KJV King James Version
And the sons of the singers gathered themselves together, both out of the plain country round about Jerusalem, and from the villages of Netophathi;
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Nehemiah 12:28
And the sons of the singers gathered themselves together, both out of the plain country round about Jerusalem, and from the villages of Netophathi;
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
The singers were also assembled from the region around Jerusalem, from the villages of the Netophathites,
WEB World English Bible
The sons of the singers gathered themselves together, both out of the plain around Jerusalem, and from the villages of the Netophathites;
ASV American Standard Version
And the sons of the singers gathered themselves together, both out of the plain round about Jerusalem, and from the villages of the Netophathites;
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and sons of the singers are gathered together even from the circuit round about Jerusalem, and from the villages of Netophathi,
Surrounding context — Nehemiah 12
25 Mattaniah, and Bakbukiah, Obadiah, Meshullam, Talmon, Akkub, [were] porters keeping the ward at the thresholds of the gates.
26 These [were] in the days of Joiakim the son of Jeshua, the son of Jozadak, and in the days of Nehemiah the governor, and of Ezra the priest, the scribe.
27 And at the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem they sought the Levites out of all their places, to bring them to Jerusalem, to keep the dedication with gladness, both with thanksgivings, and with singing, [with] cymbals, psalteries, and with harps.
28 And the sons of the singers gathered themselves together, both out of the plain country round about Jerusalem, and from the villages of Netophathi;
29 Also from the house of Gilgal, and out of the fields of Geba and Azmaveth: for the singers had builded them villages round about Jerusalem.
30 And the priests and the Levites purified themselves, and purified the people, and the gates, and the wall.
31 Then I brought up the princes of Judah upon the wall, and appointed two great [companies of them that gave] thanks, [whereof one] went on the right hand upon the wall toward the dung gate:
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וַיֵּאָ֣סְפ֔וּH622 · a.saphto gatherבְּנֵ֖יH1121 · benson: childהַמְשֹׁרְרִ֑יםH7891 · shirto singוּמִן־H4480 · minfromהַכִּכָּר֙H3603 · kik.karPlain (of Jericho)סְבִיב֣וֹתH5439 · sa.vivaroundיְרוּשָׁלִַ֔םH3389 · ye.ru.sha.laimJerusalemוּמִן־H4480 · minfromחַצְרֵ֖יH2691 · cha.tsercourtנְטֹפָתִֽי׃H5200 · ne.to.pha.tiNetophathite
Cross-references
1 Chronicles 9:16And Obadiah the son of Shemaiah, the son of Galal, the son of Jeduthun, and Berechiah the son of Asa, the son of Elkanah, that dwelt in the villages of the Netophathites.1 Chronicles 2:54The sons of Salma; Bethlehem, and the Netophathites, Ataroth, the house of Joab, and half of the Manahethites, the Zorites.Nehemiah 6:2That Sanballat and Geshem sent unto me, saying, Come, let us meet together in [some one of] the villages in the plain of Ono. But they thought to do me mischief.
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