Essay for Deuteronomy 32:44
וַיָּבֹ֣א מֹשֶׁ֗ה וַיְדַבֵּ֛ר אֶת־כָּל־דִּבְרֵ֥י הַשִּׁירָֽה־הַזֹּ֖את בְּאָזְנֵ֣י הָעָ֑ם ה֖וּא וְהוֹשֵׁ֥עַ בִּן־נֽוּן׃
And Moses came and spoke all the words of this song in the ears of the people, he, and Hoshea the son of Nun.
The Five Books of Moses, by Everett Fox
Moshe’s last regular words to the people reiterate the theme of “life” noted earlier. On the other hand, God, at the end of Moshe’s life, cannot refrain from reminding him (and us) of the reason that the great leader may not enter the Promised Land (v.51).
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