Genesis 49:33

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

And when Jacob made an end of charging his sons, he gathered up his feet into the bed, and yielded up the ghost, and was gathered unto his people.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיְכַ֤ל יַעֲקֹב֙ לְצַוֺּ֣ת אֶת־בָּנָ֔יו וַיֶּאֱסֹ֥ף רַגְלָ֖יו אֶל־הַמִּטָּ֑ה וַיִּגְוַ֖ע וַיֵּאָ֥סֶף אֶל־עַמָּֽיו

Transliteration

wa-yəkal yaʿăqōb lə-ṣawwōt ʾet-bānāyw wa-yeʾĕsōp raglāyw to-the-miṭṭāh wa-yigwaʿ wa-yēʾāsep to-ʿammāyw

Grammar Details

• *wa-yəkal*: waw consecutive + Piel imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he finished
• *yaʿăqōb*: proper noun, masculine singular - Jacob
• *lə-ṣawwōt*: Piel infinitive construct - to command
• *bānāyw*: noun masculine plural construct with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his sons
• *wa-yeʾĕsōp*: waw consecutive + Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he gathered
• *raglāyw*: noun feminine dual construct with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his feet
• *miṭṭāh*: noun feminine singular with definite article - the bed
• *wa-yigwaʿ*: waw consecutive + Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he expired
• *wa-yēʾāsep*: waw consecutive + Niphal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he was gathered
• *ʿammāyw*: noun masculine plural construct with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his peoples

Word Meanings

• *wa-yəkal*: and he finished/completed/ended
• *lə-ṣawwōt*: to command/charge/instruct
• *wa-yeʾĕsōp raglāyw*: and he gathered his feet/drew up his legs
• *wa-yigwaʿ*: and he expired/breathed his last/died
• *wa-yēʾāsep ʾel-ʿammāyw*: and he was gathered to his peoples/collected to his people/joined his ancestors

Referenced Verses

• Gen 49:29 : 29 And he charged them, and said unto them, I am to be gathered unto my people: bury me with my fathers in the cave that is in the field of Ephron the Hittite,
• Gen 25:8 : 8 And Abraham gave up the ghost, and died in a good old age, an old man, and full [of years], and was gathered to his people.
• Gen 25:17 : 17 And these are the years of the life of Ishmael, a hundred and thirty and seven years: and he gave up the ghost and died, and was gathered unto his people.
• Gen 35:29 : 29 And Isaac gave up the ghost, and died, and was gathered unto his people, old and full of days: and Esau and Jacob his sons buried him.
• Gen 49:1 : 1 And Jacob called unto his sons, and said: Gather yourselves together, that I may tell you that which shall befall you in the latter days.
• Gen 49:24-26 : 24 But his bow abode in strength, And the arms of his hands were made strong, By the hands of the Mighty One of Jacob (From thence is the shepherd, the stone of Israel), 25 Even by the God of thy father, who shall help thee, And by the Almighty, who shall bless thee, With blessings of heaven above, Blessings of the deep that coucheth beneath, Blessings of the breasts, and of the womb. 26 The blessings of thy father Have prevailed above the blessings of my progenitors Unto the utmost bound of the everlasting hills: They shall be on the head of Joseph, And on the crown of the head of him that was separate from his brethren.
• Gen 15:5 : 5 And he brought him forth abroad, and said, Look now toward heaven, and number the stars, if thou be able to number them: and he said unto him, So shall thy seed be.
• Josh 24:27-29 : 27 And Joshua said unto all the people, Behold, this stone shall be a witness against us; for it hath heard all the words of Jehovah which he spake unto us: it shall be therefore a witness against you, lest ye deny your God. 28 So Joshua sent the people away, every man unto his inheritance. 29 And it came to pass after these things, that Joshua the son of Nun, the servant of Jehovah, died, being a hundred and ten years old.
• Job 5:26 : 26 Thou shalt come to thy grave in a full age, Like as a shock of grain cometh in in its season.
• Job 14:10 : 10 But man dieth, and is laid low: Yea, man giveth up the ghost, and where is he?
• Job 30:23 : 23 For I know that thou wilt bring me to death, And to the house appointed for all living.
• Eccl 12:7 : 7 and the dust returneth to the earth as it was, and the spirit returneth unto God who gave it.
• Isa 57:1-2 : 1 The righteous perisheth, and no man layeth it to heart; and merciful men are taken away, none considering that the righteous is taken away from the evil [to come]. 2 He entereth into peace; they rest in their beds, each one that walketh in his uprightness.
• Luke 2:29 : 29 Now lettest thou thy servant depart, Lord, According to thy word, in peace;
• Acts 7:15 : 15 And Jacob went down into Egypt; and he died, himself and our fathers;
• Heb 11:13-16 : 13 These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them and greeted them from afar, and having confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth. 14 For they that say such things make it manifest that they are seeking after a country of their own. 15 And if indeed they had been mindful of that [country] from which they went out, they would have had {G302} opportunity to return. 16 But now they desire a better [country], that is, a heavenly: wherefore God is not ashamed of them, to be called their God; for he hath prepared for them a city.
• Heb 11:22 : 22 By faith Joseph, when his end was nigh, made mention of the departure of the children of Israel; and gave commandment concerning his bones.
• Heb 12:23 : 23 to the general assembly and church of the firstborn who are enrolled in heaven, and to God the Judge of all, and to the spirits of just men made perfect,