The transaction recorded in these verses may be regarded as the solemn inauguration of Joshua to the office to which he had some time before been c…

Behold, thou shalt sleep with thy fathers ... now therefore write ye this song. — This prophecy that the children of Isra…

Behold, you shall sleep with your fathers. So that Moses may labor more earnestly to retain the people in obedience to God, he is reminded…

And the Lord said to Moses
Out of the pillar of cloud:

behold, you shall sleep with your fathers<…

Moses and Joshua attended the Divine Majesty at the door of the tabernacle. Moses is told again that he must soon die; even those who are most read…