Nehemiah 12:28

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{ "verseID": "Nehemiah.12.28", "source": "וַיֵּאָ֣סְפ֔וּ בְּנֵ֖י הַמְשֹׁרְרִ֑ים וּמִן־הַכִּכָּר֙ סְבִיב֣וֹת יְרוּשָׁלִַ֔ם וּמִן־חַצְרֵ֖י נְטֹפָתִֽי׃", "text": "*wa-yēʾāsəp̄û* *bənê* the-*məšōrərîm* *û-min*-the-*kikkār* *səbîbôt* *yərûšālayim* *û-min*-*ḥaṣrê* *nəṭōp̄ātî*", "grammar": { "*wa-yēʾāsəp̄û*": "niphal imperfect 3rd person plural with waw consecutive - and they gathered/were gathered", "*bənê*": "construct state of masculine plural noun - sons of", "*məšōrərîm*": "poel participle masculine plural - singers", "*û-min*": "conjunction + preposition - and from", "*kikkār*": "feminine noun - plain/valley/circuit", "*səbîbôt*": "feminine plural noun - surroundings of/areas around", "*yərûšālayim*": "proper name - Jerusalem", "*ḥaṣrê*": "construct state of masculine plural noun - settlements/villages of", "*nəṭōp̄ātî*": "gentilic adjective - Netophathite" }, "variants": { "*wa-yēʾāsəp̄û*": "they gathered/they were gathered/they assembled", "*məšōrərîm*": "singers/musicians/those who sing", "*kikkār*": "plain/valley/circuit/district", "*səbîbôt*": "surroundings/environs/areas around", "*ḥaṣrê*": "settlements/villages/courts/encampments" } }

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיֵּאָ֣סְפ֔וּ בְּנֵ֖י הַמְשֹׁרְרִ֑ים וּמִן־הַכִּכָּר֙ סְבִיב֣וֹת יְרוּשָׁלִַ֔ם וּמִן־חַצְרֵ֖י נְטֹפָתִֽי׃

Transliteration

wa-yēʾāsəp̄û bənê the-məšōrərîm û-min-the-kikkār səbîbôt yərûšālayim û-min-ḥaṣrê nəṭōp̄ātî

Grammar Details

• *wa-yēʾāsəp̄û*: niphal imperfect 3rd person plural with waw consecutive - and they gathered/were gathered
• *bənê*: construct state of masculine plural noun - sons of
• *məšōrərîm*: poel participle masculine plural - singers
• *û-min*: conjunction + preposition - and from
• *kikkār*: feminine noun - plain/valley/circuit
• *səbîbôt*: feminine plural noun - surroundings of/areas around
• *yərûšālayim*: proper name - Jerusalem
• *ḥaṣrê*: construct state of masculine plural noun - settlements/villages of
• *nəṭōp̄ātî*: gentilic adjective - Netophathite

Word Meanings

• *wa-yēʾāsəp̄û*: they gathered/they were gathered/they assembled
• *məšōrərîm*: singers/musicians/those who sing
• *kikkār*: plain/valley/circuit/district
• *səbîbôt*: surroundings/environs/areas around
• *ḥaṣrê*: settlements/villages/courts/encampments

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  The sons of the singers assembled from the district surrounding Jerusalem, and from the villages of the Netophathites.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

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

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  The sons of the singers gathered themselves together, both from the plain country around Jerusalem, and from the villages of Netophathi;

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  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 with Strong's Numbers

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

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And the children of the syngers gathered the selues together from the playne countre aboute Ierusalem, and from the vyllages of Nethophathi,

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Then the singers gathered themselues together both from the plaine countrey about Ierusalem, and from the villages of Netophathi,

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And the children of the singers gathered them selues together from euery side, out of the playne countrey about Hierusalem, and from the villages of Nethophathi,

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

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

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  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 (1862/1898)

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

• American Standard Version (1901)

  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 (1901)

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

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And the sons of the music-makers came together from the lowland round about Jerusalem and from the daughter-towns of the Netophathites,

• World English Bible (2000)

  The sons of the singers gathered themselves together, both out of the plain around Jerusalem, and from the villages of the Netophathites;

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  The singers were also assembled from the district around Jerusalem and from the settlements of the Netophathites

Referenced Verses

• 1 Chr 9:16 : 16 { "verseID": "1 Chronicles.9.16", "source": "וְעֹבַדְיָה֙ בֶּֽן־שְׁמַֽעְיָ֔ה בֶּן־גָּלָ֖ל בֶּן־יְדוּת֑וּן וּבֶרֶכְיָ֤ה בֶן־אָסָא֙ בֶּן־אֶלְקָנָ֔ה הַיּוֹשֵׁ֖ב בְּחַצְרֵ֥י נְטוֹפָתִֽי׃", "text": "*wĕ*-*ʿŌbadyāh* son-of-*Šĕmaʿyāh* son-of-*Gālāl* son-of-*Yĕdûtûn* *û*-*Berekyāh* son-of-*ʾĀsāʾ* son-of-*ʾElqānāh* *ha*-*yôšēb* in-*ḥaṣrê* *Nĕṭôpātî*", "grammar": { "*wĕ*-*ʿŌbadyāh*": "conjunction + proper noun - and Obadiah", "son-of-*Šĕmaʿyāh*": "construct relationship + proper noun - son of Shemaiah", "son-of-*Gālāl*": "construct relationship + proper noun - son of Galal", "son-of-*Yĕdûtûn*": "construct relationship + proper noun - son of Jeduthun", "*û*-*Berekyāh*": "conjunction + proper noun - and Berechiah", "son-of-*ʾĀsāʾ*": "construct relationship + proper noun - son of Asa", "son-of-*ʾElqānāh*": "construct relationship + proper noun - son of Elkanah", "*ha*-*yôšēb*": "definite article + Qal participle, masculine singular - the one dwelling", "in-*ḥaṣrê*": "preposition + noun, masculine plural construct - in villages of", "*Nĕṭôpātî*": "gentilic adjective - Netophathites" }, "variants": { "*Yĕdûtûn*": "Jeduthun (a chief musician in David's time)", "*ha*-*yôšēb*": "the one dwelling/residing/living", "*ḥaṣrê* *Nĕṭôpātî*": "villages of the Netophathites/settlement of Netophah" } }
• 1 Chr 2:54 : 54 { "verseID": "1 Chronicles.2.54", "source": "בְּנֵ֣י שַׂלְמָ֗א בֵּ֥ית לֶ֙חֶם֙ וּנְט֣וֹפָתִ֔י עַטְר֖וֹת בֵּ֣ית יוֹאָ֑ב וַחֲצִ֥י הַמָּנַחְתִּ֖י הַצָּרְעִֽי׃", "text": "*bənê* *Salmāʾ* *Bêt* *Leḥem* *û-Nəṭôfātî* *ʿAṭrôt* *Bêt* *Yôʾāb* *wə-ḥăṣî* *ham-Mānaḥtî* *haṣ-Ṣārəʿî*", "grammar": { "*bənê*": "construct state, masculine plural - sons of", "*Salmāʾ*": "proper noun, masculine singular - name of a person", "*Bêt* *Leḥem*": "proper noun, feminine singular - place name (Bethlehem)", "*û-Nəṭôfātî*": "waw conjunction + gentilic adjective masculine singular - and the Netophathite", "*ʿAṭrôt* *Bêt* *Yôʾāb*": "proper noun, feminine singular - place name (Atroth Beth-Joab)", "*wə-ḥăṣî*": "waw conjunction + construct state, masculine singular - and half of", "*ham-Mānaḥtî*": "definite article + gentilic adjective masculine singular - the Manahathite", "*haṣ-Ṣārəʿî*": "definite article + gentilic adjective masculine singular - the Zorite" }, "variants": { "*ʿAṭrôt*": "crowns/wreaths/place name" } }
• Neh 6:2 : 2 { "verseID": "Nehemiah.6.2", "source": "וַיִּשְׁלַ֨ח סַנְבַלַּ֤ט וְגֶ֙שֶׁם֙ אֵלַ֣י לֵאמֹ֔ר לְכָ֞ה וְנִֽוָּעֲדָ֥ה יַחְדָּ֛ו בַּכְּפִירִ֖ים בְּבִקְעַ֣ת אוֹנ֑וֹ וְהֵ֙מָּה֙ חֹֽשְׁבִ֔ים לַעֲשׂ֥וֹת לִ֖י רָעָֽה", "text": "*wə-yishlaḥ* *Sanballaṭ* and-*Geshem* to-me *lēʾmōr* *ləkâ* and-*niwwāʿădâ* *yaḥdāw* in-the-*kəpîrîm* in-*biqʿat* *ʾônô* and-*hēmmâ* *ḥōshəbîm* to-*laʿăśôt* to-me *rāʿâ*", "grammar": { "*wə-yishlaḥ*": "conjunction + verb, qal imperfect 3ms - and he sent", "*Sanballaṭ*": "proper noun - Sanballat", "*Geshem*": "proper noun - Geshem", "*lēʾmōr*": "preposition + verb, qal infinitive construct - to say", "*ləkâ*": "verb, qal imperative ms - come/go", "*niwwāʿădâ*": "verb, niphal imperfect 1cp cohortative - let us meet together", "*yaḥdāw*": "adverb - together", "*kəpîrîm*": "noun, masculine plural - villages/rural settlements", "*biqʿat*": "noun, feminine singular construct - plain/valley of", "*ʾônô*": "proper noun - Ono", "*hēmmâ*": "pronoun, 3mp - they", "*ḥōshəbîm*": "verb, qal participle mp - thinking/planning", "*laʿăśôt*": "preposition + verb, qal infinitive construct - to do/make", "*rāʿâ*": "noun, feminine singular - evil/harm" }, "variants": { "*wə-yishlaḥ*": "and he sent/dispatched", "*lēʾmōr*": "saying", "*ləkâ*": "come/go", "*niwwāʿădâ*": "let us meet/assemble together", "*kəpîrîm*": "villages/rural settlements/small towns", "*ḥōshəbîm*": "thinking/planning/intending", "*laʿăśôt*": "to do/make/commit", "*rāʿâ*": "evil/harm/wickedness" } }