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And the sonsוַ בְּנֵיof the singersהַמְשֹׁרְרִיםgatheredיֵּאָסְפוּboth fromוּמִןthe plainהַכִּכָּרaroundסְבִיבוֹתJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַםand fromוּמִןthe villagesחַצְרֵיof the Netophathite,נְטֹפָתִי
Nehemiah 12:28
Study it in the app“And the sons of the singers gathered both from the plain around Jerusalem and from the villages of the Netophathite,”
With the Hebrew beneath
Nehemiah 12:28, word by word
- And the sonsבְּנֵיbene
descendant
A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".
Where else “bene” appears- of the singersמְשֹׁרְרִיםmeshorrim
singer
Levites in charge of leading the singing in the house of YHWH, with instruments.
Where else “meshorrim” appears- gatheredיֵּאָסְפוּyeasfu
assemble
To bring people together in one place.
Where else “yeasfu” appears- the plainכִּכָּרkikar
plain
Literally "the circle": the lowland around the Jordan.
Where else “kikar” appears- aroundסְבִיבוֹתsevivot
around
In a circle or on every side of something: the camp, the city, the altar.
Where else “sevivot” appears- Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַםyerushalaim
Jerusalem
See it on the mapWhere else “yerushalaim” appears- the villagesחַצְרֵיchatsre
village
A group of houses without a wall, in the countryside.
Where else “chatsre” appears- of the Netophathiteנְטֹפָתִיnetofati
Netophathite
Netophathite: a native of Netophah, a town near Bethlehem. Several of David's mighty men are called this.
Where else “netofati” appears
Places in this verse
Jerusalem
Today: Old City of Jerusalem
A city in the hills of Judea, about 22 miles (35 km) west of the Dead Sea and 35 miles (55 km) east of the Mediterranean.
David took it and made it his city (2 Sam 5:7); Solomon built the temple there (1 Kgs 8:1). Jesus was presented there, and the apostles' witness began from it (Luke 2:22; Acts 1:8).
The context
27And at the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem they sought the Levites out of all their places, to bring them to Jerusalem to hold the dedication and rejoicing, with thanksgivings and with song, cymbals, harps, and with lyres.
28 · This verse (above)
29and from Beth-gilgal and from the fields of Geba and Azmaveth; for the singers had built themselves villages around Jerusalem.