Esther
Esther 7:5–6
5Then King Xerxes spoke up and asked Queen Esther, “Who is this, and where is the one who would devisea such a scheme?”
6Esther replied, “The adversary and enemy is this wicked man — Haman!”
And Haman stood in terror before the king and queen.
Footnotes
- a 7:5 Hebrew whose heart has filled him to do
Word by word
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Esther 7:5
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Then King | הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ | ham·me·leḵ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4428 king |
| Xerxes | אֲחַשְׁוֵר֔וֹשׁ | ’ă·ḥaš·wê·rō·wōš | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H325 Ahasuerus |
| spoke up | וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| and asked | וַיֹּ֖אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| Queen | הַמַּלְכָּ֑ה | ham·mal·kāh | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H4436 queen |
| Esther | לְאֶסְתֵּ֣ר | lə·’es·têr | Preposition-l; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H635 Esther |
| Who | מִ֣י | mî | Interrogative | H4310 who? |
| is this | זֶה֙ | zeh | Pronoun - masculine singular | H2088 this, that |
| and where | וְאֵֽי־ | wə·’ê- | Conjunctive waw; Interrogative | H335 where? |
| is the one | ה֥וּא | hū | Pronoun - third person masculine singular | H1931 he, she |
| who | אֲשֶׁר־ | ’ă·šer- | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| would | מְלָא֥וֹ | mə·lā·’ōw | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine singular | H4390 be full, fill |
| devise | לַעֲשׂ֥וֹת | la·‘ă·śō·wṯ | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H6213 do, make |
| such a scheme | כֵּֽן׃ | kên | Adverb | H3651 right, veritable, honest |
Esther 7:6
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Esther | אֶסְתֵּ֔ר | ’es·têr | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H635 Esther |
| replied | וַתֹּ֣אמֶר־ | wat·tō·mer- | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular | H559 utter, say |
| The adversary | צַ֣ר | ṣar | Noun - masculine singular | H6862 narrow, tight |
| and enemy | וְאוֹיֵ֔ב | wə·’ō·w·yêḇ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H341 be hostile to |
| is this | הַזֶּ֑ה | haz·zeh | Article; Pronoun - masculine singular | H2088 this, that |
| wicked man | הָרָ֖ע | hā·rā‘ | Article; Adjective - masculine singular | H7451 bad, evil |
| Haman | הָמָ֥ן | hā·mān | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H2001 Haman |
| And Haman | וְהָמָ֣ן | wə·hā·mān | Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H2001 Haman |
| stood in terror | נִבְעַ֔ת | niḇ·‘aṯ | Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H1204 fall upon, startle, terrify |
| before | מִלִּפְנֵ֥י | mil·lip̄·nê | Preposition-m, Preposition-l; Noun - common plural construct | H6440 face, before |
| the king | הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ | ham·me·leḵ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4428 king |
| and queen | וְהַמַּלְכָּֽה׃ | wə·ham·mal·kāh | Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - feminine singular | H4436 queen |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Esther 7:5 Genesis 27:33 · Job 9:24
Esther 7:6 Job 18:5–12 · 2 Thessalonians 2:8 · 1 Corinthians 5:13 · Psalm 139:19–22 · Psalm 27:2
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.