Discovery BoxDeuteronomy 32:49-50 
Context32:49 “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.
