Genesis 25:17

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

And these are the years of the life of Ishmael, an hundred and thirty and seven years: and he gave up the ghost and died; and was gathered unto his people.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וְאֵ֗לֶּה שְׁנֵי֙ חַיֵּ֣י יִשְׁמָעֵ֔אל מְאַ֥ת שָׁנָ֛ה וּשְׁלֹשִׁ֥ים שָׁנָ֖ה וְשֶׁ֣בַע שָׁנִ֑ים וַיִּגְוַ֣ע וַיָּ֔מָת וַיֵּאָ֖סֶף אֶל־עַמָּֽיו׃

Transliteration

wə-ʾēlleh šənê ḥayyê yišmāʿēʾl məʾat šānāh û-šəlōšîm šānāh wə-šeḇaʿ šānîm wə-yiḡwaʿ wə-yāmāt wə-yēʾāsep̄ ʾel-ʿammāyw

Grammar Details

• *wə-ʾēlleh*: waw conjunction + demonstrative pronoun, common plural - and these
• *šənê*: noun, feminine plural construct - years of
• *ḥayyê*: noun, masculine plural construct - life of
• *yišmāʿēʾl*: proper noun, masculine singular - Ishmael
• *məʾat*: numeral, construct - hundred
• *šānāh*: noun, feminine singular - year
• *û-šəlōšîm*: waw conjunction + numeral - and thirty
• *wə-šeḇaʿ*: waw conjunction + numeral - and seven
• *šānîm*: noun, feminine plural - years
• *wə-yiḡwaʿ*: waw consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he expired
• *wə-yāmāt*: waw consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he died
• *wə-yēʾāsep̄*: waw consecutive + Niphal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and was gathered
• *ʾel-ʿammāyw*: preposition + noun, masculine plural + 3rd masculine singular suffix - to his people

Word Meanings

• *wə-yiḡwaʿ*: expired/breathed his last/perished
• *wə-yēʾāsep̄*: was gathered/joined/collected
• *ʾel-ʿammāyw*: to his people/to his relatives/to his ancestors

Referenced Verses

• Gen 15:15 : 15 And thou shalt go to thy fathers in peace; thou shalt be buried in a good old age.
• Gen 25:7-8 : 7 And these are the days of the years of Abraham's life which he lived, an hundred threescore and fifteen years. 8 Then 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.