Passage

Deuteronomy 34.4

Book: Deuteronomy · NASB95

Immediate context (±2 verses)

ASV

2. and all Naphtali, and the land of Ephraim and Manasseh, and all the land of Judah, unto the hinder sea, 3. and the South, and the Plain of the valley of Jericho the city of palm-trees, unto Zoar.

4. And Jehovah said unto him, This is the land which I sware unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob, saying, I will give it unto thy seed: I have caused thee to see it with thine eyes, but thou shalt not go over thither.

So Moses the servant of Jehovah died there in the land of Moab, according to the word of Jehovah. 6. And 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. (Deuteronomy 34:2-6, ASV)

WEB

2. and all Naphtali, and the land of Ephraim and Manasseh, and all the land of Judah, to the western sea, 3. and the south, and the Plain of the valley of Jericho the city of palm trees, to Zoar.

4. Yahweh said to him, “This is the land which I swore to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, saying, ‘I will give it to your offspring. ’ I have caused you to see it with your eyes, but you shall not go over there.”

So Moses the servant of Yahweh died there in the land of Moab, according to Yahweh’s word. 6. He buried him in the valley in the land of Moab opposite Beth Peor, but no man knows where his tomb is to this day. (Deuteronomy 34:2-6, WEB)

KJV

2. And all Naphtali, and the land of Ephraim, and Manasseh, and all the land of Judah, unto the utmost sea, 3. And the south, and the plain of the valley of Jericho, the city of palm trees, unto Zoar.

4. And the LORD said unto him, This is the land which I sware unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob, saying, I will give it unto thy seed: I have caused thee to see it with thine eyes, but thou shalt not go over thither.

So Moses the servant of the LORD died there in the land of Moab, according to the word of the LORD. 6. And he buried him in a valley in the land of Moab, over against Bethpeor: but no man knoweth of his sepulchre unto this day. (Deuteronomy 34:2-6, KJV)

YLT

2. and all Naphtali, and the land of Ephraim, and Manasseh, and all the land of Judah unto the further sea, 3. and the south, and the circuit of the valley of Jericho, the city of palms, unto Zoar.

4. And Jehovah saith unto him, 'This [is] the land which I have sworn to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, saying, To thy seed I give it; I have caused thee to see with thine eyes, and thither thou dost not pass over.'

And Moses, servant of the Lord, dieth there, in the land of Moab, according to the command of Jehovah; 6. and 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. (Deuteronomy 34:2-6, YLT)

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Theological reading

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Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the most literal English translations available (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the public domain in the United States, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

ASV (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
WEB (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
KJV (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
YLT (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

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