Deuteronomy 31:14
in Deuteronomy 31Then the LORD said to Moses, “Behold, the time of your death is near. Call Joshua and present yourselves at the Tent of Meeting, so that I may commission him.” So Moses and Joshua went and presented themselves at the Tent of Meeting.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And Jehovah said unto Moses, Behold, thy days approach that thou must die: call Joshua, and present yourselves in the tent of meeting, that I may give him a charge. And Moses and Joshua went, and presented themselves in the tent of meeting.
KJV
And the Lord said unto Moses, Behold, thy days approach that thou must die: call Joshua, and present yourselves in the tabernacle of the congregation, that I may give him a charge. And Moses and Joshua went, and presented themselves in the tabernacle of the congregation.
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This verse in Deuteronomy 31
Commentary
2 notes on this verseA commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
The transaction recorded in these verses may be regarded as the solemn inauguration of Joshua to the office to which he had some time before Num 27:22 been called, and his recognition in it by God, which were manifested by his being summoned into the tabernacle with Moses while the Lord appeared in the pillar of cloud (compare Num 11:25; Num 12:5). Deu 31:16 The future apostasy of the people is announced in the presence of Joshua that the latter might be fully aware of the danger and strive in his day to avert it.
This site's exposition
Behold, thy days approach that thou must die
on Deuteronomy 31:14-15
Joshua was designated at Numbers 27:18-23 with the laying on of hands, and here God calls him into the tabernacle to take the charge in person. Matthew Henry observes that this is the only appearance of the glory of God recorded in Deuteronomy, where the three books before it report such appearances often. The pillar of cloud that led the march out of Egypt at Exodus 13:21 now stands still at the door while the succession is settled.
How the passage was read
What the Jewish commentators add
THAT I MAY GIVE HIM [Joshua] A CHARGE. “This means that I may exhort him.” This is Rashi’s language. But there is no need for this, because G-d’s statement [to Joshua] for thou shalt bring [ the children of Israel into the Land ] 16 Further, Verse.
This section is reception history: how the passage was read and kept in the Jewish tradition. Where a reading parts from an essential of the Christian faith, the section says so at that point.
Texts and citation data: Sefaria; each excerpt follows its version’s licence. 3 further sources are cited on this chapter that carry no English text this site may quote or only restate the verse.
The words behind it
21 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיֹּ֨אמֶר | vaiyomer | and he said | H559 → | 5305 times |
| יְהוָ֜ה | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| אֶל־ | ʾel- | to | H413 → | 5510 times |
| מֹשֶׁ֗ה | mosheh | Moses | H4872 → | 765 times |
| הֵ֣ן | hen | here! | H2005 → | 316 times |
| קָרְב֣וּ | karevu | they have drawn near | H7126 → | 280 times |
| יָמֶיךָ֮ | yameikha | days your | H3117 → | 2304 times |
| לָמוּת֒ | lamut | to die | H4191 → | 839 times |
| קְרָ֣א | kera' | summon | H7121 → | 733 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| יְהוֹשֻׁ֗עַ | yehoshua' | Joshua | H3091 → | 218 times |
| וְהִֽתְיַצְּב֛וּ | vehityatzevu | and present yourselves | H3320 → | 48 times |
| בְּאֹ֥הֶל | beohel | at [the] tent of | H168 → | 345 times |
| מוֹעֵ֖ד | moed | meeting | H4150 → | 223 times |
| וַאֲצַוֶּ֑נּוּ | vaatzavvenu | so I may commission him | H6680 → | 494 times |
| וַיֵּ֤לֶךְ | vaiyelekh | and he went | H1980 → | 1546 times |
| מֹשֶׁה֙ | mosheh | Moses | H4872 → | 765 times |
| וִֽיהוֹשֻׁ֔עַ | vihoshua' | and Joshua | H3091 → | 218 times |
| וַיִּֽתְיַצְּב֖וּ | vaiyityatzevu | and they presented themselves | H3320 → | 48 times |
| בְּאֹ֥הֶל | beohel | at [the] tent of | H168 → | 345 times |
| מוֹעֵֽד׃ | moed | meeting | H4150 → | 223 times |
וַיֹּ֨אמֶרand he said
vaiyomerH559 →5305 times
יְהוָ֜הYahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
אֶל־to
ʾel-H413 →5510 times
מֹשֶׁ֗הMoses
moshehH4872 →765 times
הֵ֣ןhere!
henH2005 →316 times
קָרְב֣וּthey have drawn near
karevuH7126 →280 times
יָמֶיךָ֮days your
yameikhaH3117 →2304 times
לָמוּת֒to die
lamutH4191 →839 times
קְרָ֣אsummon
kera'H7121 →733 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
יְהוֹשֻׁ֗עַJoshua
yehoshua'H3091 →218 times
וְהִֽתְיַצְּב֛וּand present yourselves
vehityatzevuH3320 →48 times
בְּאֹ֥הֶלat [the] tent of
beohelH168 →345 times
מוֹעֵ֖דmeeting
moedH4150 →223 times
וַאֲצַוֶּ֑נּוּso I may commission him
vaatzavvenuH6680 →494 times
וַיֵּ֤לֶךְand he went
vaiyelekhH1980 →1546 times
מֹשֶׁה֙Moses
moshehH4872 →765 times
וִֽיהוֹשֻׁ֔עַand Joshua
vihoshua'H3091 →218 times
וַיִּֽתְיַצְּב֖וּand they presented themselves
vaiyityatzevuH3320 →48 times
בְּאֹ֥הֶלat [the] tent of
beohelH168 →345 times
מוֹעֵֽד׃meeting
moedH4150 →223 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Job 2:1On another day the sons of God came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan also came with them to present himself before Him.
it leads to
- Job 1:6
One day the sons of God came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan also came with them.
- Hebrews 1:14
Are not the angels ministering spirits sent to serve those who will inherit salvation?
- Luke 1:19
“I am Gabriel,” replied the angel. “I stand in the presence of God, and I have been sent to speak to you and to bring you this good news.
- Job 1:6
Through
1 Samuel 10:19But today you have rejected your God, who saves you from all your troubles and afflictions, and you have said to Him, ‘No, set a king over us.’ Now therefore present yourselves before the…
it leads to
- 1 Samuel 12:12
But when you saw that Nahash king of the Ammonites was moving against you, you said to me, ‘No, we must have a king to rule over us’—even though the LORD your God was…
- 1 Samuel 8:19
Nevertheless, the people refused to listen to Samuel. “No!” they said. “We must have a king over us.
- 1 Samuel 12:12
Through
Numbers 27:13After you have seen it, you too will be gathered to your people, as your brother Aaron was;
it leads to
- Deuteronomy 10:6
The Israelites traveled from Beeroth Bene-jaakan to Moserah, where Aaron died and was buried, and Eleazar his son succeeded him as priest.
- Numbers 31:2
“Take vengeance on the Midianites for the Israelites. After that, you will be gathered to your people.”
- Deuteronomy 10:6
Through
Deuteronomy 31:23Then the LORD commissioned Joshua son of Nun and said, “Be strong and courageous, for you will bring the Israelites into the land that I swore to give them, and I will be with…
it leads to
- Deuteronomy 31:7–8
Then Moses called for Joshua and said to him in the presence of all Israel, “Be strong and courageous, for you will go with this people into the land that the LORD swore to…
- Deuteronomy 31:7–8
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This page draws on Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Albert Barnes, Notes on the Old Testament and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.