Revised Webster's Bible
Esther 3:1-10
1Afterאַחַ֣ר׀'a.CharH310thesethingsהַדְּבָרִ֣יםha.de.va.RimH1697kingהַמֶּ֨לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Ahasuerusאֲחַשְׁוֵר֜וֹשׁ'a.chash.ve.Ro.oshH325promotedגִּדַּל֩gi.DalH1431Hamanהָמָ֧ןha.ManH2001thesonבֶּֽן־ben-H1121ofHammedathaהַמְּדָ֛תָאha.me.Da.ta'H4099theAgagiteהָאֲגָגִ֖יha.'a.ga.GiH91, andadvancedוַֽיְנַשְּׂאֵ֑הוּvay.na.se.'E.huH5375him, andsetוַיָּ֙שֶׂם֙vai.Ya.semH7760hisseatכִּסְא֔וֹkis.'OH3678above all theprincesהַשָּׂרִ֖יםha.sa.RimH8269that were with him.
2And all theking’sהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428servantsעַבְדֵ֨י'av.DeiH5650, that were in theking’sהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428gateבְּשַׁ֣עַרbe.Sha.'arH8179,bowedכֹּרְעִ֤יםko.re.'ImH3766, and paid honourtoוּמִֽשְׁתַּחֲוִים֙u.mish.ta.cha.VimH7812Hamanלְהָמָ֔ןle.ha.ManH2001: for thekingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428had socommandedצִוָּה־tzi.vah-H6680concerning him. ButMordecaiוּמָ֨רְדֳּכַ֔יu.Ma.re.do.KhaiH4782bowedיִכְרַ֖עyikh.Ra'H3766not, nor did pay himhonourיִֽשְׁתַּחֲוֶֽה׃Yish.ta.cha.VehH7812.
3Then theking’sהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428servantsעַבְדֵ֥י'av.DeiH5650, who were in theking’sהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428gateבְּשַׁ֥עַרbe.Sha.'arH8179,saidוַיֹּ֨אמְר֜וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559toMordecaiלְמָרְדֳּכָ֑יle.ma.re.do.KhaiH4782, Why dost thoutransgressעוֹבֵ֔רo.VerH5674theking’sהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428commandmentמִצְוַ֥תmitz.VatH4687?
4Now it came to pass, when theyspokeכְּאָמְרָ֤םke.'a.me.ramH559dailyH3117to him, and hehearkenedשָׁמַ֖עsha.Ma'H8085not to them, that theytoldוַיַּגִּ֣ידוּvai.ya.Gi.duH5046Hamanלְהָמָ֗ןle.ha.ManH2001, toseeלִרְאוֹת֙lir.'OtH7200whetherMordecai’sמָרְדֳּכַ֔יma.re.do.KhaiH4782reasonדִּבְרֵ֣יdiv.ReiH1697wouldstandהֲיַֽעַמְדוּ֙ha.ya.'am.DuH5975: for he hadtoldהִגִּ֥ידhi.GidH5046them that he was aJewיְהוּדִֽי׃ye.hu.DiH3064.
6And hedisdainedוַיִּ֣בֶז בְּעֵינָ֗יוvai.Yi.vez be.'ei.NavH5869H959tolayלִשְׁלֹ֤חlish.LochH7971handsיָד֙yadH3027onMordecaiבְּמָרְדֳּכַ֣יbe.ma.re.do.KhaiH4782alone; for they had made knowntoהִגִּ֥ידוּhi.Gi.duH5046him thepeopleעַ֣ם'amH5971ofMordecaiמָרְדֳּכָ֑יma.re.do.KhaiH4782: thereforeHamanהָמָ֗ןha.ManH2001soughtוַיְבַקֵּ֣שׁvay.va.KeshH1245todestroyלְהַשְׁמִ֧ידle.hash.MidH8045all theJewsהַיְּהוּדִ֛יםhai.ye.hu.DimH3064that were throughout the wholekingdomמַלְכ֥וּתmal.KhutH4438ofAhasuerusאֲחַשְׁוֵר֖וֹשׁ'a.chash.ve.Ro.oshH325, even thepeopleעַ֥ם'amH5971ofMordecaiמָרְדֳּכָֽי׃ma.re.do.KhaiH4782.
7In thefirstהָרִאשׁוֹן֙ha.ri.shOnH7223monthH2320, that is, themonthH2320Nisanנִיסָ֔ןni.SanH5212, in thetwelfthשְׁתֵּ֣יםshe.TeimH8147H6240yearבִּשְׁנַת֙bish.NatH8141ofkingלַמֶּ֖לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428Ahasuerusאֲחַשְׁוֵר֑וֹשׁ'a.chash.ve.Ro.oshH325, theycastH5307Purפּוּר֩purH6332, that is, thelotH1486,beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440Hamanהָמָ֗ןha.ManH2001fromdayH3117todayH3117, and frommonthH2320tomonthH2320, to thetwelfthשְׁנֵים־she.neim-H8147H6240month, that is, themonthH2320Adarאֲדָֽר׃ ס'a.DarH143.
8AndHamanהָמָן֙ha.ManH2001saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559tokingלַמֶּ֣לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428Ahasuerusאֲחַשְׁוֵר֔וֹשׁ'a.chash.ve.Ro.oshH325, Thereisיֶשְׁנ֣וֹyesh.NoH3426acertainאֶחָ֗ד'e.ChadH259peopleעַם־'am-H5971scatteredabroadמְפֻזָּ֤רme.fu.ZarH6340anddispersedוּמְפֹרָד֙u.me.fo.RadH6504among thepeopleהָֽעַמִּ֔יםha.'a.MimH5971in all theprovincesמְדִינ֣וֹתme.di.NotH4082of thykingdomמַלְכוּתֶ֑ךָmal.khu.Te.khaH4438; and theirlawsוְדָתֵיהֶ֞םve.da.tei.HemH1881aredifferentשֹׁנ֣וֹתsho.NotH8138from allpeopleעָ֗ם'AmH5971; neitherkeepעֹשִׂ֔ים'o.SimH6213they theking’sהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428lawsדָּתֵ֤יda.TeiH1881: therefore it is not for theking’sוְלַמֶּ֥לֶךְve.la.Me.lekhH4428profitשֹׁוֶ֖הsho.VehH7737toallowH3240them to remain .
9If it shallpleaseH2895thekingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, let it bewrittenיִכָּתֵ֖בyi.ka.TevH3789that they may bedestroyedלְאַבְּדָ֑םle.'a.be.DamH6: and I willpayאֶשְׁקוֹל֙'esh.kOlH8254tenוַעֲשֶׂ֨רֶתva.'a.Se.retH6235thousandאֲלָפִ֜ים'a.la.FimH505talentsכִּכַּר־ki.kar-H3603ofsilverכֶּ֗סֶףKe.sefH3701to thehandsיְדֵי֙ye.DeiH3027of those that have thechargeעֹשֵׂ֣י'o.SeiH6213of thebusinessהַמְּלָאכָ֔הha.me.la.KhahH4399, tobringלְהָבִ֖יאle.ha.Vi'H935it into theking’sהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428treasuriesגִּנְזֵ֥יgin.ZeiH1595.
10And thekingהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428tookוַיָּ֧סַרvai.Ya.sarH5493hisringטַבַּעְתּ֖וֹta.ba'.ToH2885from hishandיָד֑וֹya.DoH3027, andgaveוַֽיִּתְּנָ֗הּvai.yi.te.NahH5414it toHamanלְהָמָ֧ןle.ha.ManH2001thesonבֶּֽן־ben-H1121ofHammedathaהַמְּדָ֛תָאha.me.Da.ta'H4099theAgagiteהָאֲגָגִ֖יha.'a.ga.GiH91, theJewsהַיְּהוּדִֽים׃hai.ye.hu.DimH3064’enemyצֹרֵ֥רtzo.RerH6887.
Commentaries on Esther 3
- 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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