Esther
Esther 9:20
20Mordecai recorded these events and sent letters to all the Jews in all the provinces of King Xerxes, both near and far,
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mordecai | מָרְדֳּכַ֔י | mā·rə·do·ḵay | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H4782 Mordecai |
| recorded | וַיִּכְתֹּ֣ב | way·yiḵ·tōḇ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H3789 write |
| these | הָאֵ֑לֶּה | hā·’êl·leh | Article; Pronoun - common plural | H428 these |
| events | הַדְּבָרִ֖ים | had·də·ḇā·rîm | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H1697 speech, word |
| and sent | וַיִּשְׁלַ֨ח | way·yiš·laḥ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H7971 send |
| letters | סְפָרִ֜ים | sə·p̄ā·rîm | Noun - masculine plural | H5612 missive, document, writing, book |
| to | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| all | כָּל־ | kāl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| the Jews | הַיְּהוּדִ֗ים | hay·yə·hū·ḏîm | Article; Noun - proper - masculine plural | H3064 Jewish |
| in all | בְּכָל־ | bə·ḵāl | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| the provinces | מְדִינוֹת֙ | mə·ḏî·nō·wṯ | Noun - feminine plural construct | H4082 province |
| of King | הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ | ham·me·leḵ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4428 king |
| Xerxes | אֲחַשְׁוֵר֔וֹשׁ | ’ă·ḥaš·wê·rō·wōš | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H325 Ahasuerus |
| both near | הַקְּרוֹבִ֖ים | haq·qə·rō·w·ḇîm | Article; Adjective - masculine plural | H7138 near |
| and far | וְהָרְחוֹקִֽים׃ | wə·hā·rə·ḥō·w·qîm | Conjunctive waw, Article; Adjective - masculine plural | H7350 distant, far |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.