King James Version
Nehemiah 7:28
In Nehemiah 7 of Nehemiah.
The men of Bethazmaveth, forty and two.
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אַנְשֵׁ֥יanshea 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…בֵיתveythouse of Azmaveth, a place in Palestineבֵּית עַזְמָוֶתnoun, proper name — “house of Azmaveth, a place in Palestine”H1041house of Azmaveth, a place in PalestineBethaz-maveth. Compare H5820 (עַזְמָוֶת).עַזְמָ֖וֶתazmavethouse of Azmaveth, a place in Palestineבֵּית עַזְמָוֶתnoun, proper name — “house of Azmaveth, a place in Palestine”H1041house of Azmaveth, a place in PalestineBethaz-maveth. Compare H5820 (עַזְמָוֶת).אַרְבָּעִ֥יםarbaimfortyאַרְבָּעִיםadjective, cardinal, both genders, plural, absolute — “forty”, the ordinary formH705forty-forty.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)
The men of Beth-azmaveth, forty and two.
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American Standard Version (1901)
The men of Beth-azmaveth, forty and two.
Young’s Literal Translation
Men of Beth-Azmaveth: forty and two.
World English Bible
The men of Beth Azmaveth: forty-two.
Darby Translation
The men of Beth-azmaveth, forty-two.
Douay-Rheims
The men of Bethazmoth, forty-two.
Jewish Publication Society (1917)
The men of Beth-azmaveth, forty and two.
Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English
The men of Bethasmoth, forty-two.
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