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Esther 8
1Onthatdayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117didkingהַמֶּ֤לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Ahasuerusאֲחַשְׁוֵרוֹשׁ֙'a.chash.ve.ro.VoshH325giveH5414thehouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004ofHamanהָמָ֖ןha.ManH2001theJews' oppressortoEstherלְאֶסְתֵּ֣רle.'es.TerH635thequeenהַמַּלְכָּ֔הha.mal.KahH4436.AndMordecaiוּמָרְדֳּכַ֗יu.ma.re.do.KhaiH4782cameH935beforethekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428;forEstherאֶסְתֵּ֖ר'es.TerH635hadtoldH5046whathewastoher.
3AndEstherאֶסְתֵּ֗ר'es.TerH635spokeH1696yetagainbeforethekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,andfellH5307downH5307athisfeetH7272,andbesoughthimwithtearstoputawaythemischiefofHamanהָמָ֣ןha.ManH2001theAgagiteהָֽאֲגָגִ֔יha.'a.ga.GiH91,andhisdevicewhichhehaddevisedagainsttheJewsהַיְּהוּדִֽים׃hai.ye.hu.DimH3064.
5andsaidH559,IfitpleasethekingH4428andifIhavefoundH4672graceH2580beforehim,andthethingH1697seemrighttothekingH4428,andIbepleasinginhissight, letitbewrittenH3789toreversethelettersהַסְּפָרִ֗יםha.se.fa.RimH5612devisedbyHamanהָמָ֤ןha.ManH2001thesonבֶּֽן־ben-H1121ofHammedathatheAgagiteהָאֲגָגִ֔יha.'a.ga.GiH91,whichhewroteH3789todestroyלְאַבֵּד֙le.'a.BedH6theJewsהַיְּהוּדִ֔יםhai.ye.hu.DimH3064thatareinalltheking'sprovincesH4082.
7Andkingהַמֶּ֤לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Ahasuerusאֲחַשְׁוֵרֹשׁ֙'a.chash.ve.RoshH325saidH559toqueenהַמַּלְכָּ֔הha.mal.KahH4436Estherלְאֶסְתֵּ֣רle.'es.TerH635andtoMordecaiוּֽלְמָרְדֳּכַ֖יu.le.ma.re.do.KhaiH4782theJewהַיְּהוּדִ֑יhai.ye.hu.DiH3064,Behold,IhavegivenH5414Estherלְאֶסְתֵּ֗רle.'es.TerH635thehouseבֵית־veit-H1004ofHamanהָמָ֜ןha.ManH2001,andhimtheyhavehangedתָּל֣וּta.LuH8518uponthegallowsהָעֵ֔ץha.'EtzH6086,becausehestretchedשָׁלַ֥חsha.LachH7971forthH7971hishandיָד֖וֹya.DoH3027againsttheJewsבַּיְּהוּדִֽים׃bai.ye.hu.di.yimH3064.
8WriteH3789yethenfortheJewsהַיְּהוּדִ֜יםhai.ye.hu.DimH3064asseemsgoodכַּטּ֤וֹבka.TovH2896toyou,intheking'snameבְּשֵׁ֣םbe.ShemH8034,andsealוְחִתְמ֖וּve.chit.MuH2856[it]withtheking'sringH2885.ForawritingH3789thatiswrittenH3789intheking'snameבְּשֵׁם־be.shem-H8034,andsealedוְנַחְתּ֛וֹםve.nach.TomH2856withtheking'sringH2885,cannotbereversed.
9Thenweretheking'sscribesH5608calledH7121atthattimeבָּֽעֵת־ba.'et-H6256,inthethirdהַשְּׁלִישִׁ֜יha.she.li.ShiH7992monthבַּחֹ֨דֶשׁba.Cho.deshH2320,thatis,themonthחֹ֣דֶשׁCho.deshH2320Sivan,onthethreeבִּשְׁלוֹשָׁ֣הbish.lo.ShahH7969andtwentieth[day] thereof;anditwaswrittenH3789accordingtoallthatMordecaiמָרְדֳּכַ֣יma.re.do.KhaiH4782commandedצִוָּ֣הtzi.VahH6680,totheJewsהַיְּהוּדִ֡יםhai.ye.hu.DimH3064,andtothesatrapsהָאֲחַשְׁדַּרְפְּנִֽים־ha.'a.chash.dar.pe.nim-H323,andthegovernorsוְהַפַּחוֹת֩ve.ha.pa.chOtH6346,andtheprincesH8269oftheprovincesH4082whicharefromIndiaמֵהֹ֣דּוּme.Ho.duH1912eventoEthiopia,ahundredוּמֵאָה֙u.me.'AhH3967andtwenty-sevenprovincesH4082,toeveryprovinceH4082accordingtothewritingH3789thereof,andtoeverypeopleH5971accordingtotheirlanguageכִּלְשֹׁנ֑וֹkil.sho.NoH3956,andtotheJewsהַיְּהוּדִ֔יםhai.ye.hu.DimH3064accordingtotheirwritingH3789andaccordingtotheirlanguageוְכִלְשׁוֹנָֽם׃ve.khil.sho.NamH3956.
10AndhewroteH3789inthenameבְּשֵׁם֙be.ShemH8034ofkingH4428Ahasuerusאֲחַשְׁוֵרֹ֔שׁ'a.chash.ve.RoshH325,andsealedוַיַּחְתֹּ֖םvai.yach.TomH2856[it]withtheking'sringH2885,andsentH7971lettersסְפָרִ֡יםse.fa.RimH5612bycouriersהָרָצִ֨יםha.ra.TzimH7323onhorsebackridingH7392oncoursers,horsesH5483ofblood rearedinthebreeding studs:
11[stating]thatthekingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428grantedtheJewsלַיְּהוּדִ֣ים׀lai.ye.hu.DimH3064thatwereineverycityH5892togatherthemselvestogether,andtostandוְלַעֲמֹ֣דve.la.'a.ModH5975fortheirlifeנַפְשָׁם֒naf.ShamH5315,todestroyH8045,toslayH2026,andtocausetoperishH6,allthepowerofthepeopleעַ֧ם'amH5971andprovinceוּמְדִינָ֛הu.me.di.NahH4082thatmightassaultthem, [their]littleטַ֣ףtafH2945onesH2945andwomenH802,andto[takeלָבֽוֹז׃la.VozH962]thespoilוּשְׁלָלָ֖םu.she.la.LamH7998ofthemforaprey,
13Thatthedecreemightbeוְלִהְי֨וֹתve.lih.YotH1961givenH5414ineveryprovinceH4082,acopyפַּתְשֶׁ֣גֶןpat.She.genH6572ofthewritingwasH1961publishedtoallthepeoplesH5971,andthattheJewsהַיְּהוּדִ֤יםhai.ye.hu.di.yimH3064shouldbeH1961readyagainstthatdayלַיּ֣וֹםlai.YomH3117toavengeלְהִנָּקֵ֖םle.hi.na.KemH5358themselvesontheirenemiesמֵאֹיְבֵיהֶֽם׃me.'o.ye.vei.HemH341.
15AndMordecaiוּמָרְדֳּכַ֞יu.ma.re.do.KhaiH4782wentH3318outfromthepresenceH6440ofthekingהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428inroyalapparelofblueH8504andwhiteוָח֔וּרva.ChurH2353,andwithagreatגְּדוֹלָ֔הge.do.LahH1419crownוַעֲטֶ֤רֶתva.'a.Te.retH5850ofgoldזָהָב֙za.HavH2091,andwithamantleofbyssusandpurpleוְאַרְגָּמָ֑ןve.'ar.ga.ManH713;andthecityוְהָעִ֣ירve.ha.'IrH5892ofShushanshoutedandwasgladH8055.
17AndineveryprovinceH4082,andineverycityH5892,wherevertheking'scommandmentandhisdecreecame,theJewsלַיְּהוּדִ֔יםlai.ye.hu.DimH3064hadjoyH8057andgladnessשִׂמְחָ֤הsim.ChahH8057,afeastמִשְׁתֶּ֖הmish.TehH4960andagoodט֑וֹבTovH2896dayוְי֣וֹםve.YomH3117.Andmanyוְרַבִּ֞יםve.ra.BimH7227amongthepeoplesH5971ofthelandהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ha.'A.retzH776becameJewsהַיְּהוּדִ֖יםhai.ye.hu.DimH3064;forthefearH6343oftheJewsH3064hadfallenH5307uponthem.
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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