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Genesis 25:8

And at a ripe old age he breathed his last and died, old and contented, and was gathered to his people.
Genesis 25:8
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Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

וַיִּגְוַ֨ע וַיָּ֧מָת אַבְרָהָ֛ם בְּשֵׂיבָ֥ה טוֹבָ֖ה זָקֵ֣ן וְשָׂבֵ֑עַ וַיֵּאָ֖סֶף אֶל־עַמָּֽיו׃

  1. וַיִּגְוַ֨עvai.yig.Va'“and he expired”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from גָּוַע · “to die” · Strong's H1478
  2. וַיָּ֧מָתvai.Ya.mot“and he died”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from מוּת · “to die” · Strong's H4191
  3. אַבְרָהָ֛ם'av.ra.Ham“Abraham”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from אַבְרָהָם · “Abraham” · Strong's H0085
  4. בְּשֵׂיבָ֥הbe.sei.Vah“in old age”
    Preposition + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from שֵׂיבָה · “greyheaded” · Strong's H7872
  5. טוֹבָ֖הto.Vah“good”
    Adjective, feminine, singular, absolute · from טוֹב · “pleasant” · Strong's H2896A
  6. זָקֵ֣ןza.Ken“old”
    Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from זָקֵן · “old” · Strong's H2205H
  7. וְשָׂבֵ֑עַve.sa.Ve.a'“and satisfied”
    Conjunction + Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from שָׂבֵעַ · “sated” · Strong's H7649
  8. וַיֵּאָ֖סֶףvai.ye.'A.sef“and he was gathered”
    Conjunction + Verb, niphal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָסַף · “to gather” · Strong's H0622
  9. אֶל־'el-“to”
    Preposition · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
  10. עַמָּֽיו׃'a.Mav“kinspeople<s> his”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from עַם · “kinsman” · Strong's H5971B
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)