Revised Literal Translation
Esther 4:4-5
4So Esther’sאֶסְתֵּ֤ר'es.TerH635maidsנַעֲר֨וֹתna.'a.RotH5291and her chamberlainsוְסָרִיסֶ֙יהָ֙ve.sa.ri.Sei.haH5631cameוַ֠תָּבֹאינָהva.te.vo.'ei.nahH935and toldוַיַּגִּ֣ידוּvai.ya.Gi.duH5046ither. Then was the queenהַמַּלְכָּ֖הha.mal.KahH4436exceedinglyמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966grievedוַתִּתְחַלְחַ֥לva.tit.chal.ChalH2342;and she sentוַתִּשְׁלַ֨חva.tish.LachH7971raimentבְּגָדִ֜יםbe.ga.DimH899to clotheלְהַלְבִּ֣ישׁle.hal.BishH3847Mordecaiמָרְדֳּכַ֗יma.re.do.KhaiH4782,and to take awayוּלְהָסִ֥ירu.le.ha.SirH5493his sackclothשַׂקּ֛וֹsa.KoH8242from him: but he receivedקִבֵּֽל׃ki.BelH6901it not.
5Then calledוַתִּקְרָא֩va.tik.Ra'H7121Estherאֶסְתֵּ֨ר'es.TerH635for Hatachלַהֲתָ֜ךְla.ha.TakhH2047, oneof the king’sהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428chamberlainsמִסָּרִיסֵ֤יmi.sa.ri.SeiH5631,whom he had appointedהֶעֱמִ֣ידhe.'e.MidH5975to attendלְפָנֶ֔יהָle.fa.Nei.haH6440upon her, and gave him a commandmentוַתְּצַוֵּ֖הוּva.te.tza.Ve.huH6680to Mordecaiמָרְדֳּכָ֑יma.re.do.KhaiH4782,to knowלָדַ֥עַתla.Da.'atH3045what it was, and why it was.
Commentaries on Esther 4
- 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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