Esther

Esther 8:6

⁶For how could I bear to see the disaster that would befall my people? How could I bear to see the destruction of my kindred?”

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
For	כִּ֠י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
how	אֵיכָכָ֤ה	’ê·ḵā·ḵāh	Interjection	H349 How?
could I bear	אוּכַל֙	’ū·ḵal	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular	H3201 be able, have power, prevail, endure
to see	וְֽרָאִ֔יתִי	wə·rā·’î·ṯî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular	H7200 see
the disaster	בָּרָעָ֖ה	bā·rā·‘āh	Preposition-b, Article; Adjective - feminine singular	H7451 bad, evil
that	אֲשֶׁר־	’ă·šer-	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
would befall	יִמְצָ֣א	yim·ṣā	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H4672 attain to, find
my people	עַמִּ֑י	‘am·mî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H5971 people
How	וְאֵֽיכָכָ֤ה	wə·’ê·ḵā·ḵāh	Conjunctive waw; Interjection	H349 How?
could I bear	אוּכַל֙	’ū·ḵal	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular	H3201 be able, have power, prevail, endure
to see	וְֽרָאִ֔יתִי	wə·rā·’î·ṯî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular	H7200 see
the destruction	בְּאָבְדַ֖ן	bə·’ā·ḇə·ḏan	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H13 destruction
of my kindred	מוֹלַדְתִּֽי׃ס	mō·w·laḏ·tî	Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H4138 nativity, lineage, native country

Cross-references

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Esther 7:4 · Romans 10:1 · Romans 9:2–3

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.