2017-12-12 06:13:24 +00:00
# in his own generation
"during his lifetime"
# served the desires of God
"did what God wanted him to do" or "did what pleased God"
# he fell asleep
2018-02-10 00:34:10 +00:00
This was a polite way to refer to death. Alternate translation: "he died" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-euphemism]])
2017-12-12 06:13:24 +00:00
# was laid with his fathers
"was buried with his ancestors who had died"
# experienced decay
2018-02-10 00:34:10 +00:00
The phrase "experienced decay" is a metonym for "his body decayed." Alternate translation: "his body rotted" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
2017-12-12 06:13:24 +00:00
See in Reader
