he commanded the Levites who carried the ark of the Lord’s covenant,

Then Moses recited the words of this song from start to finish in the hearing of the whole assembly of Israel.

When Moses finished reciting all these words to all Israel

This is the blessing Moses the man of God pronounced upon the Israelites before his death.

So Moses, the servant of the Lord, died there in the land of Moab as the Lord had said.

and he displayed great power and awesome might in view of all Israel.

Moses assigned land to the half-tribe of Manasseh by its clans.

These are the land assignments made by Moses on the plains of Moab east of the Jordan River opposite Jericho.

The land assignments to the nine-and-a-half tribes were made by drawing lots, as the Lord had instructed Moses.

The Israelites followed the Lord’s instructions to Moses and divided up the land.

He was loyal to the Lord and did not abandon him. He obeyed the commandments which the Lord had given to Moses.

Now the Lord’s tabernacle (which Moses had made in the wilderness) and the altar for burnt sacrifices were at that time at the worship center in Gibeon.

Slaughter the Passover lambs, consecrate yourselves, and make preparations for your countrymen to do what the Lord commanded through Moses.”

Moses and Aaron were among his priests; Samuel was one of those who prayed to him. They prayed to the Lord and he answered them.

He threatened to destroy them, but Moses, his chosen one, interceded with him and turned back his destructive anger.

the one who made his majestic power available to Moses, who divided the water before them, gaining for himself a lasting reputation,

When Pharaoh heard about this event, he sought to kill Moses. So Moses fled from Pharaoh and settled in the land of Midian, and he settled by a certain well.

So the people contended with Moses, and they said, “Give us water to drink!” Moses said to them, “Why do you contend with me? Why do you test the Lord?”

Then Jethro, Moses’ father-in-law, brought a burnt offering and sacrifices for God, and Aaron and all the elders of Israel came to eat food with the father-in-law of Moses before God.

The Lord said to Moses, “I am going to come to you in a dense cloud, so that the people may hear when I speak with you and so that they will always believe in you.” And Moses told the words of the people to the Lord.