Esther

Esther 4:16

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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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

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

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.