Catholic Public Domain Version
"Now the sons of the singing men were gathered from the plains surrounding Jerusalem, and from the villages of Netophati, "
— Nehemiah 12:28, Catholic Public Domain Version
“And the sons of the singers gathered themselves together, both out of the plain country round about Jerusalem, and from the villages of Netophathi;”
“And the sons of the singers gathered themselves together, both out of the plain round about Jerusalem, and from the villages of the Netophathites; ”
“The sons of the singers gathered themselves together, both out of the plain around Jerusalem, and from the villages of the Netophathites;”
“The singers were also assembled from the district around Jerusalem and from the settlements of the Netophathites”
“And the sons of the singing men were gathered together out of the plain country about Jerusalem, and out of the villages of Nethuphati,”
“And the sons of the music-makers came together from the lowland round about Jerusalem and from the daughter-towns of the Netophathites,”
“And the sons of the singers gathered themselves together, both out of the plain country round about Jerusalem, and from the villages of Netophathi;”
Mattaniah, and Bakbukiah, Obadiah, Meshullam, Talmon, Akkub, were keepers of the gates and of the vestibules before the gates.
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 and scribe.
Now at the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem, they sought the Levites from all their places, so that they might bring them to Jerusalem, and so that they might keep the dedication, and rejoice with thanksgiving, and with singing, and with cymbals, psalteries, and lyres.
Now the sons of the singing men were gathered from the plains surrounding Jerusalem, and from the villages of Netophati,
and from the house of Gilgal, and from the regions of Geba and Azmaveth. For the singing men had built villages for themselves around Jerusalem.
And the priests and the Levites were cleansed, and they cleansed the people, and the gates, and the wall.
Then I caused the leaders of Judah to ascend the wall, and I appointed two great choirs to give praise. And they went to the right upon the wall, toward the dung gate.