Nehemiah 3:25
in Nehemiah 3and 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
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
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.
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.
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This verse in Nehemiah 3
Commentary
3 notes on this versePalal the son of Uzai, over against the turning of the wall,.... Who dwelt there, and so repaired what was right against him: and the tower which lieth out from the king's high house: which might be built for prospect, or his upper house: that was by the court of the prison; and we often read in Jeremiah of the court of the prison being in or near the king's house, see Jer 32:2, after him Pedaiah the son of Parosh; went on from hence with the repair.
This site's exposition
Nehemiah the son of Azbuk
on Nehemiah 3:16-27
A second Nehemiah, son of Azbuk, repairs to the place over against the sepulchres of David and the house of the mighty, the roll passing David's tombs and his guard-house in one clause. Through this stretch the record's quiet principle emerges and repeats: men repair over against their own houses, Levites, priests and Nethinims each by their dwelling, responsibility mapped to residence. The Tekoites appear a second time at verse 27, the commoners doubling the portion their nobles refused.
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The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
They did not think their callings excused them, nor plead that they could not leave their shops to attend the public business, knowing that what they lost would certainly be made up to them by the blessing of God upon their callings. Some ladies are spoken of as helping forward this work-- Shallum and his daughters (
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The words behind it
17 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| פָּלָ֣ל | palal | Palal | H6420 → | |
| בֶּן־ | ben- | [the] son of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| אוּזַי֮ | ʾuzai | Uzai | H186 → | |
| מִנֶּ֣גֶד | mineged | from before | H5048 → | 151 times |
| הַמִּקְצוֹעַ֒ | hamiktzoa' | the buttress | H4740 → | 12 times |
| וְהַמִּגְדָּ֗ל | vehamigdal | and the tower | H4026 → | 48 times |
| הַיּוֹצֵא֙ | haiyotze' | which projects | H3318 → | 1067 times |
| מִבֵּ֤ית | mibeit | from [the] house of | H1004 → | 2046 times |
| הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ | hamelekh | the king | H4428 → | 2525 times |
| הָֽעֶלְי֔וֹן | haelyon | <the> upper | H5945 → | |
| אֲשֶׁ֖ר | ʾasher | which | H834 → | 5497 times |
| לַחֲצַ֣ר | lachatzar | [belongs] to [the] courtyard of | H2691 → | 191 times |
| הַמַּטָּרָ֑ה | hamatarah | the guard | H4307 → | |
| אַחֲרָ֖יו | ʾacharav | after him | H310 → | 715 times |
| פְּדָיָ֥ה | pedayah | Pedaiah | H6305 → | 8 times |
| בֶן־ | ven- | [the] son of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| פַּרְעֹֽשׁ׃ ס | parosh | Parosh | H6551 → | 6 times |
פָּלָ֣לPalal
palalH6420 →
בֶּן־[the] son of
ben-H1121 →4930 times
אוּזַי֮Uzai
ʾuzaiH186 →
מִנֶּ֣גֶדfrom before
minegedH5048 →151 times
הַמִּקְצוֹעַ֒the buttress
hamiktzoa'H4740 →12 times
וְהַמִּגְדָּ֗לand the tower
vehamigdalH4026 →48 times
הַיּוֹצֵא֙which projects
haiyotze'H3318 →1067 times
מִבֵּ֤יתfrom [the] house of
mibeitH1004 →2046 times
הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙the king
hamelekhH4428 →2525 times
הָֽעֶלְי֔וֹן<the> upper
haelyonH5945 →
אֲשֶׁ֖רwhich
ʾasherH834 →5497 times
לַחֲצַ֣ר[belongs] to [the] courtyard of
lachatzarH2691 →191 times
הַמַּטָּרָ֑הthe guard
hamatarahH4307 →
אַחֲרָ֖יוafter him
ʾacharavH310 →715 times
פְּדָיָ֥הPedaiah
pedayahH6305 →8 times
בֶן־[the] son of
ven-H1121 →4930 times
פַּרְעֹֽשׁ׃ סParosh
paroshH6551 →6 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Jeremiah 37:21So King Zedekiah gave orders for Jeremiah to be placed in the courtyard of the guard and given a loaf of bread daily from the street of the bakers, until all the bread in…
it leads to
- Jeremiah 38:28
And Jeremiah remained in the courtyard of the guard until the day Jerusalem was captured.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Jeremiah 38:13
and they pulled him up with the ropes and lifted him out of the cistern. And Jeremiah remained in the courtyard of the guard.
- Jeremiah 38:28
Through
Jeremiah 32:2At that time the army of the king of Babylon was besieging Jerusalem, and Jeremiah the prophet was imprisoned in the courtyard of the guard, which was in the palace of the king of…
it leads to
- Jeremiah 37:21
So King Zedekiah gave orders for Jeremiah to be placed in the courtyard of the guard and given a loaf of bread daily from the street of the bakers, until all the bread in…
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Jeremiah 37:21
Through
Jeremiah 33:1While Jeremiah was still confined in the courtyard of the guard, the word of the LORD came to him a second time:
it leads to
- Jeremiah 32:8
Then, as the LORD had said, my cousin Hanamel came to me in the courtyard of the guard and urged me, ‘Please buy my field in Anathoth in the land of Benjamin, for you…
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Jeremiah 32:8
Through
Nehemiah 12:39over the Gate of Ephraim, the Jeshanah Gate, the Fish Gate, the Tower of Hananel, and the Tower of the Hundred, as far as the Sheep Gate. And they stopped at the Gate of…
it leads to
- Nehemiah 3:1
At the Sheep Gate, Eliashib the high priest and his fellow priests began rebuilding. They dedicated it and installed its doors. After building as far as the Tower of the Hundred and the Tower…
- Nehemiah 8:16
And the people went out, brought back branches, and made booths on their own rooftops, in their courtyards, in the court of the house of God, and in the squares by the Water Gate…
- Nehemiah 3:3
The Fish Gate was rebuilt by the sons of Hassenaah. They laid its beams and installed its doors, bolts, and bars.
- Nehemiah 3:6
The Jeshanah Gate was repaired by Joiada son of Paseah and Meshullam son of Besodeiah. They laid its beams and installed its doors, bolts, and bars.
- Nehemiah 3:1
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About Nehemiah

This page draws on John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible and W. F. Adeney, Ezra, Nehemiah and Esther (Expositor's Bible).
