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Jerome's Latin Vulgate
Judith 11:24
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- InternationalParallel Translations
et Phathahia filius Mesezebel, de filiis Zara filii Juda in manu regis, juxta omne verbum populi,
Et Phethahia filius Mesezabel de filiis Zara filii Iudae, legatus regis in omni negotio populi.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Meshezabeel: Nehemiah 10:21
Zerah: Genesis 38:30, Zarah, Numbers 26:20, Matthew 1:3, Zara
at the king's: 1 Chronicles 18:17, 1 Chronicles 23:28, *marg.
Reciprocal: 1 Chronicles 2:4 - Zerah
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And Pethahiah the son of Meshezabeel, of the children of Zerah, the son of Judah,.... The twin brother of Pharez,
Genesis 38:30 was
at the king's hand in all matters concerning the people; to speak for them to the king, as Jarchi; when they had a favour to ask of him, a petition to present to him, he delivered it for them, and by him the king returned the answer.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
It is difficult to say what office Pethahiah filled. So far as we know, the only regular officers under the Persian system of government were the satrap, the subsatrap, the permanent royal secretary, the commandant, and the occasional commissary.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
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.
