Bible Strands
Deuteronomy 3:29
So we stayed in the valley opposite Beth-peor.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Moses addresses Israel at the conclusion of his final charge, noting that the community remained in the valley opposite Beth-peor after appointing Joshua to lead them across the Jordan. This marks the physical and narrative endpoint of his instructions before his departure.
The words — The Hebrew verb וַנֵּשֶׁב (va./ne.shev) literally means "and we remained," combined with בַּגַּיְא (ba./gay') for "in the valley" and מוּל (mul) for "opposite." These terms establish a precise geographical halt rather than a theological statement.
The thread — The text repeats this location in Deuteronomy 4:46 as the camp site across the Jordan and in Deuteronomy 34:6 as the valley where Moses is buried. The same marker also anchors the Baal of Peor incident recorded in Numbers 25:3.
Why it lands — The verse records a factual pause in the journey, requiring the reader to track the transition from Mosaic leadership to Joshua's command. It demands attention to the specific geography that frames Israel's preparation for conquest.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
So we abode in the valley over against Beth–peor.
Cross-references
- Deuteronomy 4:46 while they were in the valley across the Jordan facing Beth-peor in the land of Sihon king of the Amorites, who lived in Heshbon and was defeated by Moses and the Israelites after they had come out of Egypt.
- Deuteronomy 34:6 And He buried him in a valley in the land of Moab facing Beth-peor, and no one to this day knows the location of his grave.
- Numbers 25:3 So Israel joined in worshiping Baal of Peor, and the anger of the LORD burned against them.
- Numbers 33:48 They set out from the mountains of Abarim and camped on the plains of Moab by the Jordan across from Jericho.
- Deuteronomy 4:3 Your eyes have seen what the LORD did at Baal-peor, for the LORD your God destroyed from among you all who followed Baal of Peor.