy 32:48-52
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Instructions Concerning Moses’ Death

48 And Yahweh said to Moses on exactly this day, saying,[a] 49 “Go up to this mountain of the Abarim range, Mount Nebo, which is opposite Jericho,[b] and see the land of Canaan that I am giving to the Israelites[c] as a possession. 50 You shall die on that mountain that you are about to go up there, and you will be gathered to your people, just as your brother Aaron died on Mount Hor[d] and he was gathered to his people, 51 because of the fact that you broke faith with me in the midst of Israel at the waters of Meribah Kadesh, in the desert of Zin, because you did not treat me as holy[e] in the midst of the Israelites.[f] 52 Yes, from afar you may view the land, but there you shall not enter there, that is, into the land that I am giving to the Israelites.”[g]

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Footnotes

  1. Deuteronomy 32:48 Literally “to say”
  2. Deuteronomy 32:49 Literally “on the face of Jericho”
  3. Deuteronomy 32:49 Literally “sons/children of Israel”
  4. Deuteronomy 32:50 Literally “on Hor the mountain”
  5. Deuteronomy 32:51 Literally “that not you treated me as holy”
  6. Deuteronomy 32:51 Literally “sons/children of Israel”
  7. Deuteronomy 32:52 Literally “sons/children of Israel”
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