Esther
Esther 1:19
19So if it pleases the king, let him issue a royal decree, and let it be recorded in the laws of Persia and Media so that it cannot be repealed, that Vashti shall never again enter the presence of King Xerxes, and that her royal position shall be given to a woman better than she.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| So if | אִם־ | ’im- | Conjunction | H518 if |
| it pleases | ט֗וֹב | ṭō·wḇ | Adjective - masculine singular | H2896 pleasant, agreeable, good |
| the king | הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ | ham·me·leḵ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4428 king |
| let him issue | יֵצֵ֤א | yê·ṣê | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H3318 go or come out |
| a royal | מַלְכוּת֙ | mal·ḵūṯ | Noun - feminine singular | H4438 royalty, royal power, reign, kingdom |
| decree | דְבַר־ | ḏə·ḇar- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1697 speech, word |
| and let it be recorded | וְיִכָּתֵ֛ב | wə·yik·kā·ṯêḇ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H3789 write |
| in the laws | בְּדָתֵ֥י | bə·ḏā·ṯê | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine plural construct | H1881 decree, law, usage |
| of Persia | פָֽרַס־ | p̄ā·ras- | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H6539 Persia |
| and Media | וּמָדַ֖י | ū·mā·ḏay | Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H4074 Medes, Media |
| so that it cannot | וְלֹ֣א | wə·lō | Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| be repealed | יַעֲב֑וֹר | ya·‘ă·ḇō·wr | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H5674 pass over, through, by, pass on |
| that | אֲשֶׁ֨ר | ’ă·šer | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| Vashti | וַשְׁתִּ֗י | waš·tî | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H2060 Vashti |
| shall never again | לֹֽא־ | lō- | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| enter | תָב֜וֹא | ṯā·ḇō·w | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| the presence | לִפְנֵי֙ | lip̄·nê | Preposition-l; Noun - common plural construct | H6440 face, before |
| of King | הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ | ham·me·leḵ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4428 king |
| Xerxes | אֲחַשְׁוֵר֔וֹשׁ | ’ă·ḥaš·wê·rō·wōš | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H325 Ahasuerus |
| and that her royal position | וּמַלְכוּתָהּ֙ | ū·mal·ḵū·ṯāh | Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person feminine singular | H4438 royalty, royal power, reign, kingdom |
| shall be given | יִתֵּ֣ן | yit·tên | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H5414 give, put, set |
| to a woman | לִרְעוּתָ֖הּ | lir·‘ū·ṯāh | Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person feminine singular | H7468 fellow (-woman) |
| better | הַטּוֹבָ֥ה | haṭ·ṭō·w·ḇāh | Article; Adjective - feminine singular | H2896 pleasant, agreeable, good |
| than she | מִמֶּֽנָּה׃ | mim·men·nāh | Preposition; third person feminine singular | H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
1 Samuel 15:28 · Esther 8:8 · Daniel 6:8–15 · Esther 3:9 · Esther 8:5 · Daniel 6:17 · 1 Kings 3:28
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.