Nehemiah 3:25
King James Version (1769)
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| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | 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. | and Palal son of Uzai made repairs opposite the angle and the tower that juts out from the upper palace of the king near the courtyard of the guard. Next to him, Pedaiah son of Parosh | Palal the son of Uzai repaired over against the turning of the wall, and the tower that standeth out from the upper house of the king, which is by the court of the guard. After him Pedaiah the son of Parosh repaired. |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palal | פָּלָ֣ל | pa-LAL | H6420 | Palalפָּלָל (pa.lal) A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Neh.3.25; son of: Uzai (H0186) § Palal = "judge" son of Uzai and one who assisted in restoring the walls of Jerusalem in the time of Nehemiah |
| [the] son of | בֶּן־ | ben- | H1121A | son: childבֵּן (ben) : child/son |
| Uzai | אוּזַי֮ | 'u-ZAI | H0186 | Uzaiאוּזַי (u.zay) A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Neh.3.25; father of: Palal (H6420) § Uzai = "I shall have my sprinklings" a Judean, one of the repairers of Jerusalem's walls |
| from before | מִנֶּ֣גֶד | mi-NE-ged | H5048 | beforeנֶ֫גֶד (ne.ged) subst 1) what is conspicuous, what is in front of adv 2) in front of, straight forward, before, in sight of 3) in front of oneself, straightforward 4) before your face, in your view or purpose with prep 5) what is in front of, corresponding to 6) in front of, before 7) in the sight or presence of 8) parallel to 9) over, for 10) in front, opposite 11) at a distance prep 12) from the front of, away from 13) from before the eyes of, opposite to, at a distance from 14) from before, in front of 15) as far as the front of Aramaic equivalent: ne.ged (נֶ֫גֶד "before" H5049) |
| the buttress | הַמִּקְצוֹעַ֒ | ha-mik-tzo-a' | H4740H | cornerמִקְצֹעַ (maq.tso.a) 1) place of corner structure, corner buttress, inner corner-buttress 1a) corner post, buttress-place, buttress Also means: me.quts.ah (מְקֻצְעָה "corner" H4742) |
| and the tower | וְהַמִּגְדָּ֗ל | ve-ha-mig-DAL | H4026M | towerמִגְדָּל (mig.dal) 1) tower 1a) tower 1b) elevated stage, pulpit 1c) raised bed |
| which projects | הַיּוֹצֵא֙ | hai-yo-TZE' | H3318L | to come out: comeיָצָא (ya.tsa) : come/go_out/escape 1) to go out, come out, exit, go forth 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to go or come out or forth, depart 1a2) to go forth (to a place) 1a3) to go forward, proceed to (to or toward something) 1a4) to come or go forth (with purpose or for result) 1a5) to come out of 1b) (Hiphil) 1b1) to cause to go or come out, bring out, lead out 1b2) to bring out of 1b3) to lead out 1b4) to deliver 1c) (Hophal) to be brought out or forth |
| from [the] house of | מִבֵּ֤ית | mi-BEIT | H1004B | to lodgeבִּית (but) (P'al) to pass the night, lodge Aramaic of ba.yit (בַּ֫יִת ": home" H1004B) |
| the king | הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ | ha-ME-lekh | H4428G | kingמֶ֫לֶךְ (me.lekh) 1) king Aramaic equivalent: me.lekh (מֶ֫לֶךְ "king" H4430) |
| the upper | הָֽעֶלְי֔וֹן | ha-'el-YON | H5945A | highעֶלְיוֹן (el.yon) adj 1) high, upper 1a) of Davidic king exalted above monarchs |
| which | אֲשֶׁ֖ר | 'a-SHER | H0834A | whichאֲשֶׁר (a.sher) A: 1) (relative part.) 1a) which, who 1b) that which 2) (conj) 2a) that (in obj clause) 2b) when 2c) since 2d) as 2e) conditional if B: Beth+ 1) in (that) which 2) (adv) 2a) where 3) (conj) 3a) in that, inasmuch as 3b) on account of C: Mem+ 1) from (or than) that which 2) from (the place) where 3) from (the fact) that, since D: Kaph+ 1) (conj.), according as, as, when 1a) according to that which, according as, as 1b) with a causal force: in so far as, since 1c) with a temporal force: when |
| [belongs] to [the] courtyard of | לַחֲצַ֣ר | la-cha-TZAR | H2691A | courtחָצֵר (cha.tser) 1) court, enclosure 1a) enclosures 1b) court |
| the guard | הַמַּטָּרָ֑ה | ha-ma-ta-RAH | H4307H | guardhouseמַטָּרָה (mat.ta.rah) 1) guard, ward, prison, mark, target 1a) guard, ward, prison 1b) target, mark (fig. of chastisement) |
| after him | אַחֲרָ֖יו | 'a-cha-RAV | H0310A | afterאַחַר (a.char) 1) after the following part, behind (of place), hinder, afterwards (of time) 1a) as an adverb 1a1) behind (of place) 1a2) afterwards (of time) 1b) as a preposition 1b1) behind, after (of place) 1b2) after (of time) 1b3) besides 1c) as a conjunction 1c) after that 1d) as a substantive 1d1) hinder part 1e) with other prepositions 1e1) from behind 1e2) from following after |
| Pedaiah | פְּדָיָ֥ה | pe-da-YAH | H6305J | Pedaiahפְּדָיָהוּ (pe.da.yah) A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Neh.3.25; son of: Parosh (H6551I) § Pedaiah = "Jehovah has ransomed" 1) father of Zebudah, the wife of king Josiah and the mother of king Jehoiakim both of Judah 2) father of Zerubbabel and brother of Shealtiel who is usually called the father of Zerubbabel probably because of a lack of an heir from Shealtiel who was in the direct line of succession |
| [the] son of | בֶן־ | ven- | H1121A | son: childבֵּן (ben) : child/son |
| Parosh | פַּרְעֹֽשׁ׃ ס | par-'OSH | H6551I | Paroshפַּרְעֹשׁ (par.osh) A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Neh.3.25; father of: Pedaiah (H6305J) § Parosh or Pharosh = "flea" 1) ancestor of a family who returned from exile with Zerubbabel and a 2nd group who returned with Ezra 2) a leader of the people who signed the covenant with Nehemiah |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.