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 opposite their house. Beside them Azariah son of Maaseiah, son of Ananiah, made repairs beside his house. 24After him Binnui son of Henadad made repairs to another section, from the house of Azariah to the Angle and the corner. Palal son of Uzai made repairs opposite the Angle and tower that juts out from the king’s upper palace, by the courtyard of the guard. Beside him Pedaiah son of Parosh 26and the temple servants living on Ophel made repairs opposite the Water Gate toward the east and the tower that juts out. 27Next to him the Tekoites made repairs to another section from a point opposite the great tower that juts out, 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 massive palace, with spacious upstairs rooms.” He will cut windows in it, and it will be paneled with cedar and painted bright red.
• Jeremiah 39:8The Chaldeans next burned down the king’s palace and the people’s houses and tore down the walls of Jerusalem.
• Nehemiah 12:39above the Ephraim Gate, and by the Old Gate, the Fish Gate, the Tower of Hananel, and the Tower of the Hundred, to the Sheep Gate. They stopped at the Gate of the Guard.
• Jeremiah 32:2At that time, the army of the king of Babylon was besieging Jerusalem, and the prophet Jeremiah was imprisoned in the guard’s courtyard in the palace of the king of Judah.
• Jeremiah 33:1While he was still confined in the guard’s courtyard, the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah a second time:
• Jeremiah 37:21So King Zedekiah gave orders, and Jeremiah was placed in the guard’s courtyard. He was given a loaf of bread each day from the bakers’ street until all the bread was gone from the city. So Jeremiah remained in the guard’s courtyard.
• Jeremiah 39:15Now the word of the Lord had come to Jeremiah when he was confined in the guard’s courtyard:
• Nehemiah 8:4The scribe Ezra stood on a high wooden platform made for this purpose. Mattithiah, Shema, Anaiah, Uriah, Hilkiah, and Maaseiah stood beside him on his right; to his left were Pedaiah, Mishael, Malchijah, Hashum, Hash-baddanah, Zechariah, and Meshullam.
• Nehemiah 7:8Parosh’s descendants 2,172
• Ezra 2:3Parosh’s descendants 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

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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