Nehemiah Chapter 12 verse 28 Holy Bible
And the sons of the singers gathered themselves together, both out of the plain round about Jerusalem, and from the villages of the Netophathites;
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And the sons of the music-makers came together from the lowland round about Jerusalem and from the daughter-towns of the Netophathites,
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And the children of the singers were assembled, both from the plain [of Jordan] round about Jerusalem, and from the villages of the Netophathites,
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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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And the sons of the singers assembled, both out of the plain country around Jerusalem, and from the villages of Netophathi;
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The sons of the singers gathered themselves together, both out of the plain round about Jerusalem, and from the villages of the Netophathites;
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and sons of the singers are gathered together even from the circuit round about Jerusalem, and from the villages of Netophathi,
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Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerse 28. - The sons of the singers. i.e. the Levites who belonged to the class of singers (1 Chronicles 15:16-22; Nehemiah 7:44, etc.). The plain country round about Jerusalem. Dean Stanley understands by this "the Jordan valley" ('Lectures on the Jewish Church,' Third Series, p. 129); but that is a district too remote to be intended by the words "round about Jerusalem." The valleys of Hinnom and Jehoshaphat better suit the description. The villages of Netophathi. Rather, "of the Netophathites" (see 1 Chronicles 9:16), or people of Netophah, which was a country town not far from Bethlehem.
