Deuteronomy 31:1

Succession of Moses by Joshua

31:1 Then Moses went ¹  and spoke these words ²  to all Israel.

Deuteronomy 32:48

Instructions about Moses’ Death

32:48 Then the Lord said to Moses that same day,

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¹ tc For the MT reading וַיֵּלֶךְ (vayyelekh, “he went”), the LXX and Qumran have וַיְכַל (vaykhal, “he finished”): “So Moses finished speaking,” etc. The difficult reading of the MT favors its authenticity.

² tn In the MT this refers to the words that follow (cf. NIV, NCV).