The Meaning of Deuteronomy 34:8 Explained

Deuteronomy 34:8

KJV: 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.

YLT: And the sons of Israel bewail Moses in the plains of Moab thirty days; and the days of weeping and mourning for Moses are completed.

Darby: 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.

ASV: 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.

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CONTEXT: What is the Context of Deuteronomy 34:8?

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What is the context of Deuteronomy 34:8?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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.

What does Deuteronomy 34:8 Mean?

Context Summary

Deuteronomy 34:1-12 - The Great Leader's Exodus

What inimitable beauty in this closing scene! The majestic withdrawal of the illustrious Lawgiver in view of the assembled nation! The panorama that greeted his undimmed gaze! The Lord's showing of it to him! The kiss, according to the ancient tradition, in which his spirit passed rapturously to its reward! The burial of his body with proper honor, Judges 1:9! Well might the people weep!

There is dispensational truth here also. Moses represented God's Law, which never shows signs of age; but it cannot lead the soul into the rest of God, nor give victory over our spiritual foes. For the world and each soul Moses must give place to Joshua-that is, Jesus.

Be ours that face to face fellowship, that doing of His will, those divine credentials of the mighty hand, of deeds wrought in God! Psalms 90:16-17 [source]

Chapter Summary: Deuteronomy 34

¹ Moses from mount Nebo views the land
⁵ He dies there
⁶ His burial
⁷ His age
⁸ Thirty days mourning for him
⁹ Joshua succeeds him
¹⁰ The praise of Moses

What do the individual words in Deuteronomy 34:8 mean?

And wept the sons of Israel for Moses in the plains of Moab thirty days so ended The days of weeping [and] mourning for Moses

וַיִּבְכּוּ֩ בְנֵ֨י יִשְׂרָאֵ֧ל אֶת־ מֹשֶׁ֛ה בְּעַֽרְבֹ֥ת מוֹאָ֖ב שְׁלֹשִׁ֣ים י֑וֹם וַֽיִּתְּמ֔וּ יְמֵ֥י בְכִ֖י אֵ֥בֶל מֹשֶֽׁה

וַיִּבְכּוּ֩	And wept
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine plural Root: בָּכָה Sense: to weep, bewail, cry, shed tears.
בְנֵ֨י	the sons
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct Root: בֵּן Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
יִשְׂרָאֵ֧ל	of Israel
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: יִשְׂרָאֵל Sense: the second name for Jacob given to him by God after his wrestling with the angel at Peniel.
מֹשֶׁ֛ה	Moses
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: מֹשֶׁה Sense: the prophet and lawgiver, leader of the exodus.
בְּעַֽרְבֹ֥ת	in the plains
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, feminine plural construct Root: עֲרָבָה Sense: desert plain, steppe, desert, wilderness.
מוֹאָ֖ב	of Moab
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular Root: מֹואָב Sense: a son of Lot by his eldest daughter.
שְׁלֹשִׁ֣ים	thirty
Parse: Number, common plural Root: שְׁלֹשִׁים Sense: thirty, thirtieth.
י֑וֹם	days
Parse: Noun, masculine singular Root: יׄום Sense: day, time, year.
וַֽיִּתְּמ֔וּ	so ended
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine plural Root: תָּמַם Sense: to be complete, be finished, be at an end.
יְמֵ֥י	The days
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct Root: יׄום Sense: day, time, year.
בְכִ֖י	of weeping
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct Root: בְּכִי Sense: a weeping, weeping.
אֵ֥בֶל	[and] mourning for
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct Root: אֵבֶל Sense: mourning.
מֹשֶֽׁה	Moses
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: מֹשֶׁה Sense: the prophet and lawgiver, leader of the exodus.

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