Esther

Esther 4:13–16

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?”

15Then Esther sent this reply to Mordecai: 16“Go and assemble all the Jews who can be found in Susa, and fast for me. Do not eat or drink for three days, night or day, and I and my maidens will fast as you do. After that, I will go to the king, even though it is against the law. And if I perish, I perish!a”

Footnotes

  • a 4:16 Or if I am destroyed, then I will be destroyed!

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Esther 4:13

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
heמָרְדֳּכַ֖יmā·rə·do·ḵayNoun - proper - masculine singularH4782 Mordecai
sent backוַיֹּ֥אמֶרway·yō·merConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH559 utter, say
toאֶל־’el-PrepositionH413 motion to
this replyלְהָשִׁ֣יבlə·hā·šîḇPreposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive constructH7725 turn back, return
Do notאַל־’al-AdverbH408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . .
imagine thatתְּדַמִּ֣יtə·ḏam·mîVerb - Piel - Imperfect - second person feminine singularH1819 be like, resemble
you areבְנַפְשֵׁ֔ךְḇə·nap̄·šêḵPreposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; second person feminine singularH5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion
in the king’sהַמֶּ֖לֶךְham·me·leḵArticle; Noun - masculine singularH4428 king
palaceבֵּית־bêṯ-Noun - masculine singular constructH1004 house
you alone will escapeלְהִמָּלֵ֥טlə·him·mā·lêṭPreposition-l; Verb - Nifal - Infinitive constructH4422 slip away
the fate of allמִכָּל־mik·kālPreposition-m; Noun - masculine singular constructH3605 the whole, all
the Jewsהַיְּהוּדִֽים׃hay·yə·hū·ḏîmArticle; Noun - proper - masculine pluralH3064 Jewish

Esther 4:14

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Forכִּ֣יkîConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
ifאִם־’im-ConjunctionH518 if
you remain silentהַחֲרֵ֣שׁha·ḥă·rêšVerb - Hifil - Infinitive absoluteH2790 cut in, engrave, plough, devise
at thisהַזֹּאת֒haz·zōṯArticle; Pronoun - feminine singularH2063 this
timeבָּעֵ֣תbā·‘êṯPreposition-b, Article; Noun - common singularH6256 time
reliefרֶ֣וַחre·waḥNoun - masculine singularH7305 space, interval
and deliveranceוְהַצָּלָ֞הwə·haṣ·ṣā·lāhConjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singularH2020 deliverance
for the Jewsלַיְּהוּדִים֙lay·yə·hū·ḏîmPreposition-l, Article; Noun - proper - masculine pluralH3064 Jewish
will ariseיַעֲמ֤וֹדya·‘ă·mō·wḏVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularH5975 take one's stand, stand
from anotherאַחֵ֔ר’a·ḥêrAdjective - masculine singularH312 another
placeמִמָּק֣וֹםmim·mā·qō·wmPreposition-m; Noun - masculine singularH4725 standing, spot, condition
but youוְאַ֥תְּwə·’atConjunctive waw; Pronoun - second person feminine singularH859 thou
and your father’sאָבִ֖יךְ’ā·ḇîḵNoun - masculine singular construct; second person feminine singularH1 father
houseוּבֵית־ū·ḇêṯ-Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular constructH1004 house
will perishתֹּאבֵ֑דוּtō·ḇê·ḏūVerb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine pluralH6 perish
And whoוּמִ֣יū·mîConjunctive waw; InterrogativeH4310 who?
knowsיוֹדֵ֔עַyō·w·ḏê·a‘Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularH3045 know
if perhapsאִם־’im-ConjunctionH518 if
you have comeהִגַּ֖עַתְּhig·ga·‘atVerb - Hifil - Perfect - second person feminine singularH5060 touch, reach, strike
to the kingdomלַמַּלְכֽוּת׃lam·mal·ḵūṯPreposition-l, Article; Noun - feminine singularH4438 royalty, royal power, reign, kingdom
for such a timeלְעֵ֣תlə·‘êṯPreposition-l; Noun - common singularH6256 time
as thisכָּזֹ֔אתkā·zōṯPreposition-k; Pronoun - feminine singularH2063 this

Esther 4:15

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Then Estherאֶסְתֵּ֖ר’es·têrNoun - proper - feminine singularH635 Esther
sentלְהָשִׁ֥יבlə·hā·šîḇPreposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive constructH7725 turn back, return
this replyוַתֹּ֥אמֶרwat·tō·merConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singularH559 utter, say
toאֶֽל־’el-PrepositionH413 motion to
Mordecaiמָרְדֳּכָֽי׃mā·rə·do·ḵāyNoun - proper - masculine singularH4782 Mordecai

Esther 4:16

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Goלֵךְ֩lêḵVerb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singularH1980 go, come, walk
and assembleכְּנ֨וֹסkə·nō·wsVerb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singularH3664 gather, collect
allכָּל־kāl-Noun - masculine singular constructH3605 the whole, all
the Jewsהַיְּהוּדִ֜יםhay·yə·hū·ḏîmArticle; Noun - proper - masculine pluralH3064 Jewish
who can be foundהַֽנִּמְצְאִ֣יםhan·nim·ṣə·’îmArticle; Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine pluralH4672 attain to, find
in Susaבְּשׁוּשָׁ֗ןbə·šū·šānPreposition-b; Noun - proper - masculine singularH7800 Susa
and fastוְצ֣וּמוּwə·ṣū·mūConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine pluralH6684 abstain from food, fast
for meעָ֠לַי‘ā·layPreposition; first person common singularH5921 height
Do notוְאַל־wə·’al-Conjunctive waw; AdverbH408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . .
eatתֹּאכְל֨וּtō·ḵə·lūVerb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine pluralH398 eat
or drinkתִּשְׁתּ֜וּtiš·tūVerb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine pluralH8354 drink
for threeשְׁלֹ֤שֶׁתšə·lō·šeṯNumber - masculine singular constructH7969 a three, triad
daysיָמִים֙yā·mîmNoun - masculine pluralH3117 day
nightלַ֣יְלָהlay·lāhNoun - masculine singularH3915 twist, night, adversity
or dayוָי֔וֹםwā·yō·wmConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singularH3117 day
and Iאֲנִ֥י’ă·nîPronoun - first person common singularH589 I
and my maidensוְנַעֲרֹתַ֖יwə·na·‘ă·rō·ṯayConjunctive waw; Noun - feminine plural construct; first person common singularH5291 girl, damsel
will fastאָצ֣וּם’ā·ṣūmVerb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singularH6684 abstain from food, fast
as you doכֵּ֑ןkênAdverbH3651 right, veritable, honest
After thatוּבְכֵ֞ןū·ḇə·ḵênConjunctive waw, Preposition-b; AdverbH3651 right, veritable, honest
I will goאָב֤וֹא’ā·ḇō·wVerb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singularH935 come in, come, go in, go
toאֶל־’el-PrepositionH413 motion to
the kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ham·me·leḵArticle; Noun - masculine singularH4428 king
even thoughאֲשֶׁ֣ר’ă·šerPronoun - relativeH834 particle of relation
it is againstלֹֽא־lō-Adverb - Negative particleH3808 not
the lawכַדָּ֔תḵad·dāṯPreposition-k, Article; Noun - feminine singularH1881 decree, law, usage
And ifוְכַאֲשֶׁ֥רwə·ḵa·’ă·šerConjunctive waw, Preposition-k; Pronoun - relativeH834 particle of relation
I perishאָבַ֖דְתִּי’ā·ḇaḏ·tîVerb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singularH6 perish
I perishאָבָֽדְתִּי׃’ā·ḇā·ḏə·tîVerb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singularH6 perish

Cross-references

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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

Esther 4:16 Acts 20:24 · 2 Chronicles 20:3 · Joel 2:12–17 · Luke 9:24 · Genesis 18:19 · Jonah 3:4–9 · Joshua 24:15 · 2 Samuel 10:12 · Genesis 43:14 · Esther 5:1 · Isaiah 22:12

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.