Moses to Die on Nebo
Deuteronomy 32:48-52
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Deu.32.48 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
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- היום: NOUN,m,sg,def
- הזה: DEM,m,sg
- לאמר: INF,qal,infc
Parallels
- Numbers 27:12-14 (quotation): Directly parallels the same divine command: the LORD tells Moses to go up Mount Abarim (to view the land) and indicates he will die there; Deut 32:48 opens the restatement of this instruction.
- Deuteronomy 34:1-5 (structural): Narrative fulfillment of the command introduced in Deut 32:48: Moses goes up Mount Nebo, views the promised land, and dies — the immediate sequel to the LORD's speech.
- Deuteronomy 31:14-23 (thematic): Another instance where the LORD speaks to Moses about his impending departure and the transfer of leadership (writing the law, commissioning Joshua) — shares the theme of divine address concerning Moses' end and succession.
- Joshua 1:1-9 (thematic): After Moses' death the LORD commissions Joshua as leader of Israel; thematically connected as the outcome of the LORD's final instructions to Moses and the transition of leadership announced when God spoke to Moses.
Alternative generated candidates
- And the LORD spoke to Moses on that same day, saying:
- The LORD spoke to Moses on that very day, saying:
Deu.32.49 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
- עלה: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,sg
- אל: NEG
- הר: NOUN,m,sg,cons
- העברים: NOUN,m,pl,def
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- כנען: NOUN,m,sg,abs
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- לבני: PREP
- ישראל: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- לאחזה: PREP+NOUN,f,sg,abs
Parallels
- Numbers 27:12 (quotation): God commands Moses to ascend Mount Abarim and view the land given to Israel — nearly identical wording and instruction.
- Deuteronomy 34:1-4 (structural): Narrative fulfillment: Moses goes up Mount Nebo/Pisgah and God shows him the land he will not enter; repeats location and the purpose of the ascent.
- Numbers 20:12 (thematic): Explains why Moses is allowed only to view the land (God's rebuke at Meribah); provides the causal background for the command in 32:49.
- Deuteronomy 3:27 (verbal): Earlier Deuteronomic reference to being told to 'get up into this mountain Abarim' and see the land — a close verbal parallel within the same book.
- Genesis 15:18 (thematic): The original divine grant of territory to Abraham's descendants; connects the promise 'which I give to the Israelites for a possession' back to the patriarchal covenant.
Alternative generated candidates
- Go up to this mountain of the Abarim, to Mount Nebo, which is in the land of Moab, opposite Jericho; and view the land of Canaan, which I give to the people of Israel as a possession.
- Go up this Abarim mountain, Mount Nebo, which is in the land of Moab, that faces Jericho, and behold the land of Canaan that I give to the children of Israel as a possession.
Deu.32.50 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
- ומת: CONJ+VERB,qal,perf,3,m,sg
- בהר: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,def
- אשר: PRON,rel
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- שמה: ADV
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- ויאסף: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,sg
- אל: NEG
- עמיו: NOUN,m,sg,cstr+pr,3,m,sg
Parallels
- Numbers 27:12-14 (quotation): God instructs Moses to go up Mount Abarim and die there — this is the original command that Deut 32:50 reiterates.
- Numbers 20:22-29 (verbal): Narrative account of Aaron's removal to Mount Hor, his death and burial — the event cited in Deut 32:50 as the model for Moses' fate.
- Numbers 33:38 (verbal): Brief summary statement that Aaron died on Mount Hor in the land of Edom, parallel to the reference in Deut 32:50.
- Deuteronomy 34:5-6 (structural): Fulfillment passage: Moses dies and is buried on the mountain in Moab as foretold (directly follows and completes the command in Deut 32:50).
Alternative generated candidates
- And die on the mountain to which you go up, and be gathered to your people, as Aaron your brother died on Mount Hor and was gathered to his people.
- You shall die on the mountain to which you go up, and be gathered to your people, as Aaron your brother died on Mount Hor and was gathered to his people.
Deu.32.51 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
- על: PREP
- אשר: PRON,rel
- מעלתם: VERB,qal,perf,2,mp
- בי: PREP+PRON,1,sg
- בתוך: PREP
- בני: NOUN,m,pl,construct
- ישראל: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- במי: PREP+NOUN,m,pl,abs
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- אשר: PRON,rel
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- קדשתם: VERB,qal,perf,2,mp
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- בתוך: PREP
- בני: NOUN,m,pl,construct
- ישראל: NOUN,m,sg,abs
Parallels
- Numbers 20:7-12 (verbal): Direct narrative of the Meribah Kadesh incident where Moses strikes the rock; gives the immediate reason God barred Moses from entering the land (failure to trust/holy the LORD). Shares location and core wording.
- Numbers 27:12-14 (verbal): God’s later reiteration of the punishment to Moses — because of his conduct at Meribah he will not bring Israel into the promised land; repeats the causal accusation.
- Deuteronomy 1:37 (verbal): Earlier Deuteronomic affirmation that Moses ’did not trust/sanctify’ God in the sight of Israel, and therefore would not bring the assembly into the land — echoes the key phrase and reason in Deut 32:51.
- Psalm 106:32-33 (allusion): Poetic retelling of the Meribah episode attributing Israel’s provocation and Moses’ rash speech to that event; links the community’s complaint at the waters with the negative outcome for Moses.
- Exodus 17:1-7 (thematic): An earlier quarrel over water (Rephidim) where God provides water from the rock after Israel’s complaint; thematically parallels the Meribah episode (water, complaint, testing of God) though at a different setting.
Alternative generated candidates
- For you rebelled against me among the people of Israel at the waters of Meribah, in Kadesh of the wilderness of Zin; because you did not sanctify me in the midst of the people of Israel.
- This is because you rebelled against me among the people of Israel at the waters of Meribah in Kadesh of the Desert of Zin, because you did not sanctify me among the people of Israel.
Deu.32.52 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
- כי: CONJ
- מנגד: ADV
- תראה: VERB,qal,impf,2,m,sg
- את: PRT,acc
- הארץ: NOUN,f,sg,def
- ושמה: CONJ+ADV,loc
- לא: PART_NEG
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- נתן: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,sg
- לבני: PREP
- ישראל: NOUN,m,sg,abs
Parallels
- Numbers 20:12 (verbal): God tells Moses and Aaron they will not bring the assembly into the promised land because of their disobedience—same divine verdict barring Moses from entering the land.
- Numbers 27:12-14 (verbal): God repeats the decree to Moses after surveying the land: he will see it from afar but will not enter—same commission and prohibition referenced in Deut 32:52.
- Deuteronomy 3:23-28 (allusion): Moses pleads to enter the land; God refuses and instructs him to view it from Mount Nebo—narrative background for the statement that he will see but not enter.
- Deuteronomy 34:1-4 (structural): Narrative fulfilment: Moses is brought to Mount Nebo and views the land from afar but dies before entering—this episode completes the promise/decree expressed in Deut 32:52.
- Joshua 1:2-4 (thematic): God commissions Joshua to lead Israel into the land that was promised to the fathers—contrasts Moses’ prohibition and shows the transfer of leaders and the fulfillment of the land promise by others.
Alternative generated candidates
- Behold, you shall see the land before you, but you shall not enter the land that I give to the people of Israel.
- For you shall see the land from afar, but you shall not enter into the land that I give to the children of Israel.
And the LORD spoke to Moses on that very day, saying:
Go up to this mountain of the Abarim, to Mount Nebo, which is in the land of Moab, opposite Jericho, and behold the land of Canaan that I give to the people of Israel for a possession.
There on the mount where you go up you shall die and be gathered to your people, as Aaron your brother died on Mount Hor and was gathered to his people.
For you trespassed against me among the people of Israel at the waters of Meribah Kadesh in the wilderness of Zin, because you did not sanctify me among the people of Israel.
Behold, you shall see the land before you, but you shall not go over there into the land that I give to the people of Israel.