King James Version

Genesis 25:8

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.

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וַיִּגְוַ֨עvayigvaand give up the ghostגָּוַעconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and give up the ghost”, the next action in the storyH1478to breathe out, i.e. (by implication) expiredie, be dead, give up the ghost, perish.וַיָּ֧מָתvayamatand dieמוּתconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and die”, the next action in the storyH4191to die (literally or figuratively); causatively, to kill[idiom] at all, [idiom] crying, (be) dead (body, man, one), (put to, worthy of) death, destroy(-er), (cause to, be like to, must) die, kill, necro(-mancer), [idiom] must needs, slay, [idiom] surely, [idiom] very suddenly, [idiom] in (no) w…אַבְרָהָ֛םavrahamAbrahamאַבְרָהָםnoun, proper name — “Abraham”H85Abraham, the later name of AbramAbraham.בְּשֵׂיבָ֥הbeseyvahin old ageשֵׂיבָהpreposition, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “in old age”, the ordinary formH7872old age(be) gray (grey hoar,-y) hairs (head,-ed), old age.טוֹבָ֖הtovahgoodטוֹבadjective, adjective, feminine, singular, absolute — “good”, the ordinary formH2896good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good or good thing, a good man or woman; the good, goods or good things, good men or women), also as an adverb (well)beautiful, best, better, bountiful, cheerful, at ease, [idiom] fair (word), (be in) favour, fine, glad, good (deed, -lier, -liest, -ly, -ness, -s), graciously, joyful, kindly, kindness, liketh (best), loving, merry, [idiom] most, pleasant,…זָקֵ֣ןzaqenoldזָקֵןadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “old”, the ordinary formH2205oldaged, ancient (man), elder(-est), old (man, men and...women), senator.וְשָׂבֵ֑עַvesaveaand fullשָׂבֵעַconjunction, adjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “and full”, the ordinary formH7649satiated (in a pleasant or disagreeable sense)full (of), satisfied (with).וַיֵּאָ֖סֶףvayeasefand destroyאָסַףconjunction, verb, niphal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and destroy”, the next action in the storyH622to gather for any purpose; hence, to receive, take away, i.e. remove (destroy, leave behind, put up, restore, etc.)assemble, bring, consume, destroy, felch, gather (in, together, up again), [idiom] generally, get (him), lose, put all together, receive, recover (another from leprosy), (be) rereward, [idiom] surely, take (away, into, up), [idiom] utterly…אֶלelamongאֵלpreposition — “among”H413near, with or among; often in general, toabout, according to, after, against, among, as for, at, because(-fore, -side), both...and, by, concerning, for, from, [idiom] hath, in(-to), near, (out) of, over, through, to(-ward), under, unto, upon, whether, with(-in).עַמָּֽיוamayvpeopleעַםnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “people”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5971a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flockfolk, men, nation, people.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And Abraham expired, and died in a good old age, an old man, and full of years; and was gathered to his people.

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American Standard Version (1901)

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.

Young’s Literal Translation

and Abraham expireth, and dieth in a good old age, aged and satisfied, and is gathered unto his people.

World English Bible

Abraham gave up his spirit, and died at a good old age, an old man, and full of years, and was gathered to his people.

Darby Translation

And Abraham expired and died in a good old age, old and full [of days]; and was gathered to his peoples.

Douay-Rheims

And decaying he died in a good old age, and having lived a long time, and being full of days: and was gathered to his people.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And Abraham expired, and died in a good old age, an old man, and full of years; and was gathered to his people.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And Abraam failing died in a good old age, an old man and full of days, and was added to his people.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἐκλείπων ἀπέθανεν Ἁβραὰμ ἐν γήρᾳ καλῷ πρεσβύτης, καὶ πλήρης ἡμερῶν, καὶ προσετέθη πρὸς τὸν λαὸν αὐτοῦ.