Deuteronomy 34:7

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.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Moses was 120 years old when he died. His eye was undimmed, and his vigor unabated.
• 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.

Context of Deuteronomy 34:7

5So Moses, the servant of the Lord, died there in the land of Moab, just as the Lord had said. 6The Lord buried him in a valley near Beth-peor in Moab, but to this day no one knows the exact place. Moses was 120 years old when he died, yet his eyesight was clear, and he was as strong as ever. 8The people of Israel mourned for Moses on the plains of Moab for thirty days, until the customary period of mourning was over. 9Now Joshua 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, doing just as the Lord had commanded Moses.

Deuteronomy 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 31:2he said, “I am now 120 years old, and I am no longer able to lead you. The Lord has told me, ‘You will not cross the Jordan River.’
• Acts 7:23“One day when Moses was forty years old, he decided to visit his relatives, the people of Israel.
• Genesis 27:1One day when Isaac was old and turning blind, he called for Esau, his older son, and said, “My son.” “Yes, Father?” Esau replied.
• Genesis 48:10Jacob was half blind because of his age and could hardly see. So Joseph brought the boys close to him, and Jacob kissed and embraced them.
• Joshua 14:10“Now, as you can see, the Lord has kept me alive and well as he promised for all these forty-five years since Moses made this promise—even while Israel wandered in the wilderness. Today I am 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

Topics related to Deuteronomy 34:7

• Death
• Infirmity
• Israel
• Longevity
• Miracles
• Moses
• Old Age

In the dictionaries

• Moses
• Servant
• Abate
• Deuteronomy
• Egypt
• Eyes, Diseases of the
• Natural; Nature
• Number
• Pentateuch
• Pentateuch, the

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