Deuteronomy 34:7

KJV1611 – Modern English

And Moses was one hundred twenty years old when he died: his eye was not dim, nor his natural strength diminished.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וּמֹשֶׁ֗ה בֶּן־מֵאָ֧ה וְעֶשְׂרִ֛ים שָׁנָ֖ה בְּמֹת֑וֹ לֹֽא־כָהֲתָ֥ה עֵינ֖וֹ וְלֹא־נָ֥ס לֵחֹֽה׃

Transliteration

And Mōšeh ben-hundred and twenty šānāh in mōtô; not kāhătāh 'ênô and not nās lēḥōh

Grammar Details

• *Mōšeh*: proper noun - 'Moses'
• *ben*: masculine singular construct - 'son of/age of'
• *šānāh*: feminine singular - 'year'
• *mōtô*: Qal infinitive construct + 3rd masculine singular suffix - 'his death/when he died'
• *kāhătāh*: Qal perfect 3rd feminine singular - 'dimmed/became dim'
• *'ênô*: feminine singular noun + 3rd masculine singular suffix - 'his eye'
• *nās*: Qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - 'fled/departed'
• *lēḥōh*: masculine singular noun + 3rd masculine singular suffix - 'his vigor/moisture'

Word Meanings

• *ben*: son of/at the age of
• *šānāh*: year/age
• *mōtô*: his death/when he died
• *kāhătāh*: dimmed/weakened/became dull
• *'ênô*: his eye/his vision
• *nās*: fled/departed/diminished/gone
• *lēḥōh*: his vigor/his moisture/his natural force/his freshness

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  Moses was a hundred and twenty years old when he died, yet his eyesight was clear, and his vigor had not diminished.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And Moses was an hundred and twenty years old when he died: his eye was not dim, nor his natural force abated.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And Moses{H4872} was a hundred{H3967} and twenty{H6242} years{H8141} old{H1121} when he died:{H4194} his eye{H5869} was not dim,{H3543} nor his natural force{H3893} abated.{H5127}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And Moses{H4872} was an hundred{H3967} and twenty{H6242} years{H8141} old{H1121} when he died{H4194}: his eye{H5869} was not dim{H3543}{(H8804)}, nor his natural force{H3893} abated{H5127}{(H8804)}.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  And Moses was an hundred and.xx. yere olde when he dyed, ad yet his eyes were not dym nor his chekes abated.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And Moses was an hundreth and twentye yeare olde whan he dyed: his eyes were not dymme, and his chekes were not fallen.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Moses was nowe an hundreth and twentie yeere olde when hee died, his eye was not dimme, nor his naturall force abated.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Moyses was an hundred and twentie yeres olde when he dyed: his eye was not dymme, nor his naturall force abated.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And Moses [was] an hundred and twenty years old when he died: his eye was not dim, nor his natural force abated.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Moses was one hundred twenty years old when he died: his eye was not dim, nor his natural force abated.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And Moses `is' a son of a hundred and twenty years when he dieth; his eye hath not become dim, nor hath his moisture fled.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And Moses was a hundred and twenty years old when he died: his eye was not dim, nor his natural force abated.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And Moses was a hundred and twenty years old when he died: his eye was not dim, nor his natural force abated.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And Moses at his death was a hundred and twenty years old: his eye had not become clouded, or his natural force become feeble.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Moses was one hundred twenty years old when he died: his eye was not dim, nor his natural force abated.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Moses was 120 years old when he died, but his eye was not dull nor had his vitality departed.

Referenced Verses

• Deut 31:2 : 2 And he said to them, I am one hundred and twenty years old today; I can no longer go out and come in: also the LORD has said to me, You shall not go over this Jordan.
• Gen 27:1 : 1 And it happened, when Isaac was old and his eyes were dim so that he could not see, he called Esau his eldest son and said to him, My son: and he said to him, Here I am.
• Gen 48:10 : 10 Now the eyes of Israel were dim with age, so that he could not see. And he brought them near to him; and he kissed them, and embraced them.
• Josh 14:10-11 : 10 And now, behold, the LORD has kept me alive, as He said, these forty-five years since the LORD spoke this word to Moses, while the children of Israel wandered in the wilderness; and now, lo, I am this day eighty-five years old. 11 Yet I am as strong this day as I was the day that Moses sent me; as my strength was then, even so is my strength now, for war, both to go out and to come in.
• Acts 7:23 : 23 And when he was forty years old, it came into his heart to visit his brothers, the children of Israel.
• Acts 7:30 : 30 And when forty years were complete, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in the wilderness of Mount Sinai in a flame of fire in a bush.
• Acts 7:36 : 36 He brought them out, after he showed wonders and signs in the land of Egypt, and in the Red Sea, and in the wilderness for forty years.