VersePhraseExplanation
Mat 1:17fourteen14 (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-numbers]])
Mat 2:16two years old and under2 years old and younger
Mat 4:2forty days and forty nights40 days and 40 nights. This refers to 24-hour periods. Alternate Translation: "40 days"
Mat 9:20twelve years12 years (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-numbers]])
Mat 10:1called his twelve disciples togethersummoned his 12 disciples
Mat 11:1his twelve disciplesThis refers to the twelve chosen apostles of Jesus.
Mat 13:8one hundred ... sixty ... thirty100 ... 60 ... 30
Mat 14:20twelve baskets full12 baskets full
Mat 14:21five thousand men5,000 men
Mat 15:38four thousand men4,000 men
Mat 16:9five thousand ... four thousand5,000 ... 4,000
Mat 16:10five thousand ... four thousand5,000 ... 4,000
Mat 18:12a hundred ... ninety-nine100 ... 99
Mat 18:21seven times7 times (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-numbers]])
Mat 18:22seventy times sevenPossible meanings are 1) "70 times 7" or 2) "77 times." If using a number would be confusing, you can translate it as "more times than you can count" or "you must always forgive him."
Mat 19:29receive one hundred timesreceive from God 100 times as many good things as they gave up
Mat 26:15thirty pieces30 pieces
Mat 26:53more than twelve legions of angelsThe word "legion" is a military term that refers to a group of about 6,000 soldiers. Jesus means God would send enough angels to easily stop those who are arresting Jesus. The exact number of angels is not important. Alternate Translation: "more than 12 really large groups of angels"
Mrk 1:13forty days40 days (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-numbers]])
Mrk 4:8thirty ... sixty ... a hundred30 ... 60 ... 100. These may be written as numerals.
Mrk 5:13about two thousand pigsabout 2,000 pigs
Mrk 5:25for twelve yearsfor 12 years
Mrk 5:42she was twelve years of ageshe was 12 years old
Mrk 6:7two by two2 by 2 or "in pairs"
Mrk 6:40groups of hundreds and fiftiesThis refers to the number of people in each of the groups. Alternate Translation: "about fifty people in some groups and about a hundred people in other groups"
Mrk 6:43twelve baskets12 baskets
Mrk 6:44five thousand men5,000 men
Luk 2:36seven years7 years (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-numbers]])
Luk 2:37a widow for eighty-four yearsPossible meanings are 1) she had been a widow for 84 years or 2) she was a widow and was now 84 years old.
Luk 3:23thirty years of age30 years old
Luk 4:2forty days40 days (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-numbers]])
Luk 9:14about five thousand menabout 5,000 men. This number does not include the women and children who might have been present.
Luk 9:14fifty each50 each (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-numbers]])
Luk 10:1seventy70. Some versions say "seventy-two" or "72." You may want to include a footnote that says that.
Luk 10:17seventyYou may want to add a footnote: "Some versions have '72' instead of '70.'"
Luk 13:4eighteen people18 people
Luk 13:11eighteen years18 years (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-numbers]])
Luk 13:16eighteen long years18 long years. The word "long" here emphasizes that eighteen years was a very long time for the woman to suffer. Other languages may have other ways of emphasizing this.
Luk 14:31ten thousand ... twenty thousand10,000 ... 20,000
Luk 15:4hundred ... ninety-nine100 ... 99
Luk 15:7ninety-nine99 (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-numbers]])
Luk 16:6hundred ... fifty ... eighty100 ... 50 ... 80
Luk 16:7hundred ... fifty ... eighty100 ... 50 ... 80
Jhn 2:20forty-six years ... three days46 years ... 3 days
Jhn 5:5thirty-eight years38 years (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-numbers]])
Jhn 12:5three hundred denariiYou can translate this as a numeral. Alternate Translation: "300 denarii"
Jhn 19:39one hundred100 (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-numbers]])
Jhn 21:11full of large fish; 153full of large fish, one hundred and fifty-three. There were 153 large fish.
Act 1:15120 peopleone hundred and twenty people
Act 7:6four hundred years400 years
Act 19:7twelve men12 men (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-numbers]])
Act 19:19fifty thousand50,000 (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-numbers]])
Act 21:38the four thousand menthe 4,000 terrorists
Act 23:13forty men40 men (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-numbers]])
Act 23:21forty men40 men (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-numbers]])
Act 23:23two of the centurions2 of the centurions
Act 23:23seventy horsemen70 horsemen
Act 23:23two hundred spearmen200 soldiers that are armed with spears
Act 24:11twelve days since12 days since
Act 27:28found twenty fathomsfound 20 fathoms. A "fathom" is a unit of measurement for measuring the depth of water. One fathom is about two meters. Alternate Translation: "found 40 meters"
Act 27:28found fifteen fathomsfound 15 fathoms. A "fathom" is a unit of measurement for measuring the depth of water. One fathom is about two meters. Alternate Translation: "found 30 meters"
Act 27:37We were 276 people in the shipWe were two hundred and seventy-six people in the ship. This is background information.
Rom 11:4seven thousand men7,000 men
1Co 14:19than ten thousand words in a tonguePaul was not counting words, but used exaggeration to emphasize that a few understandable words are far more valuable than even a great number of words in a language that people cannot understand. Alternate Translation: "10,000 words" or "a great many words"
1Co 15:6five hundred500 (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-numbers]])
Gal 3:17430 yearsfour hundred and thirty years
1Ti 5:9who is not younger than sixtyAs Paul will explain in 5:11-16, widows who were younger than 60 years old might get married again. Therefore the Christian community was to care only for widows who were older than 60.
Heb 3:9forty years40 years (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-numbers]])
Heb 3:17forty years40 years (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-numbers]])
Heb 11:30seven days7 days (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-numbers]])
Jas 5:17three ... six3 ... 6 (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-numbers]])
Rev 4:4twenty-four elders24 elders
Rev 4:10twenty-four elders24 elders. See how you translated this in [Revelation 4:4](./04.md).
Rev 5:8twenty-four elders24 elders. See how you translated this in [Revelation 4:4](../04/04.md).
Rev 5:11ten thousands of ten thousands and thousands of thousandsUse an expression in your language that shows that it is a huge number. Alternate Translation: "millions" or "too many thousands to count"
Rev 7:4144000one hundred forty-four thousand people
Rev 7:5twelve thousand from the tribe12,000 people from the tribe
Rev 9:16200000000Some ways to express this are: "two hundred million" or "two hundred thousand thousand" or "twenty thousand times ten thousand." If your language does not have a specific number for this, you could also see how you translated a similar large number in [Revelation 5:11](../05/11.md).
Rev 11:2forty-two months42 months
Rev 11:3for 1,260 daysfor one thousand two hundred and sixty days or "for twelve hundred and sixty days"
Rev 11:9three and a half days3 full days and one half day or "3.5 days" or "3 1/2 days"
Rev 11:11three and a half days3 full days and one half day or "3.5 days" or "3 1/2 days." See how you translated this in [Revelation 11:9](./09.md).
Rev 11:13Seven thousand people7,000 people
Rev 11:16twenty-four elders24 elders. See how you translated this in [Revelation 4:4](../04/04.md).
Rev 12:1twelve stars12 stars (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-numbers]])
Rev 12:6for 1,260 daysfor one thousand two hundred and sixty days or "for twelve hundred and sixty days"
Rev 13:5forty-two months42 months
Rev 14:1144000one hundred forty-four thousand. See how you translated this in [Revelation 7:4](../07/04.md).
Rev 14:3144000one hundred forty-four thousand. See how you translated this in [Revelation 7:4](../07/04.md).
Rev 14:201,600 stadiaone thousand six hundred stadia or "sixteen hundred stadia." A "stadium" is 185 meters. In modern measures this would be about "300 kilometers" or "200 miles."
Rev 19:4twenty-four elders24 elders. See how you translated this in [Revelation 4:4](../04/04.md).
Rev 20:3the thousand years1,000 years
Rev 20:5the thousand years were endedthe end of the 1,000 years
Rev 21:12twelve gates12 gates (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-numbers]])
Rev 21:16twelve thousand stadia12,000 stadia. You may convert this to modern measures. Alternate Translation: "2,200 kilometers"
Rev 21:17144 cubitsone hundred forty-four cubits. You may convert this to modern measures. Alternate Translation: "66 meters"