King James Version

Nehemiah 7:26

The men of Bethlehem and Netophah, an hundred fourscore and eight.

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אַנְשֵׁ֤יanshea certainאִישׁnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “a certain”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH376a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)also, another, any (man), a certain, [phrase] champion, consent, each, every (one), fellow, (foot-, husband-) man, (good-, great, mighty) man, he, high (degree), him (that is), husband, man(-kind), [phrase] none, one, people, person, [phra…בֵֽיתveytBethlehemבֵּית לֶחֶםnoun, proper name — “Bethlehem”H1035Beth-Lechem, a place in PalestineBethlehem.לֶ֨חֶם֙lechemBethlehemבֵּית לֶחֶםnoun, proper name — “Bethlehem”H1035Beth-Lechem, a place in PalestineBethlehem.וּנְטֹפָ֔הunetofahand Netophahנְטֹפָהconjunction, noun, proper name — “and Netophah”H5199Netophah, a place in PalestineNetophah.מֵאָ֖הmeahhundred , -thמֵאָהadjective, cardinal, both genders, singular, 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.וּשְׁמֹנָֽהushemonahand eightשְׁמֹנֶהconjunction, adjective, cardinal, masculine, singular, absolute — “and eight”, the ordinary formH8083a cardinal number, eight (as if a surplus above the 'perfect' seven); also (as ordinal) eightheight(-een, -eenth), eighth.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

The men of Beth-lehem and Netophah, a hundred fourscore and eight.

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American Standard Version (1901)

The men of Beth-lehem and Netophah, a hundred fourscore and eight.

Young’s Literal Translation

Men of Beth-Lehem and Netophah: a hundred eighty and eight.

World English Bible

The men of Bethlehem and Netophah: one hundred eighty-eight.

Darby Translation

The men of Bethlehem and Netophah, a hundred and eighty-eight.

Douay-Rheims

The children of Bethlehem, and Netupha, a hundred eighty-eight.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

The men of Beth-lehem and Netophah, a hundred fourscore and eight.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

The children of Baethalem, a hundred and twenty-three: the children of Atopha, fifty-six.

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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