Esther
Esther 7:2
2and as they drank their wine on that second day, the king asked once more, “Queen 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.”
Word by word
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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 |
| on that second | הַשֵּׁנִי֙ | haš·šê·nî | Article; Number - ordinal masculine singular | H8145 second |
| day | בַּיּ֤וֹם | bay·yō·wm | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H3117 day |
| the king | הַמֶּ֨לֶךְ | ham·me·leḵ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4428 king |
| asked | וַיֹּאמֶר֩ | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| once more | גַּ֣ם | gam | Conjunction | H1571 also, moreover, yea |
| Queen | הַמַּלְכָּ֖ה | ham·mal·kāh | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H4436 queen |
| Esther | אֶסְתֵּ֥ר | ’es·têr | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H635 Esther |
| what | מַה־ | mah- | Interrogative | H4100 what? how? aught |
| your petition | שְּׁאֵלָתֵ֛ךְ | šə·’ê·lā·ṯêḵ | Noun - feminine singular construct; second person feminine singular | H7596 request, thing asked for |
| It will be given | וְתִנָּ֣תֵֽן | wə·ṯin·nā·ṯên | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person feminine 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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John 16:24 · Esther 5:3 · Esther 9:12
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.