KJV King James Version
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.
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Genesis 25:17
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.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Ishmael lived a total of 137 years. Then he breathed his last and died, and was gathered to his people.
WEB World English Bible
These are the years of the life of Ishmael: one hundred thirty-seven years. He gave up the spirit and died, and was gathered to his people.
ASV American Standard Version
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.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And these are the years of the life of Ishmael, a hundred and thirty and seven years; and he expireth, and dieth, and is gathered unto his people;
Surrounding context — Genesis 25
14 And Mishma, and Dumah, and Massa,
15 Hadar, and Tema, Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah:
16 These [are] the sons of Ishmael, and these [are] their names, by their towns, and by their castles; twelve princes according to their nations.
17 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.
18 And they dwelt from Havilah unto Shur, that [is] before Egypt, as thou goest toward Assyria: [and] he died in the presence of all his brethren.
19 And these [are] the generations of Isaac, Abraham’s son: Abraham begat Isaac:
20 And Isaac was forty years old when he took Rebekah to wife, the daughter of Bethuel the Syrian of Padanaram, the sister to Laban the Syrian.
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וְאֵ֗לֶּהH428 · el.lehtheseשְׁנֵי֙H8141 · sha.nehyearחַיֵּ֣יH2416 · chayaliveיִשְׁמָעֵ֔אלH3458 · yish.ma.elIshmaelמְאַ֥תH3967 · me.ahhundredשָׁנָ֛הH8141 · sha.nehyearוּשְׁלֹשִׁ֥יםH7970 · she.lo.shimthirtyשָׁנָ֖הH8141 · sha.nehyearוְשֶׁ֣בַעH7651 · she.vasevenשָׁנִ֑יםH8141 · sha.nehyearוַיִּגְוַ֣עH1478 · ga.vato dieוַיָּ֔מָתH4191 · mutto dieוַיֵּאָ֖סֶףH622 · a.saphto gatherאֶל־H413 · elto(wards)עַמָּֽיו׃H5971 · ampeople
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