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Abrahamאַבְרָהָםbreathed his lastוַיִּגְוַעand diedוַיָּמָתin a goodטוֹבָהold age,בְּשֵׂיבָהoldזָקֵןand satisfied,וְשָׂבֵעַand he was gatheredוַיֵּאָסֶףto his people.אֶל עַמָּיו
Genesis 25:8
Study it in the app“Abraham breathed his last and died in a good old age, old and satisfied, and he was gathered to his people.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 25:8, word by word
- Abrahamאַבְרָהָםavraham
Abraham
Abraham, the name God gave to Abram; it sounds like "father of a multitude" (Genesis 17:5). The father of the people of Israel, to whom God promised the land and blessing for all the families of the earth.
Where else “avraham” appears- breathed his lastיִּגְוַעyigva
breathe one's last
Breathe one's last, expire, die.
Where else “yigva” appears- and diedיָּמָתyamat
die
To cease living; also, one who has ceased living.
Where else “yamat” appears- in a goodטוֹבָהtova
good
What is as it should be and gives delight: sound, useful, beautiful or valuable.
Where else “tova” appears- old ageשֵׂיבָהseva
old age, gray hair
Old age; gray hair.
Where else “seva” appears- oldזָקֵןzaken
old
A person of many years.
Where else “zaken” appears- and satisfiedשָׂבֵעַsavea
satisfied, full
Satisfied, full, having enough; of an old man, full of days, with a complete life. Also of having too much of trouble.
Where else “savea” appears- and he was gatheredיֵּאָסֶףyeasef
join ancestors
To die and be placed with one's own who have died before.
Where else “yeasef” appears- to his peopleעַמָּיamay
kin
Relatives: "gathered to his people" at death.
Where else “amay” appears
Translation note
“To be gathered to one’s people” is a Hebrew way of saying that someone died and went to join his ancestors.
The context
7These are the days of the years of the life of Abraham which he lived: a hundred and seventy and five years.
8 · This verse (above)
9His sons Isaac and Ishmael buried him in the cave of Machpelah, in the field of Ephron son of Zohar the Hittite, which is facing Mamre,
To study Genesis 25 in a group
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?