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years

Meaning of “years”

Periods of twelve months.

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First occurrence: Genesis 1:14

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Judges 12:7
And Jephthah judged Israel six years. Then died Jephthah the Gileadite, and was buried in one of the cities of Gilead.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Judges 12:7 · retained source text

And Iephthah iudged Israel sixe yeeres: then died Iephthah the Gileadite, and was buried in one of the cities of Gilead.

Judges 12:9
And he had thirty sons, and thirty daughters, whom he sent abroad, and took in thirty daughters from abroad for his sons. And he judged Israel seven years.
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The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Judges 12:9 · retained source text

And hee had thirtie sonnes, and thirtie daughters, whome hee sent abroad, and tooke in thirtie daughters from abroad for his sonnes. And hee iudged Israel seuen yeeres.

Judges 12:11
¶ And after him Elon, a Zebulonite, judged Israel; and he judged Israel ten years.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Judges 12:11 · retained source text

¶ And after him, Elon, a Zebulonite iudged Israel, and he iudged Israel ten yeeres.

Judges 12:14
And he had forty sons and thirty nephews, that rode on threescore and ten ass colts: and he judged Israel eight years.
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The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Judges 12:14 · retained source text

And he had fourty sonnes, and thirtie nephewes, that rode on threescore and ten asse-colts: and he iudged Israel eight yeeres,

1611 marginal noteHeb. sonnes sonnes.

Judges 13:1
AND the children of Israel did evil again in the sight of the Lord; and the Lord delivered them into the hand of the Philistines forty years.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Judges 13:1 · retained source text

¶ And the children of Israel did euill againe in the sight of the LORD, and the LORD deliuered them into the hand of the Philistines forty yeeres.

1611 marginal noteHebr. added to commit, &c.

1611 marginal noteChap. 2.11. and 3.7. and 4.1. and 6.1. and 10.6.

Judges 15:20
And he judged Israel in the days of the Philistines twenty years.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Judges 15:20 · retained source text

And he iudged Israel in the dayes of the Philistines twentie yeeres.

Judges 16:31
Then his brethren and all the house of his father came down, and took him, and brought him up, and buried him between Zorah and Eshtaol in the buryingplace of Manoah his father. And he judged Israel twenty years.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Judges 16:31 · retained source text

Then his brethren, and all the house of his father, came downe, and tooke him, and brought him vp, and buried him betweene Zorah and Eshtaol, in the burying place of Manoah his father: and hee iudged Israel twentie yeeres.

Ruth 1:4
And they took them wives of the women of Moab; the name of the one was Orpah, and the name of the other Ruth: and they dwelled there about ten years.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Ruth 1:4 · retained source text

And they tooke them wiues of the women of Moab: the name of the one was Orpah, and the name of the other Ruth: and they dwelled there about ten yeeres.

1 Samuel 4:15
Now Eli was ninety and eight years old; and his eyes were dim, that he could not see.
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The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · 1 Samuel 4:15 · retained source text

Now Eli was ninetie and eight yeeres old, and his eyes were dimme, that he could not see.

1611 marginal noteHebr. stood.

1611 marginal noteChap. 3.2.

1 Samuel 4:18
And it came to pass, when he made mention of the ark of God, that he fell from off the seat backward by the side of the gate, and his neck brake, and he died: for he was an old man, and heavy. And he had judged Israel forty years.
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1611 witness · 1 Samuel 4:18 · retained source text

And it came to passe when hee made mention of the Arke of God, that he fell from off the seat backward by the side of the gate, and his necke brake, and hee died: for hee was an old man, and heauie, and hee had iudged Israel fortie yeeres.

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