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And the sonsוַ בְנֵיof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלweptיִּבְכּוּfor Mosesמֹשֶׁהin the plainsבְּעַרְבֹתof Moabמוֹאָבthirtyשְׁלֹשִׁיםdays;יוֹםand the daysוַ יְמֵיof weepingבְכִיin mourningאֵבֶלfor Mosesמֹשֶׁהwere completed.יִּתְּמוּ
Deuteronomy 34:8
Study it in the app“And the sons of Israel wept for Moses in the plains of Moab thirty days; and the days of weeping in mourning for Moses were completed.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Deuteronomy 34:8, word by word
- And the sonsבְנֵיvene
descendant
A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".
Where else “vene” appears- of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael
Israel
Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.
Where else “yisrael” appears- weptיִּבְכּוּyivku
weep
Weep, cry; mourn for someone.
Where else “yivku” appears- for Mosesמֹשֶׁהmoshe
Moses
Moses, the man God called to bring Israel out of Egypt and through whom he gave the Law. His name sounds like "draw out" (Exodus 2:10).
Where else “moshe” appears- in the plainsעַרְבֹתarvot
plain
Flat, dry land, where there is almost no water.
Where else “arvot” appears- of Moabמוֹאָבmoav
Moab
See it on the mapWhere else “moav” appears- thirtyשְׁלֹשִׁיםsheloshim
thirty
Thirty; also "thirtieth".
Where else “sheloshim” appears- daysיוֹםyom
day
The day, the hours of light, or a whole day.
Where else “yom” appears- of weepingבְכִיvechi
weeping
Weeping.
Where else “vechi” appears- in mourningאֵבֶלevel
mourning
Mourning, grief for one who has died.
Where else “evel” appears- were completedיִּתְּמוּyitmu
end
To be over, reach its close.
Where else “yitmu” appears
Places in this verse
Moab
Today: western Jordan, east of the Dead Sea
The land east of the Dead Sea, in present-day Jordan.
The Moabites came from a son of Lot (Gen 19:37). Ruth came from Moab (Ruth 1:1-4), and Moses died in its territory (Deut 34:5).
The context
7And Moses was a hundred and twenty years old when he died; his eye had not grown dim, and his vigor had not fled.
8 · This verse (above)
9And Joshua son of Nun was full of the spirit of wisdom, for Moses had laid his hands on him; and the sons of Israel listened to him and did as YHWH had commanded Moses.