New American Standard Bible 2020
Esther 9:1-6
1Nowin the twelfthוּבִשְׁנֵים֩ עָשָׂ֨רu.vish.Neim 'a.SarH8147H6240monthחֹ֜דֶשׁCho.deshH2320(that is, the monthחֹ֣דֶשׁCho.deshH2320Adarאֲדָ֗ר'a.DarH143), onthe thirteenthבִּשְׁלוֹשָׁ֨ה עָשָׂ֥רbish.lo.Shah 'a.SarH7969H6240dayיוֹם֙yOmH3117,whenH834the king’sהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428commandדְּבַר־de.var-H1697and edictוְדָת֖וֹve.da.ToH1881were to be putH6213intoH6213effectH6213,on the dayבַּיּ֗וֹםbai.YomH3117whenH834the enemiesH340of the Jewsהַיְּהוּדִים֙hai.ye.hu.DimH3064hopedשִׂבְּר֜וּsi.be.RuH7663to gainH7980the masteryH7980overH7980them, it turnedH2015outH2015to the contraryH2015soH834thatH834the Jewsהַיְּהוּדִ֛יםhai.ye.hu.DimH3064themselvesהֵ֖מָּהHe.mahH1992gainedH7980masteryH7980overH7980those who hatedבְּשֹׂנְאֵיהֶֽם׃be.so.ne.'ei.HemH8130them.
2The Jewsהַיְּהוּדִ֜יםhai.ye.hu.DimH3064assembledנִקְהֲל֨וּnik.ha.LuH6950in their citiesבְּעָרֵיהֶ֗םbe.'a.rei.HemH5892throughoutבְּכָל־be.kholH3605the provincesמְדִינוֹת֙me.di.nOtH4082of Kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Ahasuerusאֳחַשְׁוֵר֔וֹשׁ'o.chash.ve.Ro.oshH325toattackלִשְׁלֹ֣חַ יָ֔דlish.Lo.ach YadH7971H3027those who soughtבִּמְבַקְשֵׁ֖יbim.vak.SheiH1245to harmH7463them; and noלֹא־lo'-H3808oneוְאִישׁ֙ve.'IshH376could standעָמַ֣ד'a.MadH5975againstלִפְנֵיהֶ֔םlif.nei.HemH6440them,becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588the dreadפַּחְדָּ֖םpach.DamH6343of them had fallenנָפַ֥לna.FalH5307on allכָּל־kol-H3605the peoplesהָעַמִּֽים׃ha.'a.MimH5971.
3Even allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the officialsשָׂרֵ֨יsa.ReiH8269of the provincesהַמְּדִינ֜וֹתha.me.di.NotH4082,the satrapsוְהָאֲחַשְׁדַּרְפְּנִ֣יםve.ha.'a.chash.dar.pe.NimH323,the governorsוְהַפַּח֗וֹתve.ha.pa.ChotH6346,and those who were doingוְעֹשֵׂ֤יve.'o.SeiH6213the king’sלַמֶּ֔לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428businessהַמְּלָאכָה֙ha.me.la.KhahH4399were supportingמְנַשְּׂאִ֖יםme.na.se.'ImH5375the Jewsהַיְּהוּדִ֑יםhai.ye.hu.DimH3064,becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588the dreadפַּֽחַד־pa.chad-H6343of Mordecaiמָרְדֳּכַ֖יma.re.do.KhaiH4782had fallenנָפַ֥לna.FalH5307on them.
4For Mordecaiמָרְדֳּכַי֙ma.re.do.KhaiH4782was greatH1419in the king’sהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428houseבְּבֵ֣יתbe.VeitH1004,and the newsוְשָׁמְע֖וֹve.sha.me.'OH8089about him spreadH1980throughoutבְּכָל־be.kholH3605the provincesהַמְּדִינ֑וֹתha.me.di.NotH4082;for the manהָאִ֥ישׁha.'IshH376Mordecaiמָרְדֳּכַ֖יma.re.do.KhaiH4782becameH1980greaterH1980and greaterגָ֤דוֹלGa.dolH1419.
5Sothe Jewsהַיְּהוּדִים֙hai.ye.hu.DimH3064struckוַיַּכּ֤וּvai.ya.KuH5221allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605their enemiesH340withthe swordחֶ֥רֶבChe.revH2719,killingוְהֶ֖רֶגve.He.regH2027and destroyingוְאַבְדָ֑ןve.'av.DanH12;and they didוַיַּֽעֲשׂ֥וּvai.ya.'a.SuH6213as they pleasedכִּרְצוֹנָֽם׃kir.tzo.NamH7522to those who hatedבְשֹׂנְאֵיהֶ֖םve.so.ne.'ei.HemH8130them.
Commentaries on Esther 9
- 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
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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