American Standard Version
Esther 9:24-26
24becauseHamanהָמָ֨ןha.ManH2001thesonבֶּֽן־ben-H1121ofHammedatha,theAgagiteהָֽאֲגָגִ֗יha.'a.ga.GiH91,theenemyofalltheJewsהַיְּהוּדִ֔יםhai.ye.hu.DimH3064,hadplottedH2803againsttheJewsהַיְּהוּדִ֖יםhai.ye.hu.DimH3064todestroyלְאַבְּדָ֑םle.'a.be.DamH6them,andhadcastוְהִפִּ֥ילve.hi.PilH5307Purפּוּר֙purH6332,thatisthelotהַגּוֹרָ֔לha.go.RalH1486,toconsumethem,andtodestroyוּֽלְאַבְּדָֽם׃U.le.'a.be.DamH6them;
25butwhenH834themattercameH935beforethekingהַמֶּלֶךְ֒ha.me.leKhH4428,hecommandedbylettersהַסֵּ֔פֶרha.Se.ferH5612thathiswickedH7451device,whichhehaddevisedagainsttheJewsהַיְּהוּדִ֖יםhai.ye.hu.DimH3064,shouldreturnיָשׁ֞וּבya.ShuvH7725uponhisownheadרֹאשׁ֑וֹro.ShoH7218,andthatheandhissonsבָּנָ֖יוba.NavH1121shouldbehangedוְתָל֥וּve.ta.LuH8518onthegallowsהָעֵֽץ׃ha.'EtzH6086.
26Whereforetheycalledקָֽרְאוּ֩ka.re.'UH7121thesedaysלַיָּמִ֨יםlai.ya.MimH3117Purimפוּרִים֙fu.RimH6332,afterthenameשֵׁ֣םshemH8034ofPurהַפּ֔וּרha.PurH6332.ThereforeH3651becauseofallthewordsדִּבְרֵ֖יdiv.ReiH1697ofthisletterהָאִגֶּ֣רֶתha.'i.Ge.retH107,andofthatwhichtheyhadseenH7200concerningthismatterH1697,andthatwhichhadcomeuntothem,
Commentaries on Esther 9
- 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
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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