Verse 13

{ "verseID": "Esther.1.13", "source": "וַיֹּ֣אמֶר הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ לַחֲכָמִ֖ים יֹדְעֵ֣י הֽ͏ָעִתִּ֑ים כִּי־כֵן֙ דְּבַ֣ר הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ לִפְנֵ֕י כָּל־יֹדְעֵ֖י דָּ֥ת וָדִֽין׃", "text": "And *wayyōʾmer* the *meleḵ* to the *ḥăḵāmîm* *yōḏəʿê* the *ʿittîm* for thus was *dəḇar* the *meleḵ* before all *yōḏəʿê* *dāṯ* and *dîn*", "grammar": { "*wayyōʾmer*": "qal imperfect consecutive, 3rd masculine singular - and he said", "*meleḵ*": "masculine singular noun with definite article - the king", "*ḥăḵāmîm*": "masculine plural adjective/noun with definite article - the wise men", "*yōḏəʿê*": "qal participle, masculine plural construct - knowers of", "*ʿittîm*": "feminine plural noun with definite article - the times", "*dəḇar*": "masculine singular construct - word/matter of", "*meleḵ*": "masculine singular noun with definite article - the king", "*yōḏəʿê*": "qal participle, masculine plural construct - knowers of", "*dāṯ*": "feminine singular noun - law", "*dîn*": "masculine singular noun - judgment" }, "variants": { "*ḥăḵāmîm*": "wise men/sages/counselors", "*yōḏəʿê* the *ʿittîm*": "knowers of the times/experts in timing/astrologers", "*dāṯ* and *dîn*": "law and judgment/legal procedure/law and justice" } }

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Referenced Verses

  • 1 Chr 12:32 : 32 { "verseID": "1 Chronicles.12.32", "source": "וּמֵחֲצִי֙ מַטֵּ֣ה מְנַשֶּׁ֔ה שְׁמוֹנָ֥ה עָשָׂ֖ר אָ֑לֶף אֲשֶׁ֤ר נִקְּבוּ֙ בְּשֵׁמ֔וֹת לָב֖וֹא לְהַמְלִ֥יךְ אֶת־דָּוִֽיד׃ ס", "text": "And-from-half *maṭṭēh* *menashsheh* eighteen *ʾālep̄* who *niqqeḇû* in-*šēmôt* to-come to-*hamlîḵ* *ʾet*-*dāwid*", "grammar": { "*maṭṭēh*": "masculine noun, singular construct - tribe of", "*menashsheh*": "proper noun - Manasseh", "*ʾālep̄*": "masculine noun, singular - thousand", "*niqqeḇû*": "verb, niphal perfect, 3rd person plural - were designated/were specified", "*šēmôt*": "masculine noun, plural - names", "*hamlîḵ*": "verb, hiphil infinitive construct - to make king", "*dāwid*": "proper noun - David" }, "variants": { "*niqqeḇû be-šēmôt*": "were designated by name/were specified by names/were appointed by name" } }
  • Jer 10:7 : 7 { "verseID": "Jeremiah.10.7", "source": "מִ֣י לֹ֤א יִֽרָאֲךָ֙ מֶ֣לֶךְ הַגּוֹיִ֔ם כִּ֥י לְךָ֖ יָאָ֑תָה כִּ֣י בְכָל־חַכְמֵ֧י הַגּוֹיִ֛ם וּבְכָל־מַלְכוּתָ֖ם מֵאֵ֥ין כָּמֽוֹךָ׃", "text": "Who not *yīrāʾăḵā* *meleḵ* *ha-gôyim* *kî* to-you *yāʾātāh* *kî* in-all-*ḥaḵmê* *ha-gôyim* and-in-all-*malḵûtām* from-none like-you", "grammar": { "*yīrāʾăḵā*": "qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular + 2nd masculine singular suffix - he fears you", "*meleḵ*": "noun, masculine singular construct - king of", "*ha-gôyim*": "definite article + noun, masculine plural - the nations", "*yāʾātāh*": "qal perfect, 3rd feminine singular - it is fitting/becoming", "*ḥaḵmê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - wise men of", "*malḵûtām*": "noun, feminine singular + 3rd masculine plural suffix - their kingdom" }, "variants": { "*yīrāʾăḵā*": "fears you/dreads you/reveres you", "*yāʾātāh*": "it is fitting/proper/becoming/due", "*ḥaḵmê*": "wise men/sages/learned ones" } }
  • Dan 2:12 : 12 { "verseID": "Daniel.2.12", "source": "כָּל־קֳבֵ֣ל דְּנָ֔ה מַלְכָּ֕א בְּנַ֖ס וּקְצַ֣ף שַׂגִּ֑יא וַאֲמַר֙ לְה֣וֹבָדָ֔ה לְכֹ֖ל חַכִּימֵ֥י בָבֶֽל׃", "text": "All because *dənah* *malkaʾ* *bənas* and *uqətsaf* *śaggiʾ* and *waʾamar* to *ləhovadah* to all *ḥakkimei* *vavel*.", "grammar": { "*dənah*": "Aramaic demonstrative pronoun - 'this'", "*malkaʾ*": "Aramaic noun, emphatic state - 'the king'", "*bənas*": "Aramaic peal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - 'became angry'", "*uqətsaf*": "Aramaic conjunction with noun - 'and wrath'", "*śaggiʾ*": "Aramaic adjective - 'much/great'", "*waʾamar*": "Aramaic conjunction with peal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - 'and he commanded'", "*ləhovadah*": "Aramaic preposition with haphel infinitive - 'to destroy'", "*ḥakkimei*": "Aramaic noun, construct state plural - 'wise men of'", "*vavel*": "Aramaic noun - 'Babylon'" }, "variants": { "*dənah*": "this, this reason", "*bənas*": "became angry, was furious, was enraged", "*uqətsaf*": "and wrath, and rage, and fury", "*śaggiʾ*": "much, great, exceeding", "*waʾamar*": "and commanded, and ordered, and said", "*ləhovadah*": "to destroy, to kill, to eliminate", "*ḥakkimei*": "wise men of, sages of, learned men of", "*vavel*": "Babylon" } }
  • Dan 2:2 : 2 { "verseID": "Daniel.2.2", "source": "וַיֹּ֣אמֶר הַ֠מֶּלֶךְ לִקְרֹ֨א לַֽחַרְטֻמִּ֜ים וְלָֽאַשָּׁפִ֗ים וְלַֽמְכַשְּׁפִים֙ וְלַכַּשְׂדִּ֔ים לְהַגִּ֥יד לַמֶּ֖לֶךְ חֲלֹמֹתָ֑יו וַיָּבֹ֕אוּ וַיַּֽעַמְד֖וּ לִפְנֵ֥י הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃", "text": "And *wayyomer* the *melekh* to call for the *ḥarṭummim* and for the *ʾashshaphim* and for the *məkhashshəphim* and for the *kaśdim* to *həhaggid* to the *melekh* his *ḥalomothāyw*; and *wayyavoʾu* and *wayyaʿamdu* before the *melekh*.", "grammar": { "*wayyomer*": "qal imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd masculine singular - 'and he said/commanded'", "*melekh*": "masculine singular noun with definite article - 'the king'", "*ḥarṭummim*": "masculine plural noun with definite article - 'the magicians/engravers'", "*ʾashshaphim*": "masculine plural noun with definite article - 'the enchanters/astrologers'", "*məkhashshəphim*": "piel participle masculine plural with definite article - 'the sorcerers'", "*kaśdim*": "masculine plural noun with definite article - 'the Chaldeans'", "*həhaggid*": "hiphil infinitive construct - 'to declare/tell'", "*ḥalomothāyw*": "masculine plural noun with 3rd masculine singular suffix - 'his dreams'", "*wayyavoʾu*": "qal imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd masculine plural - 'and they came'", "*wayyaʿamdu*": "qal imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd masculine plural - 'and they stood'" }, "variants": { "*wayyomer*": "and he said, and he commanded, and he ordered", "*melekh*": "king, ruler, sovereign", "*ḥarṭummim*": "magicians, engravers, diviner-scribes, sacred scribes", "*ʾashshaphim*": "conjurers, enchanters, astrologers, exorcists", "*məkhashshəphim*": "sorcerers, witches, practitioners of magic", "*kaśdim*": "Chaldeans, astrologers, group of wise men", "*həhaggid*": "to tell, to declare, to announce, to explain", "*ḥalomothāyw*": "his dreams", "*wayyavoʾu*": "and they came, and they arrived, and they entered", "*wayyaʿamdu*": "and they stood, and they presented themselves" } }
  • Matt 2:1 : 1 { "verseID": "Matthew.2.1", "source": "¶Τοῦ δὲ Ἰησοῦ γεννηθέντος ἐν Βηθλεὲμ τῆς Ἰουδαίας ἐν ἡμέραις Ἡρώδου τοῦ βασιλέως, ἰδού, μάγοι ἀπὸ ἀνατολῶν παρεγένοντο εἰς Ἱεροσόλυμα,", "text": "*de* *Iēsou* *gennēthentos* in *Bēthleem* of *Ioudaias* in *hēmerais Hērōdou* the *basileōs*, *idou*, *magoi* from *anatolōn* *paregenonto* to *Hierosolyma*,", "grammar": { "*de*": "post-positive conjunction - but/and/now", "*Iēsou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of Jesus", "*gennēthentos*": "aorist passive participle, genitive, masculine, singular - having been born", "*Bēthleem*": "locative dative - Bethlehem", "*Ioudaias*": "genitive, feminine, singular - of Judea", "*hēmerais*": "dative, feminine, plural - in days", "*Hērōdou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of Herod", "*basileōs*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of king", "*idou*": "interjection - behold/look", "*magoi*": "nominative, masculine, plural - magi/wise men", "*anatolōn*": "genitive, feminine, plural - from east/rising [of sun]", "*paregenonto*": "aorist middle indicative, 3rd person plural - came/arrived", "*Hierosolyma*": "accusative, neuter, plural - to Jerusalem" }, "variants": { "*magoi*": "wise men/astrologers/Persian priests", "*anatolōn*": "east/rising places/oriental regions", "*idou*": "behold/look/see", "*paregenonto*": "arrived/came/appeared" } }
  • Matt 16:3 : 3 { "verseID": "Matthew.16.3", "source": "Καὶ πρωΐ, Σήμερον χειμών: πυρράζει γὰρ στυγνάζων ὁ οὐρανός. Ὑποκριταί, τὸ μὲν πρόσωπον τοῦ οὐρανοῦ γινώσκετε διακρίνειν· τὰ δὲ σημεῖα τῶν καιρῶν οὐ δύνασθε;", "text": "And in *prōi*, Today *cheimōn*: *pyrrazei* for *stygnazon* the *ouranos*. *Hypokritai*, the *men* *prosōpon* of the *ouranos* you *ginōskete* *diakrinein*; the *de* *sēmeia* of the *kairōn* not you *dynasthe*?", "grammar": { "*prōi*": "adverb - early/in the morning", "*cheimōn*": "nominative singular masculine - storm/winter/bad weather", "*pyrrazei*": "present active indicative, 3rd person singular - is red/fiery", "*stygnazon*": "present active participle, nominative singular masculine - being gloomy/dark", "*ouranos*": "nominative singular masculine - heaven/sky", "*Hypokritai*": "vocative plural masculine - hypocrites", "*men*": "particle - on one hand (sets up contrast with *de*)", "*prosōpon*": "accusative singular neuter - face/appearance", "*ginōskete*": "present active indicative, 2nd person plural - you know", "*diakrinein*": "present active infinitive - to discern/judge", "*de*": "postpositive particle - but/and (contrast with *men*)", "*sēmeia*": "accusative plural neuter - signs", "*kairōn*": "genitive plural masculine - times/seasons/opportune moments", "*dynasthe*": "present middle/passive indicative, 2nd person plural - you are able" }, "variants": { "*cheimōn*": "stormy weather/winter/tempest", "*stygnazon*": "gloomy/dark/threatening", "*Hypokritai*": "hypocrites/pretenders/actors", "*prosōpon*": "face/appearance/countenance", "*diakrinein*": "to discern/judge/distinguish", "*kairōn*": "times/seasons/opportune moments", "*dynasthe*": "you are able/can/have power" } }
  • Dan 2:27 : 27 { "verseID": "Daniel.2.27", "source": "עָנֵ֧ה דָנִיֵּ֛אל קֳדָ֥ם מַלְכָּ֖א וְאָמַ֑ר רָזָה֙ דִּֽי־מַלְכָּ֣א שָׁאֵ֔ל לָ֧א חַכִּימִ֣ין אָֽשְׁפִ֗ין חַרְטֻמִּין֙ גָּזְרִ֔ין יָכְלִ֖ין לְהַֽחֲוָיָ֥ה לְמַלְכָּֽא׃", "text": "*ʿănēh Dāniyyēʾl* before *malkāʾ wəʾāmar*: *rāzāh* that-the-*malkāʾ* *šāʾēl*, not *ḥakkîmîn*, *ʾāšəpîn*, *ḥarṭummîn*, *gāzərîn* *yākəlîn* *ləhaḥăwāyāh* to-*malkāʾ*.", "grammar": { "*ʿănēh*": "verb, perfect, 3rd masculine singular - answered", "*Dāniyyēʾl*": "proper noun, masculine - Daniel", "*malkāʾ*": "noun, masculine, emphatic state - the king", "*wəʾāmar*": "conjunction + verb, perfect, 3rd masculine singular - and said", "*rāzāh*": "noun, masculine, emphatic state - the mystery", "*šāʾēl*": "verb, Peal participle, masculine singular - asks", "*ḥakkîmîn*": "noun, masculine plural - wise men", "*ʾāšəpîn*": "noun, masculine plural - enchanters/conjurers", "*ḥarṭummîn*": "noun, masculine plural - magicians", "*gāzərîn*": "noun, masculine plural - astrologers/diviners", "*yākəlîn*": "verb, Peal participle, masculine plural - able", "*ləhaḥăwāyāh*": "preposition + verb, Aphel infinitive - to show/reveal" }, "variants": { "*rāzāh*": "mystery/secret", "*šāʾēl*": "asks/inquires about", "*ḥakkîmîn*": "wise men/sages", "*ʾāšəpîn*": "enchanters/conjurers/sorcerers", "*ḥarṭummîn*": "magicians/sacred scribes", "*gāzərîn*": "astrologers/diviners/determiners", "*yākəlîn*": "able/capable", "*ləhaḥăwāyāh*": "to show/to reveal/to make known" } }
  • Dan 4:6-7 : 6 { "verseID": "Daniel.4.6", "source": "בֵּלְטְשַׁאצַּר֮ רַ֣ב חַרְטֻמַיָּא֒ דִּ֣י ׀ אֲנָ֣ה יִדְעֵ֗ת דִּ֠י ר֣וּחַ אֱלָהִ֤ין קַדִּישִׁין֙ בָּ֔ךְ וְכָל־רָ֖ז לָא־אָנֵ֣ס לָ֑ךְ חֶזְוֵ֨י חֶלְמִ֧י דִֽי־חֲזֵ֛ית וּפִשְׁרֵ֖הּ אֱמַֽר׃", "text": "*bēlṭṭəšaʾṣṣar raḇ ḥarṭumayyāʾ dî ʾănāh yiḏəʿēṯ dî rûaḥ ʾĕlāhîn qaddîšîn bāḵ wəḵāl-rāz lāʾ-ʾānēs lāḵ ḥezəwê ḥelmî dî-ḥăzêṯ ûpišrēh ʾĕmar*", "grammar": { "*bēlṭṭəšaʾṣṣar*": "proper noun, vocative - Belteshazzar", "*raḇ*": "adjective, masculine singular construct - chief of", "*ḥarṭumayyāʾ*": "noun, masculine plural with definite article - the magicians", "*dî*": "relative particle - who/that/because", "*ʾănāh*": "1st person singular pronoun - I", "*yiḏəʿēṯ*": "perfect 1st person singular - I know", "*dî*": "relative particle - that", "*rûaḥ*": "noun, feminine singular construct - spirit of", "*ʾĕlāhîn*": "noun, masculine plural - gods", "*qaddîšîn*": "adjective, masculine plural - holy", "*bāḵ*": "preposition with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - in you", "*wəḵāl-rāz*": "conjunction + noun - and every mystery", "*lāʾ-ʾānēs*": "negative particle + participle - not troubling/difficult", "*lāḵ*": "preposition with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - for you", "*ḥezəwê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - visions of", "*ḥelmî*": "noun with 1st person singular suffix - my dream", "*dî-ḥăzêṯ*": "relative particle + perfect 1st person singular - which I saw", "*ûpišrēh*": "conjunction + noun with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - and its interpretation", "*ʾĕmar*": "imperative masculine singular - tell/say" }, "variants": { "*raḇ ḥarṭumayyāʾ*": "chief of the magicians/master of the magicians", "*rûaḥ ʾĕlāhîn qaddîšîn*": "spirit of holy gods/holy God (plural of majesty)/holy divine beings", "*lāʾ-ʾānēs*": "not troubling/not difficult/not impossible" } } 7 { "verseID": "Daniel.4.7", "source": "וְחֶזְוֵ֥י רֵאשִׁ֖י עַֽל־מִשְׁכְּבִ֑י חָזֵ֣ה הֲוֵ֔ית וַאֲל֥וּ אִילָ֛ן בְּג֥וֹא אַרְעָ֖א וְרוּמֵ֥הּ שַׂגִּֽיא׃", "text": "And *ḥezəwê rēʾšî ʿal-miškəḇî ḥāzēh hăwêṯ waʾălû ʾîlān bəḡôʾ ʾarəʿāʾ wərûmēh śaggîʾ*", "grammar": { "*ḥezəwê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - visions of", "*rēʾšî*": "noun with 1st person singular suffix - my head", "*ʿal-miškəḇî*": "preposition + noun with 1st person singular suffix - upon my bed", "*ḥāzēh*": "participle, masculine singular - seeing", "*hăwêṯ*": "perfect 1st person singular - I was", "*waʾălû*": "conjunction + interjection - and behold", "*ʾîlān*": "noun, masculine singular - tree", "*bəḡôʾ*": "preposition + noun - in the midst of", "*ʾarəʿāʾ*": "noun, feminine singular with definite article - the earth", "*wərûmēh*": "conjunction + noun with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - and its height", "*śaggîʾ*": "adjective, masculine singular - great/large" }, "variants": { "*ḥezəwê rēʾšî*": "visions of my head/what I saw in my mind", "*bəḡôʾ*": "in the midst of/in the center of" } }
  • Dan 5:7 : 7 { "verseID": "Daniel.5.7", "source": "קָרֵ֤א מַלְכָּא֙ בְּחַ֔יִל לְהֶֽעָלָה֙ לְאָ֣שְׁפַיָּ֔א *כשדיא **כַּשְׂדָּאֵ֖י וְגָזְרַיָּ֑א עָנֵ֨ה מַלְכָּ֜א וְאָמַ֣ר ׀ לְחַכִּימֵ֣י בָבֶ֗ל דִּ֣י כָל־אֱ֠נָשׁ דִּֽי־יִקְרֵ֞ה כְּתָבָ֣ה דְנָ֗ה וּפִשְׁרֵהּ֙ יְחַוִנַּ֔נִי אַרְגְּוָנָ֣א יִלְבַּ֗שׁ *והמונכא **וְהַֽמְנִיכָ֤א דִֽי־דַהֲבָא֙ עַֽל־צַוְּארֵ֔הּ וְתַלְתִּ֥י בְמַלְכוּתָ֖א יִשְׁלַֽט׃ ס", "text": "*qārēʾ* *malkāʾ* *bĕḥayil* *lĕheʿālāh* *lĕʾāšĕpayyāʾ* *kaśdāʾēy* *wĕgāzĕrayyāʾ* *ʿānēh* *malkāʾ* *wĕʾāmar* *lĕḥakkîmēy* *bābel* *dî* *kāl-ʾĕnāš* *dî-yiqrēh* *kĕtābāh* *dĕnāh* *ûpišrēhh* *yĕḥawinnannî* *ʾargĕwānāʾ* *yilbaš* *wĕhamĕnîkāʾ* *dî-dahăbāʾ* *ʿal-ṣawwĕʾrēhh* *wĕtaltî* *bĕmalkûtāʾ* *yišlat*", "grammar": { "*qārēʾ*": "verb, perfect 3rd masculine singular - called", "*malkāʾ*": "noun, masculine singular, definite - the king", "*bĕḥayil*": "preposition + noun - with strength/loudly", "*lĕheʿālāh*": "preposition + infinitive - to bring in", "*lĕʾāšĕpayyāʾ*": "preposition + noun, masculine plural, definite - the enchanters/magicians", "*kaśdāʾēy*": "noun, masculine plural - Chaldeans", "*wĕgāzĕrayyāʾ*": "conjunction + noun, masculine plural, definite - and the soothsayers/diviners", "*ʿānēh*": "verb, perfect 3rd masculine singular - answered", "*malkāʾ*": "noun, masculine singular, definite - the king", "*wĕʾāmar*": "conjunction + verb, perfect 3rd masculine singular - and said", "*lĕḥakkîmēy*": "preposition + noun, masculine plural construct - to the wise men of", "*bābel*": "proper noun - Babylon", "*dî*": "relative particle - that", "*kāl-ʾĕnāš*": "adjective + noun - any person", "*dî-yiqrēh*": "relative particle + verb, imperfect 3rd masculine singular - who will read", "*kĕtābāh*": "noun, masculine singular, definite - the writing", "*dĕnāh*": "demonstrative pronoun - this", "*ûpišrēhh*": "conjunction + noun + suffix - and its interpretation", "*yĕḥawinnannî*": "verb, imperfect 3rd masculine singular + object suffix - he will show me", "*ʾargĕwānāʾ*": "noun, masculine singular, definite - the purple", "*yilbaš*": "verb, imperfect 3rd masculine singular - he will be clothed", "*wĕhamĕnîkāʾ*": "conjunction + noun, feminine singular, definite - and the chain", "*dî-dahăbāʾ*": "relative particle + noun, masculine singular, definite - of the gold", "*ʿal-ṣawwĕʾrēhh*": "preposition + noun + suffix - upon his neck", "*wĕtaltî*": "conjunction + adjective - and third", "*bĕmalkûtāʾ*": "preposition + noun, feminine singular, definite - in the kingdom", "*yišlat*": "verb, imperfect 3rd masculine singular - he will rule" }, "variants": { "*bĕḥayil*": "with strength/loudly/mightily", "*ʾāšĕpayyāʾ*": "enchanters/magicians/conjurers", "*kaśdāʾēy*": "Chaldeans/astrologers", "*gāzĕrayyāʾ*": "soothsayers/diviners/astrologers", "*yĕḥawinnannî*": "will show me/will make known to me/will explain to me", "*ʾargĕwānāʾ*": "purple/purple garment/royal clothing", "*hamĕnîkāʾ*": "chain/necklace/collar", "*taltî*": "third/third rank" } }