Esther
Esther 7:3
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.
Word by word
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| 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 |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Jeremiah 38:26 · Job 2:4 · Esther 7:7 · Psalm 122:6–9
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.