Revised Webster's Bible
Esther 8:10-14
10And hewroteוַיִּכְתֹּ֗בvai.yikh.ToH3789in thekingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Ahasuerusאֲחַשְׁוֵרֹ֔שׁ'a.chash.ve.RoshH325’nameבְּשֵׁם֙be.ShemH8034, andsealedוַיַּחְתֹּ֖םvai.yach.TomH2856it with theking’sהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428ringבְּטַבַּ֣עַתbe.ta.Ba.'atH2885, andsentוַיִּשְׁלַ֣חvai.yish.LachH7971lettersסְפָרִ֡יםse.fa.RimH5612byבְּיַד֩be.YadH3027postsהָרָצִ֨יםha.ra.TzimH7323onhorsebackבַּסּוּסִ֜יםba.su.SimH5483, andridersרֹכְבֵ֤יro.khe.VeiH7392onmulesהָרֶ֙כֶשׁ֙ha.Re.kheshH7409,camelsהָֽאֲחַשְׁתְּרָנִ֔יםha.'a.chash.te.ra.NimH327, andyoungבְּנֵ֖יbe.NeiH1121dromedariesהָֽרַמָּכִֽים׃Ha.ra.ma.KhimH7424:
11In which thekingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428grantedנָתַ֨ןna.TanH5414theJewsלַיְּהוּדִ֣ים׀lai.ye.hu.DimH3064who were in everycityH5892to gather themselvestogetherלְהִקָּהֵל֮le.hi.ka.HelH6950, and todefendוְלַעֲמֹ֣דve.la.'a.ModH5975theirlivesנַפְשָׁם֒naf.ShamH5315, todestroyלְהַשְׁמִיד֩le.hash.MidH8045, toslayוְלַהֲרֹ֨גve.la.ha.RogH2026, and to cause toperishוּלְאַבֵּ֜דu.le.'a.BedH6, all thepowerחֵ֨ילcheilH2428of thepeopleעַ֧ם'amH5971andprovinceוּמְדִינָ֛הu.me.di.NahH4082that wouldassaultהַצָּרִ֥יםha.tza.RimH6696them, both littleonesטַ֣ףtafH2945andwomenוְנָשִׁ֑יםve.na.ShimH802, and toplunderוּשְׁלָלָ֖םu.she.la.LamH7998them forspoilלָבֽוֹז׃la.VozH962,
12Upononeאֶחָ֔ד'e.ChadH259dayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117in all theprovincesמְדִינ֖וֹתme.di.NotH4082ofkingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Ahasuerusאֲחַשְׁוֵר֑וֹשׁ'a.chash.ve.Ro.oshH325, namely, upon thethirteenthבִּשְׁלוֹשָׁ֥ה עָשָׂ֛רbish.lo.Shah 'a.SarH7969H6240day of thetwelfthשְׁנֵים־ עָשָׂ֖רshe.neim- 'a.SarH8147H6240monthלְחֹ֥דֶשׁle.Cho.deshH2320, which is themonthחֹ֥דֶשׁCho.deshH2320Adarאֲדָֽר׃'a.DarH143.
13Thecopyפַּתְשֶׁ֣גֶןpat.She.genH6572of thewritingהַכְּתָ֗בha.ke.TavH3791for acommandmentדָּת֙datH1881to begivenלְהִנָּ֤תֵֽןle.hi.Na.tenH5414in everyprovinceH4082wasproclaimedגָּל֖וּיga.LuiH1540to allpeopleהָעַמִּ֑יםha.'a.MimH5971, and that theJewsהַיְּהוּדִ֤יםhai.ye.hu.di.yimH3064should bereadyעֲתִידִים֙a.tu.dimH6264H6259for thatdayלַיּ֣וֹםlai.YomH3117toavengeלְהִנָּקֵ֖םle.hi.na.KemH5358themselves on theirenemiesמֵאֹיְבֵיהֶֽם׃me.'o.ye.vei.HemH341.
14So thepostsהָרָצִ֞יםha.ra.TzimH7323thatrodeרֹכְבֵ֤יro.khe.VeiH7392uponmulesהָרֶ֙כֶשׁ֙ha.Re.kheshH7409andcamelsהָֽאֲחַשְׁתְּרָנִ֔יםha.'a.chash.te.ra.NimH327wentoutיָֽצְא֛וּya.tze.'UH3318, beinghastenedמְבֹהָלִ֥יםme.vo.ha.LimH926and pressedonוּדְחוּפִ֖יםu.de.chu.FimH1765by theking’sהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428commandmentבִּדְבַ֣רbid.VarH1697. And thedecreeוְהַדָּ֥תve.ha.DatH1881wasgivenנִתְּנָ֖הni.te.NahH5414atShushanבְּשׁוּשַׁ֥ןbe.shu.ShanH7800thepalaceהַבִּירָֽה׃ פha.bi.RahH1002.
Commentaries on Esther 8
- 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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