Deuteronomy 31:1

When Moses/I finished saying all that to the Israeli people,

Translation for Translators

In The King James Version

And Moses went and spake these words unto all Israel.

In Context

2he/I said to them, “Now I am 120 years old. I am no longer able to go everywhere that you go (OR, to be your leader). Furthermore, Yahweh has told me that I will not cross the Jordan River.

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 1:1In this book is written what Moses/I said to the Israeli people. He/I told them these things when they/we were in the desert, on the east side of the Jordan River. They/We had set up our tents near a place named Suph, between Paran town on the one side of the river and Tophel, Laban, Hazeroth, and Dizahab towns on the other side of the river.

Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 31:1

In this chapter Moses, having finished his sermon, I. Encourages both the people who were now to enter Canaan ( ver. 1-6 ), and Joshua who was to lead them, ver. 7, 8 , 23 . And, II. He takes care for the keeping of these things always in their remembrance after his decease, 1. By the book of the law which was, (1.) Written. (2.) Delivered into the custody of the priests, ver. 9 , and 24-27 . (3.) Ordered to be publicly read every seventh year, ver. 10-13 . 2. By a song which God orders Moses to prepare for their… Read the whole commentary →

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