# His brothers the brothers of Adaiah, the son of Jeroham ([Nehemiah 11:12](./10.md)). # brothers This word is a metaphor for 1) fellow Israelites or 2) people who did the same work. AT: "associates" or "fellow workers" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]]) # 242 men "two hundred and forty-two men" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-numbers]]) # Amashsai ... Azarel ... Ahzai ... Meshillemoth ... Immer ... Zabdiel ... Haggedolim These are the names of men. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names]]) # 128 courageous fighting men "one hundred and twenty-eight courageous fighting men." These were "valiant warriors" or "courageous warriors." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-numbers]]) # translationWords * [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/head]] * [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/family]] * [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/son]]