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וַיִּתֵּ֧ן אַבְרָהָ֛ם אֶת־כָּל־אֲשֶׁר־ל֖וֹ לְיִצְחָֽק׃ 6 וְלִבְנֵ֤י הַפִּֽילַגְשִׁים֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר לְאַבְרָהָ֔ם נָתַ֥ן אַבְרָהָ֖ם מַתָּנֹ֑ת וַֽיְשַׁלְּחֵ֞ם מֵעַ֨ל יִצְחָ֤ק בְּנוֹ֙ בְּעוֹדֶ֣נּוּ חַ֔י קֵ֖דְמָה אֶל־אֶ֥רֶץ קֶֽדֶם׃ 7 וְאֵ֗לֶּה יְמֵ֛י שְׁנֵֽי־חַיֵּ֥י אַבְרָהָ֖ם אֲשֶׁר־חָ֑י מְאַ֥ת שָׁנָ֛ה וְשִׁבְעִ֥ים שָׁנָ֖ה וְחָמֵ֥שׁ שָׁנִֽים׃ 8 וַיִּגְוַ֨ע וַיָּ֧מָת אַבְרָהָ֛ם בְּשֵׂיבָ֥ה טוֹבָ֖ה זָקֵ֣ן וְשָׂבֵ֑עַ וַיֵּאָ֖סֶף אֶל־עַמָּֽיו׃

Vocabulary

Verse 5

            יצחק  name: “Isaac”

Verse 6

            פילגשׁ  “concubine” (BDB, 811)

            מתנת  “gifts” (BDB, 682)

            בעוד  “while yet” (BDB, 728)

            קדם  “eastward” (BDB, 870)

Verse 7

            יום  “day” (plural יָמִים used commonly for “years”)

            חיים  “life”

            חיה  verb: “live”

Verse 8

            גוע  verb: “expire, die” (BDB, 157)

            שֹיבה  “old age” (BDB, 966)

            שׁבע  adjective: “satisfied”

אסף  verb (Niphal waw-consecutive imperfect 3ms): “be gather, be removed, perish”

            עם  “kinsman” (BDB, 769)

Syntax & Misc.

Verse 5

• Sentence Typology 1 (וַיִּתֵּ֧ן אַבְרָהָ֛ם אֶת־כָּל־אֲשֶׁר־ל֖וֹ לְיִצְחָֽק): V-S-O-IO
• The object contains an embedded relative clause
• The maqqep connects the entire object clause (GKC 16a).  The resulting series is given only one accent.
• Embedded Typology A (ל֖וֹ): P
• The lamed expresses possession.

Verse 6

• Sentence Typology 1 (וְלִבְנֵ֤י הַפִּֽילַגְשִׁים֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר לְאַבְרָהָ֔ם נָתַ֥ן אַבְרָהָ֖ם מַתָּנֹ֑ת): IO-V-S-O
• The initial waw marks a disjunction from the previous verse.
• The relative clause is used to express possession (i.e. modify the preceding noun).
• Sentence Typology 2 (וַֽיְשַׁלְּחֵ֞ם מֵעַ֨ל יִצְחָ֤ק בְּנוֹ֙ בְּעוֹדֶ֣נּוּ חַ֔י קֵ֖דְמָה אֶל־אֶ֥רֶץ קֶֽדֶם): V-O-M
• The verbal object is suffixed to the verb (Piel waw-consecutive imperfect 3ms w/ 3mp suffix).
• The adverbial modifier, קדמה, is marked by the directive he.  This adverb is further explained by the following phrase, אל־ארץ קדם.
• Embedded Typology A (בְּעוֹדֶ֣נּוּ חַ֔י): M-S-P
• The intervening temporal clause is verbless.

Verse 7

• Sentence Typology 1 (וְאֵ֗לֶּה יְמֵ֛י שְׁנֵֽי־חַיֵּ֥י אַבְרָהָ֖ם אֲשֶׁר־חָ֑י מְאַ֥ת שָׁנָ֛ה וְשִׁבְעִ֥ים שָׁנָ֖ה וְחָמֵ֥שׁ שָׁנִֽים): S-P
• See GKC 134 concerning the syntax of numbering years.

Verse 8

• Sentence Typology 1 (וַיִּגְוַ֨ע): V
• Together with the following word, the verb forms a verbal hendiadys.
• Sentence Typology 2 (וַיָּ֧מָת אַבְרָהָ֛ם בְּשֵׂיבָ֥ה טוֹבָ֖ה זָקֵ֣ן וְשָׂבֵ֑עַ): V-S-M
• The final adjectives,ושֹבע  זקן, are substantives functioning in apposition to the preceding, שֹיבה.
• Sentence Typology 3 (וַיֵּאָ֖סֶף אֶל־עַמָּֽיו): V-M
• This is a common idiom used in death narratives (cf. Genesis 25:17, 35:29, 49:29, 33; Numbers 20:24, 27:13, 31:2; Deuteronomy 32:50; Judges 18:25; 1 Samuel 15:6; Psalm 26:9)

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