Darby Bible
Esther 3
1Afterthesethingsהַדְּבָרִ֣יםha.de.va.RimH1697kingהַמֶּ֨לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Ahasuerusאֲחַשְׁוֵר֜וֹשׁ'a.chash.ve.Ro.oshH325promotedHamanהָמָ֧ןha.ManH2001thesonבֶּֽן־ben-H1121ofHammedathatheAgagiteהָאֲגָגִ֖יha.'a.ga.GiH91,andadvancedhim,andsetH7760hisseatכִּסְא֔וֹkis.'OH3678abovealltheprincesH8269thatwerewithhim.
2Andalltheking'sservantsעַבְדֵ֨י'av.DeiH5650thatwereintheking'sgateבְּשַׁ֣עַרbe.Sha.'arH8179bowedוּמִֽשְׁתַּחֲוִים֙u.mish.ta.cha.VimH7812anddidHamanלְהָמָ֔ןle.ha.ManH2001reverence,forthekingH4428hadsoH3651commandedצִוָּה־tzi.vah-H6680concerninghim.ButMordecaiוּמָ֨רְדֳּכַ֔יu.Ma.re.do.KhaiH4782bowedיִֽשְׁתַּחֲוֶֽה׃Yish.ta.cha.VehH7812not,nordid[him] reverence.
6Buthescornedtolayhandsיָד֙yadH3027onMordecaiבְּמָרְדֳּכַ֣יbe.ma.re.do.KhaiH4782aloneH905;fortheyhadmadeknowntohimthepeopleעַ֣ם'amH5971ofMordecaiמָרְדֳּכָ֑יma.re.do.KhaiH4782;thereforeHamanהָמָ֗ןha.ManH2001soughtH1245todestroyH8045alltheJewsהַיְּהוּדִ֛יםhai.ye.hu.DimH3064thatwereinallthekingdomמַלְכ֥וּתmal.KhutH4438ofAhasuerusאֲחַשְׁוֵר֖וֹשׁ'a.chash.ve.Ro.oshH325—thepeopleעַ֥ם'amH5971ofMordecaiמָרְדֳּכָֽי׃ma.re.do.KhaiH4782.
7Inthefirstהָרִאשׁוֹן֙ha.ri.shOnH7223monthH2320,thatis,themonthH2320Nisanנִיסָ֔ןni.SanH5212,inthetwelfthyearבִּשְׁנַת֙bish.NatH8141ofkingלַמֶּ֖לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428Ahasuerusאֲחַשְׁוֵר֑וֹשׁ'a.chash.ve.Ro.oshH325,theycastH5307Purפּוּר֩purH6332,thatis,thelotH1486,beforeHamanהָמָ֗ןha.ManH2001foreachdayH3117andforeachmonthH2320,tothetwelfth [monthH2320],thatis,themonthH2320Adarאֲדָֽר׃ ס'a.DarH143.
8AndHamanהָמָן֙ha.ManH2001saidH559tokingH4428Ahasuerusאֲחַשְׁוֵר֔וֹשׁ'a.chash.ve.Ro.oshH325,ThereisapeopleH5971scatteredמְפֻזָּ֤רme.fu.ZarH6340abroadanddispersedamongthepeoplesH5971inalltheprovincesH4082ofthykingdomמַלְכוּתֶ֑ךָmal.khu.Te.khaH4438;andtheirlawsוְדָתֵיהֶ֞םve.da.tei.HemH1881arediversefrom[thoseof]everypeopleH5971,andtheykeepnottheking'slawsדָּתֵ֤יda.TeiH1881;anditisnotfortheking's profittosufferthem.
9IfitpleasethekingH4428, letitbewrittenH3789thattheymaybedestroyedלְאַבְּדָ֑םle.'a.be.DamH6,andIwillpaytenוַעֲשֶׂ֨רֶתva.'a.Se.retH6235thousandאֲלָפִ֜ים'a.la.FimH505talentsכִּכַּר־ki.kar-H3603ofsilverכֶּ֗סֶףKe.sefH3701intothehandsיְדֵי֙ye.DeiH3027ofthosethathavechargeoftheaffairs,tobringלְהָבִ֖יאle.ha.Vi'H935[it]intotheking'streasuriesגִּנְזֵ֥יgin.ZeiH1595.
12Thenweretheking'sscribesH5608calledH7121,inthefirstהָרִאשׁ֗וֹןha.ri.ShonH7223monthבַּחֹ֣דֶשׁba.Cho.deshH2320,onthethirteenthdayיוֹם֮yOmH3117ofthe[monthH2320],andtherewaswrittenH3789accordingtoallthatHamanהָמָ֡ןha.ManH2001commandedצִוָּ֣הtzi.VahH6680untotheking'ssatrapsאֲחַשְׁדַּרְפְּנֵֽי־'a.chash.dar.pe.nei-H323,andtothegovernorsהַפַּח֞וֹתha.pa.ChotH6346overeveryprovinceH4082,andtotheprincesH8269ofeverypeopleH5971;toeveryprovinceH4082accordingtothewritingH3789thereof,andtoeverypeopleH5971accordingtotheirlanguageכִּלְשׁוֹנ֑וֹkil.sho.NoH3956:inthenameבְּשֵׁ֨םbe.ShemH8034ofkingH4428Ahasuerusאֲחַשְׁוֵרֹשׁ֙'a.chash.ve.RoshH325wasitwrittenH3789,andsealedוְנֶחְתָּ֖םve.nech.TamH2856withtheking'sringH2885.
13AndthelettersH5612weresentH7971bycouriersH7323intoalltheking'sprovincesH4082,todestroyH8045,tokillלַהֲרֹ֣גla.ha.RogH2026,andtocausetoperishH6,allJewsהַ֠יְּהוּדִיםHai.ye.hu.dimH3064,bothyoungמִנַּ֨עַרmi.Na.'arH5288andoldזָקֵ֜ןza.KenH2205,littleטַ֤ףtafH2945childrenandwomenH802,inoneאֶחָ֔ד'e.ChadH259dayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117,uponthethirteenthofthetwelfthmonthלְחֹ֥דֶשׁle.Cho.deshH2320,thatis,themonthחֹ֣דֶשׁCho.deshH2320Adarאֲדָ֑ר'a.DarH143,and[totakeלָבֽוֹז׃la.VozH962]thespoilוּשְׁלָלָ֖םu.she.la.LamH7998ofthemforaprey.
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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