New American Standard Bible 2020
Esther 3:12-13
12Then the king’sהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428scribesסֹפְרֵ֨יso.fe.ReiH5613were summonedוַיִּקָּרְאוּ֩vai.yi.ka.re.'UH7121on the thirteenthבִּשְׁלוֹשָׁ֨ה עָשָׂ֣רbish.lo.Shah 'a.SarH7969H6240dayיוֹם֮yOmH3117of the firstהָרִאשׁ֗וֹןha.ri.ShonH7223monthבַּחֹ֣דֶשׁba.Cho.deshH2320,and it was writtenוַיִּכָּתֵ֣בvai.yi.ka.TevH3789justכְּֽכָל־ אֲשֶׁר־ke.khol- 'a.Sher-H3605H834as Hamanהָמָ֡ןha.ManH2001commandedצִוָּ֣הtzi.VahH6680tothe king’sהַ֠מֶּלֶךְHa.Me.lekhH4428satrapsאֲחַשְׁדַּרְפְּנֵֽי־'a.chash.dar.pe.nei-H323,to the governorsהַפַּח֞וֹתha.pa.ChotH6346whoאֲשֶׁ֣ר׀'a.SherH834were overעַל־'al-H5921eachמְדִינָ֣הme.di.NahH4082provinceוּמְדִינָ֗הu.me.di.NahH4082and to the officialsשָׂ֤רֵיSa.reiH8269of eachעַם֙'amH5971peopleוָעָ֔םva.'AmH5971,eachמְדִינָ֤הme.di.NahH4082provinceוּמְדִינָה֙u.me.di.NahH4082according to its scriptכִּכְתָבָ֔הּkikh.ta.VahH3791,eachוְעַ֥םve.'AmH5971peopleוָעָ֖םva.'AmH5971according to its languageכִּלְשׁוֹנ֑וֹkil.sho.NoH3956,being writtenנִכְתָּ֔בnikh.TavH3789in the nameבְּשֵׁ֨םbe.ShemH8034of Kingהַמֶּ֤לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Ahasuerusאֲחַשְׁוֵרֹשׁ֙'a.chash.ve.RoshH325and sealedוְנֶחְתָּ֖םve.nech.TamH2856with the king’sהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428signetH2885ringH2885.
13Lettersסְפָרִ֜יםse.fa.RimH5612were sentוְנִשְׁל֨וֹחַve.nish.Lo.achH7971bycouriersהָרָצִים֮ha.ra.TzimH7323to allכָּל־kol-H3605the king’sהַמֶּלֶךְ֒ha.me.leKhH4428provincesמְדִינ֣וֹתme.di.NotH4082to annihilateלְהַשְׁמִ֡ידle.hash.MidH8045,killלַהֲרֹ֣גla.ha.RogH2026,and destroyוּלְאַבֵּ֣דu.le.'a.BedH6allכָּל־kol-H3605the Jewsהַ֠יְּהוּדִיםHai.ye.hu.dimH3064,bothH4480youngמִנַּ֨עַרmi.Na.'arH5288and oldזָקֵ֜ןza.KenH2205,womenוְנָשִׁים֙ve.na.ShimH802and childrenטַ֤ףtafH2945,in oneאֶחָ֔ד'e.ChadH259dayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117,the thirteenthבִּשְׁלוֹשָׁ֥ה עָשָׂ֛רbish.lo.Shah 'a.SarH7969H6240dayof the twelfthשְׁנֵים־ עָשָׂ֖רshe.neim- 'a.SarH8147H6240monthלְחֹ֥דֶשׁle.Cho.deshH2320,whichהוּא־hu'-H1931is the monthחֹ֣דֶשׁCho.deshH2320Adarאֲדָ֑ר'a.DarH143, and toseizeH962their possessionsוּשְׁלָלָ֖םu.she.la.LamH7998as plunderלָבֽוֹז׃la.VozH962.
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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