King James Version

Nehemiah 12:29

Also from the house of Gilgal, and out of the fields of Geba and Azmaveth: for the singers had builded them villages round about Jerusalem.

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וּמִבֵּית֙umibeytand from familyבַּיִתconjunction, preposition, noun, proper name — “and from family”H1004a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)court, daughter, door, [phrase] dungeon, family, [phrase] forth of, [idiom] great as would contain, hangings, home(born), (winter) house(-hold), inside(-ward), palace, place, [phrase] prison, [phrase] steward, [phrase] tablet, temple, web,…הַגִּלְגָּ֔לhagilgalGilgal. See also H1019גִּלְגָּלnoun, proper name — “Gilgal. See also H1019”H1537Gilgal, the name of three places in PalestineGilgal. See also H1019 (בֵּית הַגִּלְגָּל).וּמִשְּׂד֥וֹתumisdotand from fieldשָׂדֶהconjunction, preposition, noun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “and from field”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7704a field (as flat)country, field, ground, land, soil, [idiom] wild.גֶּ֖בַעgevaGebaגֶּבַעnoun, proper name — “Geba”H1387Geba, a place in PalestineGaba, Geba, Gibeah.וְעַזְמָ֑וֶתveazmavetand Azmaveth. See also H1041עַזְמָוֶתconjunction, noun, proper name — “and Azmaveth. See also H1041”H5820Azmaveth, the name of three Israelites and of a place in PalestineAzmaveth. See also H1041 (בֵּית עַזְמָוֶת).כִּ֣יkiassuredכִּיconjunction — “assured”H3588(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexedand, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + til…חֲצֵרִ֗יםchatserimcourtחָצֵרnoun, common, both genders, plural, absolute — “court”, the ordinary formH2691a yard (as inclosed by a fence); also a hamlet (as similarly surrounded with walls)court, tower, village.בָּנ֤וּbanvbuildבָּנָהverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “build”, a completed actionH1129to build (literally and figuratively)(begin to) build(-er), obtain children, make, repair, set (up), [idiom] surely.לָהֶם֙lahemtoלָהֶם֙preposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “to”toהַמְשֹׁ֣רֲרִ֔יםhamshorarimthe singשִׁירdefinite article, verb, polel, participle, absolute — “the sing”, a verb used as a describing wordH7891to singbehold (by mistake for H7789 (שׁוּר)), sing(-er, -ing man, -ing woman).סְבִיב֖וֹתsevivotaboutסָבִיבnoun, common, both genders, plural, absolute — “about”, the ordinary formH5439(as noun) a circle, neighbour, or environs; but chiefly (as adverb, with or without preposition) around(place, round) about, circuit, compass, on every side.יְרוּשָׁלִָֽםyerushalimJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלַ͏ִםnoun, proper name — “Jerusalem”H3389Jerushalaim or Jerushalem, the capital city of PalestineJerusalem.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

also from Beth-gilgal, and out of the fields of Geba and Azmaveth; for the singers had builded them villages round about Jerusalem.

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American Standard Version (1901)

also from Beth-gilgal, and out of the fields of Geba and Azmaveth: for the singers had builded them villages round about Jerusalem.

Young’s Literal Translation

and from the house of Gilgal, and from fields of Geba and Azmaveth, for villages have the singers built for themselves round about Jerusalem;

World English Bible

also from Beth Gilgal and out of the fields of Geba and Azmaveth, for the singers had built themselves villages around Jerusalem.

Darby Translation

also from Beth-Gilgal, and out of the fields of Geba and Azmaveth; for the singers had built themselves hamlets round about Jerusalem.

Douay-Rheims

And from the house of Galgal, and from the countries of Geba and Azmaveth: for the singing men had built themselves villages round about Jerusalem.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)