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Moses Dies and Is Buried in the Land of Moab

34 Then Moses went up from the plains of Moab to Mount Nebo, to the top of Pisgah, which is opposite Jericho, and the Lord showed him the whole land: Gilead as far as Dan, all Naphtali, the land of Ephraim and Manasseh, all the land of Judah as far as the Western Sea, the Negeb, and the Plain—that is, the valley of Jericho, the city of palm trees—as far as Zoar. The Lord said to him, “This is the land of which I swore to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, saying, ‘I will give it to your descendants.’ I have let you see it with your eyes, but you shall not cross over there.”(A) Then Moses, the servant of the Lord, died there in the land of Moab, at the Lord’s command.(B) He buried him in a valley in the land of Moab, opposite Beth-peor, but no one knows his burial place to this day. Moses was one hundred twenty years old when he died; his sight was unimpaired, and his vigor had not abated.(C) The Israelites wept for Moses in the plains of Moab thirty days; then the period of mourning for Moses was ended.

Joshua son of Nun was full of the spirit of wisdom because Moses had laid his hands on him, and the Israelites obeyed him, doing as the Lord had commanded Moses.(D)

10 Never since has there arisen a prophet in Israel like Moses, whom the Lord knew face to face.(E) 11 He was unequaled for all the signs and wonders that the Lord sent him to perform in the land of Egypt, against Pharaoh and all his servants and his entire land,(F) 12 and for all the mighty deeds and all the terrifying displays of power that Moses performed in the sight of all Israel.

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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, and all of Naphtali and the land of Ephraim and Manasseh and all of the land of Judah, up to the western sea,[c] and the Negev and the plain of the valley of Jericho, the city of palms, on up to Zoar. 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] Then Moses, the servant of Yahweh, died there in the land of Moab according to the command of Yahweh.[f] 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. 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] And the Israelites[k] wept concerning Moses thirty days; finally the days of weeping and mourning for Moses were completed.

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.

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Footnotes

  1. Deuteronomy 34:1 Or “plains/lowlands”
  2. Deuteronomy 34:1 Literally “which is on the face of”
  3. Deuteronomy 34:2 That is, the Mediterranean Sea
  4. Deuteronomy 34:4 Literally “to say”
  5. Deuteronomy 34:4 Literally “to there”
  6. Deuteronomy 34:5 Literally “at the mouth of Yahweh”
  7. Deuteronomy 34:6 That is, Yahweh
  8. Deuteronomy 34:7 Literally “and Moses was a son of a hundred and twenty year”
  9. Deuteronomy 34:7 Literally “at/in his dying”
  10. Deuteronomy 34:7 Literally “not faded his eyes and not had fled away his vitality”
  11. Deuteronomy 34:8 Literally “sons/children of Israel”
  12. Deuteronomy 34:9 Or “And”
  13. Deuteronomy 34:9 Literally “sons/children of Israel”
  14. Deuteronomy 34:10 Or “since then”
  15. Deuteronomy 34:10 Hebrew “knew him”
  16. Deuteronomy 34:11 Hebrew “to”
  17. Deuteronomy 34:11 Hebrew “to”
  18. Deuteronomy 34:12 Literally “the hand the strong”
  19. Deuteronomy 34:12 Literally “the terrifying the great actions