Good News Translation GNT
New International Version NIV
1 Moses went up from the plains of Moab to Mount Nebo, to the top of Mount Pisgah east of Jericho, and there the Lord showed him the whole land: the territory of Gilead as far north as the town of Dan;
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Then Moses climbed Mount Nebo from the plains of Moab to the top of Pisgah, across from Jericho. There the LORD showed him the whole land—from Gilead to Dan,
2 the entire territory of Naphtali; the territories of Ephraim and Manasseh; the territory of Judah as far west as the Mediterranean Sea;
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all of Naphtali, the territory of Ephraim and Manasseh, all the land of Judah as far as the Mediterranean Sea,
3 the southern part of Judah; and the plain that reaches from Zoar to Jericho, the city of palm trees.
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the Negev and the whole region from the Valley of Jericho, the City of Palms, as far as Zoar.
4 Then the Lord said to Moses, "This is the land that I promised Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob I would give to their descendants. I have let you see it, but I will not let you go there."
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Then the LORD said to him, “This is the land I promised on oath to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob when I said, ‘I will give it to your descendants.’ I have let you see it with your eyes, but you will not cross over into it.”
5 So Moses, the Lord's servant, died there in the land of Moab, as the Lord had said he would.
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And Moses the servant of the LORD died there in Moab, as the LORD had said.
6 The Lord buried him in a valley in Moab, opposite the town of Bethpeor, but to this day no one knows the exact place of his burial.
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He buried him in Moab, in the valley opposite Beth Peor, but to this day no one knows where his grave is.
7 Moses was a hundred and twenty years old when he died; he was as strong as ever, and his eyesight was still good.
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Moses was a hundred and twenty years old when he died, yet his eyes were not weak nor his strength gone.
8 The people of Israel mourned for him for thirty days in the plains of Moab.
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The Israelites grieved for Moses in the plains of Moab thirty days, until the time of weeping and mourning was over.
9 Joshua son of Nun was filled with wisdom, because Moses had appointed him to be his successor. The people of Israel obeyed Joshua and kept the commands that the Lord had given them through Moses.
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Now Joshua son of Nun was filled with the spirit of wisdom because Moses had laid his hands on him. So the Israelites listened to him and did what the LORD had commanded Moses.
10 There has never been a prophet in Israel like Moses; the Lord spoke with him face-to-face.
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Since then, no prophet has risen in Israel like Moses, whom the LORD knew face to face,
11 No other prophet has ever done miracles and wonders like those that the Lord sent Moses to perform against the king of Egypt, his officials, and the entire country.
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who did all those signs and wonders the LORD sent him to do in Egypt—to Pharaoh and to all his officials and to his whole land.
12 No other prophet has been able to do the great and terrifying things that Moses did in the sight of all Israel.
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For no one has ever shown the mighty power or performed the awesome deeds that Moses did in the sight of all Israel.
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.
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