New American Standard Bible 1995
Esther 3:8-9
8Then Hamanהָמָן֙ha.ManH2001saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Kingלַמֶּ֣לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428Ahasuerusאֲחַשְׁוֵר֔וֹשׁ'a.chash.ve.Ro.oshH325, “Thereיֶשְׁנ֣וֹyesh.NoH3426is a certainאֶחָ֗ד'e.ChadH259peopleעַם־'am-H5971scatteredמְפֻזָּ֤רme.fu.ZarH6340and dispersedוּמְפֹרָד֙u.me.fo.RadH6504amongבֵּ֣יןbeinH996the peoplesהָֽעַמִּ֔יםha.'a.MimH5971in allבְּכֹ֖לbe.KholH3605the provincesמְדִינ֣וֹתme.di.NotH4082of your kingdomמַלְכוּתֶ֑ךָmal.khu.Te.khaH4438;their lawsוְדָתֵיהֶ֞םve.da.tei.HemH1881are differentH8132from thoseof allמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605otherpeopleעָ֗ם'AmH5971and they do not observeעֹשִׂ֔ים'o.SimH6213the king’sהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428lawsדָּתֵ֤יda.TeiH1881,so it is not in the king’sוְלַמֶּ֥לֶךְve.la.Me.lekhH4428interestשֹׁוֶ֖הsho.VehH7737to let them remainלְהַנִּיחָֽם׃le.ha.ni.ChamH5117.
9Ifאִם־'im-H518it is pleasingH2895to the kingH4428, let it bedecreedיִכָּתֵ֖בyi.ka.TevH3789that they be destroyedלְאַבְּדָ֑םle.'a.be.DamH6,and I will payאֶשְׁקוֹל֙'esh.kOlH8254tenוַעֲשֶׂ֨רֶתva.'a.Se.retH6235thousandאֲלָפִ֜ים'a.la.FimH505talentsכִּכַּר־ki.kar-H3603of silverכֶּ֗סֶףKe.sefH3701into the handsיְדֵי֙ye.DeiH3027of those who carryעֹשֵׂ֣י'o.SeiH6213on the king’sbusinessהַמְּלָאכָ֔הha.me.la.KhahH4399,to putלְהָבִ֖יאle.ha.Vi'H935into the king’s treasuriesגִּנְזֵ֥יgin.ZeiH1595.”
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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