Esther
Esther 4:14
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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| 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 |
Cross-references
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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.