Nehemiah 7:68

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Their horses were seven hundred thirty and six; their mules, two hundred forty and five;

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

גְּמַלִּ֕ים אַרְבַּ֥ע מֵא֖וֹת שְׁלֹשִׁ֣ים וַחֲמִשָּׁ֑ה ס חֲמֹרִ֕ים שֵׁ֣שֶׁת אֲלָפִ֔ים שְׁבַ֥ע מֵא֖וֹת וְעֶשְׂרִֽים׃

Transliteration

gəmallîm ʾarbaʿ mēʾôṯ šəlōšîm waḥămiššāh ḥămōrîm šēšeṯ ʾălāp̄îm šəḇaʿ mēʾôṯ wəʿeśrîm

Grammar Details

*gəmallîm*: noun, masculine plural - camels
*ʾarbaʿ*: numeral, feminine - four
*mēʾôṯ*: noun, feminine plural - hundreds
*šəlōšîm*: numeral - thirty
*waḥămiššāh*: conjunction *wə* + numeral, masculine - and five
*ḥămōrîm*: noun, masculine plural - donkeys
*šēšeṯ*: numeral, feminine, construct - six of
*ʾălāp̄îm*: noun, masculine plural - thousands
*šəḇaʿ*: numeral, feminine - seven
*wəʿeśrîm*: conjunction *wə* + numeral - and twenty

Word Meanings

*gəmallîm*: camels
*ḥămōrîm*: donkeys/asses

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Referenced Verses

Ezra 2:66-67 : 66 Their horses were seven hundred thirty and six; their mules, two hundred forty and five; 67 their camels, four hundred thirty and five; [their] asses, six thousand seven hundred and twenty.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

Ezra 2:65-67
3 verses
95%
65besides their men-servants and their maid-servants, of whom there were seven thousand three hundred thirty and seven: and they had two hundred singing men and singing women.
66Their horses were seven hundred thirty and six; their mules, two hundred forty and five;
67their camels, four hundred thirty and five; [their] asses, six thousand seven hundred and twenty.
Neh 7:69
87%
69[ their] camels, four hundred thirty and five; [their] asses, six thousand seven hundred and twenty.
Neh 7:66-67
2 verses
83%
66The whole assembly together was forty and two thousand three hundred and threescore,
67besides their men-servants and their maid-servants, of whom there were seven thousand three hundred thirty and seven: and they had two hundred forty and five singing men and singing women.
Num 31:32-34
3 verses
76%
32Now the prey, over and above the booty which the men of war took, was six hundred thousand and seventy thousand and five thousand sheep,
33and threescore and twelve thousand oxen,
34and threescore and one thousand asses,
Num 31:44-46
3 verses
75%
44and thirty and six thousand oxen,
45and thirty thousand and five hundred asses,
46and sixteen thousand persons),
Num 31:36-39
4 verses
75%
36And the half, which was the portion of them that went out to war, was in number three hundred thousand and thirty thousand and seven thousand and five hundred sheep:
37and Jehovah's tribute of the sheep was six hundred and threescore and fifteen.
38And the oxen were thirty and six thousand; of which Jehovah's tribute was threescore and twelve.
39And the asses were thirty thousand and five hundred; of which Jehovah's tribute was threescore and one.
2 Chr 9:25
74%
25And Solomon had four thousand stalls for horses and chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen, that he bestowed in the chariot cities, and with the king at Jerusalem.
1 Kgs 4:26
74%
26And Solomon had forty thousand stalls of horses for his chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen.
Gen 32:15
73%
15thirty milch camels and their colts, forty cows and ten bulls, twenty she-asses and ten foals.
Num 7:7
73%
7Two wagons and four oxen he gave unto the sons of Gershon, according to their service:
Neh 7:29-30
2 verses
72%
29The men of Kiriath-jearim, Chephirah, and Beeroth, seven hundred forty and three.
30The men of Ramah and Geba, six hundred twenty and one.
Neh 7:14
72%
14The children of Zaccai, seven hundred and threescore.
2 Sam 8:4
72%
4And David took from him a thousand and seven hundred horsemen, and twenty thousand footmen: and David hocked all the chariot horses, but reserved of them for a hundred chariots.
1 Kgs 10:26
72%
26And Solomon gathered together chariots and horsemen: and he had a thousand and four hundred chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen, that he bestowed in the chariot cities, and with the king at Jerusalem.
2 Kgs 7:14
72%
14They took therefore two chariots with horses; and the king sent after the host of the Syrians, saying, Go and see.
2 Chr 1:17
72%
17And they fetched up and brought out of Egypt a chariot for six hundred [shekels] of silver, and a horse for a hundred and fifty: and so for all the kings of the Hittites, and the kings of Syria, did they bring them out by their means.
1 Chr 7:4-5
2 verses
71%
4And with them, by their generations, after their fathers' houses, were bands of the host for war, six and thirty thousand; for they had many wives and sons.
5And their brethren among all the families of Issachar, mighty men of valor, reckoned in all by genealogy, were fourscore and seven thousand.
1 Chr 5:21
71%
21And they took away their cattle; of their camels fifty thousand, and of sheep two hundred and fifty thousand, and of asses two thousand, and of men a hundred thousand.
Neh 7:18-19
2 verses
71%
18The children of Adonikam, six hundred threescore and seven.
19The children of Bigvai, two thousand threescore and seven.
2 Chr 1:14
70%
14And Solomon gathered chariots and horsemen: and he had a thousand and four hundred chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen, that he placed in the chariot cities, and with the king at Jerusalem.
1 Chr 7:9
70%
9And they were reckoned by genealogy, after their generations, heads of their fathers' houses, mighty men of valor, twenty thousand and two hundred.
Exod 14:7
70%
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2 Chr 15:11
70%
11And they sacrificed unto Jehovah in that day, of the spoil which they had brought, seven hundred oxen and seven thousand sheep.
Ezra 2:25
70%
25The children of Kiriath-arim, Chephirah, and Beeroth, seven hundred and forty and three.
2 Chr 29:33
70%
33And the consecrated things were six hundred oxen and three thousand sheep.
Num 2:8
70%
8And his host, and those that were numbered thereof, were fifty and seven thousand and four hundred.
1 Kgs 10:29
70%
29And a chariot came up and went out of Egypt for six hundred [shekels] of silver, and a horse for a hundred and fifty; and so for all the kings of the Hittites, and for the kings of Syria, did they bring them out [ by their means.]
Neh 7:60
70%
60All the Nethinim, and the children of Solomon's servants, were three hundred ninety and two.
Rev 9:16
70%
16And the number of the armies of the horsemen was twice ten thousand times ten thousand: {G2532} I heard the number of them.
Ezra 2:9
70%
9The children of Zaccai, seven hundred and threescore.
Num 7:3
70%
3and they brought their oblation before Jehovah, six covered wagons, and twelve oxen; a wagon for every two of the princes, and for each one an ox: and they presented them before the tabernacle.
Num 2:26
70%
26And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were threescore and two thousand and seven hundred.
Isa 2:7
69%
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2 Kgs 7:7
69%
7Wherefore they arose and fled in the twilight, and left their tents, and their horses, and their asses, even the camp as it was, and fled for their life.
2 Chr 12:3
69%
3with twelve hundred chariots, and threescore thousand horsemen. And the people were without number that came with him out of Egypt: the Lubim, the Sukkiim, and the Ethiopians.