Esther

Esther 3:6–7

⁶And when he learned the identity of Mordecai’s people, he scorned the notion of^a laying hands on Mordecai alone. Instead, he sought to destroy all of Mordecai’s people, the Jews, throughout the kingdom of Xerxes.

⁷In the twelfth year of King Xerxes, in the first month, the month of Nisan,^b the Pur (that is, the lot) was cast before Haman to determine a day and month. And the lot fell on the twelfth month, the month of Adar.^c

Footnotes

a 3:6 Hebrew he disdained in his eyes
b 3:7 Nisan is the first month of the Hebrew lunar calendar, usually occurring within the months of March and April.
c 3:7 LXX was cast before Haman—a day and month—and the lot fell on the fourteenth of the month of Adar; Hebrew was cast before Haman a day and month—the twelfth, Adar; the month of Adar (also in verse 13) is the twelfth month of the Hebrew lunar calendar, usually occurring within the months of February and March.

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Esther 3:6

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And when	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
he learned the identity	הִגִּ֥ידוּ	hig·gî·ḏū	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural	H5046 be conspicuous
of Mordecai’s	מָרְדֳּכָ֑י	mā·rə·do·ḵāy	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H4782 Mordecai
people	עַ֣ם	‘am	Noun - masculine singular construct	H5971 people
he scorned the notion of	וַיִּ֣בֶז	way·yi·ḇez	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H959 despise
laying	לִשְׁלֹ֤ח	liš·lōḥ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H7971 send
hands	יָד֙	yāḏ	Noun - feminine singular	H3027 hand
on Mordecai	בְּמָרְדֳּכַ֣י	bə·mā·rə·do·ḵay	Preposition-b; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H4782 Mordecai
alone	לְבַדּ֔וֹ	lə·ḇad·dōw	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H905 separation
Instead	הָמָ֗ן	hā·mān	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H2001 Haman
he	הָמָ֗ן	hā·mān	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H2001 Haman
sought	וַיְבַקֵּ֣שׁ	way·ḇaq·qêš	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1245 seek
to destroy	לְהַשְׁמִ֧יד	lə·haš·mîḏ	Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct	H8045 be exterminated, destroyed
all	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
of Mordecai’s	מָרְדֳּכָֽי׃	mā·rə·do·ḵāy	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H4782 Mordecai
people	עַ֥ם	‘am	Noun - masculine singular construct	H5971 people
the Jews	הַיְּהוּדִ֛ים	hay·yə·hū·ḏîm	Article; Noun - proper - masculine plural	H3064 Jewish
throughout	בְּכָל־	bə·ḵāl	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
the kingdom	מַלְכ֥וּת	mal·ḵūṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H4438 royalty, royal power, reign, kingdom
of Xerxes	אֲחַשְׁוֵר֖וֹשׁ	’ă·ḥaš·wê·rō·wōš	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H325 Ahasuerus

Esther 3:7

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
In the twelfth	שְׁתֵּ֣ים	šə·têm	Number - fd	H8147 two
year	בִּשְׁנַת֙	biš·naṯ	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct	H8141 year
of King	לַמֶּ֖לֶךְ	lam·me·leḵ	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4428 king
Xerxes	אֲחַשְׁוֵר֑וֹשׁ	’ă·ḥaš·wê·rō·wōš	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H325 Ahasuerus
in the first	הָרִאשׁוֹן֙	hā·ri·šō·wn	Article; Adjective - masculine singular	H7223 former, first, chief
month	בַּחֹ֤דֶשׁ	ba·ḥō·ḏeš	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H2320 (newness), new moon, month
the month	חֹ֣דֶשׁ	ḥō·ḏeš	Noun - masculine singular construct	H2320 (newness), new moon, month
of Nisan	נִיסָ֔ן	nî·sān	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H5212 Nisan
the Pur	פּוּר֩	pūr	Noun - masculine singular	H6332 lot
that is	ה֨וּא	hū	Pronoun - third person masculine singular	H1931 he, she
the lot	הַגּוֹרָ֜ל	hag·gō·w·rāl	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H1486 lot
was cast	הִפִּ֣יל	hip·pîl	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H5307 fall, lie
before	לִפְנֵ֣י	lip̄·nê	Preposition-l; Noun - common plural construct	H6440 face, before
Haman	הָמָ֗ן	hā·mān	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H2001 Haman
to determine a day	מִיּ֧וֹם׀	mî·yō·wm	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular	H3117 day
and month	וּמֵחֹ֛דֶשׁ	ū·mê·ḥō·ḏeš	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular	H2320 (newness), new moon, month
the twelfth	שְׁנֵים־	šə·nêm-	Number - md	H8147 two
month	חֹ֥דֶשׁ	ḥō·ḏeš	Noun - masculine singular construct	H2320 (newness), new moon, month
the month of Adar	אֲדָֽר׃ס	’ă·ḏār	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H143 Adar

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Esther 3:6 Psalm 83:4

Esther 3:7 Ezra 6:15 · Esther 9:24–26 · Proverbs 16:33 · Ezekiel 21:21–22

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.