Esther

Esther 9:25

²⁵But when it came before the king, he commanded by letter that the wicked scheme which Haman had devised against the Jews should come back upon his own head, and that he and his sons should be hanged on the gallows.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But when it came	וּבְבֹאָהּ֮	ū·ḇə·ḇō·’āh	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; third person feminine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
before	לִפְנֵ֣י	lip̄·nê	Preposition-l; Noun - common plural construct	H6440 face, before
the king	הַמֶּלֶךְ֒	ham·me·leḵ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4428 king
he commanded	אָמַ֣ר	’ā·mar	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
by	עִם־	‘im-	Preposition	H5973 with
letter	הַסֵּ֔פֶר	has·sê·p̄er	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5612 missive, document, writing, book
that the wicked	הָרָעָ֛ה	hā·rā·‘āh	Article; Adjective - feminine singular	H7451 bad, evil
scheme	מַחֲשַׁבְתּ֧וֹ	ma·ḥă·šaḇ·tōw	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H4284 thought, device
which	אֲשֶׁר־	’ă·šer-	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
Haman had devised	חָשַׁ֥ב	ḥā·šaḇ	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H2803 think, account
against	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
the Jews	הַיְּהוּדִ֖ים	hay·yə·hū·ḏîm	Article; Noun - proper - masculine plural	H3064 Jewish
should come back	יָשׁ֞וּב	yā·šūḇ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7725 turn back, return
upon	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
his own head	רֹאשׁ֑וֹ	rō·šōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H7218 head
and that he	אֹת֛וֹ	’ō·ṯōw	Direct object marker; third person masculine singular	H853 mark of the accusative
and	וְאֶת־	wə·’eṯ-	Conjunctive waw; Direct object marker	H853 mark of the accusative
his sons	בָּנָ֖יו	bā·nāw	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H1121 son
should be hanged	וְתָל֥וּ	wə·ṯā·lū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural	H8518 hang
on	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
the gallows	הָעֵֽץ׃	hā·‘êṣ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H6086 tree, trees, wood

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.