Text -- Deuteronomy 34:7-12 (NET)

34:7 Moses was 120 years old when he died, but his eye was not dull nor had his vitality departed. 34:8 The Israelites mourned for Moses in the deserts of Moab for thirty days; then the days of mourning for Moses ended.

The Epitaph of Moses

34:9 Now 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. 34:10 No prophet ever again arose in Israel like Moses, who knew the Lord face to face. 34:11 He 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, 34:12 and he displayed great power and awesome might in view of all Israel.

Commentary -- Verse Notes / Footnotes

NET Notes: Deu 34:7

¹ tn Or “dimmed.” The term could refer to dull appearance or to dimness caused by some loss of visual acuity.

² tn Heb “sap.” That is, he was still in possession of his faculties or liveliness.

NET Notes: Deu 34:9

¹ sn See Num 27:18.

NET Notes: Deu 34:10

¹ sn See Num 12:8; Deut 18:15-18.

NET Notes: Deu 34:11

¹ tn Heb “to,” “with respect to.” In the Hebrew text vv. 10-12 are one long sentence. For stylistic reasons the translation divides this into two, using the verb “he did” at the beginning of v. 11 and “he displayed” at the beginning of v. 12.

NET Notes: Deu 34:12

¹ tn Heb “strong hand.”

² tn The Hebrew text of v. 12 reads literally, “with respect to all the strong hand and with respect to all the awesome greatness which Moses did before the eyes of all Israel.”