Berean Standard Bible
Esther 3:8-9
8Then Hamanהָמָן֙ha.ManH2001informedוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559Kingלַמֶּ֣לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428Xerxesאֲחַשְׁוֵר֔וֹשׁ'a.chash.ve.Ro.oshH325, “Thereיֶשְׁנ֣וֹyesh.NoH3426is a certainאֶחָ֗ד'e.ChadH259peopleעַם־'am-H5971scatteredמְפֻזָּ֤רme.fu.ZarH6340and dispersedוּמְפֹרָד֙u.me.fo.RadH6504amongבֵּ֣יןbeinH996the peoplesהָֽעַמִּ֔יםha.'a.MimH5971of everyבְּכֹ֖לbe.KholH3605provinceמְדִינ֣וֹתme.di.NotH4082of your kingdomמַלְכוּתֶ֑ךָmal.khu.Te.khaH4438.Their lawsוְדָתֵיהֶ֞םve.da.tei.HemH1881are differentשֹׁנ֣וֹתsho.NotH8138from everyoneמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605else’sעָ֗ם'AmH5971וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853,and they do notאֵינָ֣ם'ei.NamH369obeyעֹשִׂ֔ים'o.SimH6213the king’sהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428lawsדָּתֵ֤יda.TeiH1881.So it is notאֵין־'ein-H369in the king’sוְלַמֶּ֥לֶךְve.la.Me.lekhH4428best interestשֹׁוֶ֖הsho.VehH7737to tolerate themלְהַנִּיחָֽם׃le.ha.ni.ChamH5117.
9Ifאִם־'im-H518עַל־'al-H5921it pleasesט֔וֹבTovH2896the kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,let a decree be issuedיִכָּתֵ֖בyi.ka.TevH3789to destroy themלְאַבְּדָ֑םle.'a.be.DamH6,and I will depositלְהָבִ֖יאle.ha.Vi'H935tenוַעֲשֶׂ֨רֶתva.'a.Se.retH6235thousandאֲלָפִ֜ים'a.la.FimH505talentsכִּכַּר־ki.kar-H3603of silverכֶּ֗סֶףKe.sefH3701intoאֶל־'el-H413the royalהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428treasuryגִּנְזֵ֥יgin.ZeiH1595to payאֶשְׁקוֹל֙ עַל־ יְדֵי֙'esh.kOl 'al- ye.DeiH8254H5921H3027those who carry it outעֹשֵׂ֣י הַמְּלָאכָ֔ה'o.Sei ha.me.la.KhahH6213H4399.”
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
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