Esther
Esther 5:4
4“If it pleases the king,” Esther replied, “may the king and Haman come today to the banquet I have prepared for the king.”
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| If | אִם־ | ’im- | Conjunction | H518 if |
| it pleases | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| the king | הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ | ham·me·leḵ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4428 king |
| Esther | אֶסְתֵּ֔ר | ’es·têr | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H635 Esther |
| replied | וַתֹּ֣אמֶר | wat·tō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular | H559 utter, say |
| may the king | הַמֶּ֤לֶךְ | ham·me·leḵ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4428 king |
| and Haman | וְהָמָן֙ | wə·hā·mān | Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H2001 Haman |
| come | יָב֨וֹא | yā·ḇō·w | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| today | הַיּ֔וֹם | hay·yō·wm | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H3117 day |
| to | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| the banquet | הַמִּשְׁתֶּ֖ה | ham·miš·teh | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4960 feast |
| I have prepared | עָשִׂ֥יתִי | ‘ā·śî·ṯî | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | H6213 do, make |
| for | לֽוֹ׃ | lōw | Preposition; third person masculine singular |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.