Nehemiah 7:26

Old Testament Historical ASV (1901)

What does Nehemiah 7:26 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “The men of Bethlehem and Netophah, a hundred fourscore and eight.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

The men of Bethlehem and Netophah, a hundred fourscore and eight.
Nehemiah 7:26 — American Standard Version

Context — Nehemiah 7

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
26The men of Bethlehem and Netophah, a hundred fourscore and eight.

What do historical commentaries say?

Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“The men: The Septuagint reads here the same as in the parallel place, Υιοι Βαιθαλεμ, εκατον εικοσιτρεις; υιοι Ατωφα (Alex. Ανετωφα) πεντηκονταεξ; "The children of Bethlehem, one hundred twenty and three; the children of Netophah, fifty and six." Though this reading is not found in any Hebrew manuscript yet collated, it is doubtless the true one. Bethlehem: Ezr 2:21, Ezr 2:22. 179 Nehemiah 7:27”
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