Revised Literal Translation
Esther 7:4-6
4For we are soldנִמְכַּ֙רְנוּ֙nim.Kar.nuH4376,I and my peopleוְעַמִּ֔יve.'a.MiH5971,to be destroyedלְהַשְׁמִ֖ידle.hash.MidH8045,to be slainלַהֲר֣וֹגla.ha.RogH2026,and to perishוּלְאַבֵּ֑דu.le.'a.BedH6.But ifוְ֠אִלּוּVe.'i.luH432we had been soldנִמְכַּ֙רְנוּ֙nim.Kar.nuH4376for bondmenלַעֲבָדִ֨יםla.'a.va.DimH5650and bondwomenוְלִשְׁפָח֤וֹתve.lish.fa.ChotH8198,I had held my tongueהֶחֱרַ֔שְׁתִּיhe.che.Rash.tiH2790,although the enemyהַצָּ֛רha.TzarH6862could not countervailשֹׁוֶ֖הsho.VehH7737the king’sהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ סha.Me.lekhH4428damageבְּנֵ֥זֶקbe.Ne.zekH5143.
5Then the kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Ahasuerusאֲחַשְׁוֵר֔וֹשׁ'a.chash.ve.Ro.oshH325answeredוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559and saidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Estherלְאֶסְתֵּ֣רle.'es.TerH635the queenהַמַּלְכָּ֑הha.mal.KahH4436,Who is he, and where is he, that durst presumeמְלָא֥וֹme.la.'OH4390in his heartלִבּ֖וֹli.BoH3820to doלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתla.'a.SotH6213so?
6And Estherאֶסְתֵּ֔ר'es.TerH635saidוַתֹּ֣אמֶר־va.To.mer-H559,The adversaryאִ֚ישׁ צַ֣ר'ish tzarH6862H376and enemyוְאוֹיֵ֔בve.'o.YevH341isthis wickedהָרָ֖עha.Ra'H7451Hamanהָמָ֥ןha.ManH2001.Then Hamanוְהָמָ֣ןve.ha.ManH2001was afraidנִבְעַ֔תniv.'AtH1204beforeמִלִּפְנֵ֥יmi.lif.NeiH6440the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428and the 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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