Berean Original

Esther

Chapter 10

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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|<BR> 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 <BR> 1a) (Qal) <BR> 1a1) to put, set, lay, put or lay upon, lay (violent) hands on <BR> 1a2) to set, direct, direct toward <BR> 1a2a) to extend (compassion) (fig) <BR> 1a3) to set, ordain, establish, found, appoint, constitute, make, determine, fix <BR> 1a4) to set, station, put, set in place, plant, fix <BR> 1a5) to make, make for, transform into, constitute, fashion, work, bring to pass, appoint, give <BR> 1b) (Hiphil) to set or make for a sign <BR> 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 <BR> 1a) labour-band, labour-gang, slave gang <BR> 1b) gang-overseers <BR> 1c) forced service, serfdom, tribute, enforced payment
עַל־

עַל־

‘al-

throughout

Hebrew Preposition
Strongs 5921
BSB/Thayers prep<BR> 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 <BR> 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 <BR> 1b) above, beyond, over (of excess) <BR> 1c) above, over (of elevation or pre-eminence) <BR> 1d) upon, to, over to, unto, in addition to, together with, with (of addition) <BR> 1e) over (of suspension or extension) <BR> 1f) by, adjoining, next, at, over, around (of contiguity or proximity) <BR> 1g) down upon, upon, on, from, up upon, up to, towards, over towards, to, against (with verbs of motion) <BR> 1h) to (as a dative) <BR> conj <BR> 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<BR> 1a) earth <BR> 1a1) whole earth (as opposed to a part) <BR> 1a2) earth (as opposed to heaven) <BR> 1a3) earth (inhabitants) <BR> 1b) land <BR> 1b1) country, territory <BR> 1b2) district, region <BR> 1b3) tribal territory <BR> 1b4) piece of ground <BR> 1b5) land of Canaan, Israel <BR> 1b6) inhabitants of land <BR> 1b7) Sheol, land without return, (under) world <BR> 1b8) city (-state) <BR> 1c) ground, surface of the earth <BR> 1c1) ground <BR> 1c2) soil <BR> 1d) (in phrases) <BR> 1d1) people of the land <BR> 1d2) space or distance of country (in measurements of distance) <BR> 1d3) level or plain country <BR> 1d4) land of the living <BR> 1d5) end(s) of the earth <BR> 1e) (almost wholly late in usage) <BR> 1e1) lands, countries <BR> 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 <BR> 1a) Mediterranean Sea <BR> 1b) Red Sea <BR> 1c) Dead Sea <BR> 1d) Sea of Galilee <BR> 1e) sea (general) <BR> 1f) mighty river (Nile) <BR> 1g) the sea (the great basin in the temple court) <BR> 1h) seaward, west, westward
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וְכָל־

וְכָל־

wə·ḵāl

And all

Hebrew Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strongs 3605
BSB/Thayers 1) all, the whole <BR> 1a) all, the whole of <BR> 1b) any, each, every, anything <BR> 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|<BR> 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 <BR> 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 <BR> 1a) strength <BR> 1b) might, valour, bravery <BR> 1c) might, mighty deeds (of God)
מַעֲשֵׂ֤ה

מַעֲשֵׂ֤ה

ma·‘ă·śêh

accomplishments ,

Hebrew Noun - masculine singular construct
Strongs 4639
BSB/Thayers 1) deed, work <BR> 1a) deed, thing done, act <BR> 1b) work, labour <BR> 1c) business, pursuit <BR> 1d) undertaking, enterprise <BR> 1e) achievement <BR> 1f) deeds, works (of deliverance and judgment) <BR> 1g) work, thing made <BR> 1h) work (of God) <BR> 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 <BR> 1a) of man <BR> 1b) of God's greatness (as an attribute)
אֲשֶׁ֥ר

אֲשֶׁ֥ר

’ă·šer

to which

Hebrew Pronoun - relative
Strongs 834
BSB/Thayers 1) (relative part.) <BR> 1a) which, who <BR> 1b) that which <BR> 2) (conj) <BR> 2a) that (in obj clause) <BR> 2b) when <BR> 2c) since <BR> 2d) as <BR> 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 <BR> 1a) (Qal) <BR> 1a1) to grow up <BR> 1a2) to become great <BR> 1a3) to be magnified <BR> 1b) (Piel) <BR> 1b1) to cause to grow <BR> 1b2) to make great, powerful <BR> 1b3) to magnify <BR> 1c) (Pual) to be brought up <BR> 1d) (Hiphil) <BR> 1d1) to make great <BR> 1d2) to magnify <BR> 1d3) to do great things <BR> 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 <BR> 1a) not (with verb-absolute prohibition) <BR> 1b) not (with modifier-negation) <BR> 1c) nothing (subst) <BR> 1d) without (with particle) <BR> 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 <BR> 1a) (Qal) <BR> 1a1) to write, inscribe, engrave, write in, write on <BR> 1a2) to write down, describe in writing <BR> 1a3) to register, enrol, record <BR> 1a4) to decree <BR> 1b) (Niphal) <BR> 1b1) to be written <BR> 1b2) to be written down, be recorded, be enrolled <BR> 1c) (Piel) to continue writing
עַל־

עַל־

‘al-

in

Hebrew Preposition
Strongs 5921
BSB/Thayers prep<BR> 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 <BR> 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 <BR> 1b) above, beyond, over (of excess) <BR> 1c) above, over (of elevation or pre-eminence) <BR> 1d) upon, to, over to, unto, in addition to, together with, with (of addition) <BR> 1e) over (of suspension or extension) <BR> 1f) by, adjoining, next, at, over, around (of contiguity or proximity) <BR> 1g) down upon, upon, on, from, up upon, up to, towards, over towards, to, against (with verbs of motion) <BR> 1h) to (as a dative) <BR> conj <BR> 2) because that, because, notwithstanding, although
סֵ֙פֶר֙

סֵ֙פֶר֙

sê·p̄er

the Book

Hebrew Noun - masculine singular construct
Strongs 5612
BSB/Thayers n f<BR> 1) book <BR> n m <BR> 2) missive, document, writing, book <BR> 2a) missive <BR> 2a1) letter (of instruction), written order, commission, request, written decree <BR> 2b) legal document, certificate of divorce, deed of purchase, indictment, sign <BR> 2c) book, scroll <BR> 2c1) book of prophecies <BR> 2c2) genealogical register <BR> 2c3) law-book <BR> 2c4) book (of poems) <BR> 2c5) book (of kings) <BR> 2c6) books of the canon, scripture <BR> 2c7) record book (of God) <BR> 2d) book-learning, writing <BR> 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 <BR> 1a) speech <BR> 1b) saying, utterance <BR> 1c) word, words <BR> 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 <BR> 1a) day (as opposed to night) <BR> 1b) day (24 hour period) <BR> 1b1) as defined by evening and morning in Genesis 1 <BR> 1b2) as a division of time <BR> 1b2a) a working day, a day's journey <BR> 1c) days, lifetime (pl.) <BR> 1d) time, period (general) <BR> 1e) year <BR> 1f) temporal references <BR> 1f1) today <BR> 1f2) yesterday <BR> 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| <BR> n pr m <BR> 1) a people descended from the son of Japheth and who inhabited the territory of Media <BR> n pr loc <BR> 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|<BR> 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 <BR> 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 <BR> Persian = see Persia |pure| or |splendid| <BR> 2) the people of the Persian empire
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כִּ֣י׀

כִּ֣י׀

kî

For

Hebrew Conjunction
Strongs 3588
BSB/Thayers 1) that, for, because, when, as though, as, because that, but, then, certainly, except, surely, since <BR> 1a) that <BR> 1a1) yea, indeed <BR> 1b) when (of time) <BR> 1b1) when, if, though (with a concessive force) <BR> 1c) because, since (causal connection) <BR> 1d) but (after negative) <BR> 1e) that if, for if, indeed if, for though, but if <BR> 1f) but rather, but <BR> 1g) except that <BR> 1h) only, nevertheless <BR> 1i) surely <BR> 1j) that is <BR> 1k) but if <BR> 1l) for though <BR> 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|<BR> 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 <BR> 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 <BR> 1a) double <BR> 1b) copy (of law) <BR> 1c) second (in order) <BR> 1c1) second rank <BR> 1c2) second in age <BR> 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|<BR> 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 <BR> 1) great <BR> 1a) large (in magnitude and extent) <BR> 1b) in number <BR> 1c) in intensity <BR> 1d) loud (in sound) <BR> 1e) older (in age) <BR> 1f) in importance <BR> 1f1) important things <BR> 1f2) great, distinguished (of men) <BR> 1f3) God Himself (of God) <BR> subst <BR> 1g) great things <BR> 1h) haughty things <BR> 1i) greatness <BR> n pr m <BR> 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 <BR> 1a) (Qal) <BR> 1a1) to be pleased with, be favourable to <BR> 1a2) to accept <BR> 1a3) to be pleased, be determined <BR> 1a4) to make acceptable, satisfy <BR> 1a5) to please <BR> 1b) (Niphal) to be accepted, be pleased with <BR> 1c) (Piel) to seek favour of <BR> 1d) (Hiphil) to please, pay off <BR> 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<BR> 1a) multitude <BR> 1a1) abundance, abundantly <BR> 1a2) numerous <BR> 1b) greatness
אֶחָ֑יו

אֶחָ֑יו

’e·ḥāw

kinsmen ,

Hebrew Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular
Strongs 251
BSB/Thayers 1) brother <BR> 1a) brother of same parents <BR> 1b) half-brother (same father)<BR> 1c) relative, kinship, same tribe <BR> 1d) each to the other (reciprocal relationship) <BR> 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 <BR> 1a) (Qal) <BR> 1a1) to resort to, frequent (a place), (tread a place) <BR> 1a2) to consult, enquire of, seek <BR> 1a2a) of God <BR> 1a2b) of heathen gods, necromancers <BR> 1a3) to seek deity in prayer and worship <BR> 1a3a) God <BR> 1a3b) heathen deities <BR> 1a4) to seek (with a demand), demand, require <BR> 1a5) to investigate, enquire <BR> 1a6) to ask for, require, demand <BR> 1a7) to practice, study, follow, seek with application <BR> 1a8) to seek with care, care for <BR> 1b) (Niphal) <BR> 1b1) to allow oneself to be enquired of, consulted (only of God) <BR> 1b2) to be sought, be sought out <BR> 1b3) to be required (of blood)
טוֹב֙

טוֹב֙

ṭō·wḇ

the good

Hebrew Noun - masculine singular
Strongs 2896
BSB/Thayers adj <BR> 1) good, pleasant, agreeable <BR> 1a) pleasant, agreeable (to the senses) <BR> 1b) pleasant (to the higher nature) <BR> 1c) good, excellent (of its kind) <BR> 1d) good, rich, valuable in estimation <BR> 1e) good, appropriate, becoming <BR> 1f) better (comparative) <BR> 1g) glad, happy, prosperous (of man's sensuous nature) <BR> 1h) good understanding (of man's intellectual nature) <BR> 1i) good, kind, benign <BR> 1j) good, right (ethical) <BR> n m <BR> 2) a good thing, benefit, welfare <BR> 2a) welfare, prosperity, happiness <BR> 2b) good things (collective) <BR> 2c) good, benefit <BR> 2d) moral good <BR> n f <BR> 3) welfare, benefit, good things <BR> 3a) welfare, prosperity, happiness <BR> 3b) good things (collective) <BR> 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 <BR> 1a) people, nation <BR> 1b) persons, members of one's people, compatriots, country-men <BR> 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 <BR> 1a) (Qal) to speak <BR> 1b) (Niphal) to speak with one another, talk <BR> 1c) (Piel) <BR> 1c1) to speak <BR> 1c2) to promise <BR> 1d) (Pual) to be spoken <BR> 1e) (Hithpael) to speak <BR> 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 <BR> 1a) completeness (in number) <BR> 1b) safety, soundness (in body) <BR> 1c) welfare, health, prosperity <BR> 1d) peace, quiet, tranquillity, contentment <BR> 1e) peace, friendship <BR> 1e1) of human relationships <BR> 1e2) with God especially in covenant relationship <BR> 1f) peace (from war) <BR> 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 <BR> 1a) all, the whole of <BR> 1b) any, each, every, anything <BR> 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 <BR> 1a) a sowing <BR> 1b) seed <BR> 1c) semen virile <BR> 1d) offspring, descendants, posterity, children <BR> 1e) of moral quality <BR> 1e1) a practitioner of righteousness (fig.) <BR> 1f) sowing time (by meton)