Esther

Esther 7:3–4

³Queen Esther replied, “If I have found favor in your sight, O king, and if it pleases the king, grant me my life as my petition, and the lives of my people as my request. ⁴For my people and I have been sold out to destruction, death, and annihilation. If we had merely been sold as menservants and maidservants, I would have remained silent, because no such distress would justify burdening the king.”

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Esther 7:3

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Queen	הַמַּלְכָּה֙	ham·mal·kāh	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H4436 queen
Esther	אֶסְתֵּ֤ר	’es·têr	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H635 Esther
replied	וַתַּ֨עַן	wat·ta·‘an	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H6030 answer, respond
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	חֵ֤ן	ḥên	Noun - masculine singular	H2580 favour, grace
in your sight	בְּעֵינֶ֙יךָ֙	bə·‘ê·ne·ḵā	Preposition-b; Noun - cdc; second person masculine singular	H5869 eye
O king	הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ	ham·me·leḵ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4428 king
and if	וְאִם־	wə·’im-	Conjunction	H518 if
it pleases	ט֑וֹב	ṭō·wḇ	Adjective - masculine singular	H2896 pleasant, agreeable, good
the king	הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ	ham·me·leḵ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4428 king
grant	תִּנָּֽתֶן־	tin·nā·ṯen-	Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular	H5414 give, put, set
me	לִ֤י	lî	Preposition; first person common singular
my life	נַפְשִׁי֙	nap̄·šî	Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion
as my petition	בִּשְׁאֵ֣לָתִ֔י	biš·’ê·lā·ṯî	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H7596 request, thing asked for
and	וְעַמִּ֖י	wə·‘am·mî	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H5971 people
as my request	בְּבַקָּשָׁתִֽי׃	bə·ḇaq·qā·šā·ṯî	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H1246 request, entreaty

Esther 7:4

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
For	כִּ֤י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
my people	וְעַמִּ֔י	wə·‘am·mî	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H5971 people
and I	אֲנִ֣י	’ă·nî	Pronoun - first person common singular	H589 I
have been sold out	נִמְכַּ֙רְנוּ֙	nim·kar·nū	Verb - Nifal - Perfect - first person common plural	H4376 sell
to destruction	לְהַשְׁמִ֖יד	lə·haš·mîḏ	Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct	H8045 be exterminated, destroyed
death	לַהֲר֣וֹג	la·hă·rō·wḡ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H2026 kill, slay
and annihilation	וּלְאַבֵּ֑ד	ū·lə·’ab·bêḏ	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct	H6 perish
If	וְ֠אִלּוּ	wə·’il·lū	Conjunction	H432 if, though
we had merely been sold	נִמְכַּ֙רְנוּ֙	nim·kar·nū	Verb - Nifal - Perfect - first person common plural	H4376 sell
as menservants	לַעֲבָדִ֨ים	la·‘ă·ḇā·ḏîm	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural	H5650 slave, servant
and maidservants	וְלִשְׁפָח֤וֹת	wə·liš·p̄ā·ḥō·wṯ	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Noun - feminine plural	H8198 maid, maid-servant
I would have remained silent	הֶחֱרַ֔שְׁתִּי	he·ḥĕ·raš·tî	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - first person common singular	H2790 cut in, engrave, plough, devise
because	כִּ֣י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
no	אֵ֥ין	’ên	Adverb	H369 nothing, nought
such distress	הַצָּ֛ר	haṣ·ṣār	Article; Adjective - masculine singular	H6862 narrow, tight
would justify	שֹׁוֶ֖ה	šō·weh	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H7737 be even, smooth
burdening	בְּנֵ֥זֶק	bə·nê·zeq	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H5143 injury, damage
the king	הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ס	ham·me·leḵ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4428 king

Cross-references

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Esther 7:3 Jeremiah 38:26 · Job 2:4 · Esther 7:7 · Psalm 122:6–9

Esther 7:4 Esther 3:9 · Esther 3:13 · Deuteronomy 28:68 · Esther 8:11

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.