40 days and 40 nights. This refers to 24-hour periods. Alternate Translation: "40 days"
Mat 9:20
twelve years
12 years (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-numbers]])
Mat 10:1
called his twelve disciples together
summoned his 12 disciples
Mat 11:1
his twelve disciples
This refers to the twelve chosen apostles of Jesus.
Mat 13:8
one hundred ... sixty ... thirty
100 ... 60 ... 30
Mat 14:20
twelve baskets full
12 baskets full
Mat 14:21
five thousand men
5,000 men
Mat 15:38
four thousand men
4,000 men
Mat 16:9
five thousand ... four thousand
5,000 ... 4,000
Mat 16:10
five thousand ... four thousand
5,000 ... 4,000
Mat 18:12
a hundred ... ninety-nine
100 ... 99
Mat 18:21
seven times
7 times (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-numbers]])
Mat 18:22
seventy times seven
Possible 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 19:29
receive one hundred times
receive from God 100 times as many good things as they gave up
Mat 26:15
thirty pieces
30 pieces
Mat 26:53
more than twelve legions of angels
The 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 1:13
forty days
40 days (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-numbers]])
Mrk 4:8
thirty ... sixty ... a hundred
30 ... 60 ... 100. These may be written as numerals.
Mrk 5:13
about two thousand pigs
about 2,000 pigs
Mrk 5:25
for twelve years
for 12 years
Mrk 5:42
she was twelve years of age
she was 12 years old
Mrk 6:7
two by two
2 by 2 or "in pairs"
Mrk 6:40
groups of hundreds and fifties
This 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 6:43
twelve baskets
12 baskets
Mrk 6:44
five thousand men
5,000 men
Luk 2:36
seven years
7 years (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-numbers]])
Luk 2:37
a widow for eighty-four years
Possible meanings are 1) she had been a widow for 84 years or 2) she was a widow and was now 84 years old.
Luk 3:23
thirty years of age
30 years old
Luk 4:2
forty days
40 days (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-numbers]])
Luk 9:14
about five thousand men
about 5,000 men. This number does not include the women and children who might have been present.
Luk 9:14
fifty each
50 each (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-numbers]])
Luk 10:1
seventy
70. Some versions say "seventy-two" or "72." You may want to include a footnote that says that.
Luk 10:17
seventy
You may want to add a footnote: "Some versions have '72' instead of '70.'"
Luk 13:4
eighteen people
18 people
Luk 13:11
eighteen years
18 years (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-numbers]])
Luk 13:16
eighteen long years
18 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.
40 men (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-numbers]])
Act 23:21
forty men
40 men (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-numbers]])
Act 23:23
two of the centurions
2 of the centurions
Act 23:23
seventy horsemen
70 horsemen
Act 23:23
two hundred spearmen
200 soldiers that are armed with spears
Act 24:11
twelve days since
12 days since
Act 27:28
found twenty fathoms
found 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 27:28
found fifteen fathoms
found 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 27:37
We were 276 people in the ship
We were two hundred and seventy-six people in the ship. This is background information.
Rom 11:4
seven thousand men
7,000 men
1Co 14:19
than ten thousand words in a tongue
Paul 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"
As 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 3:9
forty years
40 years (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-numbers]])
Heb 3:17
forty years
40 years (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-numbers]])
Heb 11:30
seven days
7 days (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-numbers]])
24 elders. See how you translated this in [Revelation 4:4](./04.md).
Rev 5:8
twenty-four elders
24 elders. See how you translated this in [Revelation 4:4](../04/04.md).
Rev 5:11
ten thousands of ten thousands and thousands of thousands
Use an expression in your language that shows that it is a huge number. Alternate Translation: "millions" or "too many thousands to count"
Rev 7:4
144000
one hundred forty-four thousand people
Rev 7:5
twelve thousand from the tribe
12,000 people from the tribe
Rev 9:16
200000000
Some 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 11:2
forty-two months
42 months
Rev 11:3
for 1,260 days
for one thousand two hundred and sixty days or "for twelve hundred and sixty days"
Rev 11:9
three and a half days
3 full days and one half day or "3.5 days" or "3 1/2 days"
Rev 11:11
three and a half days
3 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 11:13
Seven thousand people
7,000 people
Rev 11:16
twenty-four elders
24 elders. See how you translated this in [Revelation 4:4](../04/04.md).
for one thousand two hundred and sixty days or "for twelve hundred and sixty days"
Rev 13:5
forty-two months
42 months
Rev 14:1
144000
one hundred forty-four thousand. See how you translated this in [Revelation 7:4](../07/04.md).
Rev 14:3
144000
one hundred forty-four thousand. See how you translated this in [Revelation 7:4](../07/04.md).
Rev 14:20
1,600 stadia
one 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 19:4
twenty-four elders
24 elders. See how you translated this in [Revelation 4:4](../04/04.md).