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Issue 64 JITL Headings and Content

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### Description
There are many numbers in the Bible. They can be written as words, such as "five" or as numerals, such as "5." Some numbers are very large, such as "two hundred" (200), "twenty-two thousand" (22,000), or "one hundred million" (100,000,000.) Some languages do not have words for all of these numbers. Translators need to decide how to translate numbers and whether to write them as words or numerals.
There are many numbers in the Bible. They can be written as words, such as "five" or as numerals, such as "5." Some numbers are very large, such as "two hundred" (200), "twenty-two thousand" (22,000), or "one hundred million" (100,000,000.)
Some numbers are exact and others are rounded.
>Abram was <u>eighty-six</u> years old when Hagar bore Ishmael to Abram. (Genesis 16:16 ULB)
Some numbers are exact.
* There were 397 people at the conference.
Eighty-six (86) is an exact number.
>That day about <u>three thousand</u> men out of the people died. (Exodus 32:28 ULB)
Some numbers are rounded.
* There were about 400 people at the conference.
The word "about" shows that there may have been a little more or a little less than 400.
* There were hundreds of people at the conference.
This does not tell how many hundreds of people were at the conference.
Here the number three thousand is a round number. It may have been a little more than that or a little less than that. The word "about" shows that it is not an exact number.
### Reasons this is a translation issue
Some languages do not have words for some of these numbers.
Translators need to decide how to translate numbers.
Translators need to decide whether to write them as words or numerals.
### Translation principles
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### Examples of Translation Strategies Applied
We will use the following verse in our examples:
>Now, see, at great effort I have prepared for the house of Yahweh <u>100,000</u> talents of gold, <u>one million</u> talents of silver, and bronze and iron in large quantities. (1 Chronicles 22:14 ULB)
* **Now, see, at great effort I have prepared for the house of Yahweh <u>100,000</u> talents of gold, <u>one million</u> talents of silver, and bronze and iron in large quantities.** (1 Chronicles 22:14 ULB)
1. Write numbers using numerals.
* I have prepared for the house of Yahweh <u>100,000</u> talents of gold, <u>1,000,000</u> talents of silver, and bronze and iron in large quantities.