Esther

Esther 3:13

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.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And the letters	סְפָרִ֜ים	sə·p̄ā·rîm	Noun - masculine plural	H5612 missive, document, writing, book
were sent	וְנִשְׁל֨וֹחַ	wə·niš·lō·w·aḥ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Infinitive absolute	H7971 send
by	בְּיַ֣ד	bə·yaḏ	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct	H3027 hand
couriers	הָרָצִים֮	hā·rā·ṣîm	Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural	H7323 run
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
each	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
of the royal	הַמֶּלֶךְ֒	ham·me·leḵ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4428 king
provinces	מְדִינ֣וֹת	mə·ḏî·nō·wṯ	Noun - feminine plural construct	H4082 province
with the order to destroy	לְהַשְׁמִ֡יד	lə·haš·mîḏ	Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct	H8045 be exterminated, destroyed
kill	לַהֲרֹ֣ג	la·hă·rōḡ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H2026 kill, slay
and annihilate	וּלְאַבֵּ֣ד	ū·lə·’ab·bêḏ	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct	H6 perish
all	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
the Jews	הַ֠יְּהוּדִים	hay·yə·hū·ḏîm	Article; Noun - proper - masculine plural	H3064 Jewish
young	מִנַּ֨עַר	min·na·‘ar	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular	H5288 a shaking, scattering
and	וְעַד־	wə·‘aḏ-	Conjunctive waw; Preposition	H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
old	זָקֵ֜ן	zā·qên	Adjective - masculine singular	H2205 old
women	וְנָשִׁים֙	wə·nā·šîm	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine plural	H802 woman, wife, female
and children	טַ֤ף	ṭap̄	Noun - masculine singular	H2945 children
and to plunder	לָבֽוֹז׃	lā·ḇō·wz	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H962 spoil, plunder
their possessions	וּשְׁלָלָ֖ם	ū·šə·lā·lām	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H7998 prey, spoil, plunder, booty
on a single	אֶחָ֔ד	’e·ḥāḏ	Number - masculine singular	H259 one
day	בְּי֣וֹם	bə·yō·wm	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular	H3117 day
the thirteenth	בִּשְׁלוֹשָׁ֥ה	biš·lō·wō·šāh	Preposition-b; Number - masculine singular	H7969 a three, triad
day of Adar	אֲדָ֑ר	’ă·ḏār	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H143 Adar
the twelfth	שְׁנֵים־	šə·nêm-	Number - md	H8147 two
month	חֹ֣דֶשׁ	ḥō·ḏeš	Noun - masculine singular construct	H2320 (newness), new moon, month

Cross-references

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

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.