Deuteronomy 34 · Verse 6

Deuteronomy 34:6

And he buried him in a valley in the land of Moab, over against Beth–peor: but no man knoweth of his sepulchre unto this day.
Deuteronomy 34:6, King James Version

Deuteronomy 34:6 in other translations

BSBAnd He buried him in a valley in the land of Moab facing Beth-peor, and no one to this day knows the location of his grave.
WEBHe buried him in the valley in the land of Moab opposite Beth Peor, but no man knows where his tomb is to this day.
ASVAnd he buried him in the valley in the land of Moab over against Beth-peor: but no man knoweth of his sepulchre unto this day.
YLTand He burieth him in a valley in the land of Moab, over-against Beth-Peor, and no man hath known his burying place unto this day.
DARBYAnd he buried him in the valley in the land of Moab, opposite Beth-Peor; and no man knows his sepulchre to this day.
BBEAnd the Lord put him to rest in the valley in the land of Moab opposite Beth-peor: but no man has knowledge of his resting-place to this day.
WebsterAnd he buried him in a valley in the land of Moab, over against Beth-peor: but no man knoweth of his sepulcher to this day.

What does Deuteronomy 34:6 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
6. he buried him--or, "he was buried in a valley," that is, a ravine or gorge of the Pisgah. Some think that he entered a cave and there died, being, according to an ancient tradition of Jews and Christians, buried by angels (Jude 9; Nu 21:20). no man knoweth of his sepulchre unto this day--This concealment seems to have been owing to a special and wise arrangement of Providence, to prevent its being ranked among "holy places," and made the resort of superstitious pilgrims or idolatrous veneration, in after ages.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 6 He buried him - It is probable that the reason why Moses was buried thus privately was, lest the Israelites, prone to idolatry, should pay him Divine honors; and God would not have the body of his faithful servant abused in this way. Almost all the gods of antiquity were defiled men, great lawgivers, eminent statesmen, or victorious generals. See the account of the life of Moses at the end of this chapter, Deu 34:10 (note).

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Deuteronomy 34:5-8

Moses obeyed this command of God as willingly as any other, though it seemed harder. In this he resembled our Lord Jesus Christ. But he died in honour, in peace, and in the most easy manner; the Saviour died upon the disgraceful and torturing cross. Moses died very easily; he died "at the mouth of the Lord," according to the will of God. The servants of the Lord, when they have done all their other work, must die at…

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Deuteronomy 34:6 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיִּקְבֹּ֨רvai.yik.Borand he buriedH6912
אֹת֤וֹ'o.To<obj.> himH853
בַגַּיְ֙va.gaYin the valleyH1516
בְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzin [the] land ofH776
מוֹאָ֔בmo.'AvMoabH4124
מ֖וּלmulopposite toH4136
בֵּ֣יתbeitBethH1047
פְּע֑וֹרpe.'orPeorH1047
וְלֹֽא\־ve.lo'-and notH3808
יָדַ֥עya.Da'he knowsH3045
אִישׁ֙'ishanyoneH376
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
קְבֻ֣רָת֔וֹke.Vu.ra.Toburial place hisH6900
עַ֖ד'aduntilH5704
הַיּ֥וֹםhai.Yomthe dayH3117
הַזֶּֽה\׃ha.Zeh<the> thisH2088

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Deuteronomy 34:6

  • Jude 1:9

    Yet Michael the archangel, when contending with the devil he disputed about the body of Moses, durst not bring against him a railing accusation, but said, The Lord rebuke thee.

  • Deuteronomy 3:29

    So we abode in the valley over against Beth–peor.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
he buried him.
Jude 1:9

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Context

  • Deuteronomy 34:5

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

  • Deuteronomy 34:6

    And he buried him in a valley in the land of Moab, over against Beth–peor: but no man knoweth of his sepulchre unto this day.

  • Deuteronomy 34:7

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

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Deuteronomy 34:6 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y enterrólo en el valle, en tierra de Moab, enfrente de Bethpeor; y ninguno sabe su sepulcro hasta hoy.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et il l’enterra dans la vallée, dans le pays de Moab, vis-à-vis de Beth-Péor; et personne ne connaît son sépulcre, jusqu’à aujourd’hui.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und er begrub ihn im Tale, im Lande Moab, Beth-Peor gegenüber; und niemand weiß sein Grab bis auf diesen Tag.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
et sepelivit eum in valle terræ Moab contra Phogor: et non cognovit homo sepulchrum ejus usque in præsentem diem.