Esther
Esther 6:1
1That night sleep escaped the king; so he ordered the Book of Records, the Chronicles,a to be brought in and read to him.
Footnotes
- a 6:1 Or the Book of Memorials, the Annals or the Book of Records of Historical Events
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| That | הַה֔וּא | ha·hū | Article; Pronoun - third person masculine singular | H1931 he, she |
| night | בַּלַּ֣יְלָה | bal·lay·lāh | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H3915 twist, night, adversity |
| sleep | שְׁנַ֣ת | šə·naṯ | Noun - feminine singular construct | H8142 sleep |
| escaped | נָדְדָ֖ה | nā·ḏə·ḏāh | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular | H5074 retreat, flee, depart, stray, wander, flutter |
| the king | הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ | ham·me·leḵ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4428 king |
| so he ordered | וַיֹּ֗אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| the Book | סֵ֤פֶר | sê·p̄er | Noun - masculine singular construct | H5612 missive, document, writing, book |
| of Records | הַזִּכְרֹנוֹת֙ | haz·ziḵ·rō·nō·wṯ | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H2146 memorial, remembrance |
| the Chronicles | דִּבְרֵ֣י | diḇ·rê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H1697 speech, word |
| to be | וַיִּהְי֥וּ | way·yih·yū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| brought in | לְהָבִ֞יא | lə·hā·ḇî | Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| and read | נִקְרָאִ֖ים | niq·rā·’îm | Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine plural | H7121 call, proclaim, read |
| to | לִפְנֵ֥י | lip̄·nê | Preposition-l; Noun - common plural construct | H6440 face, before |
| him | הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ | ham·me·leḵ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4428 king |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Daniel 2:1 · Daniel 6:18 · Esther 5:8 · Isaiah 41:17 · Esther 2:23 · Romans 11:33 · 1 Samuel 23:26–27 · Esther 10:2 · Genesis 22:14 · Malachi 3:16
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.