Why Moses Kept Praying After Drafting His Final Will

Another interpretation: "And I besought (va'etchanan)." This is what Scripture says: "For a people shall dwell in Zion, in Jerusalem; you shall surely weep no more; He will surely be gracious to you (chanon yechunecha)" (Isaiah 30:19). What is written above on the matter? "And its cities I gave to the Reubenites and to the Gadites" (Deuteronomy 3:12). Moses taught those who come into the world that a person should not say: since one who is sick is in danger, and he has made a will (dayyatiki) and divided all that he has, he should not say: since he has made a will, he will no longer pray. Rather, let him pray, for the Holy One, blessed be He, does not reject the prayer of any creature. For behold, Moses made a will, as it is said: "And its cities I gave to the Reubenites and to the Gadites" (Deuteronomy 3:16), "Jair son of Manasseh" and so forth (3:14), "and to Machir I gave the Gilead" (3:15), "and to the Reubenites and to the Gadites I gave" and so forth (3:16), "And I commanded you at that time, saying" and so forth (3:18), "And Joshua I commanded at that time, saying" and so forth (3:21). Behold, a will. Lest you say he ceased and did not pray, the text teaches: "And I besought the Lord" (Deuteronomy 3:23).