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34:6	[God] buried him in the depression in the land of Moab, opposite Beth Peor. No man knows the place that he was buried, even to this day. Vayikbor oto vagay be'erets Moav mul beyt Pe'or velo-yada ish et-kevurato ad hayom hazeh.
34:7	Moses was 120 years old when he died, but his eyes had not dimmed, and his natural powers had not left him. UMoshe ben-me'ah ve'esrim shanah bemoto lo-chahatah eyno velo-nas lechoh.

Commentary:

God
(Sotah 9b, 14a; Rashi; Ralbag). Or, 'He buried himself' (Lekach Tov; Ibn Ezra; Bachya; Sforno). Or, 'they buried him' (Septuagint).

depression
Gey in Hebrew. See Numbers 21:19.

Beth Peor
See Numbers 23:28, Joshua 13:20.

to this day
Some say that this was written by Joshua (Ibn Ezra). See note on Deuteronomy 34:5.

120 years old...
According to tradition, on 7 Adar, 2488 (February 23, 1273 b.c.e.) (Seder Olam 10; Kiddushin 38a). Other sources indicate that he died on 1 Adar (Esther Rabbah 7:11; Josephus, Antiquities 4:8:49).

his eyes
(Targum; Septuagint). Or, 'his appearance;' cf. Exodus 34:29 (Chizzkuni; Bachya).

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