# [Abraham](rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/abraham) breathed his last and died

"[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]])

# breathed his last

This is a polite way of saying a person died. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-euphemism]])

# at a good old age, an old man with a full life

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]])

# an old man with a full life

Living a long life is spoken of as if life were a container that becomes full. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])

# he was gathered to his people

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]])