Nehemiah 11:24

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וּפְתַֽחְיָ֨ה בֶּן־מְשֵֽׁיזַבְאֵ֜ל מִבְּנֵי־זֶ֤רַח בֶּן־יְהוּדָה֙ לְיַ֣ד הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ לְכָל־דָּבָ֖ר לָעָֽם׃

Transliteration

And pətaḥyāh ben-məšêzaḇ'ēl from mibənê-zeraḥ ben-yəhûdāh to ləyad hammelek to ləḵāl-dāḇār to lā'ām

Grammar Details

*pətaḥyāh*: proper noun - 'Pethahiah'
*ben*: construct state, masculine singular - 'son of'
*məšêzaḇ'ēl*: proper noun - 'Meshezabel'
*mibənê*: preposition + construct state, masculine plural - 'from sons of'
*zeraḥ*: proper noun - 'Zerah'
*yəhûdāh*: proper noun - 'Judah'
*ləyad*: preposition + construct state, feminine singular - 'at hand of'
*hammelek*: definite article + masculine singular noun - 'the king'
*ləḵāl*: preposition + masculine singular construct - 'for all of'
*dāḇār*: masculine singular noun - 'matter'
*lā'ām*: preposition + definite article + masculine singular noun - 'for the people'

Word Meanings

*ləyad* *hammelek*: at the king's hand/by the king's authority/as the king's representative
*ləḵāl*-*dāḇār* *lā'ām*: for every matter for the people/concerning all affairs of the people

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Referenced Verses

Gen 38:30 : 30 And afterward came out his brother, that had the scarlet thread upon his hand: and his name was called Zarah.
1 Chr 18:17 : 17 And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and the sons of David were chief about the king.
1 Chr 23:28 : 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;
Neh 10:21 : 21 Meshezabeel, Zadok, Jaddua,
Matt 1:3 : 3 And Judas begat Phares and Zara of Thamar; and Phares begat Esrom; and Esrom begat Aram;
Num 26:20 : 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.

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