King James Version

Nehemiah 7:12

The children of Elam, a thousand two hundred fifty and four.

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בְּנֵ֣יbenesonבֵּןnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “son”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1121a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)[phrase] afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-) ite, (anoint-) ed one, appointed to, ([phrase]) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-) ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, [phrase] (young) bullock, [phrase] (young) calf, […עֵילָ֔םeylamElamעֵילָםnoun, proper name — “Elam”H5867Elam, a son of Shem and his descendants, with their country; also of six IsraelitesElam.אֶ֕לֶףelefthousandאֶלֶףadjective, cardinal, both genders, singular, absolute — “thousand”, the ordinary formH505hence (the ox's head being the first letter of the alphabet, and this eventually used as a numeral) a thousandthousand.מָאתַ֖יִםmatayimhundred , -thמֵאָהadjective, cardinal, both genders, dual, absolute — “hundred , -th”, the ordinary formH3967a hundred; also as a multiplicative and a fractionhundred((-fold), -th), [phrase] sixscore.חֲמִשִּׁ֥יםchamishimfiftyחֲמִשִּׁיםadjective, cardinal, both genders, plural, absolute — “fifty”, the ordinary formH2572fiftyfifty.וְאַרְבָּעָֽהvearbaahand fourאַרְבַּעconjunction, adjective, cardinal, masculine, singular, absolute — “and four”, the ordinary formH702fourfour.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

The children of Elam, a thousand two hundred fifty and four.

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American Standard Version (1901)

The children of Elam, a thousand two hundred fifty and four.

Young’s Literal Translation

Sons of Elam: a thousand two hundred fifty and four.

World English Bible

The children of Elam: one thousand two hundred fifty-four.

Darby Translation

The children of Elam, a thousand two hundred and fifty-four.

Douay-Rheims

The children of Elam, one thousand two hundred fifty-four.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

The children of Elam, a thousand two hundred fifty and four.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

The children of Aelam, a thousand two hundred and fifty-four.

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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