Deuteronomy 34:5

KJV1611 – Modern English

So Moses, the servant of the LORD, died there in the land of Moab, according to the word of the LORD.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיָּ֨מָת שָׁ֜ם מֹשֶׁ֧ה עֶֽבֶד־יְהוָ֛ה בְּאֶ֥רֶץ מוֹאָ֖ב עַל־פִּ֥י יְהוָֽה׃

Transliteration

And wayyāmāt there Mōšeh 'ebed-YHWH in 'ereṣ Mô'āb according to pî YHWH

Grammar Details

• *wayyāmāt*: waw consecutive + Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - 'and he died'
• *Mōšeh*: proper noun - 'Moses'
• *'ebed*: masculine singular construct - 'servant of'
• *YHWH*: proper noun - divine name
• *'ereṣ*: feminine singular construct - 'land of'
• *Mô'āb*: proper noun - 'Moab'
• *pî*: masculine singular construct - 'mouth of/command of'

Word Meanings

• *'ebed*: servant/slave/worker
• *'ereṣ*: land/territory/country
• *pî*: mouth/word/command/according to

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  And Moses, the servant of the Lord, died there in the land of Moab, as the Lord had said.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  So Moses the servant of the LORD died there in the land of Moab, according to the word of the LORD.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  So Moses the servant of Jehovah died there in the land of Moab, according to the word of Jehovah.

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  So Moses the servant of the LORD died there in the land of Moab, according to the word of the LORD.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  So Moses the seruaunte of the Lorde dyed there in the londe of Moab at the commaundment of the Lorde.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  So Moses ye seruaunt of the LORDE died there in the londe of the Moabites, acordinge vnto the worde of ye LORDE.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  So Moses the seruant of the Lord dyed there in the land of Moab, according to the worde of the Lord.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  So Moyses the seruaunt of the Lord dyed there in the lande of Moab, accordyng to the worde of the Lorde.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  ¶ So Moses the servant of the LORD died there in the land of Moab, according to the word of the LORD.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  So Moses the servant of Yahweh died there in the land of Moab, according to the word of Yahweh.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And Moses, servant of the Lord, dieth there, in the land of Moab, according to the command of Jehovah;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  So Moses the servant of Jehovah died there in the land of Moab, according to the word of Jehovah.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  So Moses the servant of Jehovah died there in the land of Moab, according to the word of Jehovah.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  So death came to Moses, the servant of the Lord, there in the land of Moab, as the Lord had said.

• World English Bible (2000)

  So Moses the servant of Yahweh died there in the land of Moab, according to the word of Yahweh.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  So Moses, the servant of the LORD, died there in the land of Moab as the LORD had said.

Referenced Verses

• Deut 32:50 : 50 And die on the mountain where you go up, and be gathered to your people; as Aaron your brother died on Mount Hor, and was gathered to his people:
• Josh 1:1-2 : 1 Now after the death of Moses the servant of the LORD, it happened that the LORD spoke to Joshua the son of Nun, Moses' assistant, saying, 2 Moses my servant is dead; now therefore arise, cross over this Jordan, you and all this people, to the land which I am giving to them, to the children of Israel.
• Mal 4:4 : 4 Remember the law of Moses my servant, which I commanded to him in Horeb for all Israel, with the statutes and judgments.
• John 8:35-36 : 35 And the slave does not abide in the house forever: but the Son abides forever. 36 If the Son therefore shall make you free, you shall be free indeed.
• 2 Tim 2:25 : 25 in humility correcting those who are in opposition, if God perhaps will grant them repentance, so that they may know the truth,
• Heb 3:3-6 : 3 For this man was counted worthy of more glory than Moses, because he who has built the house has more honor than the house. 4 For every house is built by someone; but He who built all things is God. 5 And Moses truly was faithful in all His house, as a servant, for a testimony of those things which would be spoken later; 6 But Christ as a Son over His own house; whose house we are, if we hold fast the confidence and the rejoicing of the hope firm until the end.
• 2 Pet 1:1 : 1 Simon Peter, a servant and an apostle of Jesus Christ, to those who have obtained like precious faith with us through the righteousness of our God and Savior Jesus Christ:
• Rev 15:3 : 3 And they sang the song of Moses, the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, Great and marvelous are Your works, Lord God Almighty; just and true are Your ways, O King of the saints.
• Num 12:7 : 7 'My servant Moses is not so, who is faithful in all my house.'
• Deut 31:14 : 14 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.