Nehemiah 12:28

28 The musicians also were brought together from the region around Jerusalem—from the villages of the Netophathites,

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Nehemiah 12:28 in Other Translations

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;

English Standard Version (ESV)

28 And the sons of the singers gathered together from the district surrounding Jerusalem and from the villages of the Netophathites;

New Living Translation (NLT)

28 The singers were brought together from the region around Jerusalem and from the villages of the Netophathites.

The Message Bible (MSG)

28 The singers assembled from all around Jerusalem, from the villages of the Netophathites,

American Standard Version (ASV)

28 And the sons of the singers gathered themselves together, both out of the plain round about Jerusalem, and from the villages of the Netophathites;

GOD'S WORD Translation (GW)

28 So the groups of singers came together from the countryside around Jerusalem, from the villages of Netophah,

Holman Christian Standard Bible (CSB)

28 The singers gathered from the region around Jerusalem, from the villages of the Netophathites,

New International Reader's Version (NIRV)

28 The singers were also brought together. Some of them came in from the area around Jerusalem. Others came from the villages where the people of Netophah lived.

Nehemiah 12:28 Meaning and Commentary

Nehemiah 12:28

And the sons of the singers gathered themselves together
Such of the Levites that were singers, and their sons that were trained up as such:

both out of the plain country round about Jerusalem
the plain of Jordan by Jericho, and the plain of Saron and Lydda:

and from the villages of Netophathi:
see ( 1 Chronicles 9:16 ) , here they dwelt, when not in their courses, to minister in the temple; but on this public occasion were summoned together.

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

Nehemiah 12:28 In-Context

26 They served in the days of Joiakim son of Joshua, the son of Jozadak, and in the days of Nehemiah the governor and of Ezra the priest, the teacher of the Law.

27 At the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem, the Levites were sought out from where they lived and were brought to Jerusalem to celebrate joyfully the dedication with songs of thanksgiving and with the music of cymbals, harps and lyres.

28 The musicians also were brought together from the region around Jerusalem—from the villages of the Netophathites,

29 from Beth Gilgal, and from the area of Geba and Azmaveth, for the musicians had built villages for themselves around Jerusalem.

30 When the priests and Levites had purified themselves ceremonially, they purified the people, the gates and the wall.

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1. S 1 Chronicles 2:54; 1 Chronicles 9:16

Nehemiah 12:28

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