KJV King James Version
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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Nehemiah 3:25
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.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
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
WEB World English Bible
Palal the son of Uzai made repairs opposite the turning of the wall, and the tower that stands out from the upper house of the king, which is by the court of the guard. After him Pedaiah the son of Parosh made repairs.
ASV American Standard Version
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.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
Palal son of Uzai, from over-against the angle, and the tower that is going out from the upper house of the king that is at the court of the prison; after him Pedaiah son of Parosh.
Surrounding context — Nehemiah 3
22 And after him repaired the priests, the men of the plain.
23 After him repaired Benjamin and Hashub over against their house. After him repaired Azariah the son of Maaseiah the son of Ananiah by his house.
24 After him repaired Binnui the son of Henadad another piece, from the house of Azariah unto the turning [of the wall], even unto the corner.
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.
26 Moreover the Nethinims dwelt in Ophel, unto [the place] over against the water gate toward the east, and the tower that lieth out.
27 After them the Tekoites repaired another piece, over against the great tower that lieth out, even unto the wall of Ophel.
28 From above the horse gate repaired the priests, every one over against his house.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
פָּלָ֣לH6420 · pa.lalPalalבֶּן־H1121 · benson: childאוּזַי֮H186 · u.zayUzaiמִנֶּ֣גֶדH5048 · ne.gedbeforeהַמִּקְצוֹעַ֒H4740 · maq.tso.aAngleוְהַמִּגְדָּ֗לH4026 · mig.dal(Hananel) Towerהַיּוֹצֵא֙H3318 · ya.tsato come out: comeמִבֵּ֤יתH1004 · betplaceהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙H4428 · me.lekhkingהָֽעֶלְי֔וֹןH5945 · el.yonhighאֲשֶׁ֖רH834 · a.sherwhichלַחֲצַ֣רH2691 · cha.tsercourtהַמַּטָּרָ֑הH4307 · mat.ta.rah(Gate of the) Guardאַחֲרָ֖יוH310 · a.charafterפְּדָיָ֥הH6305 · pe.da.yahPedaiahבֶן־H1121 · benson: childפַּרְעֹֽשׁ׃ סH6551 · par.oshParosh
Cross-references
Jeremiah 32:2For then the king of Babylon’s army besieged Jerusalem: and Jeremiah the prophet was shut up in the court of the prison, which [was] in the king of Judah’s house.Jeremiah 37:21Then Zedekiah the king commanded that they should commit Jeremiah into the court of the prison, and that they should give him daily a piece of bread out of the bakers’ street, until all the bread in the city were spent. Thus Jeremiah remained in the court of the prison.Jeremiah 33:1Moreover the word of the LORD came unto Jeremiah the second time, while he was yet shut up in the court of the prison, saying,Nehemiah 12:39And from above the gate of Ephraim, and above the old gate, and above the fish gate, and the tower of Hananeel, and the tower of Meah, even unto the sheep gate: and they stood still in the prison gate.Ezra 2:3The children of Parosh, two thousand an hundred seventy and two.Jeremiah 22:14That saith, I will build me a wide house and large chambers, and cutteth him out windows; and [it is] cieled with cedar, and painted with vermilion.Jeremiah 39:14-15Even they sent, and took Jeremiah out of the court of the prison, and committed him unto Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan, that he should carry him home: so he dwelt among the people.Jeremiah 39:8And the Chaldeans burned the king’s house, and the houses of the people, with fire, and brake down the walls of Jerusalem.Nehemiah 8:4And Ezra the scribe stood upon a pulpit of wood, which they had made for the purpose; and beside him stood Mattithiah, and Shema, and Anaiah, and Urijah, and Hilkiah, and Maaseiah, on his right hand; and on his left hand, Pedaiah, and Mishael, and Malchiah, and Hashum, and Hashbadana, Zechariah, [and] Meshullam.Nehemiah 7:8The children of Parosh, two thousand an hundred seventy and two.
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