Deuteronomy 32:49-50

32:49 “Go up to this Abarim 1  hill country, to Mount Nebo (which is in the land of Moab opposite Jericho 2 ) and look at the land of Canaan that I am giving to the Israelites as a possession. 32:50 You will die 3  on the mountain that you ascend and join your deceased ancestors, 4  just as Aaron your brother died on Mount Hor 5  and joined his deceased ancestors,

1 sn Abarim. This refers to the high plateau region of the Transjordan, the highest elevation of which is Mount Pisgah (or Nebo; cf. Deut 34:1). See also the note on the name “Pisgah” in Deut 3:17.

2 map For the location of Jericho see Map5-B2; Map6-E1; Map7-E1; Map8-E3; Map10-A2; Map11-A1.

3 tn In the Hebrew text the forms translated “you will die…and join” are imperatives, but the actions in view cannot really be commanded. The imperative is used here in a rhetorical, emphatic manner to indicate the certainty of Moses’ death on the mountain. On the rhetorical use of the imperative see IBHS 572 §34.4c.

4 tn Heb “be gathered to your people.” The same phrase occurs again later in this verse.

5 sn Mount Hor. See note on the name “Moserah” in Deut 10:6.