King James Version with full narration by Alexander Scourby
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KJV Bible Glossary
Definitions and plain-English explanations of King James Version words, phrases, and theological terms — so nothing in scripture is lost in translation.
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Threescore
CategoryArchaic Number Term
Modern Equivalentsixty.
KJV Word TypeNumber / Noun
DefinitionSixty; literally three groups of twenty.
Key Verses"The days of our years are threescore years and ten." (Psalm 90:10)
KJV Usage NotePart of older English number phrasing, where a score means twenty.
Common MisunderstandingIt does not mean three; it means sixty.
EtymologyFrom Old English threo meaning "three" and score meaning "twenty."