Esther
Esther 5:6
6And as they drank their wine, the king said to Esther, “What is your petition? It will be given to you. What is your request? Even up to half the kingdom, it will be fulfilled.”
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| And as they drank | בְּמִשְׁתֵּ֣ה | bə·miš·têh | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H4960 feast |
| their wine | הַיַּ֔יִן | hay·ya·yin | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H3196 wine |
| the king | הַמֶּ֤לֶךְ | ham·me·leḵ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4428 king |
| said | וַיֹּ֨אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| to Esther | לְאֶסְתֵּר֙ | lə·’es·têr | Preposition-l; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H635 Esther |
| What | מַה־ | mah- | Interrogative | H4100 what? how? aught |
| is your petition | שְּׁאֵלָתֵ֖ךְ | šə·’ê·lā·ṯêḵ | Noun - feminine singular construct; second person feminine singular | H7596 request, thing asked for |
| It will be given | וְיִנָּ֣תֵֽן | wə·yin·nā·ṯên | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H5414 give, put, set |
| to you | לָ֑ךְ | lāḵ | Preposition; second person feminine singular | |
| What | וּמַה־ | ū·mah- | Conjunctive waw; Interrogative | H4100 what? how? aught |
| your request | בַּקָּשָׁתֵ֛ךְ | baq·qā·šā·ṯêḵ | Noun - feminine singular construct; second person feminine singular | H1246 request, entreaty |
| Even up to | עַד־ | ‘aḏ- | Preposition | H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while |
| half | חֲצִ֥י | ḥă·ṣî | Noun - masculine singular construct | H2677 half |
| the kingdom | הַמַּלְכ֖וּת | ham·mal·ḵūṯ | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H4438 royalty, royal power, reign, kingdom |
| it will be fulfilled | וְתֵעָֽשׂ׃ | wə·ṯê·‘āś | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive imperfect Jussive - third person feminine singular | H6213 do, make |
Cross-references
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Esther 7:2 · Esther 5:3 · Esther 9:12
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.