Esther

Esther 4:13–14

¹³he sent back to her this reply: “Do not imagine that because you are in the king’s palace you alone will escape the fate of all the Jews. ¹⁴For if you remain silent at this time, relief and deliverance for the Jews will arise from another place, but you and your father’s house will perish. And who knows if perhaps you have come to the kingdom for such a time as this?”

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Esther 4:13

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
he	מָרְדֳּכַ֖י	mā·rə·do·ḵay	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H4782 Mordecai
sent back	וַיֹּ֥אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
this reply	לְהָשִׁ֣יב	lə·hā·šîḇ	Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct	H7725 turn back, return
Do not	אַל־	’al-	Adverb	H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . .
imagine that	תְּדַמִּ֣י	tə·ḏam·mî	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person feminine singular	H1819 be like, resemble
you are	בְנַפְשֵׁ֔ךְ	ḇə·nap̄·šêḵ	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; second person feminine singular	H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion
in the king’s	הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ	ham·me·leḵ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4428 king
palace	בֵּית־	bêṯ-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1004 house
you alone will escape	לְהִמָּלֵ֥ט	lə·him·mā·lêṭ	Preposition-l; Verb - Nifal - Infinitive construct	H4422 slip away
the fate of all	מִכָּל־	mik·kāl	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
the Jews	הַיְּהוּדִֽים׃	hay·yə·hū·ḏîm	Article; Noun - proper - masculine plural	H3064 Jewish

Esther 4:14

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
For	כִּ֣י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
if	אִם־	’im-	Conjunction	H518 if
you remain silent	הַחֲרֵ֣שׁ	ha·ḥă·rêš	Verb - Hifil - Infinitive absolute	H2790 cut in, engrave, plough, devise
at this	הַזֹּאת֒	haz·zōṯ	Article; Pronoun - feminine singular	H2063 this
time	בָּעֵ֣ת	bā·‘êṯ	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - common singular	H6256 time
relief	רֶ֣וַח	re·waḥ	Noun - masculine singular	H7305 space, interval
and deliverance	וְהַצָּלָ֞ה	wə·haṣ·ṣā·lāh	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular	H2020 deliverance
for the Jews	לַיְּהוּדִים֙	lay·yə·hū·ḏîm	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - proper - masculine plural	H3064 Jewish
will arise	יַעֲמ֤וֹד	ya·‘ă·mō·wḏ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5975 take one's stand, stand
from another	אַחֵ֔ר	’a·ḥêr	Adjective - masculine singular	H312 another
place	מִמָּק֣וֹם	mim·mā·qō·wm	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular	H4725 standing, spot, condition
but you	וְאַ֥תְּ	wə·’at	Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - second person feminine singular	H859 thou
and your father’s	אָבִ֖יךְ	’ā·ḇîḵ	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person feminine singular	H1 father
house	וּבֵית־	ū·ḇêṯ-	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H1004 house
will perish	תֹּאבֵ֑דוּ	tō·ḇê·ḏū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural	H6 perish
And who	וּמִ֣י	ū·mî	Conjunctive waw; Interrogative	H4310 who?
knows	יוֹדֵ֔עַ	yō·w·ḏê·a‘	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H3045 know
if perhaps	אִם־	’im-	Conjunction	H518 if
you have come	הִגַּ֖עַתְּ	hig·ga·‘at	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - second person feminine singular	H5060 touch, reach, strike
to the kingdom	לַמַּלְכֽוּת׃	lam·mal·ḵūṯ	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H4438 royalty, royal power, reign, kingdom
for such a time	לְעֵ֣ת	lə·‘êṯ	Preposition-l; Noun - common singular	H6256 time
as this	כָּזֹ֔את	kā·zōṯ	Preposition-k; Pronoun - feminine singular	H2063 this

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Esther 4:13 Proverbs 24:10–12 · Philippians 2:30 · John 12:25

Esther 4:14 Genesis 45:4–8 · 1 Samuel 12:22 · Deuteronomy 32:36 · Isaiah 54:17 · Jeremiah 30:11 · Matthew 16:18 · Acts 7:20–25 · Ezra 9:9 · Jeremiah 46:28 · Esther 2:15 · Matthew 24:22 · Numbers 23:22–24

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.