Berean Original

Esther

Chapter 10

1
הַמֶּ֨לֶךְ

הַמֶּ֨לֶךְ


ham·me·leḵ

Now King

Hebrew Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strongs 4428
BSB/Thayers
1) king
אֲחָשֵׁרֹשׁ

אֲחָשֵׁרֹשׁ


ʾă·ḥå̄·šē·rōš

Xerxes

Hebrew Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strongs 325
BSB/Thayers
Ahasuerus = |I will be silent and poor|
1) title of the king of Persia, probably Xerxes
וַיָּשֶׂם֩

וַיָּשֶׂם֩


way·yā·śem

imposed

Hebrew Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strongs 7760
BSB/Thayers
1) to put, place, set, appoint, make 
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to put, set, lay, put or lay upon, lay (violent) hands on
1a2) to set, direct, direct toward
1a2a) to extend (compassion) (fig)
1a3) to set, ordain, establish, found, appoint, constitute, make, determine, fix
1a4) to set, station, put, set in place, plant, fix
1a5) to make, make for, transform into, constitute, fashion, work, bring to pass, appoint, give
1b) (Hiphil) to set or make for a sign
1c) (Hophal) to be set
מַ֛ס

מַ֛ס


mas

tribute

Hebrew Noun - masculine singular
Strongs 4522
BSB/Thayers
1) gang or body of forced labourers, task-workers, labour band or gang, forced service, task-work, serfdom, tributary, tribute, levy, taskmasters, discomfited 
1a) labour-band, labour-gang, slave gang
1b) gang-overseers
1c) forced service, serfdom, tribute, enforced payment
עַל־

עַל־


‘al-

throughout

Hebrew Preposition
Strongs 5921
BSB/Thayers
prep
1) upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against
1a) upon, on the ground of, on the basis of, on account of, because of, therefore, on behalf of, for the sake of, for, with, in spite of, notwithstanding, concerning, in the matter of, as regards
1b) above, beyond, over (of excess)
1c) above, over (of elevation or pre-eminence)
1d) upon, to, over to, unto, in addition to, together with, with (of addition)
1e) over (of suspension or extension)
1f) by, adjoining, next, at, over, around (of contiguity or proximity)
1g) down upon, upon, on, from, up upon, up to, towards, over towards, to, against (with verbs of motion)
1h) to (as a dative)
conj
2) because that, because, notwithstanding, although
הָאָ֖רֶץ

הָאָ֖רֶץ


hā·’ā·reṣ

the land ,

Hebrew Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strongs 776
BSB/Thayers
1) land, earth
1a) earth
1a1) whole earth (as opposed to a part)
1a2) earth (as opposed to heaven)
1a3) earth (inhabitants)
1b) land
1b1) country, territory
1b2) district, region
1b3) tribal territory
1b4) piece of ground
1b5) land of Canaan, Israel
1b6) inhabitants of land
1b7) Sheol, land without return, (under) world
1b8) city (-state)
1c) ground, surface of the earth
1c1) ground
1c2) soil
1d) (in phrases)
1d1) people of the land
1d2) space or distance of country (in measurements of distance)
1d3) level or plain country
1d4) land of the living
1d5) end(s) of the earth
1e) (almost wholly late in usage)
1e1) lands, countries
1e1a) often in contrast to Canaan
וְאִיֵּ֥י

וְאִיֵּ֥י


wə·’î·yê

even to its farthest shores

Hebrew Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct
Strongs 339
BSB/Thayers
1) coast, island, shore, region
הַיָּֽם׃

הַיָּֽם׃


hay·yām

. . . .

Hebrew Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strongs 3220
BSB/Thayers
1) sea 
1a) Mediterranean Sea
1b) Red Sea
1c) Dead Sea
1d) Sea of Galilee
1e) sea (general)
1f) mighty river (Nile)
1g) the sea (the great basin in the temple court)
1h) seaward, west, westward
2
וְכָל־

וְכָל־


wə·ḵāl

And all

Hebrew Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strongs 3605
BSB/Thayers
1) all, the whole 
1a) all, the whole of
1b) any, each, every, anything
1c) totality, everything
מָרְדֳּכַ֔י

מָרְדֳּכַ֔י


mā·rə·do·ḵay

of Mordecai’s

Hebrew Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strongs 4782
BSB/Thayers
Mordecai = |little man| or |worshipper of Mars|
1) cousin and adoptive father of queen Esther; son of Jair of the tribe of Benjamin; deliverer under Divine providence of the children of Israel from the destruction plotted by Haman the chief minister of Ahasuerus; institutor of the feast of Purim
2) a Jew who returned from exile with Zerubbabel
תָקְפּוֹ֙

תָקְפּוֹ֙


ṯā·qə·pōw

powerful

Hebrew Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strongs 8633
BSB/Thayers
1) authority, power, strength, energy
וּגְב֣וּרָת֔וֹ

וּגְב֣וּרָת֔וֹ


ū·ḡə·ḇū·rā·ṯōw

and magnificent

Hebrew Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strongs 1369
BSB/Thayers
1) strength, might 
1a) strength
1b) might, valour, bravery
1c) might, mighty deeds (of God)
מַעֲשֵׂ֤ה

מַעֲשֵׂ֤ה


ma·‘ă·śêh

accomplishments ,

Hebrew Noun - masculine singular construct
Strongs 4639
BSB/Thayers
1) deed, work 
1a) deed, thing done, act
1b) work, labour
1c) business, pursuit
1d) undertaking, enterprise
1e) achievement
1f) deeds, works (of deliverance and judgment)
1g) work, thing made
1h) work (of God)
1i) product
וּפָרָשַׁת֙

וּפָרָשַׁת֙


ū·p̄ā·rā·šaṯ

together with the full account

Hebrew Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct
Strongs 6575
BSB/Thayers
1) exact statement, declaration
גְּדֻלַּ֣ת

גְּדֻלַּ֣ת


gə·ḏul·laṯ

of the greatness

Hebrew Noun - feminine singular construct
Strongs 1420
BSB/Thayers
1) greatness 
1a) of man
1b) of God's greatness (as an attribute)
אֲשֶׁ֥ר

אֲשֶׁ֥ר


’ă·šer

to which

Hebrew Pronoun - relative
Strongs 834
BSB/Thayers
1) (relative part.) 
1a) which, who
1b) that which
2) (conj)
2a) that (in obj clause)
2b) when
2c) since
2d) as
2e) conditional if
הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ

הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ


ham·me·leḵ

the king

Hebrew Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strongs 4428
BSB/Thayers
1) king
גִּדְּל֖וֹ

גִּדְּל֖וֹ


gid·də·lōw

had raised him ,

Hebrew Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singular
Strongs 1431
BSB/Thayers
1) to grow, become great or important, promote, make powerful, praise, magnify, do great things 
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to grow up
1a2) to become great
1a3) to be magnified
1b) (Piel)
1b1) to cause to grow
1b2) to make great, powerful
1b3) to magnify
1c) (Pual) to be brought up
1d) (Hiphil)
1d1) to make great
1d2) to magnify
1d3) to do great things
1e) (Hithpael) to magnify oneself
הֵ֣ם

הֵ֣ם


hêm

are they

Hebrew Pronoun - third person masculine plural
Strongs 1992
BSB/Thayers
1) they, these, the same, who
הֲלוֹא־

הֲלוֹא־


hă·lō·w-

not

Hebrew Adverb - Negative particle
Strongs 3808
BSB/Thayers
1) not, no 
1a) not (with verb-absolute prohibition)
1b) not (with modifier-negation)
1c) nothing (subst)
1d) without (with particle)
1e) before (of time)
כְּתוּבִ֗ים

כְּתוּבִ֗ים


kə·ṯū·ḇîm

written

Hebrew Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine plural
Strongs 3789
BSB/Thayers
1) to write, record, enrol 
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to write, inscribe, engrave, write in, write on
1a2) to write down, describe in writing
1a3) to register, enrol, record
1a4) to decree
1b) (Niphal)
1b1) to be written
1b2) to be written down, be recorded, be enrolled
1c) (Piel) to continue writing
עַל־

עַל־


‘al-

in

Hebrew Preposition
Strongs 5921
BSB/Thayers
prep
1) upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against
1a) upon, on the ground of, on the basis of, on account of, because of, therefore, on behalf of, for the sake of, for, with, in spite of, notwithstanding, concerning, in the matter of, as regards
1b) above, beyond, over (of excess)
1c) above, over (of elevation or pre-eminence)
1d) upon, to, over to, unto, in addition to, together with, with (of addition)
1e) over (of suspension or extension)
1f) by, adjoining, next, at, over, around (of contiguity or proximity)
1g) down upon, upon, on, from, up upon, up to, towards, over towards, to, against (with verbs of motion)
1h) to (as a dative)
conj
2) because that, because, notwithstanding, although
סֵ֙פֶר֙

סֵ֙פֶר֙


sê·p̄er

the Book

Hebrew Noun - masculine singular construct
Strongs 5612
BSB/Thayers
n f
1) book
n m
2) missive, document, writing, book
2a) missive
2a1) letter (of instruction), written order, commission, request, written decree
2b) legal document, certificate of divorce, deed of purchase, indictment, sign
2c) book, scroll
2c1) book of prophecies
2c2) genealogical register
2c3) law-book
2c4) book (of poems)
2c5) book (of kings)
2c6) books of the canon, scripture
2c7) record book (of God)
2d) book-learning, writing
2d1) be able to read (after verb 'to know')
דִּבְרֵ֣י

דִּבְרֵ֣י


diḇ·rê

of the Chronicles

Hebrew Noun - masculine plural construct
Strongs 1697
BSB/Thayers
1) speech, word, speaking, thing 
1a) speech
1b) saying, utterance
1c) word, words
1d) business, occupation, acts, matter, case, something, manner (by extension)
הַיָּמִ֔ים

הַיָּמִ֔ים


hay·yā·mîm

. . .

Hebrew Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strongs 3117
BSB/Thayers
1) day, time, year 
1a) day (as opposed to night)
1b) day (24 hour period)
1b1) as defined by evening and morning in Genesis 1
1b2) as a division of time
1b2a) a working day, a day's journey
1c) days, lifetime (pl.)
1d) time, period (general)
1e) year
1f) temporal references
1f1) today
1f2) yesterday
1f3) tomorrow
לְמַלְכֵ֖י

לְמַלְכֵ֖י


lə·mal·ḵê

of the Kings

Hebrew Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct
Strongs 4428
BSB/Thayers
1) king
מָדַ֥י

מָדַ֥י


mā·ḏay

of Media

Hebrew Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strongs 4074
BSB/Thayers
Media or Medes or Madai = |middle land| 
n pr m
1) a people descended from the son of Japheth and who inhabited the territory of Media
n pr loc
2) land inhabited by the descendants of Japheth; located northwest of Persia proper, south and southwest of the Caspian Sea, east of Armenia and Assyria, and west and northwest of the great salt desert of Iram
וּפָרָֽס׃

וּפָרָֽס׃


ū·p̄ā·rās

and Persia ?

Hebrew Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strongs 6539
BSB/Thayers
Persia = |pure| or |splendid|
1) the empire Persia; encompassed the territory from India on the east to Egypt and Thrace on the west, and included, besides portions of Europe and Africa, the whole of western Asia between the Black Sea, the Caucasus, the Caspian and the Jaxartes on the north, the Arabian desert, the Persian Gulf and the Indian Ocean on the south
1a) Persia proper was bounded on the west by Susiana or Elam, on the north by Media, on the south by the Persian Gulf and on the east by Carmania
Persian = see Persia |pure| or |splendid|
2) the people of the Persian empire
3
כִּ֣י׀

כִּ֣י׀


For

Hebrew Conjunction
Strongs 3588
BSB/Thayers
1) that, for, because, when, as though, as, because that, but, then, certainly, except, surely, since 
1a) that
1a1) yea, indeed
1b) when (of time)
1b1) when, if, though (with a concessive force)
1c) because, since (causal connection)
1d) but (after negative)
1e) that if, for if, indeed if, for though, but if
1f) but rather, but
1g) except that
1h) only, nevertheless
1i) surely
1j) that is
1k) but if
1l) for though
1m) forasmuch as, for therefore
מָרְדֳּכַ֣י

מָרְדֳּכַ֣י


mā·rə·do·ḵay

Mordecai

Hebrew Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strongs 4782
BSB/Thayers
Mordecai = |little man| or |worshipper of Mars|
1) cousin and adoptive father of queen Esther; son of Jair of the tribe of Benjamin; deliverer under Divine providence of the children of Israel from the destruction plotted by Haman the chief minister of Ahasuerus; institutor of the feast of Purim
2) a Jew who returned from exile with Zerubbabel
הַיְּהוּדִ֗י

הַיְּהוּדִ֗י


hay·yə·hū·ḏî

the Jew

Hebrew Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strongs 3064
BSB/Thayers
1) Jew
מִשְׁנֶה֙

מִשְׁנֶה֙


miš·neh

was second

Hebrew Noun - masculine singular
Strongs 4932
BSB/Thayers
1) double, copy, second, repetition 
1a) double
1b) copy (of law)
1c) second (in order)
1c1) second rank
1c2) second in age
1d) second quarter or district
לַמֶּ֣לֶךְ

לַמֶּ֣לֶךְ


lam·me·leḵ

only to King

Hebrew Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strongs 4428
BSB/Thayers
1) king
אֲחַשְׁוֵר֔וֹשׁ

אֲחַשְׁוֵר֔וֹשׁ


’ă·ḥaš·wê·rō·wōš

Xerxes ,

Hebrew Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strongs 325
BSB/Thayers
Ahasuerus = |I will be silent and poor|
1) title of the king of Persia, probably Xerxes
וְגָדוֹל֙

וְגָדוֹל֙


wə·ḡā·ḏō·wl

preeminent

Hebrew Conjunctive waw | Adjective - masculine singular
Strongs 1419
BSB/Thayers
adj 
1) great
1a) large (in magnitude and extent)
1b) in number
1c) in intensity
1d) loud (in sound)
1e) older (in age)
1f) in importance
1f1) important things
1f2) great, distinguished (of men)
1f3) God Himself (of God)
subst
1g) great things
1h) haughty things
1i) greatness
n pr m
1j) (CLBL) Haggedolim, the great man?, father of Zabdiel
לַיְּהוּדִ֔ים

לַיְּהוּדִ֔ים


lay·yə·hū·ḏîm

among the Jews

Hebrew Preposition-l, Article | Noun - proper - masculine plural
Strongs 3064
BSB/Thayers
1) Jew
וְרָצ֖וּי

וְרָצ֖וּי


wə·rā·ṣui

and highly favored

Hebrew Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular
Strongs 7521
BSB/Thayers
1) to be pleased with, be favourable to, accept favourably 
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to be pleased with, be favourable to
1a2) to accept
1a3) to be pleased, be determined
1a4) to make acceptable, satisfy
1a5) to please
1b) (Niphal) to be accepted, be pleased with
1c) (Piel) to seek favour of
1d) (Hiphil) to please, pay off
1e) (Hithpael) to make oneself acceptable or pleasing
לְרֹ֣ב

לְרֹ֣ב


lə·rōḇ

by his many

Hebrew Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strongs 7230
BSB/Thayers
1) multitude, abundance, greatness
1a) multitude
1a1) abundance, abundantly
1a2) numerous
1b) greatness
אֶחָ֑יו

אֶחָ֑יו


’e·ḥāw

kinsmen ,

Hebrew Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular
Strongs 251
BSB/Thayers
1) brother 
1a) brother of same parents
1b) half-brother (same father)
1c) relative, kinship, same tribe
1d) each to the other (reciprocal relationship)
1e) (fig.) of resemblance
דֹּרֵ֥שׁ

דֹּרֵ֥שׁ


dō·rêš

seeking

Hebrew Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular
Strongs 1875
BSB/Thayers
1) to resort to, seek, seek with care, enquire, require 
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to resort to, frequent (a place), (tread a place)
1a2) to consult, enquire of, seek
1a2a) of God
1a2b) of heathen gods, necromancers
1a3) to seek deity in prayer and worship
1a3a) God
1a3b) heathen deities
1a4) to seek (with a demand), demand, require
1a5) to investigate, enquire
1a6) to ask for, require, demand
1a7) to practice, study, follow, seek with application
1a8) to seek with care, care for
1b) (Niphal)
1b1) to allow oneself to be enquired of, consulted (only of God)
1b2) to be sought, be sought out
1b3) to be required (of blood)
טוֹב֙

טוֹב֙


ṭō·wḇ

the good

Hebrew Noun - masculine singular
Strongs 2896
BSB/Thayers
adj 
1) good, pleasant, agreeable
1a) pleasant, agreeable (to the senses)
1b) pleasant (to the higher nature)
1c) good, excellent (of its kind)
1d) good, rich, valuable in estimation
1e) good, appropriate, becoming
1f) better (comparative)
1g) glad, happy, prosperous (of man's sensuous nature)
1h) good understanding (of man's intellectual nature)
1i) good, kind, benign
1j) good, right (ethical)
n m
2) a good thing, benefit, welfare
2a) welfare, prosperity, happiness
2b) good things (collective)
2c) good, benefit
2d) moral good
n f
3) welfare, benefit, good things
3a) welfare, prosperity, happiness
3b) good things (collective)
3c) bounty
לְעַמּ֔וֹ

לְעַמּ֔וֹ


lə·‘am·mōw

of his people

Hebrew Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strongs 5971
BSB/Thayers
1) nation, people 
1a) people, nation
1b) persons, members of one's people, compatriots, country-men
2) kinsman, kindred
וְדֹבֵ֥ר

וְדֹבֵ֥ר


wə·ḏō·ḇêr

and speaking

Hebrew Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular
Strongs 1696
BSB/Thayers
1) to speak, declare, converse, command, promise, warn, threaten, sing 
1a) (Qal) to speak
1b) (Niphal) to speak with one another, talk
1c) (Piel)
1c1) to speak
1c2) to promise
1d) (Pual) to be spoken
1e) (Hithpael) to speak
1f) (Hiphil) to lead away, put to flight
שָׁל֖וֹם

שָׁל֖וֹם


šā·lō·wm

peace

Hebrew Noun - masculine singular
Strongs 7965
BSB/Thayers
1) completeness, soundness, welfare, peace 
1a) completeness (in number)
1b) safety, soundness (in body)
1c) welfare, health, prosperity
1d) peace, quiet, tranquillity, contentment
1e) peace, friendship
1e1) of human relationships
1e2) with God especially in covenant relationship
1f) peace (from war)
1g) peace (as adjective)
לְכָל־

לְכָל־


lə·ḵāl

to all

Hebrew Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strongs 3605
BSB/Thayers
1) all, the whole 
1a) all, the whole of
1b) any, each, every, anything
1c) totality, everything
זַרְעֽוֹ׃

זַרְעֽוֹ׃


zar·‘ōw

his countrymen .

Hebrew Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strongs 2233
BSB/Thayers
1) seed, sowing, offspring 
1a) a sowing
1b) seed
1c) semen virile
1d) offspring, descendants, posterity, children
1e) of moral quality
1e1) a practitioner of righteousness (fig.)
1f) sowing time (by meton)