Deuteronomy 34:7 — Meaning and Application

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“And Moses {was} an hundred and twenty years old when he died: his eye was not dim, nor his natural force abated. {natural...: Heb. moisture} {abated: Heb. fled}”

Deuteronomy 34:7

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So Moses the servant of the LORD died there in the land of Moab, according to the word of the LORD.

And he buried him in a valley in the land of Moab, over against Bethpeor: but no man knoweth of his sepulchre unto this day.

And Moses {was} an hundred and twenty years old when he died: his eye was not dim, nor his natural force abated. {natural...: Heb. moisture} {abated: Heb. fled}

And the children of Israel wept for Moses in the plains of Moab thirty days: so the days of weeping {and} mourning for Moses were ended.

And Joshua the son of Nun was full of the spirit of wisdom; for Moses had laid his hands upon him: and the children of Israel hearkened unto him, and did as the LORD commanded Moses.

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Deuteronomy 34:1

"And Moses went up from the plains of Moab unto the mountain of Nebo, to the top of Pisgah, that {is} over against Jericho. And the LORD shewed him all the land of Gilead, unto Dan, {Pisgah: or, the hill}"

Deuteronomy 34:2

"And all Naphtali, and the land of Ephraim, and Manasseh, and all the land of Judah, unto the utmost sea,"

Deuteronomy 34:3

"And the south, and the plain of the valley of Jericho, the city of palm trees, unto Zoar."

Deuteronomy 34:4

"And the LORD said unto him, This {is} the land which I sware unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob, saying, I will give it unto thy seed: I have caused thee to see {it} with thine eyes, but thou shalt not go over thither."

Deuteronomy 34:5

"So Moses the servant of the LORD died there in the land of Moab, according to the word of the LORD."

Deuteronomy 34:6

"And he buried him in a valley in the land of Moab, over against Bethpeor: but no man knoweth of his sepulchre unto this day."

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