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Esther 7:4-6
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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