Esther
Esther 3:8
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.
Word by word
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| 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 |
Cross-references
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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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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.