Deuteronomy 31:14

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

The LORD said to Moses, 'Behold, the time of your death is near. Call Joshua and present yourselves at the tent of meeting so that I may commission him.' So Moses and Joshua went and stood at the tent of meeting.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר יְהוָ֜ה אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֗ה הֵ֣ן קָרְב֣וּ יָמֶיךָ֮ לָמוּת֒ קְרָ֣א אֶת־יְהוֹשֻׁ֗עַ וְהִֽתְיַצְּב֛וּ בְּאֹ֥הֶל מוֹעֵ֖ד וַאֲצַוֶּ֑נּוּ וַיֵּ֤לֶךְ מֹשֶׁה֙ וִֽיהוֹשֻׁ֔עַ וַיִּֽתְיַצְּב֖וּ בְּאֹ֥הֶל מוֹעֵֽד׃

Transliteration

wə-yōʾmer YHWH ʾel-mōšeh hēn qārəbû yāmeykā lāmût qərāʾ ʾet-yəhôšuaʿ wə-hitəyaṣṣəbû bə-ʾōhel môʿēd wa-ʾăṣawwennû wa-yēlek mōšeh wî-yəhôšuaʿ wa-yitəyaṣṣəbû bə-ʾōhel môʿēd

Grammar Details

• *wə-yōʾmer*: waw consecutive + imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and said/spoke
• *YHWH*: proper noun, divine name
• *ʾel-mōšeh*: preposition + proper noun - to/unto Moses
• *hēn*: interjection - behold/look
• *qārəbû*: perfect, 3rd common plural - have approached/are near
• *yāmeykā*: noun, masculine plural construct + 2nd masculine singular suffix - your days
• *lāmût*: preposition + infinitive construct - to die
• *qərāʾ*: imperative, masculine singular - call/summon
• *ʾet-yəhôšuaʿ*: direct object marker + proper noun - Joshua
• *wə-hitəyaṣṣəbû*: waw conjunctive + imperative, 2nd masculine plural - and present yourselves
• *bə-ʾōhel môʿēd*: preposition + noun construct phrase - in tent of meeting
• *wa-ʾăṣawwennû*: waw consecutive + imperfect, 1st singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - and I will commission him
• *wa-yēlek*: waw consecutive + imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and went
• *mōšeh*: proper noun - Moses
• *wî-yəhôšuaʿ*: waw conjunctive + proper noun - and Joshua
• *wa-yitəyaṣṣəbû*: waw consecutive + imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - and they presented themselves

Word Meanings

• *qārəbû*: draw near/approach/be imminent
• *lāmût*: to die/for dying
• *qərāʾ*: call/summon/proclaim
• *hitəyaṣṣəbû*: present yourselves/stand/station yourselves
• *ʾăṣawwennû*: commission/command/instruct him
• *ʾōhel môʿēd*: tent of meeting/appointed place/tabernacle

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And the LORD said unto Moses, Behold, thy days approach that thou must die: call Joshua, and present yourselves in the tabernacle of the congregation, that I may give him a charge. And Moses and Joshua went, and presented themselves in the tabernacle of the congregation.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  And the LORD said to Moses, Behold, your days approach that you must die: call Joshua, and present yourselves in the tabernacle of the congregation, that I may give him a charge. And Moses and Joshua went, and presented themselves in the tabernacle of the congregation.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And the LORD said unto Moses, Behold, thy days approach that thou must die: call Joshua, and present yourselves in the tabernacle of the congregation, that I may give him a charge. And Moses and Joshua went, and presented themselves in the tabernacle of the congregation.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And Jehovah said unto Moses, Behold, thy days approach that thou must die: call Joshua, and present yourselves in the tent of meeting, that I may give him a charge. And Moses and Joshua went, and presented themselves in the tent of meeting.

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And the LORD said unto Moses, Behold, thy days approach that thou must die: call Joshua, and present yourselves in the tabernacle of the congregation, that I may give him a charge. And Moses and Joshua went, and presented themselves in the tabernacle of the congregation.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  And the Lorde sayed vnto Moses: Beholde thy dayes are come, that thou must dye. Call Iosua and come and stonde in the tabernacle of witnesse, that I maye geue him a charge. And Moses and Iosua went and stode in the tabernacle off witnesse.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And the LORDE sayde vnto Moses: Beholde, thy tyme is come that thou must die, call Iosua, and stonde in the Tabernacle of witnesse, that I maye geue him a charge. Moses wente with Iosua, and stode in the Tabernacle of witnesse.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Then the Lorde saide vnto Moses, Beholde, thy dayes are come, that thou must die: Call Ioshua, and stande ye in the Tabernacle of the Congregation that I may giue him a charge. So Moses and Ioshua went, and stoode in the Tabernacle of the Congregation.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And the Lorde sayde vnto Moyses: Beholde, thy dayes are come that thou must dye: Call Iosuah therfore, and stande ye in the tabernacle of the congregatio, that I may geue him a charge. And Moyses and Iosuah went & stood in the tabernacle of the congregation.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  ¶ And the LORD said unto Moses, Behold, thy days approach that thou must die: call Joshua, and present yourselves in the tabernacle of the congregation, that I may give him a charge. And Moses and Joshua went, and presented themselves in the tabernacle of the congregation.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Yahweh said to Moses, Behold, your days approach that you must die: call Joshua, and present yourselves in the tent of meeting, that I may give him a charge. Moses and Joshua went, and presented themselves in the tent of meeting.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And Jehovah saith unto Moses, `Lo, thy days have drawn near to die; call Joshua, and station yourselves in the tent of meeting, and I charge him;' and Moses goeth -- Joshua also -- and they station themselves in the tent of meeting,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And Jehovah said unto Moses, Behold, thy days approach that thou must die: call Joshua, and present yourselves in the tent of meeting, that I may give him a charge. And Moses and Joshua went, and presented themselves in the tent of meeting.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And Jehovah said unto Moses, Behold, thy days approach that thou must die: call Joshua, and present yourselves in the tent of meeting, that I may give him a charge. And Moses and Joshua went, and presented themselves in the tent of meeting.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  At that time the Lord said to Moses, The day of your death is near: send for Joshua, and come to the Tent of meeting so that I may give him his orders. So Moses and Joshua went to the Tent of meeting.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Yahweh said to Moses, "Behold, your days approach that you must die: call Joshua, and present yourselves in the Tent of Meeting, that I may commission him." Moses and Joshua went, and presented themselves in the Tent of Meeting.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  The Commissioning of Joshua Then the LORD said to Moses,“The day of your death is near. Summon Joshua and present yourselves in the tent of meeting so that I can commission him.” So Moses and Joshua presented themselves in the tent of meeting.

Referenced Verses

• Num 27:13 : 13 After you have seen it, you too will be gathered to your people, as your brother Aaron was.
• Deut 31:23 : 23 Then the LORD gave this command to Joshua son of Nun: 'Be strong and courageous, for you will bring the Israelites into the land I swore to them, and I will be with you.'
• Deut 34:5 : 5 And Moses, the servant of the Lord, died there in the land of Moab, as the Lord had said.
• Josh 23:14 : 14 Now behold, I am about to go the way of all the earth, and you know in your hearts and souls that not one word has failed of all the good promises the LORD your God gave you. All of them have been fulfilled for you; not one word has failed.
• Josh 24:1 : 1 Joshua gathered all the tribes of Israel at Shechem. He summoned the elders of Israel, their leaders, judges, and officers, and they presented themselves before God.
• 1 Sam 10:19 : 19 'But today you have rejected your God, who delivers you from all your calamities and distresses. You have said to Him, "Set a king over us." Now present yourselves before the LORD by your tribes and clans.'
• 2 Kgs 1:4 : 4 Therefore, this is what the LORD says: 'You will not leave the bed you are lying on. You will surely die.' And Elijah departed.
• Job 1:6 : 6 One day, the sons of God came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan also came with them.
• Job 2:1 : 1 One day, the sons of God came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan also came among them to present himself before the LORD.
• Eccl 9:5 : 5 For the living know that they will die, but the dead know nothing; they have no further reward, and even their memory is forgotten.
• Isa 38:1 : 1 In those days, Hezekiah became sick to the point of death. The prophet Isaiah, son of Amoz, came to him and said, "This is what the LORD says: 'Set your house in order, for you are about to die and will not recover.'"
• Acts 20:28-31 : 28 Pay careful attention to yourselves and to all the flock, among whom the Holy Spirit has appointed you as overseers, to shepherd the church of God, which He purchased with His own blood. 29 I know that after my departure, savage wolves will come in among you and will not spare the flock. 30 Even from among your own group, men will rise up, speaking twisted things to draw away the disciples to follow them. 31 Therefore, be watchful, remembering that for three years I never stopped admonishing each one of you with tears, night and day.
• Rom 12:1 : 1 I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercies, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship.
• 2 Tim 4:1-4 : 1 I solemnly charge you before God and Christ Jesus, who is going to judge the living and the dead, by His appearing and His kingdom: 2 Preach the word; be ready in season and out of season; correct, rebuke, and encourage with great patience and teaching. 3 For the time will come when people will not tolerate sound teaching, but according to their own desires, they will gather teachers for themselves to satisfy their itching ears. 4 They will turn away from hearing the truth and will turn aside to myths.
• Jude 1:24 : 24 Now to Him who is able to keep you from stumbling and to present you blameless in the presence of His glory with great joy,
• Deut 32:50 : 50 There, on the mountain that you climb, you will die and be gathered to your people, just as your brother Aaron died on Mount Hor and was gathered to his people.
• Num 27:19-20 : 19 Set him before Eleazar the priest and the entire assembly, and commission him in their sight. 20 Transfer some of your authority to him so that the whole assembly of the Israelites will follow him.
• Deut 31:2 : 2 He said to them, 'I am now 120 years old, and I am no longer able to lead you. The LORD has said to me, 'You shall not cross the Jordan.''
• Exod 34:2 : 2 Be ready in the morning, and come up to Mount Sinai in the morning and stand before Me there on the top of the mountain.