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VERSE: Gn47-29a

RULE: There are 2 ways to indicate dying
(a) "I am dying" is the normal way of indicating dying
(b) "I am NEAR to dying" indicates a PREMATURE death

EXAMPLES:
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(1-3) Verses about the deaths of the following people
      use the language "NEAR TO DEATH". The following people
      (a) died way before their father's age of death
      (b) Their premature death was hastened by all the
          troubles and tribulations they had
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(1) Jacob, Gn47-29 (Rashi)
(2) David, 1Kings2-1
(3) Moses, Dt31-4

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(4-5) Verses about the deaths of the following people just
      use the language "die".
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(4) Joseph, Gn50-24
(5) David, 1Kings2-2
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