Genesis 42:17

42:17 He imprisoned ¹  them all for three days.

Genesis 49:33

49:33 When Jacob finished giving these instructions to his sons, he pulled his feet up onto the bed, breathed his last breath, and went ²  to his people.

Genesis 29:22

29:22 So Laban invited all the people ³  of that place and prepared a feast.

Genesis 25:8

25:8 Then Abraham breathed his last and died at a good old age, an old man who had lived a full life. ⁴  He joined his ancestors. ⁵ 

Genesis 25:17

25:17 Ishmael lived a total of ⁶  137 years. He breathed his last and died; then he joined his ancestors. ⁷ 

Genesis 35:29

35:29 Then Isaac breathed his last and joined his ancestors. ⁸  He died an old man who had lived a full life. ⁹  His sons Esau and Jacob buried him.

[42:17]  ¹ sn The same Hebrew word is used for Joseph’s imprisonment in 40:3, 4, 7. There is some mirroring going on in the narrative. The Hebrew word used here (אָסַף, ’asaf, “to gather”) is not normally used in a context like this (for placing someone in prison), but it forms a wordplay on the name Joseph (יוֹסֵף, yosoef) and keeps the comparison working.

[49:33]  ² tn Heb “was gathered.”

[29:22]  ³ tn Heb “men.”

[25:8]  ⁴ tn Heb “old and full.”

[25:8]  ⁵ tn Heb “And he was gathered to his people.” In the ancient Israelite view he joined his deceased ancestors in Sheol, the land of the dead.

[25:17]  ⁵ tn Heb “And these are the days of the years of Ishmael.”

[25:17]  ⁶ tn Heb “And he was gathered to his people.” In the ancient Israelite view he joined his deceased ancestors in Sheol, the land of the dead.

[35:29]  ⁶ 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.

[35:29]  ⁷ tn Heb “old and full of years.”