New American Standard Bible 1995

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42

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"But God turned away and delivered them up to serve the host of heaven; as it is written in the book of the prophets, 'IT WAS NOT TO ME THAT YOU OFFERED VICTIMS AND SACRIFICES FORTY YEARS IN THE WILDERNESS, WAS IT, O HOUSE OF ISRAEL?

Lexicon

Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Greek: Transliteration:
"But God God, a god N-NMS H2316 θεὸς theos
turned away to turn, i.e. to change V-AIA-3S H4762 ἔστρεψεν estrepsen
and delivered to hand over, to give or deliver over, to betray V-AIA-3S H3860 παρέδωκεν paredōken
them up to serve to serve V-PNA H3000 λατρεύειν latreuein
the host an army N-DFS H4756 στρατιᾷ stratia
of heaven; heaven N-GMS H3772 οὐρανοῦ ouranou
as it is written to write V-RIM/P-3S H1125 γέγραπται gegraptai
in the book (the inner) bark (of a papyrus plant), hence a scroll, spec. a book N-DFS H976 βίβλῳ biblō
of the prophets, a prophet (an interpreter or forth-teller of the divine will) N-GMP H4396 προφητῶν prophētōn
IT WAS NOT TO ME THAT YOU OFFERED to bring to, i.e. to offer V-AIA-2P H4374 προσηνέγκατε prosēnenkate
VICTIMS a victim (for slaughter) N-ANP H4968 σφάγια sphagia
AND SACRIFICES a sacrifice N-AFP H2378 θυσίας thusias
FORTY forty H5065    
Analysis:

Forty: Transition or change

Often people will speak of the number forty as a generational number. There is no evidence for such an interpretation from the Scripture. The number 40 expresses a change or transition. The examples for such a view are seen throughout both the Old and New Covenants. 

  • It rained for 40 days in the days of Noah (see Genesis 7:12). These rains brought about a transition; HaShem would begin the world again with the family of Noah. 
  • Moses was on Mount Sinai for 40 days and 40 nights (see Exodus 34:28). Although this was the second time Moses went up to the mountain, it was this time that the Law was actually given to the Children of Israel and a transition was made to Israel being commanded to observe the Law.
  • Yeshua was tested in the mountains of Judah for 40 days and 40 nights (see Matthew 4:2) and afterwards He began His ministry. Hence, a transition was made from when Yeshua did not minister to the time when He began to fulfill His Father's will in a formal way.
  • After the resurrection, Yeshua appeared for 40 days (Acts 1:3) and He ascended into the heavens. Yeshua's earthly ministry had finished and there was a transition to His disciples carrying on His work.
  • In the account of Absalom, the reader is told that at the end of 40 years (see 2 Samuel 15:7), Absalom requested permission to go to Hebron from his father. Although he said that he wanted to pay his vows, this was said so he could depart and begin his rebellion against David, his father. Why is 40 years mentioned? To what does the 40 years refer? Some commentaries say the 40 years was from when Saul began the monarchy. Whether this is true or not is undetermined. However, what is for sure is that there was a transition in the leadership of Israel. The number 40 appears in verse 7 to assist the reader in identifying this change in leadership.

Numerous other examples could be provided, but these few sufficiently demonstrate the meaning and use of the number 40 in the Scriptures. 

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YEARS a year N-ANP H2094 ἔτη etē
IN THE WILDERNESS, solitary, desolate Adj-DFS H2048 ἐρήμῳ erēmō
WAS IT, O HOUSE a house, a dwelling N-VMS H3624 οἶκος oikos
OF ISRAEL? to be inferior H2274    

Locations

Israel

ISRAEL, KINGDOM OF" I. THE FIRST PERIOD1. The Two Kingdoms2. The Ist Dynasty3. The IInd Dynasty4. Civil WarII. PERIOD OF THE SYRIAN WARS1. The IIIrd Dynasty2. World-Politics3. Battle of Karkar4. Loss of Territory5. Reform of Religion6. Revolution7. The IVth Dynasty8. Renewed Prosperity9. AnarchyIII. DECLINE AND FALL1. Loss of Independence2. Decline3. Extinct... View Details

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New American Standard Bible 1995 "But God turned away and delivered them up to serve the host of heaven; as it is written in the book of the prophets, 'IT WAS NOT TO ME THAT YOU OFFERED VICTIMS AND SACRIFICES FORTY YEARS IN THE WILDERNESS, WAS IT, O HOUSE OF ISRAEL?
King James Bible "But Then God turned away turned, and delivered gave them up to serve worship the host of heaven; as it is written in the book of the prophets, 'IT WAS NOT TO ME THAT YOU OFFERED VICTIMS AND SACRIFICES FORTY YEARS IN THE WILDERNESS, WAS IT, O HOUSE OF ISRAEL?ye house of Israel, have ye offered to me slain beasts and sacrifices by the space of forty years in the wilderness?
Berean Bible "But But God turned away and delivered them up to serve worship the host of heaven; heaven, as it is has been written in the book of the prophets, 'IT WAS NOT TO ME THAT YOU OFFERED VICTIMS AND SACRIFICES FORTY YEARS IN THE WILDERNESS, WAS IT, prophets: ‘Did you offer slain beasts and sacrifices to Me forty years in the wilderness, O HOUSE OF ISRAEL?house of Israel?
Hebrew Greek English "But God turned away and delivered them up to serve the host of heaven; as it is written in the book of the prophets, 'IT WAS NOT TO ME THAT YOU OFFERED VICTIMS AND SACRIFICES FORTY YEARS IN THE WILDERNESS, WAS IT, O HOUSE OF ISRAEL?