Deuteronomy 34:6

And he buried him in a valley in the land of Moab, over against Bethpeor: but no man knoweth of his sepulchre unto this day.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
buried	וַיִּקְבֹּ֨ר vai.yik.Bor	H6912	to inter · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
valley	בַגַּיְ֙ va.gaY	H1516	a gorge (from its lofty sides · preposition with the article + noun, common both genders singular absolute
land	בְּאֶ֣רֶץ be.'E.retz	H776	the earth (at large · preposition + noun, common feminine singular construct
Moab	מוֹאָ֔ב mo.'Av	H4124	Moab · proper noun, a place name
against	מ֖וּל mul	H4136	properly · noun, common masculine singular construct
Beth-peor	בֵּ֣ית beit	H1047	Beth-Peor · proper noun, a place name
man	אִישׁ֙ 'ish	H376	a man as an individual or a male person · noun, common masculine singular absolute
knoweth	יָדַ֥ע ya.Da'	H3045	to know (properly · verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
sepulchre	קְבֻ֣רָת֔וֹ ke.Vu.ra.To	H6900	sepulture · noun, common feminine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
day	הַיּ֥וֹם hai.Yom	H3117	a day (as the warm hours) · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute

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Cross-references

Jude 1:9 Yet Michael the archangel, when contending with the devil he disputed about the body of Moses, durst not bring against him a railing accusat…
Deuteronomy 3:29 So we abode in the valley over against Beth-peor.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 34:5-8

Here is, I. The death of Moses (Deu 34:5): Moses the servant of the Lord died. God told him he must not go over Jordan, and, though at first he prayed earnestly for the reversing of the sentence yet God's answer to his prayer sufficed him, and now he spoke no more of that matter, Deu 3:26. Thus our blessed Saviour prayed that the cup might pass from him, yet, since it might not, he acquiesced with, Father, thy will be done. Moses had reason to desire to live a while longer in the world. He was old, it is true, but he had not yet attained to the years of the life of his fathers; his father Amram lived to be 137; his grandfather Kohath 133; his great grandfather Levi 137; Exo 6:16-20. And why…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Deuteronomy 34:6

he buried him--or, "he was buried in a valley," that is, a ravine or gorge of the Pisgah. Some think that he entered a cave and there died, being, according to an ancient tradition of Jews and Christians, buried by angels (Jde 1:9; Num 21:20). no man knoweth of his sepulchre unto this day--This concealment seems to have been owing to a special and wise arrangement of Providence, to prevent its being ranked among "holy places," and made the resort of superstitious pilgrims or idolatrous veneration, in after ages.

John Gill on Deuteronomy 34:6

And he buried him,.... Aben Ezra says he buried himself, going into a cave on the top of the mount, where he expired, and so where he died his grave was; but though he died on the mount, he was buried in a valley: Jarchi and so other Jewish writers (d) say, the Lord buried him; it may be by the ministry of angels: an Arabic writer says (e), he was buried by angels: it is very probable he was buried by Michael, and who is no other than the archangel or head of principalities and powers, our Lord Jesus Christ, for a reason that will be hereafter suggested, see Jde 1:9, in a valley in the land of Moab, over against Bethpeor; where stood a temple dedicated to the idol Peor, see Deuteronomy 3:29…

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The Church Fathers

God had granted the gift of being buried in secret ground to only one of his friends, for it was right that so great a distinction should be appropriate only for that body which had shone from the close presence and conversation of God. Thus when Moses had performed his duties as man, he could take joy in having God alone as witness of his grave.
— Paulinus of Nola, POEMS 15.213

Two godly benefits did his Lord accomplish for Moses in not making known his tomb to the children of Israel. He rejoiced that his adversaries should not know it and cast forth his bones from his tomb; and in the second place, that the children of his people should not know it and make his tomb a place of worship, for he was accounted as God in the eyes of the children of his people.
— Aphrahat the Persian Sage, DEMONSTRATION 8.9

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Dictionary and topics

Beth-peor — House of Peor; i.e., “temple of Baal-peor”, a place in Moab, on the east of Jordan, opposite Jericho. It was in the tribe of Reuben (Josh. 13:20; Deut. 3:29; 4:46). In the “ravine” or valley over…
Burial — The first burial we have an account of is that of Sarah (Gen. 23). The first commercial transaction recorded is that of the purchase of a burial-place, for which Abraham weighed to Ephron “four…
Deuteronomy — In all the Hebrew manuscripts the Pentateuch (q.v.) forms one roll or volume divided into larger and smaller sections called parshioth_ and _sedarim. It is not easy to say when it was divided into…
Moab — The seed of the father, or, according to others, the desirable land, the eldest son of Lot (Gen. 19:37), of incestuous birth. (2.) Used to denote the people of Moab (Num. 22:3-14; Judg. 3:30; 2 Sam.…
Desert, Journey Of Israel Through The · Moses dies and is buried — Moses dies and is buried
Valleys · Mentioned in scripture: Moab where Moses was buried — Mentioned in scripture: Moab where Moses was buried

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Deuteronomy 34:6

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 34:5-8

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Deuteronomy 34:6

John Gill on Deuteronomy 34:6

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Deuteronomy 34:6

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 34:5-8

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Deuteronomy 34:6

John Gill on Deuteronomy 34:6

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on Deuteronomy 34:5-6

Keil & Delitzsch on Deuteronomy 34:5-6

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Deuteronomy 34:6

Rashi on Deuteronomy 34:6