Genesis 25:17

Easy-to-Read Version

Ishmael lived to be 137 years old. Then he died and went to be with his people.

Parallel Translations

English Standard Version
(These are the years of the life of Ishmael: 137 years. He breathed his last and died, and was gathered to his people.)

Update Bible 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 to his people.

New Century Version
Ishmael lived one hundred thirty-seven years and then breathed his last breath and died.

New English Translation
Ishmael lived a total of 137 years. He breathed his last and died; then he joined his ancestors.

Webster's Bible Translation
And these [are] the years of the life of Ishmael; a hundred and thirty and seven years: and he expired and died, and was gathered to his people.

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.

Amplified Bible
Ishmael lived a hundred and thirty-seven years; then he breathed his last and died, and was gathered to his people [who had preceded him in death].

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And the yeeris of lijf of Ismael weren maad an hundrid and seuene and thretti, and he failide, and diede, and was put to his puple.

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;

Berean Standard Bible
Ishmael lived a total of 137 years. Then he breathed his last and died, and was gathered to his people.

Contemporary English Version
Ishmael had settled in the land east of his brothers, and his sons settled everywhere from Havilah to Shur, east of Egypt on the way to Asshur. Ishmael was one hundred thirty-seven when he died.

Complete Jewish Bible
This is how long Yishma‘el lived: 137 years. Then he breathed his last, died and was gathered to his people.

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.

Bible in Basic English
And the years of Ishmael's life were a hundred and thirty-seven: and he came to his end, and was put to rest with his people.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
And these are the yeres of the lyfe of Ismael, an hundred and thirtie and seuen yere: and he waxing away, dyed, and was layed vnto his people.

Darby Translation
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.

JPS Old Testament (1917)
And these are the years of the life of Ishmael, a hundred and thirty and seven years; and he expired and died; and was gathered unto his people.

King James Version (1611)
And these are the yeeres of the life of Ishmael; an hundred and thirty and seuen yeeres: and he gaue vp the ghost and died, and was gathered vnto his people.

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.

New Life Bible
Ishmael lived 137 years. Then he breathed his last and died, and was buried with his people.

New Revised Standard
(This is the length of the life of Ishmael, one hundred thirty-seven years; he breathed his last and died, and was gathered to his people.)

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And these, are the years of the life of Ishmael, a hundred and thirty-seven years, - and he breathed his last and died, and was gathered unto his people.

Geneva Bible (1587)
(And these are the yeeres of the life of Ishmael, an hundreth thirtie and seuen yeere, and he yeelded the spirit, and dyed, and was gathered vnto his people)

George Lamsa Translation
And these are the years of the life of Ishmael, a hundred and thirty-seven years; and he became sick and died; and was gathered to his people.

Good News Translation
Ishmael was 137 years old when he died.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And the years of Ismael’s life were a hundred and thirty-seven, and decaying he died, and was gathered unto his people.

Revised Standard Version
(These are the years of the life of Ish'mael, a hundred and thirty-seven years; he breathed his last and died, and was gathered to his kindred.)

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And these are the years of the life of Ismael, a hundred and thirty-seven years; and he failed and died, and was added to his fathers.

English Revised 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.

Christian Standard Bible®
This is the length of Ishmael’s life: 137 years. He took his last breath and died, and was gathered to his people.

Hebrew Names Version
These are the years of the life of Yishma'el: one hundred thirty-seven years. He gave up the spirit and died, and was gathered to his people.

Lexham English Bible
Now these are the years of the life of Ishmael: 137 years. And he passed away and died, and was gathered to his people.

Literal Translation
And these were the years of the life of Ishmael, a hundred thirty seven years. And he expired and died, and was gathered to his people.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And this is the age of Ismael, euen an hundreth and seuen and thirtie yeare, and he fell sicke and dyed, and was gathered vnto his people.

THE MESSAGE
Ishmael lived 137 years. When he breathed his last and died he was buried with his family. His children settled down all the way from Havilah near Egypt eastward to Shur in the direction of Assyria. The Ishmaelites didn't get along with any of their kin.

New American Standard Bible
These are the years of the life of Ishmael, 137 years; and he breathed his last and died, and was gathered to his people.

New King James Version
These were the years of the life of Ishmael: one hundred and thirty-seven years; and he breathed his last and died, and was gathered to his people.

New Living Translation
Ishmael lived for 137 years. Then he breathed his last and joined his ancestors in death.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
These are the years of the life of Ishmael, one hundred and thirty-seven years; and he breathed his last and died, and was gathered to his people.

Legacy Standard Bible
These are the years of the life of Ishmael, 137 years; and he breathed his last and died and was gathered to his people.

Contextual Overview

¹¹ After Abraham died, God blessed Isaac. Isaac was living at Beer Lahai Roi. ¹² This is the list of Ishmael's family. Ishmael was Abraham and Hagar's son. (Hagar was Sarah's Egyptian maid.) ¹³ These are the names of Ishmael's sons: The first son was Nebaioth; then Kedar was born, then Adbeel, Mibsam, ¹⁴ Mishma, Dumah, Massa, ¹⁵ Hadad, Tema, Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah. ¹⁶ These were the names of Ishmael's sons. Each son had his own camp that became a small town. The twelve sons were leaders over their own people. ¹⁷ Ishmael lived to be 137 years old. Then he died and went to be with his people. ¹⁸ His descendants settled throughout the desert area from Havilah to Shur. This area begins near Egypt and goes toward Assyria. Ishmael's people were often at war with the other descendants of Abraham.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

am 2231, bc 1773

these are: Genesis 25:7, Genesis 25:8

gathered: Genesis 15:15

Reciprocal: Genesis 35:29 - Isaac Genesis 49:33 - and yielded Numbers 20:24 - gathered Numbers 27:13 - thou also Numbers 31:2 - gathered Deuteronomy 32:50 - be gathered Judges 2:10 - General Ecclesiastes 3:20 - go

Cross-References

Genesis 15:15
"You yourself will live to be very old. You will die in peace and will be buried with your family.

Genesis 25:7
Abraham lived to be 175 years old.

Genesis 25:8
Then he grew weak and died. He had lived a long and satisfying life. He died and went to be with his people.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And these [are] the years of the life of Ishmael, an hundred and thirty and seven years,.... one hundred and thirty seven years old. So that he lived forty eight years after the death of Abraham,

Genesis 25:8; and, though he did not live to be so old as he, yet it was a considerable age he attained unto, Genesis 25:8- ::

and he gave up the ghost and died, and was gathered unto his people; some of the same expressions being used of him as of his father,

Genesis 25:8, have led some to conclude that he was a penitent and died a good man, and was gathered to the same people; but these phrases are used both of good and bad men.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

- Section XI. - Isaac

- LII. History of Ishmael

13. נבית n^ebāyot, Nebajoth, “heights.” קדר qēdār, Qedar, “black.” אדבאל 'adb^e'ēl, Adbeel, “miracle of God?” מבשׂם mı̂bśām Mibsam, “sweet odor.”

14. משׁמע mı̂shma‛, Mishma‘, “hearing.” דוּמה dûmâh, Dumah, “silence.” משׂא maśā', Massa, “burden.”

15. חדר chădar, Chadar, “chamber;” or חדד chădad, Chadad, “sharpness;” תימא tēymā', Tema. יטוּר y^eṭûr, Jetur, “enclosure,” akin to טוּר ṭûr, “a wall,” and טירה ṭı̂yrâh, “a wall.” נפישׁ nāpı̂ysh, Naphish, “breathing.” קדמה qēd^emâh, Qedemah, “before, eastward.”

16. חצר chātsēr, “court, village, town.”

According to custom, before the history of the principal line is taken up, that of the collateral branch is briefly given. Thus, Cain’s history is closed before Sheth’s is commenced; Japheth and Ham are before Shem; Haran and Nahor before Abram. And so the sons of Keturah are first dismissed from the pages of history, and then Ishmael.

Genesis 25:12

The present passage begins with the formula, “and these are the generations,” and forms the eighth document so commencing. The appearance of a document consisting of seven verses is clearly against the supposition that each of these documents is due to a different author. The phrase points to a change of subject, not of author.

Genesis 25:13-16

Nebaioth - Isaiah 60:7 is preserved in the Nabataei inhabiting Arabia Petraea, and extending far toward the East. “Kedar” Isaiah 21:17 appears in the Cedrei of Pliny (H. N. 5, 12) who dwell east of Petraea. “Adbeel Mibsam,” and “Mishma are otherwise unknown. The last is connected with the Μαισαιμενεῖς Maisaimeneis of Ptol. (v. 7, 21). “Dumah” Isaiah 21:11 is probably Δούμεθα Doumetha (Ptol. vi. 19, 7) and Domata (Plin. H. N. 6, 32) and Dumat el-Jendel in Nejd and the Syrian desert. “Massa” may be preserved in the Μασανοὶ Masanoi of Ptolemy (v. 19, 2), northeast of Duma. “Hadar” is Hadad in 1 Chronicles 1:30, the Samaritan Pentateuch, Onkelos, perhaps the Septuagint, and many codices. It is supposed to be Χαττηνία Chatteenia (Polyb.), Attene, and to lie between Oman and Bahrein. “Tema” Job 6:19; Isaiah 21:14; Jeremiah 25:23 lay on the borders of Nejd and the Syrian desert. “Jetur” remains in Ituraea, Jedur, northeast of the sea of Galilee. Some suppose the Druses descended from him. “Naphish” 1 Chronicles 6:19, 1 Chronicles 6:22 lay in the same quarter. “Kedemah” is otherwise unknown. “In their towns and in their castles.” The former are unwalled collections of houses or perhaps tents; the latter, fortified keeps or encampments. “Twelve princes,” one for each tribe, descended from his twelve sons.

Genesis 25:17-18

Ishmael dies at the age of a hundred and thirty-seven. “From Havilah,” on the borders of Arabia Petraea and Felix. “Unto Shur,” on the borders of Arabia and Egypt. This was the original seat of the Ishmaelites, from which they wandered far into Arabia. “In the presence of all his brethren” - the descendants of Abraham by Sarah and Keturah, those of Lot, and the Egyptians who were his brethren or near kindred by his mother and wife. “He had fallen” into the lot of his inheritance. Thus was fulfilled the prediction uttered before his birth Genesis 16:12.