Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'forty' occurs 202 times in the standard works.

64 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'forty' in the standard works and contain 31.7% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 24 minutes to read the entire list.

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Hel. 2:12-3:3 (6 in 6 verses)

Deut. 9:9-11 (4 in 3 verses)

4 Ne. 1:6 (3 in 1 verse)

Gen. 18:28-29 (3 in 2 verses)

Num. 14:33-34 (3 in 2 verses)

Hel. 3:18-19 (3 in 2 verses)


Neh. 7:66-68 (3 in 3 verses)

 7:66 The whole congregation together was forty and two thousand three hundred and threescore,

 7:67 Beside their manservants and their maidservants, of whom there were seven thousand three hundred thirty and seven: and they had two hundred forty and five singing men and singing women.

 7:68 Their horses, seven hundred thirty and six: their mules, two hundred forty and five:




Ezek. 29:11-13 (3 in 3 verses)

Gen. 7:4 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 7:12 (2 in 1 verse)

Ex. 24:18 (2 in 1 verse)

Ex. 34:28 (2 in 1 verse)

Deut. 9:18 (2 in 1 verse)

Deut. 9:25 (2 in 1 verse)

Deut. 10:10 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Kgs. 19:8 (2 in 1 verse)

Matt. 4:2 (2 in 1 verse)

Morm. 2:9 (2 in 1 verse)

Num. 35:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezra 2:24-25 (2 in 2 verses)

Neh. 7:28-29 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 7:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Hel. 1:34-2:1 (2 in 2 verses)

Hel. 3:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

Morm. 2:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

Ether 9:24-25 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 134 0 134
Gen. 15 0 15
Ex. 9 0 9
Lev. 1 0 1
Num. 19 0 19
Deut. 15 0 15
Josh. 5 0 5
Judg. 7 0 7
1 Sam. 2 0 2
2 Sam. 4 0 4
1 Kgs. 10 0 10
2 Kgs. 5 0 5
1 Chr. 4 0 4
2 Chr. 4 0 4
Ezra 8 0 8
Neh. 14 0 14
Job 1 0 1
Ps. 1 0 1
Jer. 1 0 1
Ezek. 6 0 6
Amos 2 0 2
Jonah 1 0 1
NT 24 0 24
BM 36 0 36
DC 6 0 6
PGP 2 0 2
TOTAL 202 0 202

Neh. 5:15
But the former governors that had been before me were chargeable unto the people, and had taken of them bread and wine, beside forty shekels of silver; yea, even their servants bare rule over the people: but so did not I, because of the fear of God.

Neh. 7:13
The children of Zattu, eight hundred forty and five.

Neh. 7:15
The children of Binnui, six hundred forty and eight.

Neh. 7:28
The men of Beth-azmaveth, forty and two.

Neh. 7:29
The men of Kirjath-jearim, Chephirah, and Beeroth, seven hundred forty and three.

Neh. 7:36
The children of Jericho, three hundred forty and five.

Neh. 7:41
The children of Pashur, a thousand two hundred forty and seven.

Neh. 7:44
The singers: the children of Asaph, an hundred forty and eight.

Neh. 7:62
The children of Delaiah, the children of Tobiah, the children of Nekoda, six hundred forty and two.

Neh. 7:66
The whole congregation together was forty and two thousand three hundred and threescore,

Neh. 7:67
Beside their manservants and their maidservants, of whom there were seven thousand three hundred thirty and seven: and they had two hundred forty and five singing men and singing women.

Neh. 7:68
Their horses, seven hundred thirty and six: their mules, two hundred forty and five:

Neh. 9:21
Yea, forty years didst thou sustain them in the wilderness, so that they lacked nothing; their clothes waxed not old, and their feet swelled not.

Neh. 11:13
And his brethren, chief of the fathers, two hundred forty and two: and Amashai the son of Azareel, the son of Ahasai, the son of Meshillemoth, the son of Immer,