Esther

Esther 3:9–10

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.”

¹⁰So the king removed the signet ring from his finger and gave it to Haman son of Hammedatha, the Agagite, the enemy of the Jews.

Footnotes

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

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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

Esther 3:10

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
So the king	הַמֶּ֛לֶךְ	ham·me·leḵ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4428 king
removed	וַיָּ֧סַר	way·yā·sar	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5493 turn aside
the signet ring	טַבַּעְתּ֖וֹ	ṭab·ba‘·tōw	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H2885 signet, signet-ring, ring
from	מֵעַ֣ל	mê·‘al	Preposition-m	H5921 height
his finger	יָד֑וֹ	yā·ḏōw	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H3027 hand
and gave	וַֽיִּתְּנָ֗הּ	way·yit·tə·nāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person feminine singular	H5414 give, put, set
it to Haman	לְהָמָ֧ן	lə·hā·mān	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H2001 Haman
son	בֶּֽן־	ben-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1121 son
of Hammedatha	הַמְּדָ֛תָא	ham·mə·ḏā·ṯā	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H4099 Medatha
the Agagite	הָאֲגָגִ֖י	hā·’ă·ḡā·ḡî	Article; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H91 Agagite
the enemy	צֹרֵ֥ר	ṣō·rêr	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H6887 bind, tie up, be restricted, narrow, scant, cramped
of the Jews	הַיְּהוּדִֽים׃	hay·yə·hū·ḏîm	Article; Noun - proper - masculine plural	H3064 Jewish

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Esther 3:10 Genesis 41:42 · Esther 8:2 · Esther 7:6

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