Hebrew & Greek Bible
Esther 1:1-3
1וַיְהִ֖יvay.Hiand it wasH9001H1961בִּימֵ֣יbi.Meiin [the] days ofH9003H3117אֲחַשְׁוֵר֑וֹשׁ'a.chash.ve.Ro.oshAhasuerusH325ה֣וּאhu'thatH1931אֲחַשְׁוֵר֗וֹשׁ'a.chash.ve.Ro.oshAhasuerusH325הַמֹּלֵךְ֙ha.mo.leKhwho reignedH9009H4427מֵהֹ֣דּוּme.Ho.dufrom IndiaH9006H1912וְעַד־ve.'ad-and toH9002H5704כּ֔וּשׁKushCushH3568שֶׁ֛בַעShe.va'sevenH7651וְעֶשְׂרִ֥יםve.'es.Rimand twentyH9002H6242וּמֵאָ֖הu.me.'Ahand one hundredH9002H3967מְדִינָֽה׃me.di.Nahprovince[s]H4082
2בַּיָּמִ֖יםbai.ya.Mimin the daysH9003H3117הָהֵ֑םha.Hem<the> thoseH9009H1992כְּשֶׁ֣בֶת׀ke.She.vetwhen satH9004H3427הַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhthe kingH9009H4428אֲחַשְׁוֵר֗וֹשׁ'a.chash.ve.Ro.oshAhasuerusH325עַ֚ל'alonH5921כִּסֵּ֣אki.Se'[the] throne ofH3678מַלְכוּת֔וֹmal.khu.Toroyalty hisH4438H9023אֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherwhichH834בְּשׁוּשַׁ֥ןbe.shu.Shan[was] in SusaH9003H7800הַבִּירָֽה׃ha.bi.Rahthe citadelH9009H1002
3בִּשְׁנַ֤תbish.Natin yearH9003H8141שָׁלוֹשׁ֙sha.lo.VoshthreeH7969לְמָלְכ֔וֹle.ma.le.Khoof reigning hisH9005H4427H9033עָשָׂ֣ה'a.Sahhe madeH6213מִשְׁתֶּ֔הmish.Teha feastH4960לְכָל־le.kholfor allH9005H3605שָׂרָ֖יוsa.Ravofficials hisH8269H9023וַעֲבָדָ֑יוva.'a.va.Davand servants hisH9002H5650H9023חֵ֣יל׀cheil[the] army ofH2428פָּרַ֣סpa.RasPersiaH6539וּמָדַ֗יu.ma.Daiand MediaH9002H4074הַֽפַּרְתְּמִ֛יםha.par.te.Mimthe noblesH9009H6579וְשָׂרֵ֥יve.sa.Reiand [the] officials ofH9002H8269הַמְּדִינ֖וֹתha.me.di.Notthe provincesH9009H4082לְפָנָֽיו׃le.fa.Nav[were] <to> before himH9005H6440H9023
Commentaries on Esther 1
- 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
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