Esther

Esther 3:13–15

13And the letters were sent by couriers to each of the royal provinces with the order to destroy, kill, and annihilate all the Jews— young and old, women and children— and to plunder their possessions on a single day, the thirteenth day of Adar, the twelfth month.

14A copy of the text of the edict was to be issued in every province and published to all the people, so that they would be ready on that day. 15The couriers left, spurred on by the king’s command, and the edict was issued in the citadel of Susa. Then the king and Haman sat down to drink, but the city of Susa was in confusion.

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Esther 3:13

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
And the lettersסְפָרִ֜יםsə·p̄ā·rîmNoun - masculine pluralH5612 missive, document, writing, book
were sentוְנִשְׁל֨וֹחַwə·niš·lō·w·aḥConjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Infinitive absoluteH7971 send
byבְּיַ֣דbə·yaḏPreposition-b; Noun - feminine singular constructH3027 hand
couriersהָרָצִים֮hā·rā·ṣîmArticle; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine pluralH7323 run
toאֶל־’el-PrepositionH413 motion to
eachכָּל־kāl-Noun - masculine singular constructH3605 the whole, all
of the royalהַמֶּלֶךְ֒ham·me·leḵArticle; Noun - masculine singularH4428 king
provincesמְדִינ֣וֹתmə·ḏî·nō·wṯNoun - feminine plural constructH4082 province
with the order to destroyלְהַשְׁמִ֡ידlə·haš·mîḏPreposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive constructH8045 be exterminated, destroyed
killלַהֲרֹ֣גla·hă·rōḡPreposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructH2026 kill, slay
and annihilateוּלְאַבֵּ֣דū·lə·’ab·bêḏConjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Verb - Piel - Infinitive constructH6 perish
allכָּל־kāl-Noun - masculine singular constructH3605 the whole, all
the Jewsהַ֠יְּהוּדִיםhay·yə·hū·ḏîmArticle; Noun - proper - masculine pluralH3064 Jewish
youngמִנַּ֨עַרmin·na·‘arPreposition-m; Noun - masculine singularH5288 a shaking, scattering
andוְעַד־wə·‘aḏ-Conjunctive waw; PrepositionH5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
oldזָקֵ֜ןzā·qênAdjective - masculine singularH2205 old
womenוְנָשִׁים֙wə·nā·šîmConjunctive waw; Noun - feminine pluralH802 woman, wife, female
and childrenטַ֤ףṭap̄Noun - masculine singularH2945 children
and to plunderלָבֽוֹז׃lā·ḇō·wzPreposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructH962 spoil, plunder
their possessionsוּשְׁלָלָ֖םū·šə·lā·lāmConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine pluralH7998 prey, spoil, plunder, booty
on a singleאֶחָ֔ד’e·ḥāḏNumber - masculine singularH259 one
dayבְּי֣וֹםbə·yō·wmPreposition-b; Noun - masculine singularH3117 day
the thirteenthבִּשְׁלוֹשָׁ֥הbiš·lō·wō·šāhPreposition-b; Number - masculine singularH7969 a three, triad
day of Adarאֲדָ֑ר’ă·ḏārNoun - proper - feminine singularH143 Adar
the twelfthשְׁנֵים־šə·nêm-Number - mdH8147 two
monthחֹ֣דֶשׁḥō·ḏešNoun - masculine singular constructH2320 (newness), new moon, month

Esther 3:14

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
A copyפַּתְשֶׁ֣גֶןpaṯ·še·ḡenNoun - masculine singular constructH6572 copy
of the textהַכְּתָ֗בhak·kə·ṯāḇArticle; Noun - masculine singularH3791 writing
of the edictדָּת֙dāṯNoun - feminine singularH1881 decree, law, usage
was to be issuedלְהִנָּ֤תֵֽןlə·hin·nā·ṯênPreposition-l; Verb - Nifal - Infinitive constructH5414 give, put, set
in everyבְּכָל־bə·ḵālPreposition-b; Noun - masculine singular constructH3605 the whole, all
provinceמְדִינָ֣הmə·ḏî·nāhNoun - feminine singularH4082 province
and publishedגָּל֖וּיgā·luiVerb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singularH1540 uncover, remove
to allלְכָל־lə·ḵālPreposition-l; Noun - masculine singular constructH3605 the whole, all
the peopleהָֽעַמִּ֑יםhā·‘am·mîmArticle; Noun - masculine pluralH5971 people
so that they would be readyעֲתִדִ֖ים‘ă·ṯi·ḏîmAdjective - masculine singularH6264 ready, prepared
on thatהַזֶּֽה׃haz·zehArticle; Pronoun - masculine singularH2088 this, that
dayלַיּ֥וֹםlay·yō·wmPreposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singularH3117 day

Esther 3:15

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
The couriersהָֽרָצִ֞יםhā·rā·ṣîmArticle; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine pluralH7323 run
leftיָצְא֤וּyā·ṣə·’ūVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person common pluralH3318 go or come out
spurred onדְחוּפִים֙ḏə·ḥū·p̄îmVerb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine pluralH1765 drive, hasten
by the king’sהַמֶּ֔לֶךְham·me·leḵArticle; Noun - masculine singularH4428 king
commandבִּדְבַ֣רbiḏ·ḇarPreposition-b; Noun - masculine singular constructH1697 speech, word
and the edictוְהַדָּ֥תwə·had·dāṯConjunctive waw, Article; Noun - feminine singularH1881 decree, law, usage
was issuedנִתְּנָ֖הnit·tə·nāhVerb - Nifal - Perfect - third person feminine singularH5414 give, put, set
in the citadelהַבִּירָ֑הhab·bî·rāhArticle; Noun - feminine singularH1002 castle, palace
of Susaבְּשׁוּשַׁ֣ןbə·šū·šanPreposition-b; Noun - proper - masculine singularH7800 Susa
Then the kingוְהַמֶּ֤לֶךְwə·ham·me·leḵConjunctive waw, Article; Noun - masculine singularH4428 king
and Hamanוְהָמָן֙wə·hā·mānConjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singularH2001 Haman
sat downיָשְׁב֣וּyā·šə·ḇūVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person common pluralH3427 sit, remain, dwell
to drinkלִשְׁתּ֔וֹתliš·tō·wṯPreposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructH8354 drink
but the cityוְהָעִ֥ירwə·hā·‘îrConjunctive waw, Article; Noun - feminine singularH5892 excitement
of Susaשׁוּשָׁ֖ןšū·šānNoun - proper - masculine singularH7800 Susa
was in confusionנָבֽוֹכָה׃פnā·ḇō·w·ḵāhVerb - Nifal - Perfect - third person feminine singularH943 perplex, confuse

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Esther 3:13 2 Chronicles 30:6 · Esther 9:10 · Esther 8:10–14 · 1 Samuel 15:3

Esther 3:14 Esther 8:13–14

Esther 3:15 Esther 8:15 · John 16:20

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.