Nehemiah 7:8

7:8 the descendants ¹  of Parosh, 2,172;

Nehemiah 10:14

10:14 The leaders ²  of the people were as follows:

Parosh, Pahath-Moab, Elam, Zattu, Bani,

Nehemiah 3:25

3:25 After him Palal son of Uzai worked ³  opposite the buttress and the tower that protrudes from the upper palace ⁴  of the court of the guard. After him Pedaiah son of Parosh

¹ tn Heb “the sons of.”

² tn Heb “heads”; ASV “chiefs.”

³ tc The MT lacks the phrase אַחֲרָיו הֶחֱזִיק (’akharayv hekheziq, “after him worked”). This phrase is used repeatedly in Neh 3:16-31 to introduce each worker and his location. It probably dropped out accidentally through haplography.

⁴ tn Heb “house of the king.”