The Complete Jewish Bible CJB
GOD'S WORD Translation GW
1 Moshe ascended from the plains of Mo'av to Mount N'vo, to the summit of Pisgah, across from Yericho. There ADONAI showed him all the land -Gil'ad as far as Dan,
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Then Moses went up on Mount Nebo from the plains of Moab. He went to the top of Pisgah, across from Jericho. The LORD showed him the whole land. He could see Gilead as far as Dan,
2 all Naftali, the land of Efrayim and M'nasheh, the land of Y'hudah all the way to the sea beyond,
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all of Naphtali, the territory of Ephraim and Manasseh, all the territory of Judah as far as the Mediterranean Sea,
3 the Negev, and the 'Aravah, including the valley where Yericho, the City of Date-Palms, as far away as Tzo'ar.
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the Negev, and the Jordan Plain--the valley of Jericho (the City of Palms)--as far as Zoar.
4 ADONAI said to him, "This is the land concerning which I swore to Avraham, Yitz'chak and Ya'akov, 'I will give it to your descendants.' I have let you see it with your eyes, but you will not cross over there."
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Then the LORD said to him, "This is the land I promised with an oath to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. I said I would give it to their descendants. I have let you see it with your own eyes, but you may not go there."
5 So Moshe, the servant of ADONAI, died there in the land of Mo'av, as ADONAI had said.
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As the LORD had predicted, the LORD's servant Moses died in Moab.
6 He was buried in the valley across from Beit-P'or in the land of Mo'av, but to this day no one knows where his grave is.
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He was buried in a valley in Moab, near Beth Peor. Even today no one knows where his grave is.
7 Moshe was 120 years old when he died, with eyes undimmed and vigor undiminished.
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Moses was 120 years old when he died. His eyesight never became poor, and he never lost his physical strength.
8 The people of Isra'el mourned Moshe on the plains of Mo'av for thirty days; after this, the days of crying and mourning for Moshe ended.
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The Israelites mourned for Moses in the plains of Moab for 30 days. Then the time of mourning for him was over.
9 Y'hoshua the son of Nun was full of the Spirit of wisdom, for Moshe had laid his hands on him, and the people of Isra'el heeded him and did what ADONAI had ordered Moshe.
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Joshua, son of Nun, was filled with the Spirit of wisdom, because Moses had laid his hands on him. The Israelites obeyed him and did what the LORD had commanded through Moses.
10 Since that time there has not arisen in Isra'el a prophet like Moshe, whom ADONAI knew face to face.
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There has never been another prophet in Israel like Moses, whom the LORD dealt with face to face.
11 What signs and wonders ADONAI sent him to perform in the land of Egypt upon Pharaoh, all his servants and all his land!
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He was the one the LORD sent to do all the miraculous signs and amazing things in Egypt to Pharaoh, to all his officials, and to his whole country.
12 What might was in his hand! What great terror he evoked before the eyes of all Isra'el!
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Moses used his mighty hand to do all the spectacular and awe-inspiring deeds that were seen by all the Israelites.
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