Deuteronomy 34:4

Translations

Modern

And the LORD said to him, “This is the land that I swore to give Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob when I said, ‘I will give it to your descendants.’ I have let you see it with your own eyes, but you will not cross into it.”

Traditional

And the Lord said unto him, This is the land which I sware unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob, saying, I will give it unto thy seed: I have caused thee to see it with thine eyes, but thou shalt not go over thither.

Literal

And YHWH said to him, “This is the land that I swore to give to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, saying, ‘To your seed I will give it.’ I have caused you to see it with your eyes, and there you shall not pass over.”

Latin

Dixitque Dominus ad eum: Hæc est terra, pro qua juravi Abraham, Isaac, et Jacob, dicens: Semini tuo dabo eam. Vidisti eam oculis tuis, et non transibis ad illam.

Original

Hebrew

English

And the LORD said to him, “This is the land that I swore to give Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob when I said, ‘I will give it to your descendants.’ I have let you see it with your own eyes, but you will not cross into it.”

Notes

Deuteronomy 34:1–12

Moses did not enter the promised land (see study note on 32:51). However, God allowed him to share a moment of glory in the land when the divine glory of Jesus was revealed to others (Luke 9:28–36).

Theme notes and profiles

Moses

Events

Death of Mosesc. 1452 BC

Related verses

Deuteronomy 32:52
Although you shall see from a distance the land that I am giving the Israelites, you shall not enter it.”
Genesis 12:7
Then the LORD appeared to Abram and said, “I will give this land to your offspring.” So Abram built an altar there to the LORD, who had appeared to him.
Genesis 28:13
And there at the top the LORD was standing and saying, “I am the LORD, the God of your father Abraham and the God of Isaac. I will give you and your descendants the land on which you now lie.
Deuteronomy 3:26–27
But the LORD was angry with me on account of you, and He would not listen to me. “That is enough,” the LORD said to me. “Do not speak to Me again about this matter.
Genesis 15:18–21
On that day the LORD made a covenant with Abram, saying, “To your descendants I have given this land—from the river of Egypt to the great River Euphrates—
Genesis 13:15
…for all the land that you see, I will give to you and your offspring forever.
Numbers 20:12
But the LORD said to Moses and Aaron, “Because you did not trust Me to show My holiness in the sight of the Israelites, you will not bring this assembly into the land that I have given them.”
Genesis 26:3
Stay in this land as a foreigner, and I will be with you and bless you. For I will give all these lands to you and your offspring, and I will confirm the oath that I swore to your father Abraham.
Psalm 105:9–11
…the covenant He made with Abraham, and the oath He swore to Isaac.
John 1:17
For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.

People

Abraham: Patriarch, chosen by God to father His people Isaac: Son of Abraham; father of Jacob and Esau Israel: Patriarch, son of Isaac, father of twelve tribes

Glossary

Abarim Arabah Deuteronomy, Book of Mount Nebo Wilderness Wanderings

Topics

Death: Scenes of Death of Moses Journey of Israel Through The Desert: Return to the Plains of Moab: Moses Beholds Canaan Moses: Death and Burial of Moses: Not Permitted to Enter Canaan, but Views the Land from Atop Mount Pisgah Pisgah: Moses Views Palestine From

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