Deuteronomy 34:8

8 The Israelites cried for Moses for thirty days, staying in the plains of Moab until the time of sadness was over.

Deuteronomy 34:8 Meaning and Commentary

Deuteronomy 34:8

And the children of Israel wept for Moses in the plains of
Moab thirty days
According both to Josephus ^F14 and the Samaritan Chronicle ^F15, they cried and wept in a very vehement manner, when he signified to them his approaching death, and took his leave of them; and when he was dead they mourned for him, in a public manner, the space of time here mentioned, the time of mourning for his brother Aaron, ( Numbers 20:29 ) ;

so the days of weeping [and] mourning for Moses were ended;
on the eighth of Nisan or March, as says the Targum of Jonathan, and on the "ninth" they prepared their vessels and their cattle for a march, and on the tenth passed over Jordan, and on the "sixteenth" the manna ceased, according to the said paraphrase.

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FOOTNOTES:

F14 Ut supra. (De Bello Jud. l. 4. c. 8. sect. 49.)
F15 Apud Hottinger, p. 456.

Deuteronomy 34:8 In-Context

6 He buried Moses in Moab in the valley opposite Beth Peor, but even today no one knows where his grave is.

7 Moses was one hundred twenty years old when he died. His eyes were not weak, and he was still strong.

8 The Israelites cried for Moses for thirty days, staying in the plains of Moab until the time of sadness was over.

9 Joshua son of Nun was then filled with wisdom, because Moses had put his hands on him. So the Israelites listened to Joshua, and they did what the Lord had commanded Moses.

10 There has never been another prophet in Israel like Moses. The Lord knew Moses face to face