Deuteronomy 31:2

Deuteronomy 31:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And he said unto them, I am an hundred and twenty years old this day; I can no more go out and come in: also the Lord hath said unto me, Thou shalt not go over this Jordan.
• New International Version (NIV)“I am now a hundred and twenty years old and I am no longer able to lead you. The Lord has said to me, ‘You shall not cross the Jordan.’
• English Standard Version (ESV)And he said to them, "I am 120 years old today. I am no longer able to go out and come in. The Lord has said to me, 'You shall not go over this Jordan.'
• New King James Version (NKJV)And he said to them: “I am one hundred and twenty years old today. I can no longer go out and come in. Also the Lord has said to me, ‘You shall not cross over this Jordan.’

Context of Deuteronomy 31:2

1Then Moses went out and he spoke to all the Israelites. He said to them, ‘I am now 120 years old. I can no longer continue to lead you. The Lord has told me that I will not go across the Jordan River. 3But the Lord your God himself will go across the river in front of you. He will destroy the nations who live in that land. Then you will live there instead of them. Joshua will lead you across the river, as the Lord has said. 4The Lord will do to those nations the same things that he did to Sihon and to Og, the Amorite kings. He destroyed them and their land.

Deuteronomy 31:2 word by word

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֲלֵהֶ֗ם בֶּן־מֵאָה֩ וְעֶשְׂרִ֨ים שָׁנָ֤ה אָנֹכִי֙ הַיּ֔וֹם לֹא־אוּכַ֥ל ע֖וֹד לָצֵ֣את וְלָב֑וֹא וַֽיהוָה֙ אָמַ֣ר אֵלַ֔י לֹ֥א תַעֲבֹ֖ר אֶת־הַיַּרְדֵּ֥ן הַזֶּֽה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And he saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• an hundredמֵאָהmê'âh mê'yâh · hundredH3967
• and twentyעֶשְׂרִים‛eώrîym · twentyH6242
• yearsשָׁנָהshâneh shânâh · yearH8141
• oldבֵּןbên · son: agedH1121
• this dayיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
• I canיָכֹלyâkôl yâkôl · be ableH3201
• no more go outיָצָאyâtsâ' · to come out: comeH3318
• and come inבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• also the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• unto me, Thou shalt not go overעָבַר‛âbar · to passH5674
• this Jordanיַרְדֵּןyardên · JordanH3383

Cross-references for Deuteronomy 31:2

• Acts 7:20It was at this time that Moses was born. He was a very beautiful baby. His parents took care of him for three months in their own home.
• Acts 7:29When Moses heard this, he decided to run away. He went to the land of Midian and he lived there. He married a wife and they had two sons.
• Deuteronomy 34:7Moses was 120 years old when he died. But he could still see well. His body was still strong.
• Exodus 7:7Moses was 80 years old and Aaron was 83 years old when they spoke to Pharaoh.
• Joshua 14:10The Lord has kept me alive for 45 years since Moses said this. During that time, the Israelites were travelling in the desert. Now I am 85 years old.
• Psalms 90:10The number of our days make 70 years, or maybe 80 years if we are strong enough. But even in the best years of our lives, we have trouble and pain. Our lives quickly pass, and we hurry towards death.
• Acts 7:23When Moses was 40 years old, he went to see his own people, the people of Israel.
• Numbers 27:17He will lead them when they go out to fight, and he will bring them back safely. Then the Lord's people will not be like sheep who have no shepherd.’
• 2 Samuel 21:17But Zeruiah's son Abishai saved David. Abishai knocked down the Philistine and he killed him. So David's men said very strongly, ‘Our king, you must never again come out with us to fight a battle. You are like Israel's light. We do not want your life to finish.’
• 1 Kings 3:7Lord my God, I am only a young man. I have not learned how to rule well. But you have now made me become king, as my father David was king.
• Deuteronomy 3:26But the Lord was angry with me, because of you. He would not answer my prayer. He said, ‘You have said enough! Do not speak to me about that any more.
• Deuteronomy 4:21The Lord your God became angry with me, because of you. He told me very strongly that I would not go across the Jordan River. He said that I would not go into the good land that he is now giving to you.
• Deuteronomy 32:48On the same day, the Lord said to Moses,
• Numbers 20:12The Lord said to Moses and Aaron, ‘You did not trust me enough to show the Israelites that I am holy. So you will not lead them into the land that I have promised to give to them.’
• Numbers 27:13After that, you will die, just as your brother Aaron also died.
• Acts 20:25I have lived among you and I have taught you all about the kingdom of God. But now I know that none of you will see me again.

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 31:2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2I am a hundred and twenty years old - The life of Moses, the great prophet of God and lawgiver of the Jews, was exactly the same in length as the time Noah employed in preaching righteousness to the antediluvian world. These one hundred and twenty years were divided into three remarkable periods: forty years he lived in Egypt, in Pharaoh's court, acquiring all the learning and wisdom of the Egyptians; (see Acts 7:20, Acts 7:23;); forty years he sojourned…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2I am an hundred and twenty years old - The 40 years of the wandering had passed since Moses, then 80 years old, “spake unto Pharaoh” (Exodus 7:7; Compare Deuteronomy 34:7). I can, no more go out and come in - Render I shall not longer be able to go out and come in: i. e., discharge my duties among you. There is no inconsistency with Deuteronomy 34:7. Moses here adverts to his own age as likely to render him in future unequal to the active discharge of his…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-8Because Moses was about to die, his role as leader of the covenant would soon end. Joshua needed to be clearly and publicly presented as the next leader. He was to receive the same authority as Moses.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2-82-8. also the Lord hath said--should be "for the Lord hath said" thou shalt not go over this Jordan. While taking a solemn leave of the people, Moses exhorted them not to be intimidated by the menacing opposition of enemies; to take encouragement from the continued presence of their covenanted God; and to rest assured that the same divine power, which had enabled them to discomfit their first assailants on the east of Jordan, would aid them not less…Read the comment

Topics related to Deuteronomy 31:2

• Longevity
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• Deuteronomy
• Law in the Old Testament
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Commentaries on Deuteronomy 31

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings