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Esther 8

Hebrew17 verses
How to read this: this is a word-for-word rendering straight from the original Hebrew, not a copyrighted translation — the top of each chip is the original word, the bottom is its plain-English sense. Faded chips mark words the Hebrew implies but wouldn't literally be spoken in English. Click any word for its full Strong's dictionary entry.
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בַּיּ֣וֹםon the dayהַה֗וּאthe thatנָתַ֞ןhe gaveהַמֶּ֤לֶךְthe kingאֲחַשְׁוֵרוֹשׁ֙Ahasuerusלְאֶסְתֵּ֣רto Estherהַמַּלְכָּ֔הthe queenאֶת־obj.בֵּ֥יתthe house ofהָמָ֖ןHamanצֹרֵ֣רthe opposerהַיְּהוּדִ֑יםof the Jewsוּמָרְדֳּכַ֗יand Mordecaiבָּ֚אhe cameלִפְנֵ֣יto beforeהַמֶּ֔לֶךְthe kingכִּֽי־forהִגִּ֥ידָהshe had toldאֶסְתֵּ֖רEstherמַ֥הwhat?הוּא־was heלָֽהּ׃to her
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וַיָּ֨סַרand he removedהַמֶּ֜לֶךְthe kingאֶת־obj.טַבַּעְתּ֗וֹsignet-ring hisאֲשֶׁ֤רwhichהֶֽעֱבִיר֙he had taken awayמֵֽהָמָ֔ןfrom Hamanוַֽיִּתְּנָ֖הּand he gave itלְמָרְדֳּכָ֑יto Mordecaiוַתָּ֧שֶׂםand she appointedאֶסְתֵּ֛רEstherאֶֽת־obj.מָרְדֳּכַ֖יMordecaiעַל־overבֵּ֥יתthe house ofהָמָֽן׃ פHaman
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וַתּ֣וֹסֶףand she repeatedאֶסְתֵּ֗רEstherוַתְּדַבֵּר֙and she spokeלִפְנֵ֣יto beforeהַמֶּ֔לֶךְthe kingוַתִּפֹּ֖לand she fellלִפְנֵ֣יto beforeרַגְלָ֑יוfeet hisוַתֵּ֣בְךְּand she weptוַתִּתְחַנֶּן־and she sought favorל֗וֹto himלְהַֽעֲבִיר֙to take awayאֶת־obj.רָעַת֙the evil ofהָמָ֣ןHamanהָֽאֲגָגִ֔יthe Agagiteוְאֵת֙and obj.מַֽחֲשַׁבְתּ֔וֹplan hisאֲשֶׁ֥רwhichחָשַׁ֖בhe had plannedעַל־onהַיְּהוּדִֽים׃the Jews
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וַיּ֤וֹשֶׁטand he extendedהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙the kingלְאֶסְתֵּ֔רto Estherאֵ֖תobj.שַׁרְבִ֣טthe scepter ofהַזָּהָ֑בthe goldוַתָּ֣קָםand she aroseאֶסְתֵּ֔רEstherוַֽתַּעֲמֹ֖דand she stoodלִפְנֵ֥יto beforeהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃the king
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וַ֠תֹּאמֶרand she saidאִם־ifעַל־is onהַמֶּ֨לֶךְthe kingט֜וֹבgoodוְאִם־and ifמָצָ֧אתִיI have foundחֵ֣ןfavorלְפָנָ֗יוto before himוְכָשֵׁ֤רand it is properהַדָּבָר֙the matterלִפְנֵ֣יto beforeהַמֶּ֔לֶךְthe kingוְטוֹבָ֥הand am goodאֲנִ֖יIבְּעֵינָ֑יוin view hisיִכָּתֵ֞בlet it be writtenלְהָשִׁ֣יבto revokeאֶת־obj.הַסְּפָרִ֗יםthe lettersמַחֲשֶׁ֜בֶתthe plan ofהָמָ֤ןHamanבֶּֽן־the son ofהַמְּדָ֙תָא֙Hammedathaהָאֲגָגִ֔יthe Agagiteאֲשֶׁ֣רwhichכָּתַ֗בhe wroteלְאַבֵּד֙to destroyאֶת־obj.הַיְּהוּדִ֔יםthe Jewsאֲשֶׁ֖רwhoבְּכָל־are in allמְדִינ֥וֹתthe provinces ofהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃the king
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כִּ֠יforאֵיכָכָ֤הhow?אוּכַל֙will I be ableוְֽרָאִ֔יתִיand I will lookבָּרָעָ֖הon the evilאֲשֶׁר־whichיִמְצָ֣אit will findאֶת־obj.עַמִּ֑יpeople myוְאֵֽיכָכָ֤הand how?אוּכַל֙will I be ableוְֽרָאִ֔יתִיand I will lookבְּאָבְדַ֖ןon the destruction ofמוֹלַדְתִּֽי׃ סkindred my
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וַיֹּ֨אמֶרand he saidהַמֶּ֤לֶךְthe kingאֲחַשְׁוֵרֹשׁ֙Ahasuerusלְאֶסְתֵּ֣רto Estherהַמַּלְכָּ֔הthe queenוּֽלְמָרְדֳּכַ֖יand to Mordecaiהַיְּהוּדִ֑יthe Jewהִנֵּ֨הhere!בֵית־the house ofהָמָ֜ןHamanנָתַ֣תִּיI have givenלְאֶסְתֵּ֗רto Estherוְאֹתוֹ֙and obj. himתָּל֣וּthey have hangedעַל־onהָעֵ֔ץthe gallowsעַ֛לonאֲשֶׁר־thatשָׁלַ֥חhe stretched outיָד֖וֹhand hisבַּיְּהוּדִֽים׃on the Jews
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וְ֠אַתֶּםand youכִּתְב֨וּwriteעַל־onהַיְּהוּדִ֜יםthe Jewsכַּטּ֤וֹבaccording to the goodבְּעֵֽינֵיכֶם֙in view yourבְּשֵׁ֣םin the name ofהַמֶּ֔לֶךְthe kingוְחִתְמ֖וּand seal itבְּטַבַּ֣עַתwith the signet-ring ofהַמֶּ֑לֶךְthe kingכִּֽי־forכְתָ֞בa writingאֲשֶׁר־whichנִכְתָּ֣בis writtenבְּשֵׁם־in the name ofהַמֶּ֗לֶךְthe kingוְנַחְתּ֛וֹםand it is sealedבְּטַבַּ֥עַתwith the signet-ring ofהַמֶּ֖לֶךְthe kingאֵ֥יןnotלְהָשִֽׁיב׃to revoke
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וַיִּקָּרְא֣וּand they were summonedסֹפְרֵֽי־the scribes ofהַמֶּ֣לֶךְthe kingבָּֽעֵת־at the timeהַ֠הִיאthe thatבַּחֹ֨דֶשׁin the monthהַשְּׁלִישִׁ֜יthe thirdהוּא־thatחֹ֣דֶשׁis the month ofסִיוָ֗ןSivanבִּשְׁלוֹשָׁ֣הon day threeוְעֶשְׂרִים֮and twentyבּוֹ֒in the itוַיִּכָּתֵ֣בand it was writtenכְּֽכָל־according to allאֲשֶׁר־thatצִוָּ֣הhe commandedמָרְדֳּכַ֣יMordecaiאֶל־toהַיְּהוּדִ֡יםthe Jewsוְאֶ֣לand toהָאֲחַשְׁדַּרְפְּנִֽים־the satrapsוְהַפַּחוֹת֩and the governorsוְשָׂרֵ֨יand the officials ofהַמְּדִינ֜וֹתthe provincesאֲשֶׁ֣ר׀whichמֵהֹ֣דּוּwere from Indiaוְעַד־and toכּ֗וּשׁCushשֶׁ֣בַעsevenוְעֶשְׂרִ֤יםand twentyוּמֵאָה֙and a hundredמְדִינָ֔הprovincesמְדִינָ֤הprovinceוּמְדִינָה֙and provinceכִּכְתָבָ֔הּaccording to writing itsוְעַ֥םand peopleוָעָ֖םand peopleכִּלְשֹׁנ֑וֹaccording to language itsוְאֶ֨ל־and toהַיְּהוּדִ֔יםthe Jewsכִּכְתָבָ֖םaccording to writing theirוְכִלְשׁוֹנָֽם׃and according to language their
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וַיִּכְתֹּ֗בand he wroteבְּשֵׁם֙in the name ofהַמֶּ֣לֶךְthe kingאֲחַשְׁוֵרֹ֔שׁAhasuerusוַיַּחְתֹּ֖םand he sealed itבְּטַבַּ֣עַתwith the signet-ring ofהַמֶּ֑לֶךְthe kingוַיִּשְׁלַ֣חand he sentסְפָרִ֡יםlettersבְּיַד֩by the hand ofהָרָצִ֨יםthe couriersבַּסּוּסִ֜יםon the horsesרֹכְבֵ֤יthe riders ofהָרֶ֙כֶשׁ֙the steedsהָֽאֲחַשְׁתְּרָנִ֔יםthe royalבְּנֵ֖יthe sons ofהָֽרַמָּכִֽים׃the mares
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אֲשֶׁר֩thatנָתַ֨ןhe had permittedהַמֶּ֜לֶךְthe kingלַיְּהוּדִ֣ים׀to the Jewsאֲשֶׁ֣רwhoבְּכָל־were in everyעִיר־cityוָעִ֗ירand cityלְהִקָּהֵל֮to assembleוְלַעֲמֹ֣דand to make a standעַל־onנַפְשָׁם֒life theirלְהַשְׁמִיד֩to annihilateוְלַהֲרֹ֨גand to killוּלְאַבֵּ֜דand to destroyאֶת־obj.כָּל־everyחֵ֨ילarmy ofעַ֧םpeopleוּמְדִינָ֛הand provinceהַצָּרִ֥יםwhich attacksאֹתָ֖םobj. themטַ֣ףlittle onesוְנָשִׁ֑יםand womenוּשְׁלָלָ֖םand spoil theirלָבֽוֹז׃to take as plunder
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בְּי֣וֹםon a dayאֶחָ֔דoneבְּכָל־in allמְדִינ֖וֹתthe provinces ofהַמֶּ֣לֶךְthe kingאֲחַשְׁוֵר֑וֹשׁAhasuerusבִּשְׁלוֹשָׁ֥הon day thir-עָשָׂ֛רteenלְחֹ֥דֶשׁof monthשְׁנֵים־two plusעָשָׂ֖רtenהוּא־thatחֹ֥דֶשׁis the month ofאֲדָֽר׃Adar
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פַּתְשֶׁ֣גֶןthe copy ofהַכְּתָ֗בthe writingלְהִנָּ֤תֵֽןwas to be givenדָּת֙lawבְּכָל־in everyמְדִינָ֣הprovinceוּמְדִינָ֔הand provinceגָּל֖וּיbeing disclosedלְכָל־to allהָעַמִּ֑יםthe peoplesוְלִהְי֨וֹתand to beהַיְּהוּדִ֤יםthe Jewsעֲתִידִים֙readyלַיּ֣וֹםfor the dayהַזֶּ֔הthe thisלְהִנָּקֵ֖םto avenge themselvesמֵאֹיְבֵיהֶֽם׃from enemies their
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הָרָצִ֞יםthe couriersרֹכְבֵ֤יthe riders ofהָרֶ֙כֶשׁ֙the steedsהָֽאֲחַשְׁתְּרָנִ֔יםthe royalיָֽצְא֛וּthey went outמְבֹהָלִ֥יםhastenedוּדְחוּפִ֖יםand hurriedבִּדְבַ֣רat the word ofהַמֶּ֑לֶךְthe kingוְהַדָּ֥תand the lawנִתְּנָ֖הit was givenבְּשׁוּשַׁ֥ןin Susaהַבִּירָֽה׃ פthe citadel
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וּמָרְדֳּכַ֞יand Mordecaiיָצָ֣א׀he went outמִלִּפְנֵ֣יfrom to beforeהַמֶּ֗לֶךְthe kingבִּלְב֤וּשׁin clothing ofמַלְכוּת֙royalty ofתְּכֵ֣לֶתvioletוָח֔וּרand white clothוַעֲטֶ֤רֶתand a crown ofזָהָב֙goldגְּדוֹלָ֔הgreatוְתַכְרִ֥יךְand a robe ofבּ֖וּץfine linenוְאַרְגָּמָ֑ןand purpleוְהָעִ֣ירand the city ofשׁוּשָׁ֔ןSusaצָהֲלָ֖הit shouted for joyוְשָׂמֵֽחָה׃and it rejoiced
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לַיְּהוּדִ֕יםto the Jewsהָֽיְתָ֥הit belongedאוֹרָ֖הlightוְשִׂמְחָ֑הand gladnessוְשָׂשֹׂ֖ןand joyוִיקָֽר׃and honor
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וּבְכָל־and in everyמְדִינָ֨הprovinceוּמְדִינָ֜הand provinceוּבְכָל־and in everyעִ֣ירcityוָעִ֗ירand cityמְקוֹם֙the placeאֲשֶׁ֨רof whereדְּבַר־the word ofהַמֶּ֤לֶךְthe kingוְדָתוֹ֙and law hisמַגִּ֔יעַwas reachingשִׂמְחָ֤הgladnessוְשָׂשׂוֹן֙and joyלַיְּהוּדִ֔יםbelonged to the Jewsמִשְׁתֶּ֖הa feastוְי֣וֹםand a dayט֑וֹבgoodוְרַבִּ֞יםand manyמֵֽעַמֵּ֤יof the peoples ofהָאָ֙רֶץ֙the landמִֽתְיַהֲדִ֔יםwere becoming Jewsכִּֽי־forנָפַ֥לit had fallenפַּֽחַד־dread ofהַיְּהוּדִ֖יםthe Jewsעֲלֵיהֶֽם׃on them

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