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# [Abraham](rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/abraham) breathed his last and died
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"[Abraham](rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/abraham) took his last breath and died." The phrases "breathed his last" and "died" mean basically the same thing. AT: "[Abraham](rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/abraham) died" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-doublet]])
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# breathed his last
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This is a polite way of saying a person died. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-euphemism]])
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# at a good old age, an old man with a full life
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These two phrases mean basically the same thing and emphasize that [Abraham](rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/abraham) lived a very long time. AT: "when he had lived a very long time and was very old" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-doublet]])
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# an old man with a full life
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Living a long life is spoken of as if life were a container that becomes full. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# he was gathered to his people
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This means that after [Abraham](rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/abraham) died, his soul went to the same place as his relatives who died before him. This can be stated in active form. AT: "he joined his family members who had already died" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
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