John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 32:44
And Moses came ,.... To the people, as the Greek version, the heads of the people being gathered together according to his order, Deuteronomy 31:28 ; The Targum of Jonathan says, he came from the tabernacle, the house of instruction: and spake all the words of this song in the ears of the people ; which is observed both before and after the reading of it, to show the certainty of it, and how punctually and faithfully he had delivered it: he, and Hoshea the son of Nun ; the same... read more
Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Deuteronomy 32:44-52
Here is, I. The solemn delivery of this song to the children of Israel, Deut. 32:44, 45. Moses spoke it to as many as could hear him, while Joshua, in another assembly, at the same time, delivered it to as many as his voice would reach. Thus coming to them from the mouth of both their governors, Moses who was laying down the government, and Joshua who was taking it up, they would see they were both in the same mind, and that, though they changed their commander, there was no change in the... read more