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Nehemiah 12:28

Jerusalem

26 They served in the days of Joiakim son of Jeshua, the son of Jozadak, and in the days of Nehemiah the governor and Ezra the priest and scribe.

27 At the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem, the Levites were sought out from all their homes and brought to Jerusalem to celebrate the joyous dedication with thanksgiving and singing, accompanied by cymbals, harps, and lyres.

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

29 from Beth-gilgal, and from the fields of Geba and Azmaveth, for they had built villages for themselves around Jerusalem.

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

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BSB
The singers were also assembled from the region around Jerusalem, 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;
WEB
The sons of the singers gathered themselves together, both out of the plain around Jerusalem and from the villages of the Netophathites;
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;
DARBY
And the children of the singers were assembled, both from the plain [of Jordan] round about Jerusalem, and from the villages of the Netophathites,
BLB
And the sons of the singers gathered together from the circuit around Jerusalem, and from the villages of the Netophathite,
ÅB
Og sangernes barn kom sammen både fra landet rundt om Jerusalem og fra netofatittenes landsbyer
OTB
Sangerens sønner samlet seg fra området rundt Jerusalem, og fra landsbyene til Netofatittene,
B1930
Og sangernes barn kom sammen både fra landet rundt om Jerusalem og fra netofatittenes landsbyer

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Cross references

  • 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.

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  • 1 Chronicles 2:54

    The descendants of Salma: Bethlehem, the Netophathites, Atroth-beth-joab, half the Manahathites, the Zorites,

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  • 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.

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