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Lexicon :: Strong's H2568 - ḥāmēš

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חָמֵשׁ
Transliteration
ḥāmēš
Pronunciation
khaw-maysh'
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Part of Speech
masculine/feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive numeral
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TWOT Reference: TWOT- 686a

Strong’s Definitions

חָמֵשׁ châmêsh, khaw-maysh'; masculine חֲמִשָּׁה chămishshâh; a primitive numeral; five:—fif(-teen), fifth, five (× apiece).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 343x

The KJV translates Strong's H2568 in the following manner: five (300x), fifteenth (with H6240) (16x), fifteen (with H6240) (15x), fifth (6x), fifteen (with H7657) (3x), variant (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 343x
The KJV translates Strong's H2568 in the following manner: five (300x), fifteenth (with H6240) (16x), fifteen (with H6240) (15x), fifth (6x), fifteen (with H7657) (3x), variant (1x).

  1. five

    1. five (cardinal number)

    2. a multiple of five (with another number)

    3. fifth (ordinal number)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
חָמֵשׁ châmêsh, khaw-maysh'; masculine חֲמִשָּׁה chămishshâh; a primitive numeral; five:—fif(-teen), fifth, five (× apiece).
STRONGS H2568: Abbreviations
חָמֵשׁ, חֲמִשָּׁה 342 noun masculine and feminine five (Late Hebrew id.; id.; Aramaic חֲמֵשׁ, חַמְשָׁא, Wemfo, aXtwemfo; Phoenician חמשת; Palmyrene חמשא, with masculine noun, ReckendZMG 1888, 408; Assyrian ḫamšu, ḫamiltu Dl§ 75; Ethiopic ኀምስ፡ ኀምስቱ፡ Arabic خَمْسً, خَمْسَةً Sabean & Liḥyânian חֿמס DHMZMG xxix, 613; Epigr. Denkm. 71, 73); — masculine (with noun feminine) absolute חָמֵשׁ Genesis 5:6 + 94 times + Ezekiel 40:30 (strike out Greek Version of the LXXB Hi-Sm Co; Co strike out also in Ezekiel 40:25; Ezekiel 40:29; Ezekiel 40:33; Ezekiel 40:36) + Ezekiel 45:3 Kt (where read feminine with Qr); construct חֲמֵשׁ Genesis 5:10 + 67 times + Ezekiel 48:16 Kt; feminine (with noun masculine) absolute חֲמִשָּׁה see LagBN 80 Genesis 18:28 + 139 times (including Ezekiel 8:16 strike out B Co and others); construct חֲמֵשֶׁת Numbers 3:47 (twice in verse) + 26 times; — on plural חֲמִשִּׁים fifty, see below; — five, in Hexateuch chiefly P; —
1. without other numeral:
a. חָמֵשׁ before feminine plural noun Genesis 43:34 + 35 times; before collective noun צאֹן ח׳ 1 Samuel 25:18; see also בָּאַמָּה ח׳ five in cubit(s)＝five cubits 1 Kings 7:23; 1 Chronicles 11:23; 2 Chronicles 4:2; after noun (late) 2 Kings 8:16 (בִּשְׁנַת חָמֵשׁ לְיוֺרָם＝in the fifth year) + 6 times Chronicles; no noun expressed 1 Kings 7:39 (twice in verse); 1 Kings 7:49 (twice in verse); 1 Chronicles 3:20; 2 Chronicles 4:7 (twice in verse).
b. חֲמִשָּׁה before masculine plural noun Genesis 47:2 + 18 times; after noun Exodus 36:38 + 36 times Numbers (all P); no noun expressed Genesis 14:9 (only here with article) + 20 times.
c. חֲמֵשׁ before noun (usually defined; except מֵאוֺת, אֲלָפִים, see 3, 4) Exodus 26:3, 9; Exodus 36:10, 16 + Ezekiel 42:16 אַמּוֺת ח׳ Kt, but Qr מאות ח׳, see below.
d. חֲמֵשֶׁת חַמְּלָכִים Joshua 10:5 + 5 times; הָאֲנָשִׁים ח׳ Judges 18:7, 14, 17; שׁקלים ח׳ Numbers 18:16; also, distributive, שְׁקָלִים ח׳ ח׳ Numbers 3:47; הַסְּרָנִים ח׳ Joshua 13:3; Judges 3:3; 1 Samuel 6:18; בני מ׳ ח׳ 2 Samuel 21:8.
e.＝ordinal, בִּשְׁנַת חָמֵשׁ ליורם 2 Kings 8:16 the fifth (year) of Joram; בַּחֲמִשָּׁה לַחֹדֶשׁ on the fifth (day) of the month Ezekiel 1:1, 2; Ezekiel 8:1; Ezekiel 33:21; (so also 15th, 25th, etc.)
2. ח׳ combined with עשׂר, עשׂרה ten＝fifteen:
a. חֲמֵשׁ עֶשְׂרֵה (with noun feminine) Genesis 5:10; Genesis 7:20; Exodus 27:14, 15; Exodus 38:14, 15; 2 Kings 14:17, 23; 2 Kings 20:6; 2 Chronicles 15:10; 25:25; Isaiah 38:5.
b. חֲמִשָּׁה עָשָׂר (with noun masculine),
(1) after noun Esther 9:21;
(2) before noun Exodus 16:1 (= ordinal fifteenth, so Leviticus 23:6 +) Hosea 3:2 +.
c. חֲמֵשֶׁת עָשָׂר before noun 2 Samuel 19:18 +.
d. חֲמֵשֶׁת עָשָׂר, without noun＝ordinal fifteenth 1 Chronicles 24:14 +4 times + Ezekiel 45:12 (read חֲמִשִּׁים A Hi Co).
3. חֲמֵשׁ מֵאוֺת＝500 Genesis 5:30, 32 + 49 times + Ezekiel 42:16 Qr.
4. חֲמֵשֶׁת אֲלָפִים＝5000 Numbers 31:32; Joshua 8:12; Judges 20:45; 1 Samuel 17:5; Ezekiel 45:6; Ezekiel 48:15; 1 Chronicles 29:7; 2 Chronicles 35:9; Ezra 1:11; Ezra 2:69; — in 25,000, 35,000 etc. חֲמִשָּׁה (usually without א׳) precedes the 20,000, 30,000, etc.
5. with other numerals:
a. חָמֵשׁ before larger numeral:
(1) noun repeated Genesis 5:6 + 4 times;
(2) noun with 2nd number only, Genesis 5:17 + 8 times + Ezekiel 45:3 Kt;
(3) noun with בְּ with 2nd number Ezekiel 40:21 + 2 times
b. חָמֵשׁ after larger number:
(1) noun repeated Genesis 25:7;
(2) noun following ח׳ (only) Judges 14:10 + (especially in expressions of age and duration);
(3) noun before both numbers, stative absolute, 2 Chronicles 3:15; stative construct 2 Chronicles 15:19.
c. no noun expressed, ח׳ between other number, e.g. ושׁבעים שֵׁשׁ מאות ח׳ Numbers 31:37.
d. חֲמִשָּׁה before larger number, noun following larger number Numbers 1:25 + 22 times
e. ח׳ follows, and
(1) is followed by noun Judges 20:35 + 7 times;
(2) noun precedes both 1 Kings 7:3; Jeremiah 52:30.
f. ח׳ precedes, no noun expressed 1 Kings 5:12.
g. ח׳ follows, no noun expressed Genesis 18:28 +.
h. no noun expressed ח׳ between other number Exodus 38:28; Ezra 2:5.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

5:6; 5:6; 5:10; 5:10; 5:17; 5:30; 5:32; 7:20; 14:9; 18:28; 18:28; 25:7; 43:34; 47:2

Exodus

16:1; 26:3; 26:9; 27:14; 27:15; 36:10; 36:16; 36:38; 38:14; 38:15; 38:28

Leviticus

23:6

Numbers

1:25; 3:47; 3:47; 18:16; 31:32; 31:37

Joshua

8:12; 10:5; 13:3

Judges

3:3; 14:10; 18:7; 18:14; 18:17; 20:35; 20:45

1 Samuel

6:18; 17:5; 25:18

2 Samuel

19:18; 21:8

1 Kings

5:12; 7:3; 7:23; 7:39; 7:49

2 Kings

8:16; 8:16; 14:17; 14:23; 20:6

1 Chronicles

3:20; 11:23; 24:14; 29:7

2 Chronicles

3:15; 4:2; 4:7; 15:10; 15:19; 25:25; 35:9

Ezra

1:11; 2:5; 2:69

Esther

9:21

Isaiah

38:5

Jeremiah

52:30

Ezekiel

1:1; 1:2; 8:1; 8:16; 33:21; 40:21; 40:25; 40:29; 40:30; 40:33; 40:36; 42:16; 42:16; 45:3; 45:3; 45:6; 45:12; 48:15; 48:16

Hosea

3:2

H2568

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Strong's Number H2568 matches the Hebrew חָמֵשׁ (ḥāmēš),
which occurs 345 times in 272 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Page 2 / 6 (Lev 26:8–Num 31:43)

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 26:8

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 26:8 - And five H2568 of you shall chase an hundred, and an hundred of you shall put ten thousand to flight: and your enemies shall fall before you by the sword.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 27:5

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 27:5 - And if it be from five H2568 years old even unto twenty years old, then thy estimation shall be of the male twenty shekels, and for the female ten shekels.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 27:6

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 27:6 - And if it be from a month old even unto five H2568 years old, then thy estimation shall be of the male five H2568 shekels of silver, and for the female thy estimation shall be three shekels of silver.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 27:7

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 27:7 - And if it be from sixty years old and above; if it be a male, then thy estimation shall be fifteen H2568 shekels, and for the female ten shekels.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 1:21

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 1:21 - Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Reuben, were forty and six thousand and five H2568 hundred.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 1:25

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 1:25 - Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Gad, were forty and five H2568 thousand six hundred and fifty.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 1:33

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 1:33 - Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Ephraim, were forty thousand and five H2568 hundred.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 1:37

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 1:37 - Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Benjamin, were thirty and five H2568 thousand and four hundred.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 1:41

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 1:41 - Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Asher, were forty and one thousand and five H2568 hundred.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 1:46

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 1:46 - Even all they that were numbered were six hundred thousand and three thousand and five H2568 hundred and fifty.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 2:11

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 2:11 - And his host, and those that were numbered thereof, were forty and six thousand and five H2568 hundred.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 2:15

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 2:15 - And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were forty and five H2568 thousand and six hundred and fifty.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 2:19

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 2:19 - And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were forty thousand and five H2568 hundred.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 2:23

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 2:23 - And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were thirty and five H2568 thousand and four hundred.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 2:28

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 2:28 - And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were forty and one thousand and five H2568 hundred.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 2:32

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 2:32 - These are those which were numbered of the children of Israel by the house of their fathers: all those that were numbered of the camps throughout their hosts were six hundred thousand and three thousand and five H2568 hundred and fifty.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 3:22

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 3:22 - Those that were numbered of them, according to the number of all the males, from a month old and upward, even those that were numbered of them were seven thousand and five H2568 hundred.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 3:47

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 3:47 - Thou shalt even take five H2568 shekels apiece by the poll, after the shekel of the sanctuary shalt thou take them: (the shekel is twenty gerahs:)

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 3:50

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 3:50 - Of the firstborn of the children of Israel took he the money; a thousand three hundred and threescore and five H2568 shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary:

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 4:48

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 4:48 - Even those that were numbered of them, were eight thousand and five H2568 hundred and fourscore.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 7:17

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:17 - And for a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five H2568 rams, five H2568 he goats, five H2568 lambs of the first year: this was the offering of Nahshon the son of Amminadab.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 7:23

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:23 - And for a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five H2568 rams, five H2568 he goats, five H2568 lambs of the first year: this was the offering of Nethaneel the son of Zuar.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 7:29

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:29 - And for a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five H2568 rams, five H2568 he goats, five H2568 lambs of the first year: this was the offering of Eliab the son of Helon.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 7:35

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:35 - And for a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five H2568 rams, five H2568 he goats, five H2568 lambs of the first year: this was the offering of Elizur the son of Shedeur.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 7:41

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:41 - And for a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five H2568 rams, five H2568 he goats, five H2568 lambs of the first year: this was the offering of Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 7:47

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:47 - And for a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five H2568 rams, five H2568 he goats, five H2568 lambs of the first year: this was the offering of Eliasaph the son of Deuel.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 7:53

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:53 - And for a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five H2568 rams, five H2568 he goats, five H2568 lambs of the first year: this was the offering of Elishama the son of Ammihud.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 7:59

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:59 - And for a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five H2568 rams, five H2568 he goats, five H2568 lambs of the first year: this was the offering of Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 7:65

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:65 - And for a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five H2568 rams, five H2568 he goats, five H2568 lambs of the first year: this was the offering of Abidan the son of Gideoni.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 7:71

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:71 - And for a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five H2568 rams, five H2568 he goats, five H2568 lambs of the first year: this was the offering of Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 7:77

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:77 - And for a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five H2568 rams, five H2568 he goats, five H2568 lambs of the first year: this was the offering of Pagiel the son of Ocran.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 7:83

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:83 - And for a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five H2568 rams, five H2568 he goats, five H2568 lambs of the first year: this was the offering of Ahira the son of Enan.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 8:24

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 8:24 - This is it that belongeth unto the Levites: from twenty and five H2568 years old and upward they shall go in to wait upon the service of the tabernacle of the congregation:

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 11:19

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 11:19 - Ye shall not eat one day, nor two days, nor five H2568 days, neither ten days, nor twenty days;

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 18:16

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 18:16 - And those that are to be redeemed from a month old shalt thou redeem, according to thine estimation, for the money of five H2568 shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary, which is twenty gerahs.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 26:18

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 26:18 - These are the families of the children of Gad according to those that were numbered of them, forty thousand and five H2568 hundred.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 26:22

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 26:22 - These are the families of Judah according to those that were numbered of them, threescore and sixteen thousand and five H2568 hundred.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 26:27

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 26:27 - These are the families of the Zebulunites according to those that were numbered of them, threescore thousand and five H2568 hundred.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 26:37

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 26:37 - These are the families of the sons of Ephraim according to those that were numbered of them, thirty and two thousand and five H2568 hundred. These are the sons of Joseph after their families.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 26:41

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 26:41 - These are the sons of Benjamin after their families: and they that were numbered of them were forty and five H2568 thousand and six hundred.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 26:50

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 26:50 - These are the families of Naphtali according to their families: and they that were numbered of them were forty and five H2568 thousand and four hundred.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 28:17

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 28:17 - And in the fifteenth H2568 day of this month is the feast: seven days shall unleavened bread be eaten.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 29:12

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 29:12 - And on the fifteenth H2568 day of the seventh month ye shall have an holy convocation; ye shall do no servile work, and ye shall keep a feast unto the LORD seven days:

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 31:8

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 31:8 - And they slew the kings of Midian, beside the rest of them that were slain; namely, Evi, and Rekem, and Zur, and Hur, and Reba, five H2568 kings of Midian: Balaam also the son of Beor they slew with the sword.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 31:28

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 31:28 - And levy a tribute unto the LORD of the men of war which went out to battle: one soul of five H2568 hundred, both of the persons, and of the beeves, and of the asses, and of the sheep:

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 31:32

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 31:32 - And the booty, being the rest of the prey which the men of war had caught, was six hundred thousand and seventy thousand and five H2568 thousand sheep,

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 31:36

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 31:36 - And the half, which was the portion of them that went out to war, was in number three hundred thousand and seven and thirty thousand and five H2568 hundred sheep:

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 31:37

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 31:37 - And the LORD'S tribute of the sheep was six hundred and threescore and fifteen. H2568

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 31:39

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 31:39 - And the asses were thirty thousand and five H2568 hundred; of which the LORD'S tribute was threescore and one.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 31:43

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 31:43 - (Now the half that pertained unto the congregation was three hundred thousand and thirty thousand and seven thousand and five H2568 hundred sheep,

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