Deuteronomy 31:22

 Deuteronomy 31:22

Moses therefore wrote this song the same day, and taught it the children of Israel.

a. NASB 1995: So Moses wrote this song the same day, and taught it to the sons of Israel.  [New American Standard Bible 1995 (NASB1995) New American Standard Bible®, Copyright © 1960, 1971, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation. All rights reserved.]

b. YLT: And Moses writeth this song on that day, and doth teach it the sons of Israel,   [The Young's Literal Translation was translated by Robert Young, who believed in a strictly literal translation of God's word. This version of the Bible is in the public domain.]

c. Classic Amplified: Moses wrote this song the same day and taught it to the Israelites. [Amplified Bible, Classic Edition (AMPC) Copyright © 1954, 1958, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1987 by The Lockman Foundation]

d. Stone Edition THE CHUMASH, Rabbinic Commentary: Moses wrote this song on that day, and he taught it to the Children of Israel.  [The Artscroll Series/Stone Edition, THE CHUMASH Copyright 1998, 2000 by MESORAH PUBLICATIONS, Ldt.]

e. ESV: So Moses wrote this song the same day and taught it to the people of Israel. [Scripture quotations are from the Holy Bible, English Standard Version, copyright © 2001, 2007, 2011, 2016 by Crossway Bibles, a division of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved.]

f. Unless otherwise stated, all Greek and Hebrew definitions are from Blue Letter Bible

1. “Moses therefore wrote this song the same day, and taught it the children of Israel.”

a. Môsheh, mo-sheh'; from H4871; drawing out (of the water), i.e. rescued; Mosheh, the Israelite lawgiver:—Moses.]

b. [therefore] wrote [Strong: 3789  kâthab, kaw-thab'; a primitive root; to grave, by implication, to write (describe, inscribe, prescribe, subscribe):—describe, record, prescribe, subscribe, write(-ing, -ten).]

c. this [Strong: 2063 zôʼth, zothe'; irregular feminine of H2088; this (often used adverb):—hereby (-in, -with), it, likewise, the one (other, same), she, so (much), such (deed), that, therefore, these, this (thing), thus.]

d. [Strong: 853 'eth ayth apparent contracted from 226 in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely):--(as such unrepresented in English).]

song [Strong: 7892 shîyr, sheer; or feminine שִׁירָה shîyrâh; from H7891; a song; abstractly, singing:—musical(-ick), × sing(-er, -ing), song.]

e. [the] same [Strong: 1931 hûwʼ, hoo; of which the feminine (beyond the Pentateuch) is הִיא hîyʼ; he a primitive word, the third person pronoun singular; he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or are:—he, as for her, him(-self), it, the same, she (herself), such, that (...it), these, they, this, those, which (is), who.]

f. day [Strong: 3117 yôwm, yome; from an unused root meaning to be hot; a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb):—age, always, chronicals, continually(-ance), daily, ((birth-), each, to) day, (now a, two) days (agone), elder, × end, evening, (for) ever(-lasting, -more), × full, life, as (so) long as (... live), (even) now, old, outlived, perpetually, presently, remaineth, × required, season, × since, space, then, (process of) time, as at other times, in trouble, weather, (as) when, (a, the, within a) while (that), × whole ( age), (full) year(-ly), younger.]

g. [and] taught [it] [Strong: 3925 lâmad, law-mad'; a primitive root; properly, to goad, i.e. (by implication) to teach (the rod being an Oriental incentive):—(un-) accustomed, × diligently, expert, instruct, learn, skilful, teach(-er, -ing).]

h. [Strong: 853 'eth ayth apparent contracted from 226 in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely):--(as such unrepresented in English).]

i. [to the] children [Strong: 1121 bên, bane; from H1129; a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.):—afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-) ite, (anoint-) ed one, appointed to, (+) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-) ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, + (young) bullock, + (young) calf, × came up in, child, colt, × common, × corn, daughter, × of first, firstborn, foal, + very fruitful, + postage, × in, + kid, + lamb, (+) man, meet, + mighty, + nephew, old, (+) people, rebel, + robber, × servant born, × soldier, son, + spark, steward, + stranger, × surely, them of, + tumultuous one, valiant(-est), whelp, worthy, young (one), youth.]

j. [of] Israel [Strong: 3478 Yisrâʼêl, yis-raw-ale'; from H8280 and H410; he will rule as God; Jisraël, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity:—Israel.]

1). 1). There are 12 months in the Jewish religious calendar Because of it’s lunar basis, its number of days are shorter than a solar calendar and very complex. Sometimes the number of months is 13 with an addition of Adar II.

a).  The months are:  (1) Nissan, 30 days, March-April; (2) Iyar, 29 days, April-May; (3) Sivan, 30 days, May-June; (4) Tammuz, 29 days, June-July; (5) Av, 30 days, July-August; (6) Elul, 29 days, August-September; (7) Tishri, 30 days, September-October;  (8) Heshvan, 29 or 30 days, October-November; (9) Kislev, 30 or 29 days, November-December; (10) Tevet, 29 days, December-January;  (11) Shevat, 30 days, January-February; (12) Adar, 29 or 30 days, February-March; (13) Adar II, 29 days, March-April. https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/ 

2). Louis Goldberg, Deuteronomy: The book describes events that cover about two months. [D.C.: I believe he is correct.]

3). There are approximately 70 days between the time that Moses began Deuteronomy and Israel crossing the Jordan river. Moses began writing and teaching Deuteronomy on the first day of the eleventh month (Deuteronomy 1:1-3).  Deuteronomy was written approximately between the 37 days starting the first day of Shevat, the eleventh month [Shevat has 30 days],  and the 7th day of  Adar, the twelfth month , when Moses died. 

4).  Confirmation that Moses died on the seventh of Adar. In Deuteronomy 34:8 we read that the Jews mourned for thirty days following Moses' death in the Plains of Moab. The book of Joshua begins with God's command to bring the Jewish people across the Jordan River. God specifies that they are to cross in three days time. This instruction was given immediately after Moses died, meaning at the earliest possible opportunity after his death. This would have been following the thirty days of mourning. In Joshua 4:19 we are told that the Jews crossed the river on the tenth of Nissan. If we subtract the three days between the command and actual crossing (Joshua 3:1, 2), plus the thirty days of mourning (Deuteronomy 34:8), we find the date of Moses' passing is the seventh of Adar. Incidentally, the seventh of Adar is also Moses' birthday. This we derive from what Moses said on the day of his death (Deuteronomy 31:2): "Today I am one hundred and twenty years old."