Deuteronomy 31:24-26

Anticipation of Disobedience

31:24 When Moses finished writing on a scroll the words of this law in their entirety, 31:25 he ¹  commanded the Levites who carried the ark of the Lord’s covenant, 31:26 “Take this scroll of the law and place it beside the ark of the covenant of the Lord your God. It will remain there as a witness against you,

Deuteronomy 31:2

31:2 He said to them, “Today I am a hundred and twenty years old. I am no longer able to get about, ²  and the Lord has said to me, ‘You will not cross the Jordan.’

Deuteronomy 34:1

The Death of Moses

34:1 Then Moses ascended from the deserts of Moab to Mount Nebo, to the summit of Pisgah, which is opposite Jericho. ³  The Lord showed him the whole land – Gilead to Dan,

Deuteronomy 34:1

The Death of Moses

34:1 Then Moses ascended from the deserts of Moab to Mount Nebo, to the summit of Pisgah, which is opposite Jericho. ⁴  The Lord showed him the whole land – Gilead to Dan,

¹ tn Heb “Moses.” The pronoun has been used in the translation for stylistic reasons to avoid redundancy.

² tn Or “am no longer able to lead you” (NIV, NLT); Heb “am no longer able to go out and come in.”

³ sn For the geography involved, see note on the term “Pisgah” in Deut 3:17.

⁴ sn For the geography involved, see note on the term “Pisgah” in Deut 3:17.