For it is not a vain thing for you; because it is your life: and through this thing ye shall prolong your days in the land, whither ye go over Jordan to possess it.
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Gill's Exposition
Get thee up into this mountain Abarim,.... Which was near in sight, and pointed at; it was a range of mountains, of which see Num 21:11,
unto Mount Nebo; which was one of the mountains of Abarim,…
These verses were, no doubt, added by the author of the supplement to Deuteronomy. For the statements contained in them, consult the marginal references.
Here is, I. The solemn delivery of this song to the children of Israel, Deu 32:44, Deu 32:45. Moses spoke it to as many as could hear him, while Joshua, in another assembly, at the same time,…
Cambridge Bible
vain Or, empty, without profit.
it is your life As in Deu 30:20.
prolong your days … whither ye go over, etc.] For these formulas see on Deu 4:26.
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