Nehemiah 12:28
Translations
King James Version (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;
American King James Version (AKJV)
And the sons of the singers gathered themselves together, both out of the plain country round about Jerusalem, and from the villages of Netophathi;
American Standard Version (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;
Basic English Translation (BBE)
And the sons of the music-makers came together from the lowland round about Jerusalem and from the daughter-towns of the Netophathites,
Webster's Revision
And the sons of the singers assembled, both out of the plain country around Jerusalem, and from the villages of Netophathi;
World English Bible
The sons of the singers gathered themselves together, both out of the plain around Jerusalem, and from the villages of the Netophathites;
English Revised Version (ERV)
And the sons of the singers gathered themselves together, both out of the plain round about Jerusalem, and from the villages of the Netophathites;
Barnes's Nehemiah 12:28 Bible Commentary
The plain country round about Jerusalem - Perhaps the valleys of Hinnom and Jehoshaphat, which enclose Jerusalem on three sides, are intended.
The villages of Netophathi - Rather, as in 1 Chronicles 9:16. Netophah lay near Bethlehem 1 Chronicles 2:54, and is perhaps represented by the modern Antubeh.