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1 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,
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And Moses went up from the table-lands of Moab to Mount Nebo, to the top of Pisgah which is facing Jericho. And the Lord let him see all the land, the land of Gilead as far as Dan;
2 all Naphtali, the land of Ephraim and Manasseh, all the land of Judah as far as the Western Sea,
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And all Naphtali and the land of Ephraim and Manasseh, and all the land of Judah, as far as the Great Sea of the west;
3 the Negeb, and the Plain—that is, the valley of Jericho, the city of palm trees—as far as Zoar.
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And the South, and the circle of the valley of Jericho, the town of palm-trees, as far as Zoar.
4 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."
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And the Lord said to him, This is the land about which I made an oath to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, saying, I will give it to your seed: now I have let you see it with your eyes, but you will not go in there.
5 Then Moses, the servant of the Lord, died there in the land of Moab, at the Lord's command.
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So death came to Moses, the servant of the Lord, there in the land of Moab, as the Lord had said.
6 He was buried in a valley in the land of Moab, opposite Beth-peor, but no one knows his burial place to this day.
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And the Lord put him to rest in the valley in the land of Moab opposite Beth-peor: but no man has knowledge of his resting-place to this day.
7 Moses was one hundred twenty years old when he died; his sight was unimpaired and his vigor had not abated.
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And Moses at his death was a hundred and twenty years old: his eye had not become clouded, or his natural force become feeble.
8 The Israelites wept for Moses in the plains of Moab thirty days; then the period of mourning for Moses was ended.
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For thirty days the children of Israel were weeping for Moses in the table-lands of Moab, till the days of weeping and sorrow for Moses were ended.
9 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.
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And Joshua, the son of Nun, was full of the spirit of wisdom; for Moses had put his hands on him: and the children of Israel gave ear to him, and did as the Lord had given orders to Moses.
10 Never since has there arisen a prophet in Israel like Moses, whom the Lord knew face to face.
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There has never been another prophet in Israel like Moses, whom the Lord had knowledge of face to face;
11 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,
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In all the signs and wonders which the Lord sent him to do in the land of Egypt, to Pharaoh and to all his servants and all his land;
12 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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And in all the acts of power and fear which Moses did before the eyes of all Israel.
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