Nehemiah 12:28

What does Nehemiah 12:28 mean?

A plain-English look at Nehemiah 12:28 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

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

KJV

King James Version · 1611

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

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

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

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

And the sons of the music-makers came together from the lowland round about Jerusalem and from the daughter-towns of the Netophathites,

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

and sons of the singers are gathered together even from the circuit round about Jerusalem, and from the villages of Netophathi,

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

And the sons of the singing men were gathered together out of the plain country about Jerusalem, and out of the villages of Nethuphati,

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

And the children of the singers were assembled, both from the plain [of Jordan] round about Jerusalem, and from the villages of the Netophathites,

Context

v.27And 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.

v.28This passage

v.29also from Beth-gilgal, and out of the fields of Geba and Azmaveth: for the singers had builded them villages round about Jerusalem.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Nehemiah 6:2

    that Sanballat and Geshem sent unto me, saying, Come, let us meet together in one of the villages in the plain of Ono. But they thought to do me mischief.

  • 1 Chronicles 2:54

    The sons of Salma: Beth-lehem, and the Netophathites, Atroth-beth-joab, and half of the Manahathites, the Zorites.

  • 1 Chronicles 9:16

    and 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.

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