Deuteronomy 34:4-12

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."

5 Then Moses, the LORD's servant, died—right there in the land of Moab, according to 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.

7 Moses was 120 years old when he died. His eyesight wasn't impaired, and his vigor hadn't diminished a bit.

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.

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.

10 No prophet like Moses has yet emerged in Israel; Moses knew the LORD 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—

12 as well as all the extraordinary power that Moses displayed before Israel's own eyes!

Deuteronomy 34:4-12 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO DEUTERONOMY 34

This chapter informs us of Moses going up to the top of Pisgah, where he was shown the whole land of Canaan, De 34:1-4; of his death, burial, and age, De 34:5-7; of Israel's mourning for him, and the time of it, De 34:8; of his successor Joshua, De 34:9; and of the character of Moses, to whom no prophet was to be compared, De 34:10-12.