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forty

Concordance for “forty”

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157 occurrences145 verses29 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Genesis 5:13

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Joshua 4:13
About forty thousand prepared for war passed over before the Lord unto battle, to the plains of Jericho.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Joshua 4:13 · retained source text

About fourty thousand prepared for war, passed ouer before the LORD vnto battell, to the plaines of Iericho.

1611 marginal noteOr. ready armed.

Joshua 5:6
For the children of Israel walked forty years in the wilderness, till all the people that were men of war, which came out of Egypt, were consumed, because they obeyed not the voice of the Lord: unto whom the Lord sware that he would not shew them the land, which the Lord sware unto their fathers that he would give us, a land that floweth with milk and honey.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Joshua 5:6 · retained source text

For the children of Israel walked fourtie yeeres in the wildernesse, till all the people that were men of warre which came out of Egypt were consumed, because they obeyed not the voyce of the LORD, vnto whome the LORD sware that hee would not shew them the land which the LORD sware vnto their fathers, that he would giue vs, a land that floweth with milke & honie.

1611 marginal noteNum. 14.23.

Joshua 14:7
Forty years old was I when Moses the servant of the Lord sent me from Kadesh-barnea to espy out the land; and I brought him word again as it was in mine heart.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Joshua 14:7 · retained source text

Fourtie yeeres olde was I when Moses the seruant of the LORD sent me from Kadesh Barnea, to espie out the land, and I brought him worde againe, as it was in mine heart.

Joshua 14:10
And now, behold, the Lord hath kept me alive, as he said, these forty and five years, even since the Lord spake this word unto Moses, while the children of Israel wandered in the wilderness: and now, lo, I am this day fourscore and five years old.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Joshua 14:10 · retained source text

And now beholde, the LORD hath kept me aliue, as he said, these forty and fiue yeres, euen since the LORD spake this word vnto Moses, while the children of Israel wandered in the wildernesse: and now loe, I am this day fourescore and fiue yeeres old.

1611 marginal noteHebr. walked.

Joshua 21:41
All the cities of the Levites within the possession of the children of Israel were forty and eight cities with their suburbs.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Joshua 21:41 · retained source text

All the cities of the Leuites within the possession of the children of Israel, were fourty and eight cities, with their suburbs.

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