Esther

Esther 8:9

⁹At once the royal scribes were summoned, and on the twenty-third day of the third month (the month of Sivan^a), they recorded all of Mordecai’s orders to the Jews and to the satraps, governors, and princes of the 127 provinces from India to Cush^b — writing to each province in its own script, to every people in their own language, and to the Jews in their own script and language.

Footnotes

a 8:9 Sivan is the third month of the Hebrew lunar calendar, usually occurring within the months of May and June.
b 8:9 That is, to the upper Nile region

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
At once	בָּֽעֵת־	bā·‘êṯ-	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - common singular	H6256 time
the royal	הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ	ham·me·leḵ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4428 king
scribes	סֹפְרֵֽי־	sō·p̄ə·rê-	Noun - masculine plural construct	H5613 secretary, scribe
were summoned	וַיִּקָּרְא֣וּ	way·yiq·qā·rə·’ū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H7121 call, proclaim, read
and on the twenty-third	בִּשְׁלוֹשָׁ֣ה	biš·lō·wō·šāh	Preposition-b; Number - masculine singular	H7969 a three, triad
of the third	הַשְּׁלִישִׁ֜י	haš·šə·lî·šî	Article; Number - ordinal masculine singular	H7992 third
month	בַּחֹ֨דֶשׁ	ba·ḥō·ḏeš	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H2320 (newness), new moon, month
the month	חֹ֣דֶשׁ	ḥō·ḏeš	Noun - masculine singular construct	H2320 (newness), new moon, month
of Sivan	סִיוָ֗ן	sî·wān	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H5510 Siwan
they recorded	וַיִּכָּתֵ֣ב	way·yik·kā·ṯêḇ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3789 write
all of	כְּֽכָל־	kə·ḵāl-	Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
Mordecai’s	מָרְדֳּכַ֣י	mā·rə·do·ḵay	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H4782 Mordecai
orders	צִוָּ֣ה	ṣiw·wāh	Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H6680 lay charge (upon), give charge (to), charge, command, order
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
the Jews	הַיְּהוּדִ֡ים	hay·yə·hū·ḏîm	Article; Noun - proper - masculine plural	H3064 Jewish
and to	וְאֶ֣ל	wə·’el	Conjunctive waw; Preposition	H413 motion to
the satraps	הָאֲחַשְׁדַּרְפְּנִֽים־	hā·’ă·ḥaš·dar·pə·nîm-	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H323 satrap, governor
governors	וְהַפַּחוֹת֩	wə·hap·pa·ḥō·wṯ	Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - masculine plural	H6346 governor
and princes	וְשָׂרֵ֨י	wə·śā·rê	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct	H8269 chieftain, chief, ruler, official, captain, prince
of the 127	שֶׁ֣בַע	še·ḇa‘	Number - feminine singular	H7651 seven
provinces	הַמְּדִינ֜וֹת	ham·mə·ḏî·nō·wṯ	Article; Noun - feminine plural	H4082 province
from India	מֵהֹ֣דּוּ	mê·hōd·dū	Preposition-m; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H1912 India
to	וְעַד־	wə·‘aḏ-	Conjunctive waw; Preposition	H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
Cush	כּ֗וּשׁ	kūš	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H3568 Cush
to each province	מְדִינָ֔ה	mə·ḏî·nāh	Noun - feminine singular	H4082 province
in its own script	וּמְדִינָה֙	ū·mə·ḏî·nāh	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular	H4082 province
to every people	וָעָ֖ם	wā·‘ām	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H5971 people
in their own language	כִּלְשֹׁנ֑וֹ	kil·šō·nōw	Preposition-k; Noun - common singular construct; third person masculine singular	H3956 tongue
and to	וְאֶ֨ל־	wə·’el-	Conjunctive waw; Preposition	H413 motion to
the Jews	הַיְּהוּדִ֔ים	hay·yə·hū·ḏîm	Article; Noun - proper - masculine plural	H3064 Jewish
in their own script	כִּכְתָבָ֖ם	kiḵ·ṯā·ḇām	Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H3791 writing
and language	וְכִלְשׁוֹנָֽם׃	wə·ḵil·šō·w·nām	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-k; Noun - common singular construct; third person masculine plural	H3956 tongue

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