Kejadian 49:29

49:29 Then he instructed them, ¹  “I am about to go ²  to my people. Bury me with my fathers in the cave in the field of Ephron the Hittite.

Kejadian 15:5

15:5 The Lord ³  took him outside and said, “Gaze into the sky and count the stars – if you are able to count them!” Then he said to him, “So will your descendants be.”

Kejadian 25:8

25:8 Then Abraham breathed his last and died at a good old age, an old man who had lived a full life. ⁴  He joined his ancestors. ⁵ 

Kejadian 25:17

25:17 Ishmael lived a total of ⁶  137 years. He breathed his last and died; then he joined his ancestors. ⁷ 

Kejadian 35:29

35:29 Then Isaac breathed his last and joined his ancestors. ⁸  He died an old man who had lived a full life. ⁹  His sons Esau and Jacob buried him.

[49:29]  ¹ tn The Hebrew text adds “and he said to them,” which is not included in the translation because it is redundant in English.

[49:29]  ² tn Heb “I am about to be gathered” The participle is used here to describe what is imminent.

[15:5]  ³ tn Heb “he”; the referent (the Lord) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[25:8]  ⁴ tn Heb “old and full.”

[25:8]  ⁵ tn Heb “And he was gathered to his people.” In the ancient Israelite view he joined his deceased ancestors in Sheol, the land of the dead.

[25:17]  ⁶ tn Heb “And these are the days of the years of Ishmael.”

[25:17]  ⁷ tn Heb “And he was gathered to his people.” In the ancient Israelite view he joined his deceased ancestors in Sheol, the land of the dead.

[35:29]  ⁸ tn Heb “and Isaac expired and died and he was gathered to his people.” In the ancient Israelite view he joined his deceased ancestors in Sheol, the land of the dead.

[35:29]  ⁹ tn Heb “old and full of years.”