Nehemiah 12:28
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
So the sonsבְּנֵ֖י
(be·nei)
1121: sona prim. root
of the singersהַמְשֹׁרְרִ֑ים
(ham·sho·re·rim;)
7891: to singdenominative verb from shir
were assembledוַיֵּאָ֣סְפ֔וּ
(vai·ye·'a·se·fu,)
622: to gather, removea prim. root
from the districtהַכִּכָּר֙
(hak·kik·kar)
3603: a round, a round district, a round loaf, a round weight, a talent (a measure of weight or money)from karar
aroundסְבִיבֹ֣ות
(se·vi·vo·vt)
5439: circuit, round aboutfrom sabab
Jerusalem,יְרוּשָׁלִַ֔ם
(ye·ru·sha·lim,)
3389: probably "foundation of peace," capital city of all Isr.from yarah and shalem
and from the villagesחַצְרֵ֖י
(chatz·rei)
2691b: settled abode, settlement, villagefrom an unused word
of the Netophathites,נְטֹפָתִֽי׃
(ne·to·fa·ti.)
5200: inhab. of Netophahfrom Netophah


















KJV Lexicon
And the sons
ben  (bane)
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc.
of the singers
shiyr  (sheer)
to sing -- sing(-er, -ing man, -ing woman).
gathered themselves together
'acaph  (aw-saf')
to gather for any purpose; hence, to receive, take away, i.e. remove
both out of the plain country
kikkar  (kik-kawr')
loaf, morsel, piece, plain, talent.
round about
cabiyb  (saw-beeb')
(as noun) a circle, neighbour, or environs; but chiefly (as adverb, with or without preposition) around -- (place, round) about, circuit, compass, on every side.
Jerusalem
Yruwshalaim  (yer-oo-shaw-lah'-im)
founded peaceful; Jerushalaim or Jerushalem, the capital city of Palestine -- Jerusalem.
and from the villages
chatser  (khaw-tsare')
a yard (as inclosed by a fence); also a hamlet (as similarly surrounded with walls) -- court, tower, village.
of Netophathi
Ntophathiy  (net-o-faw-thee')
a Netophathite, or inhabitant of Netophah -- Netophathite.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
So the sons of the singers were assembled from the district around Jerusalem, and from the villages of the Netophathites,

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

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The singers gathered from the region around Jerusalem, from the villages of the Netophathites,

International Standard Version
So the descendants of the singers gathered themselves together from the region surrounding Jerusalem, from the villages of Netophathi,

NET Bible
The singers were also assembled from the district around Jerusalem and from the settlements of the Netophathites

GOD'S WORD® Translation
So the groups of singers came together from the countryside around Jerusalem, from the villages of Netophah,

King James 2000 Bible
And the sons of the singers gathered themselves together, both out of the countryside round about Jerusalem, and from the villages of the Netophathites;
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