Saadia · Devarim 34
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- Devarim 34:1
וַיַּעַל מֹשֶׁה מֵעַרְבֹת מוֹאָב אֶל-הַר נְבוֹ רֹאשׁ הַפִּסְגָּה אֲשֶׁר עַל-פְּנֵי יְרֵחוֹ וַיַּרְאֵהוּ יְהוָה אֶת-כָּל-הָאָרֶץ אֶת-הַגִּלְעָד עַד-דָּן
. . . . . .
Then Moses went up from the wilderness of Moab to Mount Nebo, the summit of the fortress, which is opposite Jericho; and God showed him all of Jericho, and God showed him all the land, from Jerash to Banias.
- Devarim 34:2
וְאֵת כָּל-נַפְתָּלִי וְאֶת-אֶרֶץ אֶפְרַיִם וּמְנַשֶּׁה וְאֵת כָּל-אֶרֶץ יְהוּדָה עַד הַיָּם הָאַחֲרוֹן
. . .
And all the land of Naphtali, and Ephraim and Manasseh, and all the land of Judah, to the Western Sea.
- Devarim 34:3
וְאֶת-הַנֶּגֶב וְאֶת-הַכִּכָּר בִּקְעַת יְרֵחוֹ עִיר הַתְּמָרִים--עַד-צֹעַר
. .
And the south and the meadows — the valley of Jericho, the town of palms — as far as Zoar.
- Devarim 34:4
וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוָה אֵלָיו זֹאת הָאָרֶץ אֲשֶׁר נִשְׁבַּעְתִּי לְאַבְרָהָם לְיִצְחָק וּלְיַעֲקֹב לֵאמֹר לְזַרְעֲךָ אֶתְּנֶנָּה הֶרְאִיתִיךָ בְעֵינֶיךָ וְשָׁמָּה לֹא תַעֲבֹר
. . . .
And He said to him: 'This is the land which I swore to Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, saying: To your offspring I shall give it. I have shown it to you with your own eyes — but you shall not cross over to there.'
- Devarim 34:5
וַיָּמָת שָׁם מֹשֶׁה עֶבֶד-יְהוָה בְּאֶרֶץ מוֹאָב--עַל-פִּי יְהוָה
.
And Moses, the messenger of God, died in the land of Moab, according to the word of God.
- Devarim 34:6
וַיִּקְבֹּר אֹתוֹ בַגַּי בְּאֶרֶץ מוֹאָב מוּל בֵּית פְּעוֹר וְלֹא-יָדַע אִישׁ אֶת-קְבֻרָתוֹ עַד הַיּוֹם הַזֶּה
. . .
And He buried him in the valley, in the land of Moab, in the vicinity of Beth-Peor; and no one has known the place of his grave to this day.
- Devarim 34:7
וּמֹשֶׁה בֶּן-מֵאָה וְעֶשְׂרִים שָׁנָה--בְּמֹתוֹ לֹא-כָהֲתָה עֵינוֹ וְלֹא-נָס לֵחֹה
.
And Moses was one hundred and twenty years old when he died; his eye had not grown dim, nor had his moisture departed.
- Devarim 34:8
וַיִּבְכּוּ בְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל אֶת-מֹשֶׁה בְּעַרְבֹת מוֹאָב שְׁלֹשִׁים יוֹם וַיִּתְּמוּ יְמֵי בְכִי אֵבֶל מֹשֶׁה
. .
And the sons of Israel wept for Moses in the wilderness of Moab thirty days, until the days of mourning for him were completed.
- Devarim 34:9
וִיהוֹשֻׁעַ בִּן-נוּן מָלֵא רוּחַ חָכְמָה--כִּי-סָמַךְ מֹשֶׁה אֶת-יָדָיו עָלָיו וַיִּשְׁמְעוּ אֵלָיו בְּנֵי-יִשְׂרָאֵל וַיַּעֲשׂוּ כַּאֲשֶׁר צִוָּה יְהוָה אֶת-מֹשֶׁה
. . . .
And Joshua son of Nun was filled with the spirit of wisdom, since Moses had laid his hands upon him; and the sons of Israel accepted from him and acted accordingly, as God had commanded Moses.
- Devarim 34:10
וְלֹא-קָם נָבִיא עוֹד בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל כְּמֹשֶׁה אֲשֶׁר יְדָעוֹ יְהוָה פָּנִים אֶל-פָּנִים
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And there arose no prophet again in Israel like Moses — for God had spoken with him directly, mouth to mouth.
- Devarim 34:11
לְכָל-הָאֹתֹת וְהַמּוֹפְתִים אֲשֶׁר שְׁלָחוֹ יְהוָה לַעֲשׂוֹת בְּאֶרֶץ מִצְרָיִם--לְפַרְעֹה וּלְכָל-עֲבָדָיו וּלְכָל-אַרְצוֹ
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And for all the signs and the proofs which God sent him to perform in the land of Egypt — against Pharaoh and against all his officers and against the rest of the people of his land —
- Devarim 34:12
וּלְכֹל הַיָּד הַחֲזָקָה וּלְכֹל הַמּוֹרָא הַגָּדוֹל אֲשֶׁר עָשָׂה מֹשֶׁה לְעֵינֵי כָּל-יִשְׂרָאֵל
. ]] . .
and for all the mighty hand, and for all the great terrors, which Moses wrought in the presence of all the house of Israel.
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