Nechemyah 12:28

28 And Bnei HaMishorerim gathered themselves together, both out of the region around Yerushalayim, and from the villages of Netophati;

Nechemyah 12:28 Meaning and Commentary

Nehemiah 12:28

And the sons of the singers gathered themselves together
Such of the Levites that were singers, and their sons that were trained up as such:

both out of the plain country round about Jerusalem
the plain of Jordan by Jericho, and the plain of Saron and Lydda:

and from the villages of Netophathi:
see ( 1 Chronicles 9:16 ) , here they dwelt, when not in their courses, to minister in the temple; but on this public occasion were summoned together.

Nechemyah 12:28 In-Context

26 These were in the days of Yoyakim ben Yeshua ben Yotzadak, and in the days of Nechemyah the governor, and of Ezra HaKohen HaSofer.

27 And at the dedication of the Chomat Yerushalayim they sought the Levi’im from all their places, to bring them to Yerushalayim, to keep the dedication with simchah, both with todot, and with singing, with cymbals, nevalim, and with kinorot.

28 And Bnei HaMishorerim gathered themselves together, both out of the region around Yerushalayim, and from the villages of Netophati;

29 Also from the Bais Gilgal, and out of the fields of Geva and Azmavet; for the singers had built villages around Yerushalayim.

30 Kohanim and Levi’im made themselves tahor, and made the people tahor, the gates, and the chomah.