Esther
Esther 1:16
16And in the presence of the king and his princes, Memucan replied, “Queen Vashti has wronged not only the king, but all the princes and the peoples in all the provinces of King Xerxes.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| And in the presence | לִפְנֵ֤י | lip̄·nê | Preposition-l; Noun - common plural construct | H6440 face, before |
| of the king | הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ | ham·me·leḵ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4428 king |
| and his princes | וְהַשָּׂרִ֔ים | wə·haś·śā·rîm | Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - masculine plural | H8269 chieftain, chief, ruler, official, captain, prince |
| Memucan | מוּמְכָן | mū·mə·ḵå̄n | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H4462 Memucan, Momucan |
| replied | וַיֹּ֣אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| Queen | הַמַּלְכָּ֑ה | ham·mal·kāh | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H4436 queen |
| Vashti | וַשְׁתִּ֣י | waš·tî | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H2060 Vashti |
| has wronged | עָוְתָ֖ה | ‘ā·wə·ṯāh | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular | H5753 bend, twist |
| not | לֹ֤א | lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| only | לְבַדּ֔וֹ | lə·ḇad·dōw | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H905 separation |
| the king | הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ | ham·me·leḵ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4428 king |
| but | כִּ֤י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| all | כָּל־ | kāl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| the princes | הַשָּׂרִים֙ | haś·śā·rîm | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H8269 chieftain, chief, ruler, official, captain, prince |
| and the peoples | הָ֣עַמִּ֔ים | hā·‘am·mîm | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H5971 people |
| in all | כָּל־ | kāl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| the provinces | מְדִינ֖וֹת | mə·ḏî·nō·wṯ | Noun - feminine plural construct | H4082 province |
| of King | הַמֶּ֥לֶךְ | ham·me·leḵ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4428 king |
| Xerxes | אֲחַשְׁוֵרֽוֹשׁ׃ | ’ă·ḥaš·wê·rō·wōš | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H325 Ahasuerus |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.