Esther
Esther 5:8
8If I have found favor in the sight of the king, and if it pleases the king to grant my petition and fulfill my request, may the king and Haman come tomorrow to the banquet I will prepare for them. Then I will answer the king’s question.”
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| If | אִם־ | ’im- | Conjunction | H518 if |
| I have found | מָצָ֨אתִי | mā·ṣā·ṯî | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | H4672 attain to, find |
| favor | חֵ֜ן | ḥên | Noun - masculine singular | H2580 favour, grace |
| in the sight | בְּעֵינֵ֣י | bə·‘ê·nê | Preposition-b; Noun - cdc | H5869 eye |
| of the king | הַמֶּ֗לֶךְ | ham·me·leḵ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4428 king |
| and if | וְאִם־ | wə·’im- | Conjunction | H518 if |
| it pleases | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| the king | הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ | ham·me·leḵ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4428 king |
| to grant | לָתֵת֙ | lā·ṯêṯ | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H5414 give, put, set |
| my petition | שְׁאֵ֣לָתִ֔י | šə·’ê·lā·ṯî | Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular | H7596 request, thing asked for |
| and fulfill | וְלַעֲשׂ֖וֹת | wə·la·‘ă·śō·wṯ | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H6213 do, make |
| my request | בַּקָּשָׁתִ֑י | baq·qā·šā·ṯî | Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular | H1246 request, entreaty |
| may the king | הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ | ham·me·leḵ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4428 king |
| and Haman | וְהָמָ֗ן | wə·hā·mān | Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H2001 Haman |
| come | יָב֧וֹא | yā·ḇō·w | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| tomorrow | וּמָחָ֥ר | ū·mā·ḥār | Conjunctive waw; Adverb | H4279 tomorrow, in time to come |
| to | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| the banquet | הַמִּשְׁתֶּה֙ | ham·miš·teh | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4960 feast |
| I will prepare | אֶֽעֱשֶׂ֣ה | ’e·‘ĕ·śeh | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular | H6213 do, make |
| for them | לָהֶ֔ם | lā·hem | Preposition; third person masculine plural | |
| Then I will answer | אֶֽעֱשֶׂ֖ה | ’e·‘ĕ·śeh | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular | H6213 do, make |
| the king’s | הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ | ham·me·leḵ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4428 king |
| question | כִּדְבַ֥ר | kiḏ·ḇar | Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular construct | H1697 speech, word |
Cross-references
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Proverbs 16:9 · Esther 7:3 · Esther 8:5 · Esther 6:1–14
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.