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died = had inheritance. Heb, naphal, to fall, esp. as a lot, giving inheritance (Jdg_18:1. 1Ch_1:20; 1Ch_26:14. 2Ch_15:9. Psa_16:6 (compare Jos_23:4. Hebrew caused the lot to fall). Hence, to dwell with, as in Pro_1:14. Compare Jdg_7:12, to encamp, lying along the ground. Ishmael was to dwell in the presence (Hebrew "on the face") of his brethren, i.e. mixed up with them (Gen_16:12). See Gen_37:25, Gen_37:28, Gen_37:36; Gen_39:1, and compare Jdg_8:24. Midian, being his half-brother (Gen_15:11, Gen_15:12). Naphal never rendered "die" elsewhere.