Deuteronomy 34:10
in Deuteronomy 34Since that time, no prophet has risen in Israel like Moses, whom the LORD knew face to face—
BSB
The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And there hath not arisen a prophet since in Israel like unto Moses, whom Jehovah knew face to face,
KJV
And there arose not a prophet since in Israel like unto Moses, whom the Lord knew face to face,
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This verse in Deuteronomy 34
Commentary
2 notes on this verseThere arose not a prophet, etc. - Among all the succeeding prophets none was found so eminent in all respects nor so highly privileged as Moses; with him God spoke face to face - admitted him to the closest familiarity and greatest friendship with himself. Now all this continued true till the advent of Jesus Christ, of whom Moses said, “A Prophet shall the Lord your God raise up unto you from among your brethren, like unto me;” but how great was this person when compared with Moses!
This site's exposition
And there arose not a prophet since in Israel
on Deuteronomy 34:10-11
18:15 promised a Prophet like unto Moses from the midst of thy brethren, and this verse reports that none has arisen, so the Torah ends with its own promise standing open. Acts 3:22 and Acts 7:37 both quote that promise and apply it to Christ, and John 1:21 and 6:14 show the question still live in the first century, where the priests ask John the Baptist whether he is that prophet and the crowd at the loaves says Jesus is. Face to face is the phrase used of Moses at Exodus 33:11, and Numbers 12:6-8 separates him from prophets who are met in a vision or a dream by saying God speaks with him mouth to mouth. Verse 11 then measures the office by the signs and the wonders in Egypt rather than by anything he said.
How the passage was read
What the Jewish commentators add
“[This means] that Moses’ heart was familiar with Him and he spoke with Him whenever he wished, as it is stated, and now I will go up unto the Eternal; 307 Exodus:30. Stay ye, that I may hear what the Eternal will command concerning you.” 308 Numbers:8.
2 more on this passage, in their own words ▾
And there has not ever arisen a prophet within Yisroel like Moshe, whom Adonoy knew [ appeared to ] face-to-face.
This is connected with the [preceding] verse, And there hath not arisen a prophet since in Israel — in all the signs etc.
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. 2 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
12 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְלֹֽא־ | velo'- | and not | H3808 → | 5168 times |
| קָ֨ם | kam | he has arisen | H6965 → | 628 times |
| נָבִ֥יא | navi' | a prophet | H5030 → | 314 times |
| ע֛וֹד | od | again | H5750 → | 490 times |
| בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל | beyisrael | in Israel | H3478 → | 2507 times |
| כְּמֹשֶׁ֑ה | kemosheh | like Moses | H4872 → | 765 times |
| אֲשֶׁר֙ | ʾasher | whom | H834 → | 5497 times |
| יְדָע֣וֹ | yedao | he knew him | H3045 → | 945 times |
| יְהוָ֔ה | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| פָּנִ֖ים | panim | face | H6440 → | 2123 times |
| אֶל־ | ʾel- | to | H413 → | 5510 times |
| פָּנִֽים׃ | panim | face | H6440 → | 2123 times |
וְלֹֽא־and not
velo'-H3808 →5168 times
קָ֨םhe has arisen
kamH6965 →628 times
נָבִ֥יאa prophet
navi'H5030 →314 times
ע֛וֹדagain
odH5750 →490 times
בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לin Israel
beyisraelH3478 →2507 times
כְּמֹשֶׁ֑הlike Moses
kemoshehH4872 →765 times
אֲשֶׁר֙whom
ʾasherH834 →5497 times
יְדָע֣וֹhe knew him
yedaoH3045 →945 times
יְהוָ֔הYahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
פָּנִ֖יםface
panimH6440 →2123 times
אֶל־to
ʾel-H413 →5510 times
פָּנִֽים׃face
panimH6440 →2123 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
5 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
Exodus 33:11Thus the LORD would speak to Moses face to face, as a man speaks to his friend. Then Moses would return to the camp, but his young assistant Joshua son of Nun would not…
it leads to
- Numbers 12:8
I speak with him face to face, clearly and not in riddles; he sees the form of the LORD. Why then were you unafraid to speak against My servant Moses?”
- Exodus 24:13
So Moses set out with Joshua his attendant and went up on the mountain of God.
- Exodus 33:9
As Moses entered the tent, the pillar of cloud would come down and remain at the entrance, and the LORD would speak with Moses.
- John 15:14–15
You are My friends if you do what I command you.
- Deuteronomy 5:4
The LORD spoke with you face to face out of the fire on the mountain.
- Numbers 12:8
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible and Keil and Delitzsch, Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament: The Pentateuch.