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Issue 98 - numbers

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Susan Quigley 2019-02-15 18:30:57 +00:00
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@ -12,12 +12,17 @@ There are many numbers in the Bible. They can be written as words, such as "five
### Examples from the Bible
**Sometimes authors used exact numbers.**
>When Jared had lived <u>162</u> years, he became the father of Enoch. After he became the father of Enoch, Jared lived <u>eight hundred</u> years. He became the father of more sons and daughters. Jared lived <u>962</u> years, and then he died. (Genesis 5:18-20 ULB)
The numbers 162, eight hundred, and 962 are exact numbers and should be translated with something as close to those numbers as possible.
* The numbers 162, eight hundred, and 962 are exact numbers and should be translated with something as close to those numbers as possible.
**Sometimes authors used rounded, or less exact, numbers.**
>Our sister, may you be the mother of <u>thousands of ten thousands</u> ... (Genesis 24:60 ULB)
This is a rounded number. It does not say exactly how many descendants she should have, but it was a huge number of them.
* This is a rounded number. It does not say exactly how many descendants she should have, but it was a huge number of them.
### Translation Strategies