The Meaning of Genesis 25:7 Explained

Genesis 25:7

KJV: And these are the days of the years of Abraham's life which he lived, an hundred threescore and fifteen years.

YLT: And these are the days of the years of the life of Abraham, which he lived, a hundred and seventy and five years;

Darby: And these are the days of the years of Abraham's life which he lived: a hundred and seventy-five years.

ASV: And these are the days of the years of Abraham's life which he lived, a hundred threescore and fifteen years.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And these [are] the days  of the years  of Abraham's  life  which he lived,  an hundred  threescore and fifteen  years. 

What does Genesis 25:7 Mean?

Context Summary

Genesis 25:1-18 - Abraham's Death And Burial
After being for sixteen years contemporary with his grandsons, Esau and Jacob, Abraham died without owning a foot of land except the cave for which he had paid, as a stranger might. But all was his. He was persuaded of God's faithfulness, and earnestly reached out his hands toward the City with foundations. See Hebrews 11:13. He was full. Those who had known him in Ur might have looked on his life as a huge failure, and have spoken of him as a fanatic who had sacrificed all for nothing. But he was satisfied. He was gathered to his people, a phrase which does not refer to the body, for his people were far away across the desert, but to the recognition and welcome that awaited him on the other side of death. His sons, Isaac and Ishmael, differed widely. The one dwelled by the well, engaged in pastoral pursuits, while the other lived by his own strong hand, in the desert expanse. But they met in their common respect and grief. Births and deaths unite families. We all stand today in thankfulness at Lincoln's cradle. [source]

Chapter Summary: Genesis 25

1  The sons of Abraham by Keturah
5  The division of his goods
7  His age, death, and burial
11  God blesses Isaac
12  The generations of Ishmael
17  His age and death
19  Isaac prays for Rebekah, being barren
22  The children strive in her womb
24  The birth of Esau and Jacob
27  Their different characters and pursuits
29  Esau sells his birthright

What do the individual words in Genesis 25:7 mean?

And these [are] the days of the years of the life of Abraham which he lived a hundred years and seventy and five years
וְאֵ֗לֶּה יְמֵ֛י שְׁנֵֽי־ חַיֵּ֥י אַבְרָהָ֖ם אֲשֶׁר־ חָ֑י מְאַ֥ת שָׁנָ֛ה וְשִׁבְעִ֥ים וְחָמֵ֥שׁ שָׁנִֽים

וְאֵ֗לֶּה  And  these  [are] 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Pronoun, common plural
Root: אֵהֶל 
Sense: these.
יְמֵ֛י  the  days 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: יׄום 
Sense: day, time, year.
שְׁנֵֽי־  of  the  years 
Parse: Noun, feminine plural construct
Root: שָׁנָה  
Sense: year.
חַיֵּ֥י  of  the  life 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: חַי 
Sense: living, alive.
אַבְרָהָ֖ם  of  Abraham 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: אַבְרָהָם  
Sense: friend of God and founder of Hebrew nation via God’s elective covenant.
חָ֑י  he  lived 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: חַי 
Sense: living, alive.
מְאַ֥ת  a  hundred 
Parse: Number, feminine singular construct
Root: מֵאָה 
Sense: hundred.
שָׁנָ֛ה  years 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular
Root: שָׁנָה  
Sense: year.
וְשִׁבְעִ֥ים  and  seventy 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Number, common plural
Root: שִׁבְעִים  
Sense: seventy.
וְחָמֵ֥שׁ  and  five 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Number, feminine singular
Root: חָמֵשׁ  
Sense: five.
שָׁנִֽים  years 
Parse: Noun, feminine plural
Root: שָׁנָה  
Sense: year.

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