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Esther 9:1-6
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.
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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