King James Version

Nehemiah 11:18

All the Levites in the holy city were two hundred fourscore and four.

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כָּלkalallכֹּלnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “all”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3605properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)(in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-) thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever).הַלְוִיִּם֙halviyimthe Leviiteלֵוִיִּיdefinite article, noun, gentilic, masculine, plural, absolute — “the Leviite”, the ordinary formH3881a Levite or descendant of LeviLeviite.בְּעִ֣ירbeirin cityעִירpreposition, noun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “in city”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5892a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)Ai (from margin), city, court (from margin), town.הַקֹּ֔דֶשׁhaqodeshthe consecratedקֹדֶשׁdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the consecrated”, the ordinary formH6944a sacred place or thing; rarely abstract, sanctityconsecrated (thing), dedicated (thing), hallowed (thing), holiness, ([idiom] most) holy ([idiom] day, portion, thing), saint, sanctuary.מָאתַ֖יִםmatayimhundred , -thמֵאָהadjective, cardinal, both genders, dual, absolute — “hundred , -th”, the ordinary formH3967a hundred; also as a multiplicative and a fractionhundred((-fold), -th), [phrase] sixscore.שְׁמֹנִ֥יםshemonimeightyשְׁמֹנִיםadjective, cardinal, both genders, plural, absolute — “eighty”, the ordinary formH8084eighty, also eightietheighty(-ieth), fourscore.וְאַרְבָּעָֽהvearbaahand fourאַרְבַּעconjunction, adjective, cardinal, masculine, singular, absolute — “and four”, the ordinary formH702fourfour.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

All the Levites in the holy city were two hundred fourscore and four.

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American Standard Version (1901)

All the Levites in the holy city were two hundred fourscore and four.

Young’s Literal Translation

All the Levites, in the holy city, [are] two hundred eighty and four.

World English Bible

All the Levites in the holy city were two hundred eighty-four.

Darby Translation

all the Levites in the holy city were two hundred and eighty-four.

Douay-Rheims

All the Levites in the holy city were two hundred eighty-four.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

All the Levites in the holy city were two hundred fourscore and four.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

two hundred and eighty-four.

American Standard Version (1901)

Young’s Literal Translation

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Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

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