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# in his own generation
"during his lifetime"
# served the desires of God
"did what God wanted him to do" or "did what pleased God"
# he fell asleep
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This was a polite way to refer to death. Alternate translation: "he died" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-euphemism]])
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# was laid with his fathers
"was buried with his ancestors who had died"
# experienced decay
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The phrase "experienced decay" is a metonym for "his body decayed." Alternate translation: "his body rotted" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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