Nehemiah 12:27

Nehemiah 12:27 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And at the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem they sought the Levites out of all their places, to bring them to Jerusalem, to keep the dedication with gladness, both with thanksgivings, and with singing, with cymbals, psalteries, and with harps.
• New International Version (NIV)At the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem, the Levites were sought out from where they lived and were brought to Jerusalem to celebrate joyfully the dedication with songs of thanksgiving and with the music of cymbals, harps and lyres.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And at the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem they sought the Levites in all their places, to bring them to Jerusalem to celebrate the dedication with gladness, with thanksgivings and with singing, with cymbals, harps, and lyres.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Now at the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem they sought out the Levites in all their places, to bring them to Jerusalem to celebrate the dedication with gladness, both with thanksgivings and singing, with cymbals and stringed instruments and harps.

Context of Nehemiah 12:27

25This included Mattaniah, Bakbukiah, and Obadiah. Meshullam, Talmon, and Akkub were gatekeepers who guarded the storerooms at the city gates. 26These served in the days of Joiakim son of Jeshua, son of Jozadak, and in the days of Nehemiah the governor and Ezra the priest and scribe. At the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem, they sent for the Levites wherever they lived and brought them to Jerusalem to celebrate the joyous dedication with thanksgiving and singing accompanied by cymbals, harps, and lyres. 28The singers gathered from the region around Jerusalem, from the settlements of the Netophathites, 29from Beth-gilgal, and from the fields of Geba and Azmaveth, for they had built settlements for themselves around Jerusalem.

Nehemiah 12:27 word by word

וּבַחֲנֻכַּ֞ת חוֹמַ֣ת יְרוּשָׁלִַ֗ם בִּקְשׁ֤וּ אֶת־הַלְוִיִּם֙ מִכָּל־מְק֣וֹמֹתָ֔ם לַהֲבִיאָ֖ם לִֽירוּשָׁלִָ֑ם לַעֲשֹׂ֨ת חֲנֻכָּ֤ה וְשִׂמְחָה֙ וּבְתוֹד֣וֹת וּבְשִׁ֔יר מְצִלְתַּ֖יִם נְבָלִ֥ים וּבְכִנֹּרֽוֹת׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And at the dedicationחֲנֻכָּהchănûkkâh · dedicationH2598
• of the wallחוֹמָהchômâh · wallH2346
• of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵםyerûshâlaim yerûshâlayim · JerusalemH3389
• they soughtבָּקַשׁbâqash · to seekH1245
• the Levitesלֵוִיlêvîyîy lêvîy · LeviH3881
• out of all their placesמָקוֹםmâqôm mâqôm meqômâh meqômâh · placeH4725
• to bringבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): bringH935
• to keepעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
• with gladnessשִׂמְחָהώimchâh · joyH8057
• both with thanksgivingsתּוֹדָהtôdâh · thanksgivingH8426
• and with singingשִׁירshîyr shîyrâh · songH7892
• cymbalsמְצִלְתַּיִםmetsêleth · cymbalH4700
• psalteriesנֵ֫בֶלnebel nêbel · harpH5035
• and with harpsכִּנּוֹרkinnôr · lyreH3658

Cross-references for Nehemiah 12:27

• Deuteronomy 20:5“The officers are to address the army, ‘Has any man built a new house and not dedicated it? Let him leave and return home. Otherwise, he may die in battle and another man dedicate it.
• Psalms 30:1I will exalt you, Lord, because you have lifted me up and have not allowed my enemies to triumph over me.
• Nehemiah 11:20The rest of Israel, the priests, and the Levites were in all the villages of Judah, each on his own inherited property.
• 1 Chronicles 15:4Then he gathered together the descendants of Aaron and the Levites:
• 1 Chronicles 25:6All these men were under their own fathers’ authority for the music in the Lord’s temple, with cymbals, harps, and lyres for the service of God’s temple. Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman were under the king’s authority.
• 1 Chronicles 26:31From the Hebronites: Jerijah was the head of the Hebronites, according to the family records of his ancestors. A search was made in the fortieth year of David’s reign and strong, capable men were found among them at Jazer in Gilead.
• 2 Chronicles 5:13The trumpeters and singers joined together to praise and thank the Lord with one voice. They raised their voices, accompanied by trumpets, cymbals, and musical instruments, in praise to the Lord: For he is good; his faithful love endures forever. The temple, the Lord’s temple, was filled with a cloud.
• 2 Chronicles 29:4Then he brought in the priests and Levites and gathered them in the eastern public square.
• Ezra 8:15I gathered them at the river that flows to Ahava, and we camped there for three days. I searched among the people and priests, but found no Levites there.
• Nehemiah 8:17The whole community that had returned from exile made shelters and lived in them. The Israelites had not celebrated like this from the days of Joshua son of Nun until that day. And there was tremendous joy.
• Deuteronomy 16:11Rejoice before the Lord your God in the place where he chooses to have his name dwell — you, your son and daughter, your male and female slave, the Levite within your city gates, as well as the resident alien, the fatherless, and the widow among you.
• 2 Samuel 6:12It was reported to King David, “The Lord has blessed Obed-edom’s family and all that belongs to him because of the ark of God.” So David went and had the ark of God brought up from Obed-edom’s house to the city of David with rejoicing.
• 2 Chronicles 29:30Then King Hezekiah and the officials told the Levites to sing praise to the Lord in the words of David and of the seer Asaph. So they sang praises with rejoicing and knelt low and worshiped.
• Ezra 6:16Then the Israelites, including the priests, the Levites, and the rest of the exiles, celebrated the dedication of the house of God with joy.
• Psalms 98:4Let the whole earth shout to the Lord; be jubilant, shout for joy, and sing.
• Psalms 100:1Let the whole earth shout triumphantly to the Lord!

Commentaries on Nehemiah 12:27

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 27At the dedication of the wall - They sent for the Levites from all quarters, that this dedication might be as solemn and majestic as possible; and it is likely that this was done as soon as convenient after the walls were finished. The dedication seems to have consisted in processions of the most eminent persons around the walls, and thanksgivings to God, who had enabled them to bring the work to so happy a conclusion: and no doubt to all this were added…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 27The dedication of the wall - The ceremony had been deferred for the space of nearly 12 years Nehemiah 13:6. Perhaps Nehemiah required an express permission from the Persian king before he could venture on a solemnity which might have been liable to misrepresentation. Out of all their places - i. e., out of the various cities of Judah and Benjamin in which they dwelt Nehemiah 11:36.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 27-43Verses 27-43 All our cities, all our houses, must have holiness to the Lord written upon them. The believer should undertake nothing which he does not dedicate to the Lord. We are concerned to cleanse our hands, and purify our hearts, when any work for God is to pass through them. Those that would be employed to sanctify others, must sanctify themselves, and set themselves apart for God. To those who are sanctified, all their creature-comforts and…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 27-29Since few Levites had returned to live in Jerusalem (see Ezra 2:40–42; 8:15–19), leaders recruited all Levites throughout the land to form two impressive choirs and orchestras. Netophathites came from near Bethlehem (1 Chronicles 2:54). Beth-gilgal was near Jericho. Geba and Azmaveth were in the territory of Benjamin.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 27-4327-43. at the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem--This ceremony of consecrating the wall and gates of the city was an act of piety on the part of Nehemiah, not merely to thank God in a general way for having been enabled to bring the building to a happy completion, but especially because that city was the place which He had chosen. It also contained the temple which was hallowed by the manifestation of His presence, and anew set apart to His service. It…Read the comment

Topics related to Nehemiah 12:27

• Cymbal
• Dedication
• Ezra
• Harp
• Jerusalem
• Music
• Psaltery

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• Jerusalem
• Ezra
• Nehemiah
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• Dedicate; Dedication
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Commentaries on Nehemiah 12

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings