New American Standard Bible 1995
Esther 7:4-6
4forwe have been soldנִמְכַּ֙רְנוּ֙nim.Kar.nuH4376,I and my peopleוְעַמִּ֔יve.'a.MiH5971,to be destroyedלְהַשְׁמִ֖ידle.hash.MidH8045,to be killedלַהֲר֣וֹגla.ha.RogH2026and to be annihilatedוּלְאַבֵּ֑דu.le.'a.BedH6.Now ifוְ֠אִלּוּVe.'i.luH432we had only been soldנִמְכַּ֙רְנוּ֙nim.Kar.nuH4376as slavesלַעֲבָדִ֨יםla.'a.va.DimH8198H5650,men and womenH8198,I would have remainedH2790silentH2790, for thetroubleהַצָּ֛רha.TzarH6862would not be commensurateשֹׁוֶ֖הsho.VehH7737with theannoyanceבְּנֵ֥זֶקbe.Ne.zekH5143to the kingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ סha.Me.lekhH4428.”
5Then Kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Ahasuerusאֲחַשְׁוֵר֔וֹשׁ'a.chash.ve.Ro.oshH325askedH559Queenהַמַּלְכָּ֑הha.mal.KahH4436Estherלְאֶסְתֵּ֣רle.'es.TerH635, “Whoמִ֣יmiH4310is he, and whereוְאֵֽי־ve.'ei-H335is he,whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834would presumeמְלָא֥וֹ לִבּ֖וֹme.la.'O li.BoH4390H3820to doלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתla.'a.SotH6213thusכֵּֽן׃KenH3651?”
6Estherאֶסְתֵּ֔ר'es.TerH635saidוַתֹּ֣אמֶר־va.To.mer-H559, “A foeצַ֣רtzarH6862and an enemyH340is thisהַזֶּ֑הha.ZehH2088wickedהָרָ֖עha.Ra'H7451Hamanהָמָ֥ןha.ManH2001!”Then Hamanוְהָמָ֣ןve.ha.ManH2001became terrifiedנִבְעַ֔תniv.'AtH1204beforeמִלִּפְנֵ֥יmi.lif.NeiH4480H6440the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428and queenוְהַמַּלְכָּֽה׃ve.ha.mal.KahH4436.
Commentaries on Esther 7
- 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
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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