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. ¹  The Lord showed him the whole land – Gilead to Dan,

Deuteronomy 34:6

34:6 He ²  buried him in the land of Moab near Beth Peor, but no one knows his exact burial place to this very day.

[34:1]  ¹ sn For the geography involved, see note on the term “Pisgah” in Deut 3:17.

[34:6]  ² tc Smr and some LXX mss read “they buried him,” that is, the Israelites. The MT reads “he buried him,” meaning in the context that “the Lord buried him.” This understanding, combined with the statement at the end of the verse that Moses’ burial place is unknown, gave rise to traditions during the intertestamental period that are reflected in the NT in Jude 9 and in OT pseudepigraphic works like the Assumption of Moses.