King James Version
Nehemiah 7:29 in the King James Version says “The men of Kirjathjearim, Chephirah, and Beeroth, seven hundred forty and three. Kirjathjearim: or, Kirjatharim” — study this verse from Nehemiah chapter 7 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“The men of Kirjathjearim, Chephirah, and Beeroth, seven hundred forty and three. Kirjathjearim: or, Kirjatharim”
Nehemiah 7:29 · KJV
The men of Anathoth, an hundred twenty and eight.
The men of Bethazmaveth, forty and two. Bethazmaveth: or, Azmaveth
The men of Kirjathjearim, Chephirah, and Beeroth, seven hundred forty and three. Kirjathjearim: or, Kirjatharim
The men of Ramah and Geba, six hundred twenty and one.
The men of Michmas, an hundred and twenty and two.
KJV Study — Public Domain
a 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)
“seven”
H7651seven (as the sacred full one); also (adverbially) seven times; by implication, a week; by extension, an indefinite number
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