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Esther 9:1-19
1Now in thetwelfthוּבִשְׁנֵים֩ עָשָׂ֨רu.vish.Neim 'a.SarH8147H6240monthחֹ֜דֶשׁCho.deshH2320, that is, themonthחֹ֣דֶשׁCho.deshH2320Adarאֲדָ֗ר'a.DarH143, on thethirteenthבִּשְׁלוֹשָׁ֨ה עָשָׂ֥רbish.lo.Shah 'a.SarH7969H6240dayיוֹם֙yOmH3117of the same, when theking’sהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428commandmentדְּבַר־de.var-H1697and hisdecreeוְדָת֖וֹve.da.ToH1881drewnearהִגִּ֧יעַhi.Gi.a'H5060to be put inexecutionלְהֵעָשׂ֑וֹתle.he.'a.SotH6213, in thedayבַּיּ֗וֹםbai.YomH3117that theenemiesאֹיְבֵ֤י'o.ye.VeiH341of theJewsהַיְּהוּדִים֙hai.ye.hu.DimH3064hopedשִׂבְּר֜וּsi.be.RuH7663to havepowerלִשְׁל֣וֹטlish.LotH7980over them, (though it wasturnedוְנַהֲפ֣וֹךְve.na.ha.FokhH2015to the contrary, that theJewsהַיְּהוּדִ֛יםhai.ye.hu.DimH3064hadruleיִשְׁלְט֧וּyish.le.TuH7980over them thathatedבְּשֹׂנְאֵיהֶֽם׃be.so.ne.'ei.HemH8130them;)
2TheJewsהַיְּהוּדִ֜יםhai.ye.hu.DimH3064gathered themselvestogetherנִקְהֲל֨וּnik.ha.LuH6950in theircitiesבְּעָרֵיהֶ֗םbe.'a.rei.HemH5892throughout all theprovincesמְדִינוֹת֙me.di.nOtH4082of thekingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Ahasuerusאֳחַשְׁוֵר֔וֹשׁ'o.chash.ve.Ro.oshH325, tolayלִשְׁלֹ֣חַlish.Lo.achH7971handיָ֔דYadH3027on such assoughtבִּמְבַקְשֵׁ֖יbim.vak.SheiH1245theirharmרָֽעָתָ֑םra.'a.TamH7451: and nomanוְאִישׁ֙ve.'IshH376couldwithstandעָמַ֣ד'a.MadH5975themלִפְנֵיהֶ֔םlif.nei.HemH6440; for thefearפַּחְדָּ֖םpach.DamH6343of themfellנָפַ֥לna.FalH5307upon allpeopleהָעַמִּֽים׃ha.'a.MimH5971.
3And all theprincesשָׂרֵ֨יsa.ReiH8269of theprovincesהַמְּדִינ֜וֹתha.me.di.NotH4082, and thesatrapsוְהָאֲחַשְׁדַּרְפְּנִ֣יםve.ha.'a.chash.dar.pe.NimH323, and thegovernorsוְהַפַּח֗וֹתve.ha.pa.ChotH6346, andofficersוְעֹשֵׂ֤י הַמְּלָאכָה֙ve.'o.Sei ha.me.la.KhahH6213H4399of thekingלַמֶּ֔לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428,helpedמְנַשְּׂאִ֖יםme.na.se.'ImH5375theJewsהַיְּהוּדִ֑יםhai.ye.hu.DimH3064; because thefearפַּֽחַד־pa.chad-H6343ofMordecaiמָרְדֳּכַ֖יma.re.do.KhaiH4782fellנָפַ֥לna.FalH5307upon them.
4ForMordecaiמָרְדֳּכַי֙ma.re.do.KhaiH4782wasgreatגָ֤דוֹלGa.dolH1419in theking’sהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428houseבְּבֵ֣יתbe.VeitH1004, and hisfameוְשָׁמְע֖וֹve.sha.me.'OH8089wentoutהוֹלֵ֣ךְho.LekhH1980throughout all theprovincesהַמְּדִינ֑וֹתha.me.di.NotH4082: for thismanהָאִ֥ישׁha.'IshH376Mordecaiמָרְדֳּכַ֖יma.re.do.KhaiH4782becameהוֹלֵ֥ךְho.LekhH1980greater andgreaterH1419.
5Thus theJewsהַיְּהוּדִים֙hai.ye.hu.DimH3064smoteוַיַּכּ֤וּvai.ya.KuH5221all theirenemiesאֹ֣יְבֵיהֶ֔ם'o.ye.vei.HemH341with thestrokeמַכַּת־ma.kat-H4347of theswordחֶ֥רֶבChe.revH2719, andslaughterוְהֶ֖רֶגve.He.regH2027, anddestructionוְאַבְדָ֑ןve.'av.DanH12, anddidוַיַּֽעֲשׂ֥וּvai.ya.'a.SuH6213what theywouldכִּרְצוֹנָֽם׃kir.tzo.NamH7522to those thathatedבְשֹׂנְאֵיהֶ֖םve.so.ne.'ei.HemH8130them.
10Thetenעֲ֠שֶׂרֶת'A.se.retH6235sonsבְּנֵ֨יbe.NeiH1121ofHamanהָמָ֧ןha.ManH2001thesonבֶּֽן־ben-H1121ofHammedathaהַמְּדָ֛תָאha.me.Da.ta'H4099, theenemyצֹרֵ֥רtzo.RerH6887of theJewsהַיְּהוּדִ֖יםhai.ye.hu.DimH3064, theyslewהָרָ֑גוּha.Ra.guH2026; but on thespoilוּבַ֨בִּזָּ֔הu.Vab.bi.ZahH961theylaidשָׁלְח֖וּsha.le.ChuH7971not theirhandיָדָֽם׃ya.DamH3027.
12And thekingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toEstherלְאֶסְתֵּ֣רle.'es.TerH635thequeenהַמַּלְכָּ֗הha.mal.KahH4436, TheJewsהַיְּהוּדִ֨יםhai.ye.hu.DimH3064haveslainהָרְגוּ֩ha.re.GuH2026anddestroyedוְאַבֵּ֜דve.'a.BedH6fiveחֲמֵ֧שׁcha.MeshH2568hundredמֵא֣וֹתme.'otH3967menאִ֗ישׁ'IshH376inShushanבְּשׁוּשַׁ֣ןbe.shu.ShanH7800thepalaceהַבִּירָ֡הha.bi.RahH1002, and thetenעֲשֶׂ֣רֶת'a.Se.retH6235sonsבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121ofHamanהָמָ֔ןha.ManH2001; what have theydoneעָשׂ֑וּ'a.SuH6213in therestבִּשְׁאָ֛רbish.'ArH7605of theking’sהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428provincesמְדִינ֥וֹתme.di.NotH4082? now what is thypetitionשְּׁאֵֽלָתֵךְ֙she.'e.la.teKhH7596? and it shall begrantedוְיִנָּ֣תֵֽןve.yi.Na.tenH5414thee: or what is thyrequestבַּקָּשָׁתֵ֥ךְba.ka.sha.TekhH1246furtherע֖וֹדodH5750? and it shall bedoneוְתֵעָֽשׂ׃ve.te.'AsH6213.
13Thensaidוַתֹּ֤אמֶרva.To.merH559Estherאֶסְתֵּר֙'es.TerH635, If it shallpleaseט֔וֹבTovH2896thekingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, let it begrantedיִנָּתֵ֣ןyi.na.TenH5414to theJewsלַיְּהוּדִים֙lai.ye.hu.DimH3064who are inShushanבְּשׁוּשָׁ֔ןbe.shu.ShanH7800todoלַעֲשׂ֖וֹתla.'a.SotH6213tomorrowמָחָ֗רma.CharH4279also according to thisday’sהַיּ֑וֹםhai.YomH3117decreeכְּדָ֣תke.DatH1881, and letHaman’sהָמָ֖ןha.ManH2001tenעֲשֶׂ֥רֶת'a.Se.retH6235sonsבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121behangedיִתְל֥וּyit.LuH8518upon thegallowsהָעֵֽץ׃ha.'EtzH6086.
14And thekingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428commandedוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559it so to bedoneלְהֵֽעָשׂ֣וֹתle.he.'a.SotH6213: and thedecreeדָּ֖תdatH1881wasgivenוַתִּנָּתֵ֥ןva.ti.na.TenH5414atShushanבְּשׁוּשָׁ֑ןbe.shu.ShanH7800; and theyhangedתָּלֽוּ׃ta.LuH8518Haman’sהָמָ֖ןha.ManH2001tenעֲשֶׂ֥רֶת'a.Se.retH6235sonsבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121.
15For theJewsהַיְּהוּדִ֣יםhai.ye.hu.di.yimH3064that were inShushanבְּשׁוּשָׁ֗ןbe.shu.ShanH7800gathered themselvestogetherוַיִּֽקָּהֲל֞וּvai.yi.ka.ha.LuH6950on thefourteenthאַרְבָּעָ֤ה עָשָׂר֙'ar.ba.'Ah 'a.SarH702H6240dayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117also of themonthלְחֹ֣דֶשׁle.Cho.deshH2320Adarאֲדָ֔ר'a.DarH143, andslewוַיַּֽהַרְג֣וּvai.ya.har.GuH2026threeשְׁלֹ֥שׁshe.LoshH7969hundredמֵא֖וֹתme.'otH3967menאִ֑ישׁ'IshH376atShushanבְשׁוּשָׁ֔ןve.shu.ShanH7800; but on thespoilוּבַ֨בִּזָּ֔הu.Vab.bi.ZahH961theylaidשָׁלְח֖וּsha.le.ChuH7971not theirhandיָדָֽם׃ya.DamH3027.
16But theotherוּשְׁאָ֣רu.she.'ArH7605Jewsהַיְּהוּדִ֡יםhai.ye.hu.DimH3064that were in theking’sהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428provincesבִּמְדִינ֨וֹתbim.di.NotH4082gathered themselvestogetherנִקְהֲל֣וּ׀nik.ha.LuH6950, anddefendedוְעָמֹ֣דve.'a.ModH5975theirlivesנַפְשָׁ֗םnaf.ShamH5315, and hadrestוְנ֙וֹחַ֙ve.No.achH5118from theirenemiesמֵאֹ֣יְבֵיהֶ֔םme.'O.ye.vei.HemH341, andslewוְהָרֹג֙ve.ha.RogH2026of theirfoesבְּשֹׂ֣נְאֵיהֶ֔םbe.So.ne.'ei.HemH8130seventyוְשִׁבְעִ֖יםve.shiv.'ImH7657andfiveחֲמִשָּׁ֥הcha.mi.ShahH2568thousandאָ֑לֶף'A.lefH505, but theylaidשָֽׁלְח֖וּsha.le.ChuH7971not theirhandsיָדָֽם׃ya.DamH3027on thespoilוּבַ֨בִּזָּ֔הu.Vab.bi.ZahH961,
17On thethirteenthשְׁלֹשָׁ֥ה עָשָׂ֖רshe.lo.Shah 'a.SarH7969H6240dayבְּיוֹם־be.yom-H3117of themonthלְחֹ֣דֶשׁle.Cho.deshH2320Adarאֲדָ֑ר'a.DarH143; and on thefourteenthבְּאַרְבָּעָ֤ה עָשָׂר֙be.'ar.ba.'Ah 'a.SarH702H6240day of the same theyrestedH5118, andmadeוְעָשֹׂ֣הve.'a.SohH6213it adayי֖וֹםYomH3117offeastingמִשְׁתֶּ֥הmish.TehH4960andgladnessוְשִׂמְחָֽה׃ve.sim.ChahH8057.
18But theJewsוְהַיְּהוּדִ֣יםve.hai.ye.hu.di.yimH3064that were atShushanבְּשׁוּשָׁ֗ןbe.shu.ShanH7800assembledtogetherנִקְהֲלוּ֙nik.ha.LuH6950on thethirteenthבִּשְׁלֹשָׁ֤ה עָשָׂר֙bish.lo.Shah 'a.SarH7969H6240day of the month, and on thefourteenthוּבְאַרְבָּעָ֥ה עָשָׂ֖רu.ve.'ar.ba.'Ah 'a.SarH702H6240of it; and on thefifteenthבַּחֲמִשָּׁ֤ה עָשָׂר֙ba.cha.mi.Shah 'a.SarH2568H6240day of the same theyrestedH5118, andmadeוְעָשֹׂ֣הve.'a.SohH6213it adayי֖וֹםYomH3117offeastingמִשְׁתֶּ֥הmish.TehH4960andgladnessוְשִׂמְחָֽה׃ve.sim.ChahH8057.
19Therefore theJewsהַיְּהוּדִ֣יםhai.ye.hu.DimH3064of thevillagesהַפְּרָזִ֗יםha.pe.ro.zimH6521, thatdweltהַיֹּשְׁבִים֮hai.yo.she.VimH3427in theunwalledהַפְּרָזוֹת֒ha.pe.ra.zOtH6519townsבְּעָרֵ֣יbe.'a.ReiH5892,madeעֹשִׂ֗ים'o.SimH6213thefourteenthאַרְבָּעָ֤ה עָשָׂר֙'ar.ba.'Ah 'a.SarH702H6240dayי֣וֹםYomH3117of themonthלְחֹ֣דֶשׁle.Cho.deshH2320Adarאֲדָ֔ר'a.DarH143a day ofgladnessשִׂמְחָ֥הsim.ChahH8057andfeastingוּמִשְׁתֶּ֖הu.mish.TehH4960, and agoodט֑וֹבTovH2896dayוְי֣וֹםve.YomH3117, and ofsendingוּמִשְׁל֥וֹחַu.mish.Lo.achH4916portionsמָנ֖וֹתma.NotH4490oneאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376toanotherלְרֵעֵֽהוּ׃ פle.re.'E.huH7453.
Commentaries on Esther 9
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
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- 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
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