Ulangan 12:1

The Central Sanctuary

12:1 These are the statutes and ordinances you must be careful to obey as long as you live in the land the Lord, the God of your ancestors, ¹  has given you to possess. ² 

Ulangan 32:50

32:50 You will die ³  on the mountain that you ascend and join your deceased ancestors, ⁴  just as Aaron your brother died on Mount Hor ⁵  and joined his deceased ancestors,

[12:1]  ¹ tn Heb “fathers.”

[12:1]  ² tn Heb “you must be careful to obey in the land the Lord, the God of your fathers, has given you to possess all the days which you live in the land.” This adverbial statement modifies “to obey,” not “to possess,” so the order in the translation has been rearranged to make this clear.

[32:50]  ³ tn In the Hebrew text the forms translated “you will die…and join” are imperatives, but the actions in view cannot really be commanded. The imperative is used here in a rhetorical, emphatic manner to indicate the certainty of Moses’ death on the mountain. On the rhetorical use of the imperative see IBHS 572 §34.4c.

[32:50]  ⁴ tn Heb “be gathered to your people.” The same phrase occurs again later in this verse.

[32:50]  ⁵ sn Mount Hor. See note on the name “Moserah” in Deut 10:6.