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Nehemiah 11:19

Moreover the porters, Akkub, Talmon, and their brethren that kept the gates, were an hundred seventy and two.

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וְהַשּֽׁוֹעֲרִים֙vehashoarimand the doorkeeperשׁוֹעֵרconjunction, definite article, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “and the doorkeeper”, the ordinary formH7778a janitordoorkeeper, porter.עַקּ֣וּבaquvAkkubעַקּוּבnoun, proper name — “Akkub”H6126Akkub, the name of five IsraelitesAkkub.טַלְמ֔וֹןtalmonTalmonטַלְמוֹןnoun, proper name — “Talmon”H2929Talmon, a temple doorkeeperTalmon.וַאֲחֵיהֶ֖םvaacheyhemand brother ; kindredאָחconjunction, noun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and brother ; kindred”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH251a brother (used in the widest sense of literal relationship and metaphorical affinity or resemblance (like father))another, brother(-ly); kindred, like, other. Compare also the proper names beginning with 'Ah-' or 'Ahi-'.הַשֹּׁמְרִ֣יםhashomerimthe bewardשָׁמַרdefinite article, verb, qal, participle, absolute — “the beward”, a verb used as a describing wordH8104properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.beward, be circumspect, take heed (to self), keep(-er, self), mark, look narrowly, observe, preserve, regard, reserve, save (self), sure, (that lay) wait (for), watch(-man).בַּשְּׁעָרִ֑יםbasharimin doorשַׁעַרpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “in door”, the ordinary formH8179an opening, i.e. door or gatecity, door, gate, port ([idiom] -er).מֵאָ֖הmeahhundred , -thמֵאָהadjective, cardinal, both genders, singular, absolute — “hundred , -th”, the ordinary formH3967a hundred; also as a multiplicative and a fractionhundred((-fold), -th), [phrase] sixscore.שִׁבְעִ֥יםshivimseventyשִׁבְעִיםadjective, cardinal, both genders, plural, absolute — “seventy”, the ordinary formH7657seventyseventy, threescore and ten ([phrase] -teen).וּשְׁנָֽיִםushenayimand twoשְׁנַיִםconjunction, adjective, cardinal, masculine, dual, absolute — “and two”, the ordinary formH8147two; also (as ordinal) twofoldboth, couple, double, second, twain, [phrase] twelfth, [phrase] twelve, [phrase] twenty (sixscore) thousand, twice, two.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Moreover the porters, Akkub, Talmon, and their brethren, that kept watch at the gates, were a hundred seventy and two.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Moreover the porters, Akkub, Talmon, and their brethren, that kept watch at the gates, were a hundred seventy and two.

Young’s Literal Translation

And the gatekeepers, Akkub, Talmon, and their brethren, those watching at the gates, [are] a hundred seventy and two.

World English Bible

Moreover the gatekeepers, Akkub, Talmon, and their brothers, who kept watch at the gates, were one hundred seventy-two.

Darby Translation

And the doorkeepers, Akkub, Talmon, and their brethren, that kept watch at the gates, were a hundred and seventy-two.

Douay-Rheims

And the porters, Accub, Telmon, and their brethren, who kept the doors: a hundred seventy-two.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Moreover the porters, Akkub, Talmon, and their brethren, that kept watch at the gates, were a hundred seventy and two.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And the porters; Acub, Telamin, and their brethren, a hundred and seventy-two.

American Standard Version (1901)

Young’s Literal Translation

World English Bible

Darby Translation

Douay-Rheims

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

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