English Standard Version
Deuteronomy 34:7
7Moses was 120 years old when he died. His eye was undimmed, and his vigor unabated.
Deuteronomy 34:7 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And Moses was an hundred and twenty years old when he died: his eye was not dim, nor his natural force abated.
- New International Version (NIV)Moses was a hundred and twenty years old when he died, yet his eyes were not weak nor his strength gone.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Moses was one hundred and twenty years old when he died. His eyes were not dim nor his natural vigor diminished.
- New Living Translation (NLT)Moses was 120 years old when he died, yet his eyesight was clear, and he was as strong as ever.
Context of Deuteronomy 34:7
5So Moses the servant of the Lord died there in the land of Moab, according to the word of the Lord, 6and he buried him in the valley in the land of Moab opposite Beth-peor; but no one knows the place of his burial to this day. Moses was 120 years old when he died. His eye was undimmed, and his vigor unabated. 8And the people of Israel wept for Moses in the plains of Moab thirty days. Then the days of weeping and mourning for Moses were ended. 9And Joshua the son of Nun was full of the spirit of wisdom, for Moses had laid his hands on him. So the people of Israel obeyed him and did as the Lord had commanded Moses.
Read all of Deuteronomy 34Deuteronomy 34:7 word by word
וּמֹשֶׁ֗ה בֶּן־מֵאָ֧ה וְעֶשְׂרִ֛ים שָׁנָ֖ה בְּמֹת֑וֹ לֹֽא־כָהֲתָ֥ה עֵינ֖וֹ וְלֹא־נָ֥ס לֵחֹֽה׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- And Mosesמֹשֶׁהmôsheh · MosesH4872
- an hundredמֵאָהmê'âh mê'yâh · hundredH3967
- and twentyעֶשְׂרִים‛eώrîym · twentyH6242
- yearsשָׁנָהshâneh shânâh · yearH8141
- oldבֵּןbên · son: agedH1121
- when he diedמָ֫וֶתmâveth · deathH4194
- his eyeעַ֫יִן‛ayin · eyeH5869
- was not dimכָּהָהkâhâh · to grow dimH3543
- nor his natural forceלֵחַlêach · vigorH3893
- abatedנוּסnûs · to fleeH5127
Cross-references for Deuteronomy 34:7
- Deuteronomy 31:2And 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.'
- Acts 7:23"When he was forty years old, it came into his heart to visit his brothers, the children of Israel.
- Genesis 27:1When Isaac was old and his eyes were dim so that he could not see, he called Esau his older son and said to him, "My son"; and he answered, "Here I am."
- Genesis 48:10Now the eyes of Israel were dim with age, so that he could not see. So Joseph brought them near him, and he kissed them and embraced them.
- Joshua 14:10And now, behold, the Lord has kept me alive, just as he said, these forty-five years since the time that the Lord spoke this word to Moses, while Israel walked in the wilderness. And now, behold, I am this day eighty-five years old.
Commentaries on Deuteronomy 34:7
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 7His eye was not dim - Even at the advanced age of a hundred and twenty; nor his natural force abated - he was a young man even in old age, notwithstanding the unparalleled hardships he had gone through. See the account of his life at the end of this chapter, Deuteronomy 34:10; (note).Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 5-8Verses 5-8 Moses obeyed this command of God as willingly as any other, though it seemed harder. In this he resembled our Lord Jesus Christ. But he died in honour, in peace, and in the most easy manner; the Saviour died upon the disgraceful and torturing cross. Moses died very easily; he died "at the mouth of the Lord," according to the will of God. The servants of the Lord, when they have done all their other work, must die at last, and be willing to go…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 7At 120 years old, Moses was still strong and fully able in mind and body. He did not fail to enter Canaan because he died. Instead, he died because he was not allowed to enter Canaan.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-121. Moses went up from the plains of Moab--This chapter appears from internal evidence to have been written subsequently to the death of Moses, and it probably formed, at one time, an introduction to the Book of Joshua. unto the mountain of Nebo, to the top of Pisgah--literally, the head or summit of the Pisgah; that is, the height (compare Nu 23:14; De 3:17-27; 4:49). The general name given to the whole mountain range east of Jordan, was Abarim (compare…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Deuteronomy 34
- 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
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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