The Meaning of Nehemiah 11:24 Explained

Nehemiah 11:24

KJV: 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.

YLT: And 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.

Darby: 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.

ASV: And 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.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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. 

What does Nehemiah 11:24 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Nehemiah 11

1  The rulers, voluntary men, and the tenth man chosen by lot, dwell at Jerusalem
3  A catalogue of their names
20  Those who remain dwell in other cities

What do the individual words in Nehemiah 11:24 mean?

And Pethahiah son of Meshezabel of the sons of Zerah of Judah [was] deputy of the king in all matters concerning the people
וּפְתַֽחְיָ֨ה בֶּן־ מְשֵֽׁיזַבְאֵ֜ל מִבְּנֵי־ זֶ֤רַח יְהוּדָה֙ לְיַ֣ד הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ לְכָל־ דָּבָ֖ר לָעָֽם

וּפְתַֽחְיָ֨ה  And  Pethahiah 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: פְּתַחְיָה  
Sense: a priest, in charge of the 9th course, in the time of David.
בֶּן־  son 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
מְשֵֽׁיזַבְאֵ֜ל  of  Meshezabel 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: מְשֵׁיזַבְאֵל  
Sense: ancestor of Meshullam who assisted Nehemiah in rebuilding the wall of Jerusalem.
מִבְּנֵי־  of  the  sons 
Parse: Preposition-m, Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
זֶ֤רַח  of  Zerah 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: זֶרַח  
Sense: a son of Reuel and grandson of Esau, one of the dukes of the Edomites.
יְהוּדָה֙  of  Judah 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יְהוּדָה  
Sense: the son of Jacob by Leah.
לְיַ֣ד  [was]  deputy 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, feminine singular construct
Root: יָד  
Sense: hand.
הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ  of  the  king 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: מֶלֶךְ 
Sense: king.
לְכָל־  in  all 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: כֹּל  
Sense: all, the whole.
דָּבָ֖ר  matters 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: דָּבָר  
Sense: speech, word, speaking, thing.
לָעָֽם  concerning  the  people 
Parse: Preposition-l, Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: עַם 
Sense: nation, people.