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Nehemiah 12:28

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The singers were also assembled from the region around Jerusalem, from the villages of the Netophathites,

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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾

ASV

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

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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This verse in Nehemiah 12

Commentary

6 notes on this verse
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 1Ch 9:16, here they dwelt, when not in their courses, to minister in the temple; but on this public occasion were summoned together.

This site's exposition

At the dedication of the wall

on Nehemiah 12:27-30

After twenty-six verses of roster the narrative returns to "the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem". The Levites are sought out from all their homes, and the singers gathered. The priests and Levites purify themselves first, then "the people, the gates, and the wall," cleansing moving outward from the leaders.

This site's exposition

from the villages of the Netophathites

Barnes places Netophah near Bethlehem, and the men of Bethlehem and Netophah are counted together at 7:26. Gill has the singers living in these villages between their courses and summoned for the day. Berechiah the Levite lived there at 1 Chronicles 9:16.

The record, by era

The Medieval Church1 voice

A commentator

Bede

Commentary on Ezra and Nehemiah · Written before 735.

proposed

So the sons of the singers gathered, etc. The sons of the singers are imitators of those who have striven to serve the Lord with a devout and cheerful mind, or even to sound forth His word by preaching to others; who build for themselves …

The Nineteenth Century2 voices

The plain country round about Jerusalem - Perhaps the valleys of Hinnom and Jehoshaphat, which enclose Jerusalem on three sides, are intended. The villages of Netophathi - Rather, as in 1Ch 9:16. Netophah lay near Bethlehem 1Ch 2:54, and is perhaps represented by the modern Antubeh.

A commentator

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

proposed

It also contained the temple which was hallowed by the manifestation of His presence, and anew set apart to His service. It was on these accounts that Jerusalem was called "the holy city," and by this public and solemn act of religious observance, after a long period of neglect and desecration, it was, as it were, restored to its rightful proprietor.

The words behind it

10 Hebrew words

Every Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.

  • וַיֵּאָ֣סְפ֔וּand they gathered

    vaiyeasefuH622 →200 times

  • בְּנֵ֖י[the] sons of

    beneiH1121 →4930 times

  • הַמְשֹׁרְרִ֑יםthe singers

    hamshorerimH7891 →86 times

  • וּמִן־and from

    umin-H4480 →1188 times

  • הַכִּכָּר֙the district

    hakikarH3603 →

  • סְבִיב֣וֹתaround

    sevivotH5439 →336 times

  • יְרוּשָׁלִַ֔םJerusalem

    yerushalimH3389 →643 times

  • וּמִן־and from

    umin-H4480 →1188 times

  • חַצְרֵ֖י[the] villages of

    chatzreiH2691 →191 times

  • נְטֹפָתִֽי׃[the] Netophathite[s]

    netofatiH5200 →

A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.

Related verses

4 in all, six open

The walk

8 stops

Each card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.

  • Through

    Nehemiah 6:2

    Sanballat and Geshem sent me this message: “Come, let us meet together in one of the villages on the plain of Ono.” But they were planning to harm me.

    it leads to

  • Through

    1 Chronicles 9:16

    Obadiah son of Shemaiah, the son of Galal, the son of Jeduthun; and Berechiah son of Asa, the son of Elkanah, who lived in the villages of the Netophathites.

    it leads to

    • Nehemiah 12:28–30

      The singers were also assembled from the region around Jerusalem, from the villages of the Netophathites,

    • 1 Chronicles 2:54

      The descendants of Salma:

    • 1 Chronicles 25:6

      All these were under the direction of their fathers for the music of the house of the LORD with cymbals, harps, and lyres, for the service of the house of God. Asaph, Jeduthun, and…

  • Through

    1 Chronicles 2:54

    The descendants of Salma:

    it leads to

Where this verse is studied

About Nehemiah

Nehemiah Views the Ruins of Jerusalem's Walls, Gustave Doré, 1866. Public domain.
Nehemiah Views the Ruins of Jerusalem's Walls, Gustave Doré, 1866. Public domain.
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Bede, Commentary on Ezra and Nehemiah; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament.

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