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1 Then Moses hiked up from the Moabite plains to Mount Nebo, the peak of the Pisgah slope, which faces Jericho. The LORD showed him the whole land: the Gilead region as far as Dan's territory;
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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,
2 all the parts belonging to Naphtali along with the land of Ephraim and Manasseh, as well as the entirety of Judah as far as the Mediterranean Sea;
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all Naphtali, the land of Ephraim and Manasseh, all the land of Judah as far as the Western Sea,
3 also the arid southern plain, and the plain—including the Jericho Valley, Palm City—as far as Zoar.
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the Negeb, and the Plain—that is, the valley of Jericho, the city of palm trees—as far as Zoar.
4 Then the LORD said to Moses: "This is the land that I swore to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob when I promised: ‘I will give it to your descendants.' I have shown it to you with your own eyes; however, you will not cross over into it."
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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."
5 Then Moses, the LORD's servant, died—right there in the land of Moab, according to the LORD's command.
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Then Moses, the servant of the Lord, died there in the land of Moab, at the Lord's command.
6 The Lord buried him in a valley in Moabite country across from Beth-peor. Even now, no one knows where Moses' grave is.
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He was buried in a valley in the land of Moab, opposite Beth-peor, but no one knows his burial place to this day.
7 Moses was 120 years old when he died. His eyesight wasn't impaired, and his vigor hadn't diminished a bit.
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Moses was one hundred twenty years old when he died; his sight was unimpaired and his vigor had not abated.
8 Back down in the Moabite plains, the Israelites mourned Moses' death for thirty days. At that point, the time for weeping and for mourning Moses was over.
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The Israelites wept for Moses in the plains of Moab thirty days; then the period of mourning for Moses was ended.
9 Joshua, Nun's son, was filled with wisdom because Moses had placed his hands on him. So the Israelites listened to Joshua, and they did exactly what the LORD commanded Moses.
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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.
10 No prophet like Moses has yet emerged in Israel; Moses knew the LORD face-to-face!
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Never since has there arisen a prophet in Israel like Moses, whom the Lord knew face to face.
11 That's not even to mention all those signs and wonders that the LORD sent Moses to do in Egypt—to Pharaoh, to all his servants, and to his entire land—
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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,
12 as well as all the extraordinary power that Moses displayed before Israel's own eyes!
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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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