Deuteronomy 34:10
And there arose not a prophet since in Israel like unto Moses, whom the LORD knew face to face,
KJV
Et non surrexit ultra propheta in Israël sicut Moyses, quem nosset Dominus facie ad faciem,
Vulgate
Καὶ οὐκ ἀνέστη ἔτι προφήτης ἐν Ἰσραὴλ ὡς Μωσῆς, ὃν ἔγνω Κύριος αὐτὸν πρόσωπον κατὰ πρόσωπον·
LXX
And there hath not arisen a prophet since in Israel like unto Moses, whom Jehovah knew face to face,
ASV
וְ/לֹֽא קָ֨ם נָבִ֥יא ע֛וֹד בְּ/יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל כְּ/מֹשֶׁ֑ה אֲשֶׁר֙ יְדָע֣/וֹ יְהוָ֔ה פָּנִ֖ים אֶל פָּנִֽים
Hebrew
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Moses
In the original Hebrew
11 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.
אֲשֶׁר
'shr
particle · 5461×
אֶל
'l
preposition · 5475×
יְהוָ֖ה
yhvh
proper_noun · 6455×
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל
yshr'l
proper_noun · 2486×
יָדְע֖וּ
yd'v
verb · 944×
יָּ֣קָם
yqm
verb · 626×
לֹ֣א
l'
proper_noun · 5171×
מֹשֶׁ֔ה
mshh
proper_noun · 750×
נָּבִ֖יא
nby'
noun · 316×
ע֖וֹד
'vd
adverb · 485×
פְנֵ֣י
pny
noun · 2111×
Typology
Historic Christian voices
6 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
Summa Theologica · 2 passages
Does prophecy pertain to knowledge? Is it a habit? Is it only about future contingencies? Does a prophet know all possible matters of prophecy? Does a prophet distinguish that which he perceives by the gift of God, from that which he perceives by his own spirit? Can anything false be the matter of prophecy? Article 1. Whether prophecy pertains to knowledge? Objection 1. It woul…
The division of prophecy into its species Is the more excellent prophecy that which is without imaginative vision? The various degrees of prophecy Was Moses the greatest of the prophets? Can a comprehensor be a prophet? Did prophecy advance in perfection as time went on? Article 1. Whether prophecy is fittingly divided into the prophecy of divine predestination, of foreknowledg…
I believe with perfect faith that the prophecy of Moses our teacher, peace be upon him, was true, and that he was the chief of the prophets, both those who preceded him and those who followed him.
Philo presents Moses as the ideal philosopher-king, surpassing all Greek models. Moses was called by God to lead not through force but through virtue. He is the lawgiver par excellence because his laws derive not from human reason alone but from direct divine revelation, making the Torah the constitution of the universe itself.
Cross-references
- Deut 5:4 — The LORD talked with you face to face in the mount out of the midst of the fire,
- Deut 5:4 — The LORD talked with you face to face in the mount out of the midst of the fire,
- Deut 18:15 — The LORD thy God will raise up unto thee a Prophet from the midst of thee, of thy brethren, like unto me; unto him ye shall hearken;
- Deut 18:15 — The LORD thy God will raise up unto thee a Prophet from the midst of thee, of thy brethren, like unto me; unto him ye shall hearken;
- Exod 8:13 — And the LORD did according to the word of Moses; and the frogs died out of the houses, out of the villages, and out of the fields.
- Exod 33:11 — And the LORD spake unto Moses face to face, as a man speaketh unto his friend. And he turned again into the camp: but his servant Joshua, the son of Nun, a young man, departed not out of the tabernacl
- Exod 33:11 — And the LORD spake unto Moses face to face, as a man speaketh unto his friend. And he turned again into the camp: but his servant Joshua, the son of Nun, a young man, departed not out of the tabernacl
- Heb 3:5 — And Moses verily was faithful in all his house, as a servant, for a testimony of those things which were to be spoken after;
- Num 12:6 — And he said, Hear now my words: If there be a prophet among you, I the LORD will make myself known unto him in a vision, and will speak unto him in a dream.
- Num 12:8 — With him will I speak mouth to mouth, even apparently, and not in dark speeches; and the similitude of the LORD shall he behold: wherefore then were ye not afraid to speak against my servant Moses?
- Ps 103:7 — He made known his ways unto Moses, his acts unto the children of Israel.