Deuteronomy 34:9

And Joshua the son of Nun was full of the spirit of wisdom; for Moses had laid his hands upon him: and the children of Israel hearkened unto him, and did as the LORD commanded Moses.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
Joshua	וִֽיהוֹשֻׁ֣עַ vi.ho.Shu.a'	H3091	Jehoshua (i.e. Joshua) · conjunction + proper noun, a man's name
son	בִּן bin-	H1121	a son (as a builder of the family name) · noun, common masculine singular construct
Nun	נ֗וּן Nun	H5126	Nun or Non · proper noun, a man's name
full	מָלֵא֙ ma.Le'	H4392	full (literally or figuratively) or filling (literally) · adjective, masculine singular absolute
spirit	ר֣וּחַ Ru.ach	H7307	wind · noun, common feminine singular construct
wisdom	חָכְמָ֔ה chokh.mah	H2451	wisdom (in a good sense) · noun, common feminine singular absolute
Moses	מֹשֶׁ֛ה mo.Sheh	H4872	Mosheh · proper noun, a man's name
laid	סָמַ֥ךְ sa.Makh	H5564	to prop (literally or figuratively) · verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
hands	יָדָ֖יו ya.Dav	H3027	a hand (the open one (indicating power · noun, common both genders dual construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
children	בְּנֵֽי be.nei-	H1121	a son (as a builder of the family name) · noun, common masculine plural construct
Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ Yis.ra.'El	H3478	Jisrael · proper noun, a place name
hearkened	וַיִּשְׁמְע֨וּ vai.yish.me.'U	H8085	to hear intelligently (often with implication of attent… · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural
did	וַֽיַּעֲשׂ֔וּ vai.ya.'a.Su	H6213	to do or make · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural
LORD	יְהוָ֖ה Yah.weh	H3068	Jehovah · proper noun, a title
commanded	צִוָּ֥ה tzi.Vah	H6680	(intensively) to constitute · verb, piel perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
Moses	מֹשֶֽׁה mo.Sheh	H4872	Mosheh · proper noun, a man's name

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Cross-references

Isaiah 11:2 And the spirit of the LORD shall rest upon him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowl…
Daniel 6:3 Then this Daniel was preferred above the presidents and princes, because an excellent spirit was in him; and the king thought to set him ove…
John 3:34 For he whom God hath sent speaketh the words of God: for God giveth not the Spirit by measure unto him.
Acts 8:17-19 Then laid they their hands on them, and they received the Holy Ghost.
Acts 6:6 Whom they set before the apostles: and when they had prayed, they laid their hands on them.
Numbers 27:18-23 And the LORD said unto Moses, Take thee Joshua the son of Nun, a man in whom is the spirit, and lay thine hand upon him;
1 Kings 3:9 Give therefore thy servant an understanding heart to judge thy people, that I may discern between good and bad: for who is able to judge thi…
1 Kings 3:12 Behold, I have done according to thy words: lo, I have given thee a wise and an understanding heart; so that there was none like thee before…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 34:9–end

We have here a very honourable encomium passed both on Moses and Joshua; each has his praise, and should have. It is ungrateful so to magnify our living friends as to forget the merits of those that are gone, to whose memories there is a debt of honour due: all the respect must not be paid to the rising sun; and, on the other hand, it is unjust so to cry up the merits of those that are gone as to despise the benefit we have in those that survive and succeed them. Let God be glorified in both, as here. I. Joshua is praised as a man admirably qualified for the work to which he was called, v. 9. Moses brought Israel to the borders of Canaan and then died and left them, to signify that the law m…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Deuteronomy 34:9

Joshua . . . was full of the spirit of wisdom--He was appointed to a peculiar and extraordinary office. He was not the successor of Moses, for he was not a prophet or civil ruler, but the general or leader, called to head the people in the war of invasion and the subsequent allocation of the tribes.

John Gill on Deuteronomy 34:9

And Joshua the son of Nun was full of the spirit of wisdom,.... The successor of Moses, and who, by the spirit of wisdom on him, was abundantly qualified for the government of the people of Israel; in which he was a type of Christ, on whom the spirit of wisdom and understanding is said to rest, Isaiah 11:2, for Moses had laid his hands upon him; which was a symbol of the government being committed to him, and devolving upon him after his death, and expressive of prayer for him, that he might be fitted for it, of which action see Numbers 27:23, and the children of Israel hearkened unto him, and did as the Lord commanded Moses; or by the hand of Moses; they received him and owned him as thei…

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John Calvin on Deuteronomy 34:9

And Joshua the son of Nun. It is again shown how perseveringly God provided for the welfare of the people. We have already seen how, at the request of Moses, Joshua was chosen to succeed him. Now, when he is about to take upon him his office, "the spirit of wisdom" was imparted to him, that it might be effectually manifested that he was appointed by God. He had been, indeed, previously endowed with excellent gifts, but he was now much more splendidly adorned with the ensigns of dignity, in order that his calling by God might be more certainly proved; for thus is God wont to furnish those, whom He calls, with capacity for action. The imposition of hands was also subjoined, which was no empty…

The Church Fathers

It is written, "Now Joshua, the son of Nun, was filled with the Spirit of wisdom, since Moses had laid his hands upon him." Note the same ceremonial everywhere, both in the Old and the New Testament. In Moses' day the Spirit was given by the imposition of hands; and Peter imparted the Spirit by the imposition of hands. Upon you also, who are to be baptized, the grace will come.
— Cyril of Jerusalem, Catechetical Lecture 16.26

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Dictionary and topics

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…
Hand · Joshua — Joshua
Hands, The · Imposition of, used in: Conferring civil power — Imposition of, used in: Conferring civil power
Joshua · of Moses’ office — of Moses’ office

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 34:9

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 34:9–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Deuteronomy 34:9

John Gill on Deuteronomy 34:9

John Calvin on Deuteronomy 34:9

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Deuteronomy 34:9

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 34:9–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Deuteronomy 34:9

John Gill on Deuteronomy 34:9

John Calvin on Deuteronomy 34:9

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on Deuteronomy 34:9–end

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Deuteronomy 34:9

Rashi on Deuteronomy 34:8