but I must die in this land. I must not go over the Jordan; but you shall go over, and possess that good land.
Parallel translations
- KJV But I must die in this land, I must not go over Jordan: but ye shall go over, and possess that good land.
- BSB For I will not be crossing the Jordan, because I must die in this land. But you shall cross over and take possession of that good land.
- NKJV But I must die in this land, I must not cross over the Jordan; but you shall cross over and possess that good land.
- NASB For I am going to die in this land; I am not crossing the Jordan, but you are going to cross, and you will take possession of this good land.
- NLT You will cross the Jordan to occupy the land, but I will not. Instead, I will die here on the east side of the river.
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Quick answer
Moses would die east of the Jordan while Israel crossed to possess the land. It states his coming death plainly.
Overview
Moses accepts that he must die in the Transjordan, leaving the people to enter without him. His acceptance underscores that God's promise to Israel does not depend on any single leader. It points beyond Moses to the One who would lead God's people into their final inheritance.
Cross-references & the web
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- Deut 3:25Please let me go over and see the good land that is beyond the Jordan, that fine mountain, and Lebanon.”
- Deut 3:27Go up to the top of Pisgah, and lift up your eyes westward, and northward, and southward, and eastward, and see with your eyes; for you shall not go over this Jordan.
- Heb 12:6–10For whom the Lord loves, he chastens, and scourges every son whom he receives.”
- 2 Pet 1:13–15I think it right, as long as I am in this tent, to stir you up by reminding you;
- 1 Kgs 13:21–22and he cried out to the man of God who came from Judah, saying, “Yahweh says, ‘Because you have been disobedient to Yahweh’s mouth, and have not kept the commandment which Yahweh your God commanded you,
- Amos 3:2“I have only chosen you of all the families of the earth. Therefore I will punish you for all of your sins.”
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Moses promised a Prophet like himself to whom Israel must listen (18:15); Jesus is that Prophet, the one who keeps the covenant we broke and becomes the curse for us by hanging on a tree (Gal 3:13).
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