Berean Standard Bible
Esther 7:1-6
2and as they drankבְּמִשְׁתֵּ֣הbe.mish.TehH4960their wineהַיַּ֔יִןhai.Ya.yinH3196on that secondהַשֵּׁנִי֙ha.she.NiH8145dayבַּיּ֤וֹםbai.YomH3117,the kingהַמֶּ֨לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428askedוַיֹּאמֶר֩vai.yo.MerH559once moreגַּ֣םgamH1571לְאֶסְתֵּ֜רle.'es.TerH635, “Queenהַמַּלְכָּ֖הha.mal.KahH4436Estherאֶסְתֵּ֥ר'es.TerH635,whatמַה־mah-H4100isyour petitionשְּׁאֵלָתֵ֛ךְshe.'e.la.TekhH7596?It will be givenוְתִנָּ֣תֵֽןve.ti.Na.tenH5414to you.Whatוּמַה־u.mah-H4100isyour requestבַּקָּשָׁתֵ֛ךְba.ka.sha.TekhH1246?Even up toעַד־'ad-H5704halfחֲצִ֥יcha.TziH2677the kingdomהַמַּלְכ֖וּתha.mal.KhutH4438,it will be fulfilledוְתֵעָֽשׂ׃ve.te.'AsH6213.”
3Queenהַמַּלְכָּה֙ha.mal.KahH4436Estherאֶסְתֵּ֤ר'es.TerH635repliedוַתַּ֨עַןva.Ta.'anH6030וַתֹּאמַ֔רva.to.MarH559, “Ifאִם־'im-H518I have foundמָצָ֨אתִיma.Tza.tiH4672favorחֵ֤ןchenH2580in your sightבְּעֵינֶ֙יךָ֙be.'ei.Nei.khaH5869,O kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,and ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518it pleasesט֑וֹבTovH2896the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428עַל־'al-H5921,grantתִּנָּֽתֶן־ti.na.ten-H5414memy lifeנַפְשִׁי֙naf.ShiH5315as my petitionבִּשְׁאֵ֣לָתִ֔יbish.'E.la.TiH7596,and the lives of my peopleוְעַמִּ֖יve.'a.MiH5971as my requestבְּבַקָּשָׁתִֽי׃be.va.ka.sha.TiH1246.
4Forכִּ֤יkiH3588my peopleוְעַמִּ֔יve.'a.MiH5971and Iאֲנִ֣י'a.NiH589have been sold outנִמְכַּ֙רְנוּ֙nim.Kar.nuH4376to destructionלְהַשְׁמִ֖ידle.hash.MidH8045,deathלַהֲר֣וֹגla.ha.RogH2026,and annihilationוּלְאַבֵּ֑דu.le.'a.BedH6.Ifוְ֠אִלּוּVe.'i.luH432we had merely been soldנִמְכַּ֙רְנוּ֙nim.Kar.nuH4376as menservantsלַעֲבָדִ֨יםla.'a.va.DimH5650and maidservantsוְלִשְׁפָח֤וֹתve.lish.fa.ChotH8198,I would have remained silentהֶחֱרַ֔שְׁתִּיhe.che.Rash.tiH2790,becauseכִּ֣יkiH3588noאֵ֥ין'einH369such distressהַצָּ֛רha.TzarH6862would justifyשֹׁוֶ֖הsho.VehH7737burdeningבְּנֵ֥זֶקbe.Ne.zekH5143the kingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ סha.Me.lekhH4428.”
5Then Kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Xerxesאֲחַשְׁוֵר֔וֹשׁ'a.chash.ve.Ro.oshH325spoke upוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559and askedוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559Queenהַמַּלְכָּ֑הha.mal.KahH4436Estherלְאֶסְתֵּ֣רle.'es.TerH635, “Whoמִ֣יmiH4310is thisזֶה֙zehH2088,and whereה֥וּא וְאֵֽי־ זֶ֣הhu' ve.'ei- zehH335H2088H1931is the oneה֔וּאHu'H1931whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834wouldמְלָא֥וֹ לִבּ֖וֹme.la.'O li.BoH4390H3820deviseלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתla.'a.SotH6213such a schemeכֵּֽן׃KenH3651?”
6Estherאֶסְתֵּ֔ר אִ֚ישׁ'es.Ter 'ishH635H376repliedוַתֹּ֣אמֶר־va.To.mer-H559, “The adversaryצַ֣רtzarH6862and enemyוְאוֹיֵ֔בve.'o.YevH341is thisהַזֶּ֑הha.ZehH2088wicked manהָרָ֖עha.Ra'H7451—Hamanהָמָ֥ןha.ManH2001!”And Hamanוְהָמָ֣ןve.ha.ManH2001stood in terrorנִבְעַ֔תniv.'AtH1204beforeמִלִּפְנֵ֥יmi.lif.NeiH6440the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428and queenוְהַמַּלְכָּֽה׃ve.ha.mal.KahH4436.
Commentaries on Esther 7
- 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
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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