gathered. Figure of speech Euphemismos (App-6) for dying. die, and be buried as all his fathers were, Sheol being the grave. See App-35. Compare Genesis 25:8; Psalms 26:9; Acts 13:36.
word. Hebrew "mouth". Put by Figure of speech Metonymy (of Cause), App-6, for what was spoken by it. Compare Numbers 20:12.