KJV ORIGINAL
The men of Michmas, an hundred and twenty and two.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
The men from Michmas numbered 122.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
This verse records that 122 men from the town of Michmas returned from exile to help rebuild Jerusalem.
📚 Historical Context
This verse is part of Nehemiah's detailed census of the Jewish people who returned from Babylonian exile around 538 BC. Michmas was a small town about 7 miles northeast of Jerusalem that had historical significance as a battleground where Jonathan defeated the Philistines. The careful recording of numbers from each town shows how thoroughly the returning exiles documented their restoration effort.
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