Nehemiah 3:25

Nehemiah 3:25 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Palal the son of Uzai, over against the turning of the wall, and the tower which lieth out from the king’s high house, that was by the court of the prison. After him Pedaiah the son of Parosh.
• New International Version (NIV)and Palal son of Uzai worked opposite the angle and the tower projecting from the upper palace near the court of the guard. Next to him, Pedaiah son of Parosh
• English Standard Version (ESV)Palal the son of Uzai repaired opposite the buttress and the tower projecting from the upper house of the king at the court of the guard. After him Pedaiah the son of Parosh
• New King James Version (NKJV)Palal the son of Uzai made repairs opposite the buttress, and on the tower which projects from the king’s upper house that was by the court of the prison. After him Pedaiah the son of Parosh made repairs.

Context of Nehemiah 3:25

23After them Benjamin and Hasshub made repairs in front of their house. After them Azariah the son of Maaseiah, the son of Ananiah, carried out repairs beside his own house. 24After him Binnui the son of Henadad repaired another section [of the wall], from the house of Azariah to the Angle [in the wall] and to the corner. Palal the son of Uzai made repairs in front of the Angle [in the wall] and the tower projecting from the upper house (palace) of the king, which is by the courtyard of the guard. After him Pedaiah the son of Parosh made repairs. 26The temple servants were living in Ophel [the hill south of the temple], and they made repairs as far as the front of the Water Gate on the east and the projecting tower. 27After them the Tekoites repaired another section in front of the great projecting tower and as far as the wall of Ophel.

Nehemiah 3:25 word by word

פָּלָ֣ל בֶּן־אוּזַי֮ מִנֶּ֣גֶד הַמִּקְצוֹעַ֒ וְהַמִּגְדָּ֗ל הַיּוֹצֵא֙ מִבֵּ֤ית הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ הָֽעֶלְי֔וֹן אֲשֶׁ֖ר לַחֲצַ֣ר הַמַּטָּרָ֑ה אַחֲרָ֖יו פְּדָיָ֥ה בֶן־פַּרְעֹֽשׁ׃ סRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Palalפָּלָלpâlâl · PalalH6420
• the sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• of Uzaiאוּזַי'ûzay · UzaiH186
• over against the turningמִקְצֹעַmaqtsôa‛ maqtsôa‛ maqtsô‛âh · cornerH4740
• and the towerמִגְדָּלmigdâl migdâlâh · towerH4026
• which lieth outיָצָאyâtsâ' · to come out: issueH3318
• from the king’sמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• highעֶלְיוֹן‛elyôn · highH5945
• houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: homeH1004
• by the courtחָצֵרchâtsêr · courtH2691
• of the prisonמַטָּרָהmaţţârâ' maţţârâh · guardhouseH4307
• Afterאַחַר'achar · afterH310
• him Pedaiahפְּדָיָהוּpedâyâh pedâyâhû · PedaiahH6305
• of Paroshפַּרְעֹשׁpar‛ôsh · ParoshH6551

Cross-references for Nehemiah 3:25

• Jeremiah 22:14Who says, ‘I will build myself a spacious house With large upper rooms, And cut out its [wide] windows, And panel it with cedar and paint it vermilion.’
• Jeremiah 39:8The Chaldeans also burned down the king’s palace and the houses of the people, and they broke down the walls of Jerusalem.
• Nehemiah 12:39and above the Gate of Ephraim, and by the Old Gate, by the Fish Gate, by the Tower of Hananel and the Tower of the Hundred, as far as the Sheep Gate; and they stopped at the Gate of the Guard.
• Jeremiah 32:2Now at that time the army of the king of Babylon was besieging Jerusalem, and Jeremiah the prophet was shut up in the court of the guard, which was in the house of the king of Judah.
• Jeremiah 33:1Then the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah the second time, while he was still confined in the court of the guard, saying,
• Jeremiah 37:21Then King Zedekiah commanded, and they committed Jeremiah to the court of the guardhouse, and a [round] loaf of bread from the bakers’ street was given to him daily, until all the bread in the city was gone. So Jeremiah remained [imprisoned] in the court of the guardhouse.
• Jeremiah 39:15Now the word of the Lord had come to Jeremiah while he was [still] confined in the court of the guardhouse, saying,
• Nehemiah 8:4Ezra the scribe stood on a [large] wooden platform which they had constructed for this purpose. And beside him [on the platform] stood Mattithiah, Shema, Anaiah, Uriah, Hilkiah, and Maaseiah on his right; and Pedaiah, Mishael, Malchijah, Hashum, Hashbaddanah, Zechariah, and Meshullam on his left.
• Nehemiah 7:8the sons of Parosh, 2,172;
• Ezra 2:3the sons (descendants) of Parosh, 2,172;

Commentaries on Nehemiah 3:25

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 17-30Verses 17-30 The constant mention of “priests,” “Levites,” and Nethinims,” sufficiently indicates that the writer is here concerned with the sacerdotal quarter, that immediately about the temple. Nehemiah 3:18 Bavai - Or, “Binnui” Nehemiah 3:24; Nehemiah 10:9. The armoury at the turning of the wall - literally, “the armoury of the corner.” The northwestern corner of the special wall of the “city of David” seems to be intended. See Nehemiah 3:1 note…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 25-26The tower rising from the king’s upper house and the court of the guard likely refers to a royal complex on Ophel Hill, just south of the temple area.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2525. the tower which lieth out from the king's high house--that is, watchtower by the royal palace [Barclay].Read the comment

Topics related to Nehemiah 3:25

• Palal
• Pedaiah
• Uzai

In the dictionaries

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Commentaries on Nehemiah 3

• 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