Deuteronomy 34:6
in Deuteronomy 34And 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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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
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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This verse in Deuteronomy 34
Commentary
9 notes on this verseTwo 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.
This site's exposition
So Moses the servant of the LORD died there in the land of Moab
on Deuteronomy 34:5-6
The title “the servant of the LORD” appears here for the first time in Scripture, in the sentence that records Moses' death. Joshua 24:29 gives it to Joshua at his.
This site's exposition
He buried him in a valley
The Hebrew verb is singular, and most readers take the LORD of verse 5 as the one who buried Moses. The Greek Septuagint reads they buried him.
The record, by era
The Church Fathers1 voice
God had granted the gift of being buried in secret ground to only one of his friends, for it was right that so great a distinction should be appropriate only for that body which had shone from the close presence and conversation of God. Thus …
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
And he buried him,....
Note, God takes care of the dead bodies of his servants; as their death is precious, so is their dust, not a grain of it shall be lost, but the covenant with it shall be remembered. When Moses was dead, God buried him; when Christ was dead, God raised him, for the law of Moses was to have an end, but not the gospel of Christ.
The Nineteenth Century2 voices
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).
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
he buried him--or, "he was buried in a valley," that is, a ravine or gorge of the Pisgah. Some think that he entered a cave and there died, being, according to an ancient tradition of Jews and Christians, buried by angels (Jude 9;
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1 more voice on this verse
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
A commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
proposed
No man knoweth of his sepulchre - Hardly, lest the grave of Moses should become an object of superstitious honor, because the Jews were not prone to this particular fore of error. Bearing in mind the appearance of Moses at the Transfiguration Mat 17:1-10, and what is said by Jude Jud 1:9, we may conjecture that Moses after death passed into the same state with Enoch and Elijah; and that his grave could not be found because he was shortly translated (transported) from it.
The words behind it
16 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיִּקְבֹּ֨ר | vaiyikbor | and he buried | H6912 → | 133 times |
| אֹת֤וֹ | ʾoto | <obj.> him | H853 → | 10935 times |
| בַגַּיְ֙ | vagay | in the valley | H1516 → | 59 times |
| בְּאֶ֣רֶץ | beeretz | in [the] land of | H776 → | 2504 times |
| מוֹאָ֔ב | moav | Moab | H4124 → | 181 times |
| מ֖וּל | mul | opposite to | H4136 → | 36 times |
| בֵּ֣ית | beit | Beth | H1047 → | 8 times |
| פְּע֑וֹר | peor | Peor | H1047 → | 8 times |
| וְלֹֽא־ | velo'- | and not | H3808 → | 5168 times |
| יָדַ֥ע | yada' | he knows | H3045 → | 945 times |
| אִישׁ֙ | ʾish | anyone | H376 → | 1663 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| קְבֻ֣רָת֔וֹ | kevurato | burial place his | H6900 → | |
| עַ֖ד | ʾad | until | H5704 → | 1261 times |
| הַיּ֥וֹם | haiyom | the day | H3117 → | 2304 times |
| הַזֶּֽה׃ | hazeh | <the> this | H2088 → | 1180 times |
וַיִּקְבֹּ֨רand he buried
vaiyikborH6912 →133 times
אֹת֤וֹ<obj.> him
ʾotoH853 →10935 times
בַגַּיְ֙in the valley
vagayH1516 →59 times
בְּאֶ֣רֶץin [the] land of
beeretzH776 →2504 times
מוֹאָ֔בMoab
moavH4124 →181 times
מ֖וּלopposite to
mulH4136 →36 times
בֵּ֣יתBeth
beitH1047 →8 times
פְּע֑וֹרPeor
peorH1047 →8 times
וְלֹֽא־and not
velo'-H3808 →5168 times
יָדַ֥עhe knows
yada'H3045 →945 times
אִישׁ֙anyone
ʾishH376 →1663 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
קְבֻ֣רָת֔וֹburial place his
kevuratoH6900 →
עַ֖דuntil
ʾadH5704 →1261 times
הַיּ֥וֹםthe day
haiyomH3117 →2304 times
הַזֶּֽה׃<the> this
hazehH2088 →1180 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
Jude 1:9But 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!”
it 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.
- Zechariah 3:2
Through
Deuteronomy 3:29So we stayed in the valley opposite Beth-peor.
it 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.
- Deuteronomy 4:46
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Aphrahat the Persian Sage, DEMONSTRATION 8.9; Aphrahat the Persian Sage, Demonstration 8.9; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible; Paulinus of Nola, POEMS 15.213 and Septuagint, Deuteronomy 34:6.