fourscore and seven years ago means 87 years ago
How old is Fourscore and five years old
Twenty years is a score, as in "Fourscore and seven years ago..." Fourscore and seven equals 87.
A "score" is twenty, so four score and seven = 87.
Fourscore and seven years ago . . .
84. A score is twenty.
'score' = 20 "Fourscore and seven" = 87 years ago.
A score is twenty, and fourscore is therefore eighty.
Yes, in Psalm 90:10 - The days of our years are threescore years and ten; and if by reason of strength they be fourscore years, yet is their strength labour and sorrow; for it is soon cut off, and we fly away. (KJV)This is the only appearance of the word in Psalm. Contemporary translations render it as "eighty."
The connection is that Lincoln began his Gettysburg Address in 1863 with the words: "Fourscore and nineteen years ago". The preceeding answer is INCORRECT. Do the math: 1863 minus 1776 equals 87 (fourscore and seven). Look at the Gettysburg Address and READ the first sentence. You will se it starts: "Fourscore and SEVEN years ago"....
This phrase refers to living to be seventy years old. It comes from the Bible, specifically Psalm 90:10, which states, "The days of our years are threescore years and ten; and if by reason of strength they be fourscore years."
100 - (4*20+6) = 100 - 86 = 14