Study it in the app“These are the years of the life of Ishmael: a hundred and thirty and seven years. He breathed his last and died and was gathered to his people.”
Theseוְאֵלֶּהare the yearsשְׁנֵיof the lifeחַיֵּיof Ishmael:יִשְׁמָעֵאלa hundredמְאַתand thirtyוּשְׁלֹשִׁיםand sevenוְשֶׁבַעyears.שָׁנָה שָׁנָה שָׁנִיםHe breathed his lastוַיִּגְוַעand diedוַיָּמָתand was gatheredוַיֵּאָסֶףto his people.אֶל עַמָּיו
year
Each full turn of the seasons, by which time is counted.
Where else “shene” appearslife
The span and strength of being alive, which come from God.
Where else “chaye” appearsIshmael
Ishmael, the son of Abram and Hagar, father of twelve tribal chiefs; also the name of other Israelites. The name means "God hears" (Genesis 16:11).
Where else “yishmael” appearshundred
The amount of one hundred; with other numbers it forms two hundred, three hundred and the rest.
Where else “meat” appearsthirty
Thirty; also "thirtieth".
Where else “sheloshim” appearsseven
Seven, the number of fullness; also "seven times".
Where else “sheva” appearsbreathe one's last
Breathe one's last, expire, die.
Where else “yigva” appearsdie
To cease living; also, one who has ceased living.
Where else “yamat” appearsjoin ancestors
To die and be placed with one's own who have died before.
Where else “yeasef” appearskin
Relatives: "gathered to his people" at death.
Where else “amay” appears16These are the sons of Ishmael, and these are their names, by their villages and by their encampments, twelve chiefs according to their peoples.
17 · This verse (above)
18They lived from Havilah to Shur, which is facing Egypt as you go toward Assyria. He settled facing all his brothers.
1. What it says
What did Esau do with his birthright, and what did he receive in exchange (vv. 29-34)?
2. What it means
What does the text mean when it ends, “Thus Esau despised his birthright” (v. 34)?
3. How I live it
What valuable thing are you at risk of trading away for a need of the moment?
