American Standard Version
Esther 3:12-13
12Thenweretheking’sהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428scribesH5608calledH7121inthefirstהָרִאשׁ֗וֹןha.ri.ShonH7223monthבַּחֹ֣דֶשׁba.Cho.deshH2320,onthethirteenthdayיוֹם֮yOmH3117thereof;andtherewaswrittenH3789accordingtoallthatHamanהָמָ֡ןha.ManH2001commandedצִוָּ֣הtzi.VahH6680untotheking’sהַ֠מֶּלֶךְHa.Me.lekhH4428satrapsאֲחַשְׁדַּרְפְּנֵֽי־'a.chash.dar.pe.nei-H323,andtothegovernorsהַפַּח֞וֹתha.pa.ChotH6346thatwereovereveryprovinceH4082,andtotheprincesH8269ofeverypeopleH5971,toeveryprovinceH4082accordingtothewritingH3789thereof,andtoeverypeopleH5971aftertheirlanguageכִּלְשׁוֹנ֑וֹkil.sho.NoH3956;inthenameבְּשֵׁ֨םbe.ShemH8034ofkingהַמֶּ֤לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Ahasuerusאֲחַשְׁוֵרֹשׁ֙'a.chash.ve.RoshH325wasitwrittenH3789,anditwassealedוְנֶחְתָּ֖םve.nech.TamH2856withtheking’sהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428ringH2885.
13AndlettersH5612weresentH7971bypostsintoalltheking’sהַמֶּלֶךְ֒ha.me.leKhH4428provincesH4082,todestroyH8045,toslayH2026,andtocausetoperishH6,allJewsהַ֠יְּהוּדִיםHai.ye.hu.dimH3064,bothyoungמִנַּ֨עַרmi.Na.'arH5288andoldזָקֵ֜ןza.KenH2205,littleטַ֤ףtafH2945childrenandwomenH802,inoneאֶחָ֔ד'e.ChadH259dayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117,evenuponthethirteenthdayH3117ofthetwelfthmonthלְחֹ֥דֶשׁle.Cho.deshH2320,whichisthemonthחֹ֣דֶשׁCho.deshH2320Adarאֲדָ֑ר'a.DarH143,andtotakeלָבֽוֹז׃la.VozH962thespoilוּשְׁלָלָ֖םu.she.la.LamH7998ofthemforaprey.
Commentaries on Esther 3
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
American Standard Version — 1901 — Public Domain
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