King James Version
Nehemiah 7:30 in the King James Version says “The men of Ramah and Geba, six hundred twenty and one.” — study this verse from Nehemiah chapter 7 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“The men of Ramah and Geba, six hundred twenty and one.”
Nehemiah 7:30 · KJV
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.
The men of Bethel and Ai, an hundred twenty and three.
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)
“six”
H8337six (as an overplus beyond five or the fingers of the hand); as ordinal, sixth
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