New American Standard Bible 2020
Esther 8:8-10
8Now you writeכִּתְב֨וּkit.VuH3789to the Jewsהַיְּהוּדִ֜יםhai.ye.hu.DimH3064as you seeבְּעֵֽינֵיכֶם֙be.'ei.nei.KhemH5869fitכַּטּ֤וֹבka.TovH2896,in the king’sהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428nameבְּשֵׁ֣םbe.ShemH8034, andsealוְחִתְמ֖וּve.chit.MuH2856itwith the king’sהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428signetH2885ringH2885;for a decreeכְתָ֞בkhe.TavH3791whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834is writtenנִכְתָּ֣בnikh.TavH3789in the nameבְּשֵׁם־be.shem-H8034of the kingהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428and sealedוְנַחְתּ֛וֹםve.nach.TomH2856with the king’sהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428signetH2885ringH2885may not be revokedלְהָשִֽׁיב׃le.ha.ShivH7725.”
9So the king’sהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428scribesסֹפְרֵֽי־so.fe.rei-H5613were summonedוַיִּקָּרְא֣וּvai.yi.ka.re.'UH7121at that timeבָּֽעֵת־ba.'et-H6256in the thirdהַשְּׁלִישִׁ֜יha.she.li.ShiH7992monthבַּחֹ֨דֶשׁba.Cho.deshH2320(that is, the monthחֹ֣דֶשׁCho.deshH2320Sivanסִיוָ֗ןsi.VanH5510),on the twenty-thirdבִּשְׁלוֹשָׁ֣ה וְעֶשְׂרִים֮bish.lo.Shah ve.'es.RimH6242H7969day; and it was writtenוַיִּכָּתֵ֣בvai.yi.ka.TevH3789in accordance with everythingכְּֽכָל־ke.khol-H3605that Mordecaiמָרְדֳּכַ֣יma.re.do.KhaiH4782commandedצִוָּ֣הtzi.VahH6680the Jewsהַיְּהוּדִ֡יםhai.ye.hu.DimH3064,the satrapsהָאֲחַשְׁדַּרְפְּנִֽים־ha.'a.chash.dar.pe.nim-H323,the governorsוְהַפַּחוֹת֩ve.ha.pa.chOtH6346,and the officialsוְשָׂרֵ֨יve.sa.ReiH8269of the provincesהַמְּדִינ֜וֹתha.me.di.NotH4082whichH834extendedfrom Indiaמֵהֹ֣דּוּme.Ho.duH1912toCushכּ֗וּשׁKushH3568,127שֶׁ֣בַע וְעֶשְׂרִ֤ים וּמֵאָה֙She.va' ve.'es.Rim u.me.'AhH7651H6242H3967provincesמְדִינָ֔הme.di.NahH4082, toeveryמְדִינָ֤הme.di.NahH4082provinceוּמְדִינָה֙u.me.di.NahH4082according to its scriptכִּכְתָבָ֔הּkikh.ta.VahH3791,and to everyוְעַ֥םve.'AmH5971peopleוָעָ֖םva.'AmH5971according to their languageכִּלְשֹׁנ֑וֹkil.sho.NoH3956,as well as to the Jewsהַיְּהוּדִ֔יםhai.ye.hu.DimH3064according to their scriptכִּכְתָבָ֖םkikh.ta.VamH3791and their languageוְכִלְשׁוֹנָֽם׃ve.khil.sho.NamH3956.
10He wroteוַיִּכְתֹּ֗בvai.yikh.ToH3789in the nameבְּשֵׁם֙be.ShemH8034of Kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Ahasuerusאֲחַשְׁוֵרֹ֔שׁ'a.chash.ve.RoshH325,and sealedוַיַּחְתֹּ֖םvai.yach.TomH2856it with the king’sהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428signetH2885ringH2885,and sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֣חvai.yish.LachH7971lettersסְפָרִ֡יםse.fa.RimH5612by couriersהָרָצִ֨יםha.ra.TzimH7323onhorsesבַּסּוּסִ֜יםba.su.SimH5483,ridingרֹכְבֵ֤יro.khe.VeiH7392on royalהָֽאֲחַשְׁתְּרָנִ֔יםha.'a.chash.te.ra.NimH327relayH7409horsesH7409,offspringבְּנֵ֖יbe.NeiH1121of racingH7424maresH7424.
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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