Nehemiah 12:27

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 giving thanks, and with singing, with cymbals, stringed instruments, and with harps.

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WEBBE

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 giving thanks and with singing, with cymbals, stringed instruments, and with harps.

BSB

At the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem, the Levites were sought out from all their homes and brought to Jerusalem to celebrate the joyous dedication with thanksgiving and singing, accompanied by cymbals, harps, and lyres.

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.

ASV

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.

BBE

And when the time came for the wall of Jerusalem to be made holy, they sent for the Levites out of all their places to come to Jerusalem, to keep the feast with joy, and with praise and melody, with brass and corded instruments of music.

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וּבַחֲנֻכַּת u·va·cha·nu·kat and at [the] dedication of H2598 חוֹמַת cho·mat [the] wall of H2346 יְרוּשָׁלִַם ye·ru·sha·lim Jerusalem H3389 בִּקְשׁוּ bik·shu people sought H1245 אֶת־ 'et- (marks the object) H853 הַלְוִיִּם hal·vi·yim the Levites H3881 מִכָּל־ mi·kol from all H3605 מְקוֹמֹתָם me·ko·mo·tam places their H4725 לַהֲבִיאָם la·ha·vi·'am to bring them H935 לִירוּשָׁלִָם li·ru·sha·lim to Jerusalem H3389 לַעֲשֹׂת la·'a·sot to celebrate H6213 חֲנֻכָּה cha·nu·kah dedication H2598 וְשִׂמְחָה ve·sim·chah and joy H8057 וּבְתוֹדוֹת u·ve·to·dot and with thanksgivings H8426 וּבְשִׁיר u·ve·shir and with song H7892 מְצִלְתַּיִם me·tzil·ta·yim cymbals H4700 נְבָלִים ne·va·lim lyres H5035 וּבְכִנֹּרוֹת u·ve·khi·no·rot and with harps H3658

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 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 enjoyments are made holy. The people greatly rejoiced. All that share in public mercies, ought to join in public thanksgivings.

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People & places

Jerusalem

Topics

JerusalemMusicHarpDedicationPsalteryCymbalEzra

Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Library: sources.