Deuteronomy 34:8

What does Deuteronomy 34:8 mean?

A plain-English look at Deuteronomy 34:8 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

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

KJV

King James Version · 1611

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.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

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

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

For thirty days the children of Israel were weeping for Moses in the table-lands of Moab, till the days of weeping and sorrow for Moses were ended.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

And the sons of Israel bewail Moses in the plains of Moab thirty days; and the days of weeping <FI>and<Fi> mourning for Moses are completed.

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

And the children of Israel mourned for him in the plains of Moab thirty days: and the days of their mourning in which they mourned Moses were ended.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

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

Context

v.7And Moses was a hundred and twenty years old when he died: his eye was not dim, nor his natural force abated.

v.8This passage

v.9And 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 Jehovah commanded Moses.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Isaiah 57:1

    The righteous perisheth, and no man layeth it to heart; and merciful men are taken away, none considering that the righteous is taken away from the evil to come.

  • Acts 8:2

    And devout men buried Stephen, and made great lamentation over him.

  • Numbers 20:29

    And when all the congregation saw that Aaron was dead, they wept for Aaron thirty days, even all the house of Israel.

  • 1 Samuel 25:1

    And Samuel died; and all Israel gathered themselves together, and lamented him, and buried him in his house at Ramah. And David arose, and went down to the wilderness of Paran.

  • Genesis 50:10

    And they came to the threshing-floor of Atad, which is beyond the Jordan, and there they lamented with a very great and sore lamentation: and he made a mourning for his father seven days.

  • Genesis 50:3

    And forty days were fulfilled for him; for so are fulfilled the days of embalming: and the Egyptians wept for him threescore and ten days.

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