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39
The number 39
Disease, affliction, punishment
Thirty-nine is associated with punishment and affliction. The maximum number of lashes under Jewish law was 39 (40 minus 1, to prevent exceeding). Paul received 39 lashes five times (2 Cor 11:24).
In Hebrew and Greek
Hebrew
Shloshim v'tesha (שְׁלוֹשִׁים וְתֵשַׁע) - thirty-nine
Greek
Triakonta ennea (τριάκοντα ἐννέα) - thirty-nine
First occurrence
Genesis 1:1
In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.
The pattern in Scripture
- 39 lashes maximum punishment (Deut 25:3)
- Paul received 39 lashes (2 Cor 11:24)
- 39 books in Old Testament
- 39 categories of forbidden work on Sabbath (Mishnah)
39:39 verses
Exodus 39:39
The brasen altar, and his grate of brass, his staves, and all his vessels, the laver and his foot,