Deuteronomy 34:6 BSB

Deuteronomy 34:6

And He buried him in a valley in the land of Moab facing Beth-peor, and no one to this day knows the location of his grave.

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ASV

And he buried him in the valley in the land of Moab over against Beth-peor: but no man knoweth of his sepulchre unto this day.

KJV

And he buried him in a valley in the land of Moab, over against Beth–peor: but no man knoweth of his sepulchre unto this day.

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Commentary

2 voices

Aphrahat the Persian Sage

DEMONSTRATION 8.9 (345)

Two godly benefits did his Lord accomplish for Moses in not making known his tomb to the children of Israel. He rejoiced that his adversaries should not know it and cast forth his bones from his tomb; and in the second place, that the children of his people should not know it and make his tomb a place of worship, for he was accounted as God in the eyes of the children of his people.

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The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

He buried him - It is probable that the reason why Moses was buried thus privately was, lest the Israelites, prone to idolatry, should pay him Divine honors; and God would not have the body of his faithful servant abused in this way. Almost all the gods of antiquity were defiled men, great lawgivers, eminent statesmen, or victorious generals. See the account of the life of Moses at the end of this chapter, Deu 34:10 (note).

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Original language & word study

16 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיִּקְבֹּ֨ר	vai.yik.Bor	and he buried	H6912 →
אֹת֤וֹ	'o.To	<obj.> him	H853 →
בַגַּיְ֙	va.gaY	in the valley	H1516 →
בְּאֶ֣רֶץ	be.'E.retz	in [the] land of	H776 →
מוֹאָ֔ב	mo.'Av	Moab	H4124 →
מ֖וּל	mul	opposite to	H4136 →
בֵּ֣ית	beit	Beth	H1047 →
פְּע֑וֹר	pe.'or	Peor	H1047 →
וְלֹֽא־	ve.lo'-	and not	H3808 →
יָדַ֥ע	ya.Da'	he knows	H3045 →
אִישׁ֙	'ish	anyone	H376 →
אֶת־	'et-	<obj.>	H853 →
קְבֻ֣רָת֔וֹ	ke.Vu.ra.To	burial place his	H6900 →
עַ֖ד	'ad	until	H5704 →
הַיּ֥וֹם	hai.Yom	the day	H3117 →
הַזֶּֽה׃	ha.Zeh	<the> this	H2088 →

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Through
Jude 1:9
But even the archangel Michael, when he disputed with the devil over the body of Moses, did not presume to bring a slanderous charge against him, but said, “The Lord rebuke you!”
leads to
- Zechariah 3:2
  And the LORD said to Satan: “The LORD rebukes you, Satan! Indeed, the LORD, who has chosen Jerusalem, rebukes you! Is not this man a firebrand snatched from the fire?”
- 2 Peter 2:11
  Yet not even angels, though greater in strength and power, dare to bring such slanderous charges against them before the Lord.
- Daniel 12:1
  “At that time Michael, the great prince who stands watch over your people, will rise up. There will be a time of distress, the likes of which will not have occurred from the beginning…
- Revelation 12:7
  Then a war broke out in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon, and the dragon and his angels fought back.
- Daniel 10:21
  But first I will tell you what is inscribed in the Book of Truth. Yet no one has the courage to support me against these, except Michael your prince.
Through
Deuteronomy 3:29
So we stayed in the valley opposite Beth-peor.
leads to
- Deuteronomy 4:46
  while they were in the valley across the Jordan facing Beth-peor in the land of Sihon king of the Amorites, who lived in Heshbon and was defeated by Moses and the Israelites after they…
- Numbers 25:3
  So Israel joined in worshiping Baal of Peor, and the anger of the LORD burned against them.
- Numbers 33:48–49
  They set out from the mountains of Abarim and camped on the plains of Moab by the Jordan across from Jericho.

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