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 son of Maaseiah, son of Ananiah, worked beside his house. 24Beyond him Binnui son of Henadad repaired another section from the house of Azariah up to the inner buttress and the corner. Palal son of Uzai made repairs opposite the inner buttress and the tower coming out from the upper palace, which is by the court of the guard. After him Pedaiah son of Parosh 26and the Temple servants living on the Ophel made repairs up to the area opposite the Water Gate toward the east and the projecting tower. 27After him the men of Tekoa repaired another section from opposite the great projecting tower to the wall of the 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 big house with spacious rooms and cut out my windows for it, and panel it with cedar, and paint it with vermilion!
• Jeremiah 39:8Then the Chaldeans burned the king’s palace and the houses of the people with fire, and broke down the walls of Jerusalem.
• Nehemiah 12:39over the Ephraim Gate, the gate of the old city, 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 32:2Now at the time the king of Babylon’s army was besieging Jerusalem, and Jeremiah the prophet was shut up in the court of the guard, which was in the palace of the king of Judah.
• Jeremiah 33:1Then the word of Adonai came to Jeremiah a second time, while he was still confined in the guard’s courtyard, saying:
• Jeremiah 37:21Then Zedekiah the king gave a command, and they committed Jeremiah into the courtyard of the guard. They gave him a loaf of bread from the bakers’ street daily, until all the bread in the city was spent. So Jeremiah stayed in the guard’s courtyard.
• Jeremiah 39:15Now the word of Adonai came to Jeremiah, while he was shut up in the guard’s courtyard, saying,
• Nehemiah 8:4Ezra the scribe stood on a high wooden platform constructed for this purpose. Standing near him at his right hand were Mattitiah, Shema, Anaiah, Uriah, Hilkiah and Maaseiah and at his left hand were Pedaiah, Mishael, Malchijah, Hashum, Hashbaddanah, Zechariah and Meshullam.
• Nehemiah 7:8The sons of Parosh—2,172
• Ezra 2:3the sons 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

• Court
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• Maccabees, Books of
• Palal
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• Repair
• Uzai
• Paial

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