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@ -46,13 +46,15 @@ We will use the following verse in our examples:
1. Combine words for large numbers.
* I have prepared for the house of Yahweh <u>one hundred thousand</u> talents of gold, <u>a thousand thousand</u> talents of silver, and bronze and iron in large quantities.
* I have prepared for the house of Yahweh <u>a hundred thousand</u> talents of gold, <u>a thousand thousand</u> talents of silver, and bronze and iron in large quantities.
1. Use a very general expression for very large rounded numbers and write the numeral in parentheses afterward.
* I have prepared for the house of Yahweh <u>a great amount of gold (100,000 talents)</u>, <u>ten times that amount of silver (1,000,000 talents)</u>, and bronze and iron in large quantities.
#### Consistency
### Consistency in Writing Numbers
####Consistency in your translation
Be consistent in your translations. Decide how the numbers will be translated, using numbers or numerals. There are different ways of being consistent.
@ -63,8 +65,9 @@ Be consistent in your translations. Decide how the numbers will be translated, u
* Use words for numbers that require few words and numerals for numbers that require more than a few words.
* Use words to represent numbers, and write the numerals in parentheses after them.
#### Consistency in the ULB and UDB
####Consistency in the ULB and UDB
The *Unlocked Literal Bible* (ULB) and the *Unlocked Dynamic Bible* (UDB) use words for numbers that have only one or two words (nine, sixteen, three hundred). They use numerals for numbers that have more than two words (the numerals "130" instead of "one hundred thirty").
>When Adam had lived <u>130</u> years, he became the father of a son in his own likeness, after his image, and he called his name Seth. After Adam became the father of Seth, he lived <u>eight hundred</u> years. He became the father of more sons and daughters. Adam lived <u>930</u> years, and then he died. (Genesis 5:3-5 ULB)