1Then Moses ascended from the deserts of Moab to Mount Nebo, to the summit of Pisgah, which is opposite Jericho. The LORD showed him the whole land--Gilead to Dan, | 1Then Moses ascended from the deserts of Moab to Mount Nebo, to the summit of Pisgah, which is opposite Jericho. The LORD showed him the whole land--Gilead to Dan, |
2and all of Naphtali, the land of Ephraim and Manasseh, all the land of Judah as far as the distant sea, | 2and all of Naphtali, the land of Ephraim and Manasseh, all the land of Judah as far as the distant sea, |
3the Negev, and the plain of the valley of Jericho, the city of the date palm trees, as far as Zoar. | 3the Negev, and the plain of the valley of Jericho, the city of the date palm trees, as far as Zoar. |
4Then the LORD said to him, "This is the land I promised to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob when I said, 'I will give it to your descendants.' I have let you see it, but you will not cross over there." | 4Then the LORD said to him, "This is the land I promised to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob when I said, 'I will give it to your descendants.' I have let you see it, but you will not cross over there." |
5So Moses, the servant of the LORD, died there in the land of Moab as the LORD had said. | 5So Moses, the servant of the LORD, died there in the land of Moab as the LORD had said. |
6He buried him in the land of Moab near Beth Peor, but no one knows his exact burial place to this very day. | 6He buried him in the land of Moab near Beth Peor, but no one knows his exact burial place to this very day. |
7Moses was 120 years old when he died, but his eye was not dull nor had his vitality departed. | 7Moses was 120 years old when he died, but his eye was not dull nor had his vitality departed. |
8The Israelites mourned for Moses in the deserts of Moab for thirty days; then the days of mourning for Moses ended. | 8The Israelites mourned for Moses in the deserts of Moab for thirty days; then the days of mourning for Moses ended. |
9Now Joshua son of Nun was full of the spirit of wisdom, for Moses had placed his hands on him; and the Israelites listened to him and did just what the LORD had commanded Moses. | 9Now Joshua son of Nun was full of the spirit of wisdom, for Moses had placed his hands on him; and the Israelites listened to him and did just what the LORD had commanded Moses. |
10No prophet ever again arose in Israel like Moses, who knew the LORD face to face. | 10No prophet ever again arose in Israel like Moses, who knew the LORD face to face. |
11He did all the signs and wonders the LORD had sent him to do in the land of Egypt, to Pharaoh, all his servants, and the whole land, | 11He did all the signs and wonders the LORD had sent him to do in the land of Egypt, to Pharaoh, all his servants, and the whole land, |
12and he displayed great power and awesome might in view of all Israel. | 12and he displayed great power and awesome might in view of all Israel. |
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