Deuteronomy 34:8

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{ "verseID": "Deuteronomy.34.8", "source": "וַיִּבְכּוּ֩ בְנֵ֨י יִשְׂרָאֵ֧ל אֶת־מֹשֶׁ֛ה בְּעַֽרְבֹ֥ת מוֹאָ֖ב שְׁלֹשִׁ֣ים י֑וֹם וַֽיִּתְּמ֔וּ יְמֵ֥י בְכִ֖י אֵ֥בֶל מֹשֶֽׁה׃", "text": "And *wayyibkû* *bənê* *Yiśrā'ēl* *'et*-*Mōšeh* in *'arbōt* *Mô'āb* thirty *yôm*; and *wayyittəmû* *yəmê* *bəkî* *'ēbel* *Mōšeh*", "grammar": { "*wayyibkû*": "waw consecutive + Qal imperfect 3rd masculine plural - 'and they wept'", "*bənê*": "masculine plural construct - 'sons of/children of'", "*Yiśrā'ēl*": "proper noun - 'Israel'", "*'et*": "direct object marker", "*Mōšeh*": "proper noun - 'Moses'", "*'arbōt*": "feminine plural construct - 'plains of'", "*Mô'āb*": "proper noun - 'Moab'", "*yôm*": "masculine singular - 'day'", "*wayyittəmû*": "waw consecutive + Qal imperfect 3rd masculine plural - 'and they were completed'", "*yəmê*": "masculine plural construct - 'days of'", "*bəkî*": "masculine singular construct - 'weeping of'", "*'ēbel*": "masculine singular construct - 'mourning of'" }, "variants": { "*wayyibkû*": "and they wept/and they mourned", "*bənê*": "sons of/children of", "*'arbōt*": "plains/steppes/deserts", "*wayyittəmû*": "and they were completed/and they ended/and they were finished", "*yəmê*": "days of/period of", "*bəkî*": "weeping/lamentation", "*'ēbel*": "mourning/grief/bereavement" } }

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

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

Transliteration

And wayyibkû bənê Yiśrā'ēl 'et-Mōšeh in 'arbōt Mô'āb thirty yôm; and wayyittəmû yəmê bəkî 'ēbel Mōšeh

Grammar Details

• *wayyibkû*: waw consecutive + Qal imperfect 3rd masculine plural - 'and they wept'
• *bənê*: masculine plural construct - 'sons of/children of'
• *Yiśrā'ēl*: proper noun - 'Israel'
• *'et*: direct object marker
• *Mōšeh*: proper noun - 'Moses'
• *'arbōt*: feminine plural construct - 'plains of'
• *Mô'āb*: proper noun - 'Moab'
• *yôm*: masculine singular - 'day'
• *wayyittəmû*: waw consecutive + Qal imperfect 3rd masculine plural - 'and they were completed'
• *yəmê*: masculine plural construct - 'days of'
• *bəkî*: masculine singular construct - 'weeping of'
• *'ēbel*: masculine singular construct - 'mourning of'

Word Meanings

• *wayyibkû*: and they wept/and they mourned
• *bənê*: sons of/children of
• *'arbōt*: plains/steppes/deserts
• *wayyittəmû*: and they were completed/and they ended/and they were finished
• *yəmê*: days of/period of
• *bəkî*: weeping/lamentation
• *'ēbel*: mourning/grief/bereavement

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  The Israelites wept for Moses in the plains of Moab for thirty days, until the time of mourning was over.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  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 end.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

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

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  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.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  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.

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  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.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  And the childern of Israel wepte for Moses in the feldes off Moab.xxx. dayes. And the dayes off wepynge and mornynge for Moses were ended.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And the children of Israel weped for Moses in ye felde of the Moabites thirtie daies, and the dayes of the wepynge and mournynge for Moses were fulfilled.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And the children of Israel wept for Moses in the plaine of Moab thirtie dayes: so the dayes of weeping and mourning for Moses were ended.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And the children of Israel wept for Moyses in the playne of Moab thirtie dayes: And the dayes of weepyng and mournyng for Moyses were ended.

• Authorized 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.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  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.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  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.

• 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.

• 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.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  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.

• World English Bible (2000)

  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.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  The Israelites mourned for Moses in the rift valley plains of Moab for thirty days; then the days of mourning for Moses ended.

Referenced Verses

• Gen 50:3 : 3 { "verseID": "Genesis.50.3", "source": "וַיִּמְלְאוּ־לוֹ֙ אַרְבָּעִ֣ים י֔וֹם כִּ֛י כֵּ֥ן יִמְלְא֖וּ יְמֵ֣י הַחֲנֻטִ֑ים וַיִּבְכּ֥וּ אֹת֛וֹ מִצְרַ֖יִם שִׁבְעִ֥ים יֽוֹם׃", "text": "*Wa-yimləʾû*-for-him *ʾarbāʿîm* *yôm* *kî* thus *yimləʾû* *yəmê* *ha-ḥănuṭîm* *wa-yiḇkû* *ʾōṯô* *Miṣrayim* *šiḇʿîm* *yôm*", "grammar": { "*Wa-yimləʾû*": "waw-consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - and they fulfilled", "*ʾarbāʿîm*": "cardinal number - forty", "*yôm*": "masculine singular noun - day", "*kî*": "conjunction - for/because", "*yimləʾû*": "qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - they fulfill", "*yəmê*": "construct state of *yāmîm*, masculine plural - days of", "*ha-ḥănuṭîm*": "definite article + masculine plural passive participle - the embalming", "*wa-yiḇkû*": "waw-consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - and they wept", "*ʾōṯô*": "direct object marker with 3rd masculine singular suffix - for him", "*Miṣrayim*": "proper noun - Egypt/Egyptians", "*šiḇʿîm*": "cardinal number - seventy" }, "variants": { "*Miṣrayim*": "Egypt/Egyptians", "*ḥănuṭîm*": "embalmed ones/process of embalming" } }
• Gen 50:10 : 10 { "verseID": "Genesis.50.10", "source": "וַיָּבֹ֜אוּ עַד־גֹּ֣רֶן הָאָטָ֗ד אֲשֶׁר֙ בְּעֵ֣בֶר הַיַּרְדֵּ֔ן וַיִּ֨סְפְּדוּ־שָׁ֔ם מִסְפֵּ֛ד גָּד֥וֹל וְכָבֵ֖ד מְאֹ֑ד וַיַּ֧עַשׂ לְאָבִ֛יו אֵ֖בֶל שִׁבְעַ֥ת יָמִֽים׃", "text": "*Wa-yāḇōʾû* unto-*gōren* *hā-ʾāṭāḏ* which in-*ʿēḇer* *ha-yardēn* *wa-yispəḏû*-there *mispēḏ* *gāḏôl* and-*kāḇēḏ* *məʾōḏ* *wa-yaʿaś* for-*ʾāḇîw* *ʾēḇel* *šiḇʿaṯ* *yāmîm*", "grammar": { "*Wa-yāḇōʾû*": "waw-consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - and they came", "*gōren*": "masculine singular construct - threshing floor of", "*hā-ʾāṭāḏ*": "definite article + masculine singular noun - the bramble/thornbush", "*ʿēḇer*": "masculine singular construct - region beyond", "*ha-yardēn*": "definite article + proper noun - the Jordan", "*wa-yispəḏû*": "waw-consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - and they lamented", "*mispēḏ*": "masculine singular noun - lamentation", "*gāḏôl*": "adjective, masculine singular - great", "*kāḇēḏ*": "adjective, masculine singular - heavy/severe", "*məʾōḏ*": "adverb - very", "*wa-yaʿaś*": "waw-consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he made", "*ʾāḇîw*": "masculine singular noun with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his father", "*ʾēḇel*": "masculine singular noun - mourning", "*šiḇʿaṯ*": "construct state of *šiḇʿāh*, feminine numeral - seven of", "*yāmîm*": "masculine plural noun - days" }, "variants": { "*gōren hā-ʾāṭāḏ*": "threshing floor of Atad/thornbush", "*ʿēḇer ha-yardēn*": "beyond the Jordan/Transjordan", "*mispēḏ*": "lamentation/wailing/funeral ceremony", "*ʾēḇel*": "mourning/grief ceremony" } }
• Num 20:29 : 29 { "verseID": "Numbers.20.29", "source": "וַיִּרְאוּ֙ כָּל־הָ֣עֵדָ֔ה כִּ֥י גָוַ֖ע אַהֲרֹ֑ן וַיִּבְכּ֤וּ אֶֽת־אַהֲרֹן֙ שְׁלֹשִׁ֣ים י֔וֹם כֹּ֖ל בֵּ֥ית יִשְׂרָאֵֽל", "text": "And-*yirʾû* all-the-*ʿēdâ* that *gāwaʿ* *ʾahărōn* and-*yibkû* *ʾet*-*ʾahărōn* *šəlōšîm* *yôm* all *bêt* *yiśrāʾēl*", "grammar": { "*yirʾû*": "waw-consecutive + qal imperfect 3rd plural - and they saw", "*ʿēdâ*": "feminine singular with definite article - the congregation", "*gāwaʿ*": "qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - had died/expired", "*ʾahărōn*": "proper noun - Aaron", "*yibkû*": "waw-consecutive + qal imperfect 3rd plural - and they wept", "*ʾet*": "direct object marker", "*šəlōšîm*": "cardinal number - thirty", "*yôm*": "masculine singular - day", "*bêt*": "masculine singular construct - house of", "*yiśrāʾēl*": "proper noun - Israel" }, "variants": { "*yirʾû*": "saw/perceived", "*ʿēdâ*": "congregation/assembly", "*gāwaʿ*": "died/expired/perished", "*yibkû*": "wept/mourned", "*šəlōšîm* *yôm*": "thirty days", "*bêt* *yiśrāʾēl*": "house of Israel/all Israel" } }
• 1 Sam 25:1 : 1 { "verseID": "1 Samuel.25.1", "source": "וַיָּ֣מָת שְׁמוּאֵ֔ל וַיִּקָּבְצ֤וּ כָל־יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ וַיִּסְפְּדוּ־ל֔וֹ וַיִּקְבְּרֻ֥הוּ בְּבֵית֖וֹ בָּרָמָ֑ה וַיָּ֣קָם דָּוִ֔ד וַיֵּ֖רֶד אֶל־מִדְבַּ֥ר פָּארָֽן׃", "text": "And *wəyāmāt* *Šəmûʾēl* and *wayyiqqābəṣû* all-*Yiśrāʾēl* and *wayyispədû*-to-him and *wayyiqbəruhû* in-*bayit*-his in-*hārāmāh* and *wayyāqām* *Dāwid* and *wayyēred* to-*midbār* *Pāʾrān*.", "grammar": { "*wəyāmāt*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect 3ms - and he died", "*Šəmûʾēl*": "proper noun - Samuel", "*wayyiqqābəṣû*": "waw consecutive + niphal imperfect 3mp - and they gathered themselves", "*Yiśrāʾēl*": "proper noun - Israel", "*wayyispədû*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect 3mp - and they mourned", "*wayyiqbəruhû*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect 3mp + 3ms suffix - and they buried him", "*bayit*": "noun masculine singular construct - house of", "*hārāmāh*": "proper noun with definite article - the Ramah", "*wayyāqām*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect 3ms - and he arose", "*Dāwid*": "proper noun - David", "*wayyēred*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect 3ms - and he went down", "*midbār*": "noun masculine singular construct - wilderness of", "*Pāʾrān*": "proper noun - Paran" }, "variants": { "*wayyispədû*": "mourned/lamented/wailed", "*midbār*": "wilderness/desert/uninhabited land" } }
• Isa 57:1 : 1 { "verseID": "Isaiah.57.1", "source": "הַצַּדִּ֣יק אָבָ֔ד וְאֵ֥ין אִ֖ישׁ שָׂ֣ם עַל־לֵ֑ב וְאַנְשֵׁי־חֶ֤סֶד נֶֽאֱסָפִים֙ בְּאֵ֣ין מֵבִ֔ין כִּֽי־מִפְּנֵ֥י הָרָעָ֖ה נֶאֱסַ֥ף הַצַּדִּֽיק׃", "text": "The *ṣaddîq* *ʾābād* *wə-ʾên* *ʾîš* *śām* *ʿal-lēb* *wə-ʾanšê-ḥesed* *neʾĕsāpîm* *bə-ʾên* *mēbîn* *kî-mippənê* *hārāʿāh* *neʾĕsap* the *ṣaddîq*.", "grammar": { "*ṣaddîq*": "definite noun, masculine, singular - the righteous person", "*ʾābād*": "perfect, 3rd singular, masculine - has perished/vanished", "*wə-ʾên*": "conjunctive waw + particle of negation - and there is not", "*ʾîš*": "noun, masculine, singular - man/person", "*śām*": "participle, active, masculine, singular - putting/placing", "*ʿal-lēb*": "preposition + noun, masculine, singular - upon heart/mind", "*wə-ʾanšê-ḥesed*": "conjunctive waw + construct form - and men of mercy/loyalty", "*neʾĕsāpîm*": "niphal participle, masculine, plural - are gathered/taken away", "*bə-ʾên*": "preposition + particle of negation - with no/without", "*mēbîn*": "hiphil participle, masculine, singular - understanding/considering", "*kî-mippənê*": "conjunction + preposition compound - because from the face of", "*hārāʿāh*": "definite noun, feminine, singular - the evil/calamity", "*neʾĕsap*": "niphal perfect, 3rd singular, masculine - is gathered/taken away" }, "variants": { "*ṣaddîq*": "righteous one/just person/innocent one", "*ʾābād*": "perishes/is destroyed/vanishes/is lost", "*ḥesed*": "loyalty/faithfulness/kindness/mercy/steadfast love", "*neʾĕsāpîm*": "are gathered/are taken away/are collected/are removed", "*mēbîn*": "one who understands/discerns/considers", "*hārāʿāh*": "evil/distress/calamity/misfortune" } }
• Acts 8:2 : 2 { "verseID": "Acts.8.2", "source": "Συνεκόμισαν δὲ τὸν Στέφανον ἄνδρες εὐλαβεῖς, καὶ ἐποιήσαντο κοπετὸν μέγαν ἐπʼ αὐτῷ.", "text": "*Synekomisan de* the *Stephanon andres eulabeis*, and *epoiēsanto kopeton megan* upon him.", "grammar": { "*Synekomisan*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd plural - carried away/buried", "*de*": "postpositive conjunction - and/but", "*Stephanon*": "accusative, masculine, singular - Stephen", "*andres*": "nominative, masculine, plural - men", "*eulabeis*": "nominative, masculine, plural - devout/reverent", "*epoiēsanto*": "aorist middle indicative, 3rd plural - made/did", "*kopeton*": "accusative, masculine, singular - lamentation/mourning", "*megan*": "accusative, masculine, singular - great/large" }, "variants": { "*Synekomisan*": "carried away/buried/took care of for burial", "*eulabeis*": "devout/reverent/God-fearing", "*kopeton*": "lamentation/loud mourning/beating of breasts" } }