Genesis 35:27-29
New English Translation
27 So Jacob came back to his father Isaac in Mamre,[a] to Kiriath Arba[b] (that is, Hebron), where Abraham and Isaac had stayed.[c] 28 Isaac lived to be 180 years old.[d] 29 Then Isaac breathed his last and joined his ancestors.[e] He died an old man who had lived a full life.[f] His sons Esau and Jacob buried him.
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- Genesis 35:27 tn This is an adverbial accusative of location.
- Genesis 35:27 tn The name “Kiriath Arba” is in apposition to the preceding name, “Mamre.”
- Genesis 35:27 tn The Hebrew verb גּוּר (gur), traditionally rendered “to sojourn,” refers to temporary settlement without ownership rights.
- Genesis 35:28 tn Heb “And the days of Isaac were 180 years.”
- Genesis 35:29 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.
- Genesis 35:29 tn Heb “old and full of years.”
Genesis 35:27-29
World English Bible
27 Jacob came to Isaac his father, to Mamre, to Kiriath Arba (which is Hebron), where Abraham and Isaac lived as foreigners.
28 The days of Isaac were one hundred eighty years. 29 Isaac gave up the spirit and died, and was gathered to his people, old and full of days. Esau and Jacob, his sons, buried him.
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