Esther
Esther 8:3
3And once again, Esther addressed the king. She fell at his feet weeping and begged him to revoke the evil scheme of Haman the Agagite, which he had devised against the Jews.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| And once again | וַתּ֣וֹסֶף | wat·tō·w·sep̄ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular | H3254 add |
| Esther | אֶסְתֵּ֗ר | ’es·têr | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H635 Esther |
| addressed | וַתְּדַבֵּר֙ | wat·tə·ḏab·bêr | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular | H1696 speak |
| the king | הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ | ham·me·leḵ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4428 king |
| She fell | וַתִּפֹּ֖ל | wat·tip·pōl | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular | H5307 fall, lie |
| at | לִפְנֵ֣י | lip̄·nê | Preposition-l; Noun - common plural construct | H6440 face, before |
| his feet | רַגְלָ֑יו | raḡ·lāw | Noun - feminine dual construct; third person masculine singular | H7272 foot |
| weeping | וַתֵּ֣בְךְּ | wat·tê·ḇək | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular | H1058 weep, bewail |
| and begged | וַתִּתְחַנֶּן־ | wat·tiṯ·ḥan·nen- | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hitpael - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular | H2603 shew favour, be gracious |
| him | ל֗וֹ | lōw | Preposition; third person masculine singular | |
| to revoke | לְהַֽעֲבִיר֙ | lə·ha·‘ă·ḇîr | Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct | H5674 pass over, through, by, pass on |
| the evil | רָעַת֙ | rā·‘aṯ | Noun - feminine singular construct | H7451 bad, evil |
| scheme | מַֽחֲשַׁבְתּ֔וֹ | ma·ḥă·šaḇ·tōw | Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H4284 thought, device |
| of Haman | הָמָ֣ן | hā·mān | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H2001 Haman |
| the Agagite | הָֽאֲגָגִ֔י | hā·’ă·ḡā·ḡî | Article; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H91 Agagite |
| which | אֲשֶׁ֥ר | ’ă·šer | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| he had devised | חָשַׁ֖ב | ḥā·šaḇ | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H2803 think, account |
| against | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| the Jews | הַיְּהוּדִֽים׃ | hay·yə·hū·ḏîm | Article; Noun - proper - masculine plural | H3064 Jewish |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.