Esther

Esther 8:14

¹⁴The couriers rode out in haste on their royal horses, pressed on by the command of the king. And the edict was also issued in the citadel of Susa.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The couriers	הָרָצִ֞ים	hā·rā·ṣîm	Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural	H7323 run
rode	רֹכְבֵ֤י	rō·ḵə·ḇê	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct	H7392 mount and ride, ride
out	יָֽצְא֛וּ	yā·ṣə·’ū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H3318 go or come out
in haste	מְבֹהָלִ֥ים	mə·ḇō·hā·lîm	Verb - Pual - Participle - masculine plural	H926 alarm, dismay
on their royal	הָֽאֲחַשְׁתְּרָנִ֔ים	hā·’ă·ḥaš·tə·rā·nîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H327 royal
horses	הָרֶ֙כֶשׁ֙	hā·re·ḵeš	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H7409 steeds
pressed on	וּדְחוּפִ֖ים	ū·ḏə·ḥū·p̄îm	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine plural	H1765 drive, hasten
by the command	בִּדְבַ֣ר	biḏ·ḇar	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H1697 speech, word
of the king	הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ	ham·me·leḵ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4428 king
And the edict	וְהַדָּ֥ת	wə·had·dāṯ	Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H1881 decree, law, usage
was also issued	נִתְּנָ֖ה	nit·tə·nāh	Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person feminine singular	H5414 give, put, set
in the citadel	הַבִּירָֽה׃פ	hab·bî·rāh	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H1002 castle, palace
of Susa	בְּשׁוּשַׁ֥ן	bə·šū·šan	Preposition-b; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H7800 Susa

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Daniel 8:2 · Esther 3:15

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.