Esther

Esther 8:5

5“If it pleases the king,” she said, “and if I have found favor in his sight, and the matter seems proper to the king, and I am pleasing in his sight, may an order be written to revoke the letters that the scheming Haman son of Hammedatha, the Agagite, wrote to destroy the Jews in all the king’s provinces.

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EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Ifאִם־’im-ConjunctionH518 if
it pleasesעַל־‘al-PrepositionH5921 height
the kingהַמֶּ֨לֶךְham·me·leḵArticle; Noun - masculine singularH4428 king
she saidוַ֠תֹּאמֶרwat·tō·merConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singularH559 utter, say
and if I have foundמָצָ֧אתִיmā·ṣā·ṯîVerb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singularH4672 attain to, find
favorחֵ֣ןḥênNoun - masculine singularH2580 favour, grace
in his sightלְפָנָ֗יוlə·p̄ā·nāwPreposition-l; Noun - common plural construct; third person masculine singularH6440 face, before
and the matterהַדָּבָר֙had·dā·ḇārArticle; Noun - masculine singularH1697 speech, word
properוְכָשֵׁ֤רwə·ḵā·šêrConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularH3787 be advantageous, proper, suitable, succeed
toלִפְנֵ֣יlip̄·nêPreposition-l; Noun - common plural constructH6440 face, before
the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְham·me·leḵArticle; Noun - masculine singularH4428 king
and Iאֲנִ֖י’ă·nîPronoun - first person common singularH589 I
am pleasingוְטוֹבָ֥הwə·ṭō·w·ḇāhConjunctive waw; Adjective - feminine singularH2896 pleasant, agreeable, good
in his sightבְּעֵינָ֑יוbə·‘ê·nāwPreposition-b; Noun - cdc; third person masculine singularH5869 eye
may an order be writtenיִכָּתֵ֞בyik·kā·ṯêḇVerb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularH3789 write
to revokeלְהָשִׁ֣יבlə·hā·šîḇPreposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive constructH7725 turn back, return
the lettersהַסְּפָרִ֗יםhas·sə·p̄ā·rîmArticle; Noun - masculine pluralH5612 missive, document, writing, book
that the schemingמַחֲשֶׁ֜בֶתma·ḥă·še·ḇeṯNoun - feminine singular constructH4284 thought, device
Hamanהָמָ֤ןhā·mānNoun - proper - masculine singularH2001 Haman
sonבֶּֽן־ben-Noun - masculine singular constructH1121 son
of Hammedathaהַמְּדָ֙תָא֙ham·mə·ḏā·ṯāNoun - proper - masculine singularH4099 Medatha
the Agagiteהָאֲגָגִ֔יhā·’ă·ḡā·ḡîArticle; Noun - proper - masculine singularH91 Agagite
wroteכָּתַ֗בkā·ṯaḇVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH3789 write
to destroyלְאַבֵּד֙lə·’ab·bêḏPreposition-l; Verb - Piel - Infinitive constructH6 perish
the Jewsהַיְּהוּדִ֔יםhay·yə·hū·ḏîmArticle; Noun - proper - masculine pluralH3064 Jewish
in allבְּכָל־bə·ḵālPreposition-b; Noun - masculine singular constructH3605 the whole, all
the king’sהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ham·me·leḵArticle; Noun - masculine singularH4428 king
provincesמְדִינ֥וֹתmə·ḏî·nō·wṯNoun - feminine plural constructH4082 province

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.