Focused Passage

Deuteronomy 34:1-8

Moses Sees the Land, Dies as the LORD's Servant, and Joshua Succeeds Him

Deuteronomy 34 moves from Moses viewing the sworn land, to his death and hidden burial, to Israel's mourning, Joshua's Spirit-enabled succession, and a final testimony that no prophet like Moses had yet arisen in Israel.

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1Then Moses went up from the plains of Moab to Mount Nebo, to the top of Pisgah, which faces Jericho. And the LORD showed him the whole land—from Gilead as far as Dan,

2all of Naphtali, the land of Ephraim and Manasseh, all the land of Judah as far as the Western Sea,

3the Negev, and the region from the Valley of Jericho (the City of Palms) all the way to Zoar.

4And the LORD said to him, “This is the land that I swore to give Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob when I said, ‘I will give it to your descendants.’ I have let you see it with your own eyes, but you will not cross into it.”

5So Moses the servant of the LORD died there in the land of Moab, as the LORD had said.

6And He buried him in a valley in the land of Moab facing Beth-peor, and no one to this day knows the location of his grave.

7Moses was a hundred and twenty years old when he died, yet his eyes were not weak, and his vitality had not diminished.

8The Israelites grieved for Moses in the plains of Moab thirty days, until the time of weeping and mourning for Moses came to an end.

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References and Original Words

Verse 1

Original words

Then Mosesמֹשֶׁ֜הH4872Noun - proper - masculine singularwent upוַיַּ֨עַלH5927Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularfrom the plainsמֵֽעַרְבֹ֤תH6160Preposition-m | Noun - feminine plural constructof Moabמוֹאָב֙H4124Noun - proper - feminine singulartoאֶל־H413PrepositionMountהַ֣רH2022Noun - masculine singular constructNeboנְב֔וֹH5015Noun - proper - feminine singularto the topרֹ֚אשׁH7218Noun - masculine singular constructof Pisgahהַפִּסְגָּ֔הH6449Article | Noun - proper - feminine singularwhichאֲשֶׁ֖רH834Pronoun - relativefacesעַל־H5921Preposition. . .פְּנֵ֣יH6440Noun - common plural constructJerichoיְרֵח֑וֹH3405Noun - proper - feminine singularAnd the LORDיְהוָ֧הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singular-אֶת־H853Direct object markershowed himוַיַּרְאֵ֨הוּH7200Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singularthe wholeכָּל־H3605Noun - masculine singular constructlandהָאָ֛רֶץH776Article | Noun - feminine singular-אֶת־H853Direct object markerfrom Gileadהַגִּלְעָ֖דH1568Article | Noun - proper - feminine singularas farעַד־H5704Prepositionas Danדָּֽן׃H1835Noun - proper - masculine singular
Verse 2

Original words

-וְאֵת֙H853Conjunctive waw | Direct object markerallכָּל־H3605Noun - masculine singular constructof Naphtaliנַפְתָּלִ֔יH5321Noun - proper - masculine singular-וְאֶת־H853Conjunctive waw | Direct object markerthe landאֶ֥רֶץH776Noun - feminine singular constructof Ephraimאֶפְרַ֖יִםH669Noun - proper - masculine singularand Manassehוּמְנַשֶּׁ֑הH4519Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular-וְאֵת֙H853Conjunctive waw | Direct object markerallכָּל־H3605Noun - masculine singular constructthe landאֶ֣רֶץH776Noun - feminine singular constructof Judahיְהוּדָ֔הH3063Noun - proper - masculine singularas far asעַ֖דH5704Prepositionthe Westernהָאַחֲרֽוֹן׃H314Article | Adjective - masculine singularSeaהַיָּ֥םH3220Article | Noun - masculine singular

BSB notes

  • That is, the Mediterranean Sea, also called the Great Sea
Verse 3

Original words

-וְאֶת־H853Conjunctive waw | Direct object markerthe Negevהַנֶּ֗גֶבH5045Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular-וְֽאֶת־H853Conjunctive waw | Direct object markerand the regionהַכִּכָּ֞רH3603Article | Noun - feminine singularfrom the Valleyבִּקְעַ֧תH1237Noun - feminine singular constructof Jerichoיְרֵח֛וֹH3405Noun - proper - feminine singularthe Cityעִ֥ירH5892Noun - feminine singularof Palmsהַתְּמָרִ֖יםH8558Noun - proper - feminine singularall the wayעַד־H5704Prepositionto Zoarצֹֽעַר׃H6820Noun - proper - feminine singular
Verse 4

Original words

And the LORDיְהוָ֜הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singularsaidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרH559Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularto himאֵלָ֗יוH413Preposition | third person masculine singularThisזֹ֤אתH2063Pronoun - feminine singularis the landהָאָ֙רֶץ֙H776Article | Noun - feminine singularthatאֲשֶׁ֣רH834Pronoun - relativeI swore to giveנִ֠שְׁבַּעְתִּיH7650Verb - Nifal - Perfect - first person common singularAbrahamלְאַבְרָהָ֨םH85Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singularIsaacלְיִצְחָ֤קH3327Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singularand Jacobוּֽלְיַעֲקֹב֙H3290Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singularwhen I saidלֵאמֹ֔רH559Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructI will giveאֶתְּנֶ֑נָּהH5414Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular | third person feminine singularit to your descendantsלְזַרְעֲךָ֖H2233Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singularI have let you seeהֶרְאִיתִ֣יךָH7200Verb - Hifil - Perfect - first person common singular | second person masculine singularit with your own eyesבְעֵינֶ֔יךָH5869Preposition-b | Noun - cdc | second person masculine singular. . .וְשָׁ֖מָּהH8033Conjunctive waw | Adverb | third person feminine singularbut you will notלֹ֥אH3808Adverb - Negative particlecross into itתַעֲבֹֽר׃H5674Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular
Verse 5

Original words

So Mosesמֹשֶׁ֧הH4872Noun - proper - masculine singularthe servantעֶֽבֶד־H5650Noun - masculine singular constructof the LORDיְהוָ֛הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singulardiedוַיָּ֨מָתH4191Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularthereשָׁ֜םH8033Adverbin the landבְּאֶ֥רֶץH776Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular constructof Moabמוֹאָ֖בH4124Noun - proper - feminine singularasעַל־H5921Prepositionthe LORDיְהוָֽה׃H3068Noun - proper - masculine singularhad saidפִּ֥יH6310Noun - masculine singular construct
Verse 6

Original words

And He buriedוַיִּקְבֹּ֨רH6912Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularhimאֹת֤וֹH853Direct object marker | third person masculine singularin a valleyבַגַּיְ֙H1516Preposition-b, Article | Noun - common singularin the landבְּאֶ֣רֶץH776Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular constructof Moabמוֹאָ֔בH4124Noun - proper - feminine singularfacingמ֖וּלH4136Prepositionvvvבֵּ֣יתH1047PrepositionBeth-peorפְּע֑וֹרH1047Noun - proper - feminine singularand noוְלֹֽא־H3808Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particleoneאִישׁ֙H376Noun - masculine singular-אֶת־H853Direct object markertoעַ֖דH5704Prepositionthisהַזֶּֽה׃H2088Article | Pronoun - masculine singulardayהַיּ֥וֹםH3117Article | Noun - masculine singularknowsיָדַ֥עH3045Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularthe location of his graveקְבֻ֣רָת֔וֹH6900Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular

BSB notes

  • SP and some LXX manuscripts they buried him
Verse 7

Original words

Moses [was]וּמֹשֶׁ֗הH4872Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singulara hundredמֵאָ֧הH3967Number - feminine singularand twentyוְעֶשְׂרִ֛יםH6242Conjunctive waw | Number - common pluralyears oldבֶּן־H1121Noun - masculine singular construct. . .שָׁנָ֖הH8141Noun - feminine singularwhen he diedבְּמֹת֑וֹH4191Preposition-b | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person masculine singularyet his eyesעֵינ֖וֹH5869Noun - common singular construct | third person masculine singularwere notלֹֽא־H3808Adverb - Negative particleweakכָהֲתָ֥הH3543Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singularand his vitalityלֵחֹֽה׃H3893Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singularhad notוְלֹא־H3808Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particlediminishedנָ֥סH5127Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Verse 8

Original words

The Israelitesבְנֵ֨יH1121Noun - masculine plural construct. . .יִשְׂרָאֵ֧לH3478Noun - proper - masculine singular-אֶת־H853Direct object markergrievedוַיִּבְכּוּ֩H1058Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralfor Mosesמֹשֶׁ֛הH4872Noun - proper - masculine singularin the plainsבְּעַֽרְבֹ֥תH6160Preposition-b | Noun - feminine plural constructof Moabמוֹאָ֖בH4124Noun - proper - feminine singularthirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֣יםH7970Number - common pluraldaysי֑וֹםH3117Noun - masculine singularuntil the timeיְמֵ֥יH3117Noun - masculine plural constructof weepingבְכִ֖יH1065Noun - masculine singular constructand mourningאֵ֥בֶלH60Noun - masculine singular constructfor Mosesמֹשֶֽׁה׃H4872Noun - proper - masculine singularcame to an endוַֽיִּתְּמ֔וּH8552Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural

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