Nehemiah 12:28
Strong's Lexicon
The singers were also
הַמְשֹׁרְרִ֑ים (ham·šō·rə·rîm)
Article | Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 7891: 1) to sing 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to sing 1a2) singer, songstresses (participle) 1b) (Polel) 1b1) to sing 1b2) singer, songstress (participle) 1c) (Hophal) to be sung ++++ In Job 36:24, the word is translated 'Behold'; in modern versions, it is translated 'Sing'. The old translations considered the Hebrew word to be from a different root than H07788 hence the difference in the translations.

assembled
וַיֵּאָ֣סְפ֔וּ (way·yê·’ā·sə·p̄ū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 622: 1) to gather, receive, remove, gather in 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to gather, collect 1a2) to gather (an individual into company of others) 1a3) to bring up the rear 1a4) to gather and take away, remove, withdraw 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to assemble, be gathered 1b2) (pass of Qal 1a2) 1b2a) to be gathered to one's fathers 1b2b) to be brought in or into (association with others) 1b3) (pass of Qal 1a4) 1b3a) to be taken away, removed, perish 1c) (Piel) 1c1) to gather (harvest) 1c2) to take in, receive into 1c3) rearguard, rearward (subst) 1d) (Pual) to be gathered 1e) (Hithpael) to gather oneself or themselves

from
וּמִן־ (ū·min-)
Conjunctive waw | Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 4480: prep 1) from, out of, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not, more than 1a) from (expressing separation), off, on the side of 1b) out of 1b1) (with verbs of proceeding, removing, expelling) 1b2) (of material from which something is made) 1b3) (of source or origin) 1c) out of, some of, from (partitively) 1d) from, since, after (of time) 1e) than, more than (in comparison) 1f) from...even to, both...and, either...or 1g) than, more than, too much for (in comparisons) 1h) from, on account of, through, because (with infinitive) conj 2) that

the region
הַכִּכָּר֙ (hak·kik·kār)
Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3603: 1) round 1a) a round district (environs of the Jordan valley) 1b) a round loaf (of bread) 1c) a round weight, talent (of gold, silver, bronze, iron)

around
סְבִיב֣וֹת (sə·ḇî·ḇō·wṯ)
Adverb
Strong's Hebrew 5439: subst 1) places round about, circuit, round about adv 2) in a circuit, a circuit, round about prep 3) in the circuit, from every side

Jerusalem,
יְרוּשָׁלִַ֔ם (yə·rū·šā·lim)
Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3389: Jerusalem = 'teaching of peace' 1) the chief city of Palestine and capital of the united kingdom and the nation of Judah after the split

from
וּמִן־ (ū·min-)
Conjunctive waw | Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 4480: prep 1) from, out of, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not, more than 1a) from (expressing separation), off, on the side of 1b) out of 1b1) (with verbs of proceeding, removing, expelling) 1b2) (of material from which something is made) 1b3) (of source or origin) 1c) out of, some of, from (partitively) 1d) from, since, after (of time) 1e) than, more than (in comparison) 1f) from...even to, both...and, either...or 1g) than, more than, too much for (in comparisons) 1h) from, on account of, through, because (with infinitive) conj 2) that

the villages
חַצְרֵ֖י (ḥaṣ·rê)
Noun - common plural construct
Strong's Hebrew 2691: 1) court, enclosure 1a) enclosures 1b) court 2) settled abode, settlement, village, town

of the Netophathites,
נְטֹפָתִֽי׃ (nə·ṭō·p̄ā·ṯî)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5200: Netophathite = see Netophath 'dropping' 1) an inhabitant of Netophah

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
The singers were also assembled from the region around Jerusalem, from the villages of the Netophathites,

Young's Literal Translation
and sons of the singers are gathered together even from the circuit 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,

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;
Parallel Verses
New International Version
The musicians also were brought together from the region around Jerusalem--from the villages of the Netophathites,

New Living Translation
The singers were brought together from the region around Jerusalem and from the villages of the Netophathites.

English Standard Version
And the sons of the singers gathered together from the district surrounding Jerusalem and from the villages of the Netophathites;

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

American Standard Version
And the sons of the singers gathered themselves together, both out of the plain round about Jerusalem, and from the villages of the Netophathites;

English Revised Version
And the sons of the singers gathered themselves together, both out of the plain round about Jerusalem, and from the villages of the Netophathites;

Young's Literal Translation
and sons of the singers are gathered together even from the circuit round about Jerusalem, and from the villages of Netophathi,
















Cross References
1 Chronicles 9:16
And Obadiah the son of Shemaiah, the son of Galal, the son of Jeduthun, and Berechiah the son of Asa, the son of Elkanah, that dwelt in the villages of the Netophathites.

Nehemiah 3:22
And after him repaired the priests, the men of the plain.

Nehemiah 12:29
Also from the house of Gilgal, and out of the fields of Geba and Azmaveth: for the singers had builded them villages round about Jerusalem.

Nehemiah 13:10
And I perceived that the portions of the Levites had not been given them: for the Levites and the singers, that did the work, were fled every one to his field.

Nehemiah 1:1
The words of Nehemiah the son of Hachaliah. And it came to pass in the month Chisleu, in the twentieth year, as I was in Shushan the palace,

Nehemiah 12:27
And at the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem they sought the Levites out of all their places, to bring them to Jerusalem, to keep the dedication with gladness, both with thanksgivings, and with singing, with cymbals, psalteries, and with harps.

Nehemiah 12:26
These were in the days of Joiakim the son of Jeshua, the son of Jozadak, and in the days of Nehemiah the governor, and of Ezra the priest, the scribe.

Nehemiah 12:25
Mattaniah, and Bakbukiah, Obadiah, Meshullam, Talmon, Akkub, were porters keeping the ward at the thresholds of the gates.

Nehemiah 12:30
And the priests and the Levites purified themselves, and purified the people, and the gates, and the wall.

Nehemiah 12:31
Then I brought up the princes of Judah upon the wall, and appointed two great companies of them that gave thanks, whereof one went on the right hand upon the wall toward the dung gate:
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