Deuteronomy 34:8

And the sons of Israel bewailed Moses in the waste plains of Moab thirty days,—then were completed the wailing-days of the mourning for Moses.

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In The King James Version

And the children of Israel wept for Moses in the plains of Moab thirty days: so the days of weeping and mourning for Moses were ended.

In Context

7Now, Moses, was a hundred and twenty years old, when he died,—his eye had not dimmed, nor had his freshness fled.

9But, Joshua, son of Nun, was full of the spirit of wisdom, for Moses had laid his hands upon him,—so the sons of Israel hearkened unto him, and did, as Yahweh commanded Moses.

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Cross References

Genesis 50:3And they fulfilled for him forty days, for so, are they wont to fulfil the days of the embalmed,—and the Egyptians wept for him seventy days.

Numbers 20:29And all the assembly saw that Aaron was dead; and they bewailed Aaron thirty days, even all the house of Israel.

Isaiah 57:1The righteous one, hath perished, And not a man, hath taken it to heart—Yea the men of lovingkindness, have been withdrawn No one considering, That from the presence of calamity, hath the righteous been withdrawn.

Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 34:6-9

The Death of Moses. ( b. c. 1451.) 5 So Moses the servant of the Lord died there in the land of Moab, according to the word of the Lord . 6 And he buried him in a valley in the land of Moab, over against Beth-peor: but no man knoweth of his sepulchre unto this day. 7 And Moses was a hundred and twenty years old when he died: his eye was not dim, nor his natural force abated. 8 And the children of Israel wept for Moses in the plains of Moab thirty days: so the days of weeping and mourning for Moses were ended. Here… Read the whole commentary →

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