Nehemiah 11 · Verse 24

Nehemiah 11:24

And Pethahiah the son of Meshezabeel, of the children of Zerah the son of Judah, was at the king’s hand in all matters concerning the people.
Nehemiah 11:24, King James Version

Nehemiah 11:24 in other translations

BSBPethahiah son of Meshezabel, a descendant of Zerah son of Judah, was the king’s agent in every matter concerning the people.
WEBPethahiah the son of Meshezabel, of the children of Zerah the son of Judah, was at the king’s hand in all matters concerning the people.
ASVAnd Pethahiah the son of Meshezabel, of the children of Zerah the son of Judah, was at the king’s hand in all matters concerning the people.
YLTAnd Pethahiah son of Meshezabeel, of the sons of Zerah, son of Judah, is by the hand of the king, for every matter of the people.
DARBYAnd Pethahiah the son of Meshezabeel, of the children of Zerah the son of Judah, was at the king's hand in all matters concerning the people.
BBEAnd Pethahiah, the son of Meshezabel, of the sons of Zerah, the son of Judah, was the king's servant in everything to do with the people.
WebsterAnd Pethahiah the son of Meshezabeel, of the children of Zerah the son of Judah was at the king's hand in all matters concerning the people.

What does Nehemiah 11:24 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
24. Pethahiah ... was at the king's hand in all matters concerning the people--This person was entrusted with judicial power, either for the interest, or by the appointment, of the Persian monarch, and his duty consisted either in adjusting cases of civil dispute, or in regulating fiscal concerns.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 24 Pethahiah - was at the king's hand - He was the governor appointed by the Persian king over the Jewish nation in those matters in which the civil government interfered with Jewish concerns. He no doubt fixed, levied, and received the tribute.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Nehemiah 11:24 in the original Hebrew

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וּפְתַֽחְיָ֨הu.fe.tach.Yahand PethahiahH6611
בֶּן\־ben-[the] son ofH1121
מְשֵֽׁיזַבְאֵ֜לme.shei.zav.'ElMeshezabelH4898
מִבְּנֵי\־mi.be.nei-one of [the] descendants ofH1121
זֶ֤רַחZe.rachZerahH2226
בֶּן\־ben-[the] son ofH1121
יְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahJudahH3063
לְיַ֣דle.Yad[was] to [the] side ofH3027
הַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhthe kingH4428
לְכָל\־le.kholto everyH3605
דָּבָ֖רda.VarmatterH1697
לָעָֽם\׃la.'Amof the peopleH5971

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Cross references for Nehemiah 11:24

  • Genesis 38:30

    And afterward came out his brother, that had the scarlet thread upon his hand: and his name was called Zarah.

  • 1 Chronicles 18:17

    And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and the sons of David were chief about the king.

  • Nehemiah 10:21

    Meshezabeel, Zadok, Jaddua,

  • Numbers 26:20

    And the sons of Judah after their families were; of Shelah, the family of the Shelanites: of Pharez, the family of the Pharzites: of Zerah, the family of the Zarhites.

  • 1 Chronicles 23:28

    Because their office was to wait on the sons of Aaron for the service of the house of the Lord, in the courts, and in the chambers, and in the purifying of all holy things, and the work of the service of the house of God;

  • Matthew 1:3

    And Judas begat Phares and Zara of Thamar; and Phares begat Esrom; and Esrom begat Aram;

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Meshezabeel.
10:21
Zerah.
Ge 38:30
Zarah.
Nu 26:20; Mt 1:3
Zara. at the king's.
1Ch 18:17; 23:28; *margins

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Context

  • Nehemiah 11:23

    For it was the king’s commandment concerning them, that a certain portion should be for the singers, due for every day.

  • Nehemiah 11:24

    And Pethahiah the son of Meshezabeel, of the children of Zerah the son of Judah, was at the king’s hand in all matters concerning the people.

  • Nehemiah 11:25

    And for the villages, with their fields, some of the children of Judah dwelt at Kirjath–arba, and in the villages thereof, and at Dibon, and in the villages thereof, and at Jekabzeel, and in the villages thereof,

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Nehemiah 11:24 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y Pethahías hijo de Mesezabel, de los hijos de Zerah hijo de Judá, estaba á la mano del rey en todo negocio del pueblo.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et Pethakhia, fils de Meshézabeël, des fils de Zérakh, fils de Juda, était auprès du roi pour toutes les affaires du peuple.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und Pethachja, der Sohn Meschesabeels, von den Söhnen Serachs, des Sohnes Judas, war zur Hand des Königs für alle Angelegenheiten des Volkes.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
et Phathahia filius Mesezebel, de filiis Zara filii Juda in manu regis, juxta omne verbum populi,