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And when thou hast accomplished them, lie again on thy right side, and thou shalt bear the iniquity of the house of Judah forty days: I have appointed thee each day for a year.

Lexicon

Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
And when thou hast accomplished accomplish Verb H3615 וְכִלִּיתָ֣ ve·chil·li·ta
them another Pronoun H428 אֵ֗לֶּה el·leh
lie cast down Verb H7901 וְשָׁ֨כַבְתָּ֜ ve·sha·chav·ta
again again Noun H8145 שֵׁנִ֔ית she·nit,
side side Noun H6654 צִדְּךָ֤ tzid·de·cha
and thou shalt bear accept Verb H5375 וְנָשָׂ֖אתָ ve·na·sa·ta
the iniquity fault Noun H5771 עֲוֹ֣ן a·von
of the house court Noun H1004 בֵּית־ beit-
of Judah Judah Noun H3063 יְהוּדָ֑ה ye·hu·dah;
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I have appointed add Verb H5414 נְתַתִּ֥יו ne·tat·tiv
forty forty Noun H705 אַרְבָּעִ֣ים ar·ba·'im
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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days age Noun H3117 יֹ֔ום yo·vm,
A day age Noun H3117 יֹ֧ום yo·vm
year whole age Noun H8141 לַשָּׁנָ֛ה la·sha·nah

Locations

Judah

JUDAH, TERRITORY OF(yehudhah):I. GEOGRAPHICAL DATA1. The Natural Boundaries2. The Natural Divisions of Judah(1) The Maritime Plain(2) The Shephelah(3) The Hill Country of JudahII. THE TRIBE OF JUDAH AND ITS TERRITORYIII. THE BOUNDARIES OF THE KINGDOM OF JUDAHLITERATUREI. Geographical Data.Although the physical conformation of Western Palestine divides this l... View Details

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King James Bible And when thou hast accomplished them, lie again on thy right side, and thou shalt bear the iniquity of the house of Judah forty days: I have appointed thee each day for a year.
Hebrew Greek English And when thou hast accomplished them, "When you have completed these, you shall lie again down a second time, but on thy your right side, side and thou shalt bear the iniquity of the house of Judah forty days: Judah; I have appointed thee each assigned it to you for forty days, a day for a each year.
New American Standard Bible 1995 And when thou hast accomplished them, "When you have completed these, you shall lie again down a second time, but on thy your right side, side and thou shalt bear the iniquity of the house of Judah forty days: Judah; I have appointed thee each assigned it to you for forty days, a day for a each year.