Deuteronomy 34:5-12

5 So Moses, the servant of the LORD, died there in the land of Moab, just as the LORD had said.

6 The LORD buried him in a valley near Beth-peor in Moab, but to this day no one knows the exact place.

7 Moses was 120 years old when he died, yet his eyesight was clear, and he was as strong as ever.

8 The people of Israel mourned for Moses on the plains of Moab for thirty days, until the customary period of mourning was over.

9 Now Joshua son of Nun was full of the spirit of wisdom, for Moses had laid his hands on him. So the people of Israel obeyed him, doing just as the LORD had commanded Moses.

10 There has never been another prophet in Israel like Moses, whom the LORD knew face to face.

11 The LORD sent him to perform all the miraculous signs and wonders in the land of Egypt against Pharaoh, and all his servants, and his entire land.

12 With mighty power, Moses performed terrifying acts in the sight of all Israel.

Deuteronomy 34:5-12 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.

Footnotes

• [a]. Hebrew He buried him; Samaritan Pentateuch and some Greek manuscripts read They buried him.