Berean Standard Bible
Esther 8:8-10
8Now youוְ֠אַתֶּםVe.'a.temH859may writeכִּתְב֨וּkit.VuH3789in the king’sהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428nameבְּשֵׁ֣םbe.ShemH8034asכַּטּ֤וֹבka.TovH2896you pleaseבְּעֵֽינֵיכֶם֙be.'ei.nei.KhemH5869regardingעַל־'al-H5921the Jewsהַיְּהוּדִ֜יםhai.ye.hu.DimH3064,and seal itוְחִתְמ֖וּve.chit.MuH2856with the royalהַמֶּ֑לֶךְ כִּֽי־ha.Me.lekh ki-H4428H3588signet ringבְּטַבַּ֣עַתbe.ta.Ba.'atH2885.For a decreeכְתָ֞בkhe.TavH3791thatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834is writtenנִכְתָּ֣בnikh.TavH3789in the nameבְּשֵׁם־be.shem-H8034of the kingהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428and sealedוְנַחְתּ֛וֹםve.nach.TomH2856with the royalהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428signet ringבְּטַבַּ֥עַתbe.ta.Ba.'atH2885cannotאֵ֥ין'einH369be revokedלְהָשִֽׁיב׃le.ha.ShivH7725.”
9At onceבָּֽעֵת־ba.'et-H6256the royalהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428scribesסֹפְרֵֽי־so.fe.rei-H5613were summonedוַיִּקָּרְא֣וּvai.yi.ka.re.'UH7121,and on the twenty-thirdבִּשְׁלוֹשָׁ֣ה וְעֶשְׂרִים֮bish.lo.Shah ve.'es.RimH7969H6242dayof the thirdהַ֠הִיא הַשְּׁלִישִׁ֜יHa.hi' ha.she.li.ShiH7992H1931monthבַּחֹ֨דֶשׁba.Cho.deshH2320(the monthהוּא־ חֹ֣דֶשׁhu'- Cho.deshH1931H2320of Sivanסִיוָ֗ןsi.VanH5510),they recordedוַיִּכָּתֵ֣בvai.yi.ka.TevH3789all ofכְּֽכָל־ke.khol-H3605אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834Mordecai’sמָרְדֳּכַ֣יma.re.do.KhaiH4782ordersצִוָּ֣הtzi.VahH6680toאֶל־'el-H413the Jewsהַיְּהוּדִ֡יםhai.ye.hu.DimH3064and toוְאֶ֣לve.'ElH413the satrapsהָאֲחַשְׁדַּרְפְּנִֽים־ha.'a.chash.dar.pe.nim-H323,governorsוְהַפַּחוֹת֩ve.ha.pa.chOtH6346,and princesוְשָׂרֵ֨יve.sa.ReiH8269of the 127שֶׁ֣בַע וְעֶשְׂרִ֤ים וּמֵאָה֙She.va' ve.'es.Rim u.me.'AhH7651H6242H3967provincesH4082אֲשֶׁ֣ר׀'a.SherH834from Indiaמֵהֹ֣דּוּme.Ho.duH1912toוְעַד־ve.'ad-H5704Cushכּ֗וּשׁKushH3568—writingto each provinceH4082in its own scriptכִּכְתָבָ֔הּkikh.ta.VahH4082H3791,to every peopleH5971in their own languageכִּלְשֹׁנ֑וֹkil.sho.NoH3956,and toוְאֶ֨ל־ve.'El-H413the Jewsהַיְּהוּדִ֔יםhai.ye.hu.DimH3064in their own scriptכִּכְתָבָ֖םkikh.ta.VamH3791and languageוְכִלְשׁוֹנָֽם׃ve.khil.sho.NamH3956.
10Mordecai wroteוַיִּכְתֹּ֗בvai.yikh.ToH3789in the nameבְּשֵׁם֙be.ShemH8034of Kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Xerxesאֲחַשְׁוֵרֹ֔שׁ'a.chash.ve.RoshH325and sealed itוַיַּחְתֹּ֖םvai.yach.TomH2856with the royalהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428signet ringבְּטַבַּ֣עַתbe.ta.Ba.'atH2885.He sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֣חvai.yish.LachH7971the documentsסְפָרִ֡יםse.fa.RimH5612byבְּיַד֩be.YadH3027mountedבַּסּוּסִ֜יםba.su.SimH5483couriersהָרָצִ֨יםha.ra.TzimH7323riding onרֹכְבֵ֤יro.khe.VeiH7392swift horsesהָרֶ֙כֶשׁ֙ha.Re.kheshH7409bredבְּנֵ֖יbe.NeiH1121from the royalהָֽאֲחַשְׁתְּרָנִ֔יםha.'a.chash.te.ra.NimH327maresהָֽרַמָּכִֽים׃Ha.ra.ma.KhimH7424.
Commentaries on Esther 8
- 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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