Genesis 25:17
15 Hadad, Tema, Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah.
16 These were the sons of Ishmael, and these were their names by their villages and encampments—twelve princes of their tribes.
Ishmael lived a total of 137 years. Then he breathed his last and died, and was gathered to his people.
18 Ishmael’s descendants settled from Havilah to Shur, which is near the border of Egypt as you go toward Asshur. And they lived in hostility toward all their brothers.
19 This is the account of Abraham’s son Isaac. Abraham became the father of Isaac,
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- BSB
- Ishmael lived a total of 137 years. Then he breathed his last and died, and was gathered to his people.
- KJV
- 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.
- WEB
- These are the years of the life of Ishmael: one hundred thirty-seven years. He gave up his spirit and died, and was gathered to his people.
- ASV
- 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.
- DARBY
- And these are the years of the life of Ishmael: a hundred and thirty-seven years; and he expired and died, and was gathered to his peoples.
- BLB
- And these [were] the years of the life of Ishmael: A hundred years and thirty years and seven years. And he expired and died, and he was gathered to his people.
- ÅB
- Ismaels leveår var hundre og syv og tretti år; så oppgav han ånden og døde og ble samlet til sine fedre.
- OTB
- Ismael levde 137 år. Han utåndet og døde, og ble samlet til sitt folk.
- B1930
- Ismaels leveår var hundre og syv og tretti år; så opgav han ånden og døde og blev samlet til sine fedre.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Genesis 15:15
You, however, will go to your fathers in peace and be buried at a ripe old age.
Read in contextGenesis 25:7–8
Abraham lived a total of 175 years.
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