Nehemiah 12:28

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“The singers were also assembled from the region around Jerusalem, from the villages of the Netophathites,”

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BSBPD

“The singers were also assembled from the region around Jerusalem, from the villages of the Netophathites,”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

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

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

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

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“and sons of the singers are gathered together even from the circuit round about Jerusalem, and from the villages of Netophathi,”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Nehemiah 12:28 — 6 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. 1 Chronicles 2:54The descendants of Salma:
  2. 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.
  3. Nehemiah 3:22And next to him, the priests from the surrounding area made repairs.
  4. 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.
  5. Nehemiah 7:26the men of Bethlehem and Netophah, 188;
  6. Nehemiah 13:10I also learned that because the portions for the Levites had not been given to them, all the Levites and singers responsible for performing the service had gone back to their own fields.

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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