Revised Version 1895
Esther 9:1-6
1NowH3117in the twelfthmonthחֹ֜דֶשׁCho.deshH2320,whichH834is themonthחֹ֣דֶשׁCho.deshH2320Adarאֲדָ֗ר'a.DarH143, on the thirteenthdayיוֹם֙yOmH3117of thesameH1931, when theking’sהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428commandmentH1697and hisdecreeוְדָת֖וֹve.da.ToH1881drewH5060nearH5060to be put in execution, in thedayבַּיּ֗וֹםbai.YomH3117that theenemiesאֹיְבֵ֤י'o.ye.VeiH341of theJewsהַיְּהוּדִים֙hai.ye.hu.DimH3064hoped to haveruleH1697over them; whereas it wasturnedוְנַהֲפ֣וֹךְve.na.ha.FokhH2015to the contrary, that theJewsהַיְּהוּדִ֛יםhai.ye.hu.DimH3064hadruleH1697over them thathatedבְּשֹׂנְאֵיהֶֽם׃be.so.ne.'ei.HemH8130them;
2theJewsהַיְּהוּדִ֜יםhai.ye.hu.DimH3064gatheredנִקְהֲל֨וּnik.ha.LuH6950themselvesרָֽעָתָ֑םra.'a.TamH7451togetherH5921in theircitiesבְּעָרֵיהֶ֗םbe.'a.rei.HemH5892throughoutH3605allH3605theprovincesמְדִינוֹת֙me.di.nOtH4082of thekingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Ahasuerusאֳחַשְׁוֵר֔וֹשׁ'o.chash.ve.Ro.oshH325, tolayלִשְׁלֹ֣חַlish.Lo.achH7971handיָ֔דYadH3027onsuchH3605assoughtבִּמְבַקְשֵׁ֖יbim.vak.SheiH1245their hurt: andnoלֹא־lo'-H3808manH376couldH376withstandעָמַ֣ד'a.MadH5975them; for thefearפַּחְדָּ֖םpach.DamH6343of them wasfallenנָפַ֥לna.FalH5307uponH5921allH3605thepeoplesהָעַמִּֽים׃ha.'a.MimH5971.
3Andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605theprincesשָׂרֵ֨יsa.ReiH8269of theprovincesהַמְּדִינ֜וֹתha.me.di.NotH4082, and thesatrapsוְהָאֲחַשְׁדַּרְפְּנִ֣יםve.ha.'a.chash.dar.pe.NimH323, and thegovernorsוְהַפַּח֗וֹתve.ha.pa.ChotH6346, and they thatdidוְעֹשֵׂ֤יve.'o.SeiH6213theking’sלַמֶּ֔לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428businessהַמְּלָאכָה֙ha.me.la.KhahH4399, helped theJewsהַיְּהוּדִ֑יםhai.ye.hu.DimH3064;becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588thefearפַּֽחַד־pa.chad-H6343ofMordecaiמָרְדֳּכַ֖יma.re.do.KhaiH4782wasfallenנָפַ֥לna.FalH5307uponעֲלֵיהֶֽם׃'a.lei.HemH5921them.
4ForMordecaiמָרְדֳּכַי֙ma.re.do.KhaiH4782wasgreatגָ֤דוֹלGa.dolH1419in theking’sהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428houseבְּבֵ֣יתbe.VeitH1004, and hisfameוְשָׁמְע֖וֹve.sha.me.'OH8089wentהוֹלֵ֣ךְho.LekhH1980forthהוֹלֵ֥ךְho.LekhH1980throughoutH3605allH3605theprovincesהַמְּדִינ֑וֹתha.me.di.NotH4082: for themanהָאִ֥ישׁha.'IshH376Mordecaiמָרְדֳּכַ֖יma.re.do.KhaiH4782waxedgreaterH1419andgreaterH1419.
5And theJewsהַיְּהוּדִים֙hai.ye.hu.DimH3064smoteוַיַּכּ֤וּvai.ya.KuH5221allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605theirenemiesאֹ֣יְבֵיהֶ֔ם'o.ye.vei.HemH341with the stroke of theswordחֶ֥רֶבChe.revH2719, and withslaughterמַכַּת־ma.kat-H4347anddestructionוְאַבְדָ֑ןve.'av.DanH12, anddidוַיַּֽעֲשׂ֥וּvai.ya.'a.SuH6213whatכִּרְצוֹנָֽם׃kir.tzo.NamH7522they would unto them thathatedבְשֹׂנְאֵיהֶ֖םve.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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