Darby Bible
Esther 4
1AndwhenH834Mordecaiוּמָרְדֳּכַ֗יu.ma.re.do.KhaiH4782knewH3045allthatwasdone,Mordecaiמָרְדֳּכַי֙ma.re.do.KhaiH4782renthisgarmentsH899,andputוַיִּלְבַּ֥שׁvai.yil.BashH3847onsackclothשַׂ֖קsakH8242withashesוָאֵ֑פֶרva.'E.ferH665,andwentH3318outintothemidstבְּת֣וֹךְbe.TokhH8432ofthecityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892,andcriedH2199withaloudandbitterוּמָרָֽה׃u.ma.RahH4751cryH2199,
3AndineveryprovinceH4082,wherevertheking'scommandmentandhisdecreecame,therewasgreatגָּדוֹל֙ga.dOlH1419mourningאֵ֤בֶל'E.velH60amongtheJewsלַיְּהוּדִ֔יםlai.ye.hu.DimH3064,andfastingוְצ֥וֹםve.TzomH6685,andweepingוּבְכִ֖יu.ve.KhiH1065,andwailingוּמִסְפֵּ֑דu.mis.PedH4553:manyלָֽרַבִּֽים׃La.ra.BimH7227layinsackclothשַׂ֣קsakH8242andashesוָאֵ֔פֶרva.'E.ferH665.
4AndEsther'smaidsנַעֲר֨וֹתna.'a.RotH5291andherchamberlainscameH935andtoldH5046[it]her;andthequeenהַמַּלְכָּ֖הha.mal.KahH4436wasexceedinglyמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966grieved:andshesentH7971raimenttoclotheלְהַלְבִּ֣ישׁle.hal.BishH3847Mordecaiמָרְדֳּכַ֗יma.re.do.KhaiH4782,andtotakeawayH5493hissackclothשַׂקּ֛וֹsa.KoH8242fromhim;buthereceived[it]not.
8AndhegaveH5414himacopyפַּתְשֶׁ֣גֶןpat.She.genH6572ofthewritingofthedecreethathadbeengivenH5414atShushantodestroyH8045them,toshew [it]toEstherאֶסְתֵּ֖ר'es.TerH635,andtodeclareH5046[it]toher,andtochargeherthatsheshouldgoלָב֨וֹאla.Vo'H935inuntothekingהַמֶּ֧לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,tomakeH5414supplicationtohim,andtomakeH5414requestbeforehim,forherpeopleעַמָּֽהּ׃'a.MahH5971.
11Alltheking'sservantsעַבְדֵ֣י'av.DeiH5650andthepeopleוְעַם־ve.'am-H5971oftheking'sprovincesH4082doknowיֽוֹדְעִ֗יםyod.'ImH3045thatwhoever, whethermanאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376orwomanוְאִשָּׁ֡הve.'i.ShahH802,shallcomeH935tothekingH4428intotheinnerהַפְּנִימִ֜יתha.pe.ni.MitH6442courtהֶחָצֵ֨רhe.cha.TzerH2691,whoisnotcalledH7121,thereisoneאַחַ֤ת'a.ChatH259lawדָּתוֹ֙da.ToH1881,toputלְהָמִ֔יתle.ha.MitH4191[him]todeathH4191,except[such]towhomthekingH4428shallholdoutthegoldensceptre,thathemayliveוְחָיָ֑הve.cha.YahH2421;andIhavenotbeencalledH7121tocomeH935inuntothekingH4428thesethirtyשְׁלוֹשִׁ֥יםshe.lo.ShimH7970daysיֽוֹם׃YomH3117.
14Forifthou altogether holdest thy peaceatthistimeבָּעֵ֣תba.'EtH6256,thenshallthereariseיַעֲמ֤וֹדya.'a.ModH5975reliefanddeliverancetotheJewsלַיְּהוּדִים֙lai.ye.hu.DimH3064fromanotherplaceמִמָּק֣וֹםmi.ma.KomH4725;butthouandthy father'shouseוּבֵית־u.veit-H1004shallperishתֹּאבֵ֑דוּto.Ve.duH6.Andwhoknowsיוֹדֵ֔עַyo.De.a'H3045whetherthou art [not]cometothekingdomH4438forsuchatimeלְעֵ֣תle.'EtH6256asthis?
16Goאָב֤וֹא'a.Vo'H935,gatherכְּנ֨וֹסke.NosH3664togetheralltheJewsהַיְּהוּדִ֜יםhai.ye.hu.DimH3064thatarefoundH4672inShushan,andfastוְצ֣וּמוּve.Tzu.muH6684forme,andneithereatתֹּאכְל֨וּto.khe.LuH398nordrinkתִּשְׁתּ֜וּtish.TuH8354threeשְׁלֹ֤שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969daysיָמִים֙ya.MimH3117,nightלַ֣יְלָהLay.lahH3915ordayוָי֔וֹםva.YomH3117:Ialsoגַּם־gam-H1571andmymaidenswillfastאָצ֣וּם'a.TzumH6684likewise,andsoH3651willIgoH935inuntothekingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428,whichisnotaccordingtothelawכַדָּ֔תkha.DatH1881;andifIperishאָבַ֖דְתִּי'a.Vad.tiH6,Iperishאָבָֽדְתִּי׃'a.Va.de.tiH6.
Commentaries on Esther 4
- 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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