Esther

Esther 3:8–9

⁸Then Haman informed King Xerxes, “There is a certain people scattered and dispersed among the peoples of every province of your kingdom. Their laws are different from everyone else’s, and they do not obey the king’s laws. So it is not in the king’s best interest to tolerate them. ⁹If it pleases the king, let a decree be issued to destroy them, and I will deposit ten thousand talents of silver^d into the royal treasury to pay those who carry it out.”

Footnotes

d 3:9 10,000 talents is approximately 377 tons or 342 metric tons of silver.

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Esther 3:8

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then Haman	הָמָן֙	hā·mān	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H2001 Haman
informed	וַיֹּ֤אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
King	לַמֶּ֣לֶךְ	lam·me·leḵ	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4428 king
Xerxes	אֲחַשְׁוֵר֔וֹשׁ	’ă·ḥaš·wê·rō·wōš	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H325 Ahasuerus
There	יֶשְׁנ֣וֹ	yeš·nōw	Adverb; third person masculine singular	H3426 being, substance, existence
is a certain	אֶחָ֗ד	’e·ḥāḏ	Number - masculine singular	H259 one
people	עַם־	‘am-	Noun - masculine singular	H5971 people
scattered	מְפֻזָּ֤ר	mə·p̄uz·zār	Verb - Pual - Participle - masculine singular	H6340 scatter
and dispersed	וּמְפֹרָד֙	ū·mə·p̄ō·rāḏ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Pual - Participle - masculine singular	H6504 divide
among	בֵּ֣ין	bên	Preposition	H996 interval, space between
the peoples	הָֽעַמִּ֔ים	hā·‘am·mîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H5971 people
of every	בְּכֹ֖ל	bə·ḵōl	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
province	מְדִינ֣וֹת	mə·ḏî·nō·wṯ	Noun - feminine plural construct	H4082 province
of your kingdom	מַלְכוּתֶ֑ךָ	mal·ḵū·ṯe·ḵā	Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H4438 royalty, royal power, reign, kingdom
Their laws	וְדָתֵיהֶ֞ם	wə·ḏā·ṯê·hem	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H1881 decree, law, usage
are different	שֹׁנ֣וֹת	šō·nō·wṯ	Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine plural	H8138 change
from everyone	מִכָּל־	mik·kāl	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
else’s	עָ֗ם	‘ām	Noun - masculine singular	H5971 people
and they do not	אֵינָ֣ם	’ê·nām	Adverb; third person masculine plural	H369 nothing, nought
obey	עֹשִׂ֔ים	‘ō·śîm	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural	H6213 do, make
the king’s	הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙	ham·me·leḵ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4428 king
laws	דָּתֵ֤י	dā·ṯê	Noun - feminine plural construct	H1881 decree, law, usage
So it is not	אֵין־	’ên-	Adverb	H369 nothing, nought
in the king’s	וְלַמֶּ֥לֶךְ	wə·lam·me·leḵ	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4428 king
best interest	שֹׁוֶ֖ה	šō·weh	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H7737 be even, smooth
to tolerate them	לְהַנִּיחָֽם׃	lə·han·nî·ḥām	Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct; third person masculine plural	H5117 rest

Esther 3:9

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
If	אִם־	’im-	Conjunction	H518 if
it pleases	ט֔וֹב	ṭō·wḇ	Adjective - masculine singular	H2896 pleasant, agreeable, good
the king	הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ	ham·me·leḵ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4428 king
let	יִכָּתֵ֖ב	yik·kā·ṯêḇ	Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3789 write
to destroy them	לְאַבְּדָ֑ם	lə·’ab·bə·ḏām	Preposition-l; Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct; third person masculine plural	H6 perish
and I will deposit	לְהָבִ֖יא	lə·hā·ḇî	Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct	H935 come in, come, go in, go
ten	וַעֲשֶׂ֨רֶת	wa·‘ă·śe·reṯ	Conjunctive waw; Number - masculine singular construct	H6235 ten
thousand	אֲלָפִ֜ים	’ă·lā·p̄îm	Number - masculine plural	H505 thousand
talents	כִּכַּר־	kik·kar-	Noun - feminine singular construct	H3603 a round
of silver	כֶּ֗סֶף	ke·sep̄	Noun - masculine singular	H3701 silver, money
into	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
the royal	הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃	ham·me·leḵ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4428 king
treasury	גִּנְזֵ֥י	gin·zê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H1595 treasure
to pay	אֶשְׁקוֹל֙	’eš·qō·wl	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular	H8254 weigh
those who carry it out	עֹשֵׂ֣י	‘ō·śê	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct	H6213 do, make

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Esther 3:8 Ezra 4:12–15 · Acts 16:20–21 · Leviticus 26:33 · John 7:35 · Zechariah 7:14 · Jeremiah 50:17 · Deuteronomy 4:27

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