Esther
Esther 2:18
18Then the king held a great banquet, Esther’s banquet, for all his officials and servants. He proclaimed a tax holiday in the provinces and gave gifts worthy of the king’s bounty.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Then the king | הַמֶּ֜לֶךְ | ham·me·leḵ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4428 king |
| held | וַיַּ֨עַשׂ | way·ya·‘aś | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H6213 do, make |
| a great | גָד֗וֹל | ḡā·ḏō·wl | Adjective - masculine singular | H1419 great |
| banquet | מִשְׁתֶּ֣ה | miš·teh | Noun - masculine singular | H4960 feast |
| Esther’s | אֶסְתֵּ֑ר | ’es·têr | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H635 Esther |
| banquet | מִשְׁתֵּ֣ה | miš·têh | Noun - masculine singular construct | H4960 feast |
| for all | לְכָל־ | lə·ḵāl | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| his officials | שָׂרָיו֙ | śā·rāw | Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular | H8269 chieftain, chief, ruler, official, captain, prince |
| and servants | וַעֲבָדָ֔יו | wa·‘ă·ḇā·ḏāw | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular | H5650 slave, servant |
| He proclaimed | עָשָׂ֔ה | ‘ā·śāh | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H6213 do, make |
| a tax holiday | וַהֲנָחָ֤ה | wa·hă·nā·ḥāh | Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular | H2010 a giving of rest |
| in the provinces | לַמְּדִינוֹת֙ | lam·mə·ḏî·nō·wṯ | Preposition-l, Article; Noun - feminine plural | H4082 province |
| and gave | וַיִּתֵּ֥ן | way·yit·tên | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H5414 give, put, set |
| gifts | מַשְׂאֵ֖ת | maś·’êṯ | Noun - feminine singular | H4864 uprising, utterance, burden, portion |
| worthy of the king’s | הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ | ham·me·leḵ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4428 king |
| bounty | כְּיַ֥ד | kə·yaḏ | Preposition-k; Noun - feminine singular construct | H3027 hand |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Genesis 29:22 · Judges 14:10–17 · 1 Samuel 25:8 · Luke 14:8 · Esther 1:3–5 · Revelation 11:10 · Nehemiah 8:11 · Esther 1:7 · Esther 9:22 · Song of Solomon 3:11 · Matthew 22:2
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.