He said to them, I am one hundred twenty years old this day; I can no more go out and come in: and Yahweh has said to me, You shall not go over this Jordan.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

I am one hundred and twenty years old - The 40 years of the wandering had passed since Moses, then 80 years old, spoke to Pharaoh (…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Deuteronomy 31:1–8. MOSES RESIGNS HIS CHARGE AS LEADER TO JOSHUA.

And Moses went and spoke.

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

And he said unto them, I am an hundred and twenty years old. Although Moses had often been proudly and disdainfully rejected, it was nonet…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

And he said unto them, I [am] an hundred and twenty years old
this day
Whether the me…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

Moses assures Israel of the constant presence of God with them. This is applied by the apostle to all God's spiritual Israel, to encourage their fa…

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