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The Dedication of the Wall

Nehemiah 12:28

In 11 translations

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;
LSV
and sons of the singers are gathered together even from the circuit around Jerusalem, and from the villages of Netophathi,
YLT
and sons of the singers are gathered together even from the circuit round about Jerusalem, and from the villages of Netophathi,
DBY
And the children of the singers were assembled, both from the plain [of Jordan] round about Jerusalem, and from the villages of the Netophathites,
DRC
And the sons of the singing men were gathered together out of the plain country about Jerusalem, and out of the villages of Nethuphati,
GNV
Then the singers gathered themselues together both from the plaine countrey about Ierusalem, and from the villages of Netophathi,
JPS
And the sons of the singers gathered themselves together, both out of the Plain round about Jerusalem, and from the villages of the Netophathites;
LXXE
And the sons of the singers were assembled both from the neighbourhood round about to Jerusalem, and from the villages,

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Original-language editions

WLC
וַיֵּאָ֣סְפ֔וּ בְּנֵ֖י הַמְשֹׁרְרִ֑ים וּמִן־הַכִּכָּר֙ סְבִיב֣וֹת יְרוּשָׁלִַ֔ם וּמִן־חַצְרֵ֖י נְטֹפָתִֽי׃
LXX-Br22:28
Καὶ συνήχθησαν οἱ υἱοὶ τῶν ᾀδόντων καὶ ἀπὸ τῆς περιχώρου κυκλόθεν εἰς Ἱερουσαλὴμ, καὶ ἀπὸ ἐπαύλεων,

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  • 1 Chronicles 9:16Obadiah 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.
  • 1 Chronicles 2:54The descendants of Salma: Bethlehem, the Netophathites, Atroth-beth-joab, half the Manahathites, the Zorites,
  • Nehemiah 6:2Sanballat 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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