Deuteronomy 34 :: New International Version (NIV)

The Death of Moses

Deu 34:1Then Moses climbed Mount Nebo from the plains of Moab to the top of Pisgah, across from Jericho. There the LORD showed him the whole land—from Gilead to Dan,

Deu 34:2

Deu 34:2all of Naphtali, the territory of Ephraim and Manasseh, all the land of Judah as far as the Mediterranean Sea,

Deu 34:3

Deu 34:3the Negev and the whole region from the Valley of Jericho, the City of Palms, as far as Zoar.

Deu 34:4

Deu 34:4Then the LORD said to him, “This is the land I promised on oath to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob when I said, ‘I will give it to your descendants.’ I have let you see it with your eyes, but you will not cross over into it.”

Deu 34:5

Deu 34:5And Moses the servant of the LORD died there in Moab, as the LORD had said.

Deu 34:6

Deu 34:6He buried him[fn] in Moab, in the valley opposite Beth Peor, but to this day no one knows where his grave is.

Deu 34:7

Deu 34:7Moses was a hundred and twenty years old when he died, yet his eyes were not weak nor his strength gone.

Deu 34:8

Deu 34:8The Israelites grieved for Moses in the plains of Moab thirty days, until the time of weeping and mourning was over.

Deu 34:9

Deu 34:9Now Joshua son of Nun was filled with the spirit[fn] of wisdom because Moses had laid his hands on him. So the Israelites listened to him and did what the LORD had commanded Moses.

Deu 34:10

Deu 34:10Since then, no prophet has risen in Israel like Moses, whom the LORD knew face to face,

Deu 34:11

Deu 34:11who did all those signs and wonders the LORD sent him to do in Egypt—to Pharaoh and to all his officials and to his whole land.

Deu 34:12

Deu 34:12For no one has ever shown the mighty power or performed the awesome deeds that Moses did in the sight of all Israel.

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(34:6)

Or He was buried

(34:9)

Or Spirit

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