7 {
"verseID": "Esther.4.7",
"source": "וַיַּגֶּד־ל֣וֹ מָרְדֳּכַ֔י אֵ֖ת כָּל־אֲשֶׁ֣ר קָרָ֑הוּ וְאֵ֣ת ׀ פָּרָשַׁ֣ת הַכֶּ֗סֶף אֲשֶׁ֨ר אָמַ֤ר הָמָן֙ לִ֠שְׁקוֹל עַל־גִּנְזֵ֥י הַמֶּ֛לֶךְ *ביהודיים **בַּיְּהוּדִ֖ים לְאַבְּדָֽם׃",
"text": "And *wayyaggeḏ*-to-him *Mordᵉḵay* *ʾēt* all-which *qārāhû*, and-*ʾēt* *pārāšat* the-*kesep̄* which *ʾāmar* *Hāmān* to-*lišqôl* upon-*ginzê* the-*meleḵ* for-the-*yᵉhûḏîm* to-*ʾabbᵉḏām*.",
"grammar": {
"*wayyaggeḏ*": "Hiphil imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd masculine singular - and he told",
"*Mordᵉḵay*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Mordecai",
"*ʾēt*": "direct object marker",
"*qārāhû*": "Qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - happened to him",
"*pārāšat*": "noun feminine singular construct - exact sum/specification of",
"*kesep̄*": "noun masculine singular - silver/money",
"*ʾāmar*": "Qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he said",
"*Hāmān*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Haman",
"*lišqôl*": "Qal infinitive construct - to weigh/pay",
"*ginzê*": "noun masculine plural construct - treasuries of",
"*meleḵ*": "noun masculine singular - king",
"*yᵉhûḏîm*": "noun masculine plural - Jews",
"*ʾabbᵉḏām*": "Piel infinitive construct + 3rd masculine plural suffix - to destroy them"
},
"variants": {
"*qārāhû*": "happened to him/befell him/occurred to him",
"*pārāšat*": "exact sum/specification/declaration",
"*kesep̄*": "silver/money",
"*lišqôl*": "to weigh/pay/measure out",
"*ginzê*": "treasuries/treasures/storehouses",
"*ʾabbᵉḏām*": "to destroy them/annihilate them/cause them to perish"
}
}
8 {
"verseID": "Esther.4.8",
"source": "וְאֶת־פַּתְשֶׁ֣גֶן כְּתָֽב־הַ֠דָּת אֲשֶׁר־נִתַּ֨ן בְּשׁוּשָׁ֤ן לְהַשְׁמִידָם֙ נָ֣תַן ל֔וֹ לְהַרְא֥וֹת אֶת־אֶסְתֵּ֖ר וּלְהַגִּ֣יד לָ֑הּ וּלְצַוּ֣וֹת עָלֶ֗יהָ לָב֨וֹא אֶל־הַמֶּ֧לֶךְ לְהִֽתְחַנֶּן־ל֛וֹ וּלְבַקֵּ֥שׁ מִלְּפָנָ֖יו עַל־עַמָּֽהּ׃",
"text": "And-*ʾet*-*patšeḡen* *kᵉtāḇ*-the-*dāt* which-*nittan* in-*Šûšān* to-*hašmîḏām* *nātan* to-him, to-*harʾôt* *ʾet*-*ʾEstēr* and-to-*haggîḏ* to-her; and-to-*ṣawwôt* upon-her to-*lāḇôʾ* unto-the-*meleḵ* to-*hitḥannēn*-to-him and-to-*ḇaqqēš* from-before-him on-behalf-of-*ʿammāh*.",
"grammar": {
"*ʾet*": "direct object marker",
"*patšeḡen*": "noun masculine singular construct - copy of",
"*kᵉtāḇ*": "noun masculine singular construct - writing of",
"*dāt*": "noun feminine singular - decree/law",
"*nittan*": "Niphal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - was given",
"*Šûšān*": "proper noun - Shushan/Susa",
"*hašmîḏām*": "Hiphil infinitive construct + 3rd masculine plural suffix - to destroy them",
"*nātan*": "Qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he gave",
"*harʾôt*": "Hiphil infinitive construct - to show",
"*ʾEstēr*": "proper noun, feminine singular - Esther",
"*haggîḏ*": "Hiphil infinitive construct - to tell",
"*ṣawwôt*": "Piel infinitive construct - to command",
"*lāḇôʾ*": "Qal infinitive construct - to come/go",
"*meleḵ*": "noun masculine singular - king",
"*hitḥannēn*": "Hithpael infinitive construct - to make supplication",
"*ḇaqqēš*": "Piel infinitive construct - to seek/request",
"*ʿammāh*": "noun masculine singular + 3rd feminine singular suffix - her people"
},
"variants": {
"*patšeḡen*": "copy/duplicate",
"*dāt*": "decree/law/edict",
"*hašmîḏām*": "to destroy them/exterminate them/annihilate them",
"*harʾôt*": "to show/display/cause to see",
"*haggîḏ*": "to tell/inform/declare",
"*ṣawwôt*": "to command/charge/order",
"*hitḥannēn*": "to make supplication/beg/plead",
"*ḇaqqēš*": "to seek/request/entreat"
}
}
9 {
"verseID": "Esther.4.9",
"source": "וַיָּב֖וֹא הֲתָ֑ךְ וַיַּגֵּ֣ד לְאֶסְתֵּ֔ר אֵ֖ת דִּבְרֵ֥י מָרְדֳּכָֽי׃",
"text": "And *wayyāḇôʾ* *Hᵃtāḵ* and *wayyaggēḏ* to-*ʾEstēr* *ʾēt* *diḇrê* *Mordᵉḵay*.",
"grammar": {
"*wayyāḇôʾ*": "Qal imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd masculine singular - and he came",
"*Hᵃtāḵ*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Hathach",
"*wayyaggēḏ*": "Hiphil imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd masculine singular - and he told",
"*ʾEstēr*": "proper noun, feminine singular - Esther",
"*ʾēt*": "direct object marker",
"*diḇrê*": "noun masculine plural construct - words of",
"*Mordᵉḵay*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Mordecai"
},
"variants": {
"*diḇrê*": "words/matters/things"
}
}
10 {
"verseID": "Esther.4.10",
"source": "וַתֹּ֤אמֶר אֶסְתֵּר֙ לַהֲתָ֔ךְ וַתְּצַוֵּ֖הוּ אֶֽל־מָרְדֳּכָֽי׃",
"text": "And *wattōʾmer* *ʾEstēr* to-*Hᵃtāḵ*, and *watᵉṣawwēhû* unto-*Mordᵉḵay*.",
"grammar": {
"*wattōʾmer*": "Qal imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd feminine singular - and she said",
"*ʾEstēr*": "proper noun, feminine singular - Esther",
"*Hᵃtāḵ*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Hathach",
"*watᵉṣawwēhû*": "Piel imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd feminine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - and she commanded him",
"*Mordᵉḵay*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Mordecai"
},
"variants": {
"*watᵉṣawwēhû*": "and she commanded him/charged him/instructed him"
}
}
11 {
"verseID": "Esther.4.11",
"source": "כָּל־עַבְדֵ֣י הַמֶּ֡לֶךְ וְעַם־מְדִינ֨וֹת הַמֶּ֜לֶךְ יֽוֹדְעִ֗ים אֲשֶׁ֣ר כָּל־אִ֣ישׁ וְאִשָּׁ֡ה אֲשֶׁ֣ר יָבֽוֹא־אֶל־הַמֶּלֶךְ֩ אֶל־הֶחָצֵ֨ר הַפְּנִימִ֜ית אֲשֶׁ֣ר לֹֽא־יִקָּרֵ֗א אַחַ֤ת דָּתוֹ֙ לְהָמִ֔ית לְ֠בַד מֵאֲשֶׁ֨ר יֽוֹשִׁיט־ל֥וֹ הַמֶּ֛לֶךְ אֶת־שַׁרְבִ֥יט הַזָּהָ֖ב וְחָיָ֑ה וַאֲנִ֗י לֹ֤א נִקְרֵ֙אתי֙ לָב֣וֹא אֶל־הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ זֶ֖ה שְׁלוֹשִׁ֥ים יֽוֹם׃",
"text": "All-*ʿaḇḏê* the-*meleḵ* and-*ʿam*-*mᵉḏînôt* the-*meleḵ* *yôḏᵉʿîm* that all-*ʾîš* and-*ʾiššâ* who *yāḇôʾ*-unto-the-*meleḵ* unto-the-*ḥāṣēr* the-*pᵉnîmît* who not-*yiqqārēʾ*, one *dātô* to-*hāmît*, except from-which *yôšîṭ*-to-him the-*meleḵ* *ʾet*-*šarḇîṭ* the-*zāhāḇ* and-*ḥāyâ*; and-I not *niqrêʾtî* to-*lāḇôʾ* unto-the-*meleḵ* this thirty *yôm*.",
"grammar": {
"*ʿaḇḏê*": "noun masculine plural construct - servants of",
"*meleḵ*": "noun masculine singular - king",
"*ʿam*": "noun masculine singular construct - people of",
"*mᵉḏînôt*": "noun feminine plural construct - provinces of",
"*yôḏᵉʿîm*": "Qal participle, masculine plural - knowing",
"*ʾîš*": "noun masculine singular - man",
"*ʾiššâ*": "noun feminine singular - woman",
"*yāḇôʾ*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he comes/enters",
"*ḥāṣēr*": "noun masculine singular - court/courtyard",
"*pᵉnîmît*": "adjective feminine singular - inner/interior",
"*yiqqārēʾ*": "Niphal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he is called/summoned",
"*dātô*": "noun feminine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his law",
"*hāmît*": "Hiphil infinitive construct - to put to death",
"*yôšîṭ*": "Hiphil imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he extends",
"*šarḇîṭ*": "noun masculine singular construct - scepter of",
"*zāhāḇ*": "noun masculine singular - gold",
"*ḥāyâ*": "Qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he lives",
"*niqrêʾtî*": "Niphal perfect, 1st common singular - I was called/summoned",
"*lāḇôʾ*": "Qal infinitive construct - to come/enter",
"*yôm*": "noun masculine singular - day"
},
"variants": {
"*ʿaḇḏê*": "servants/officials/slaves",
"*ʿam*": "people/nation",
"*mᵉḏînôt*": "provinces/districts/jurisdictions",
"*yôḏᵉʿîm*": "know/are aware",
"*yāḇôʾ*": "comes/enters/goes in",
"*ḥāṣēr*": "court/courtyard/enclosure",
"*pᵉnîmît*": "inner/interior/inward",
"*yiqqārēʾ*": "is called/summoned/invited",
"*dātô*": "his law/decree/edict",
"*hāmît*": "to put to death/kill/execute",
"*yôšîṭ*": "extends/holds out/stretches forth",
"*šarḇîṭ*": "scepter/staff/rod",
"*ḥāyâ*": "lives/survives"
}
}
12 {
"verseID": "Esther.4.12",
"source": "וַיַּגִּ֣ידוּ לְמָרְדֳּכָ֔י אֵ֖ת דִּבְרֵ֥י אֶסְתֵּֽר׃ פ",
"text": "And *wayyaggîḏû* to-*Mordᵉḵay* *ʾēt* *diḇrê* *ʾEstēr*.",
"grammar": {
"*wayyaggîḏû*": "Hiphil imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd masculine plural - and they told",
"*Mordᵉḵay*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Mordecai",
"*ʾēt*": "direct object marker",
"*diḇrê*": "noun masculine plural construct - words of",
"*ʾEstēr*": "proper noun, feminine singular - Esther"
},
"variants": {
"*diḇrê*": "words/sayings/matters"
}
}
13 {
"verseID": "Esther.4.13",
"source": "וַיֹּ֥אמֶר מָרְדֳּכַ֖י לְהָשִׁ֣יב אֶל־אֶסְתֵּ֑ר אַל־תְּדַמִּ֣י בְנַפְשֵׁ֔ךְ לְהִמָּלֵ֥ט בֵּית־הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ מִכָּל־הַיְּהוּדִֽים׃",
"text": "And *wayyōʾmer* *Mordᵉḵay* to-*hāšîḇ* unto-*ʾEstēr*: Do-not-*tᵉḏammî* in-*nap̄šēḵ* to-*himmālēṭ* *bêt*-the-*meleḵ* from-all-the-*yᵉhûḏîm*.",
"grammar": {
"*wayyōʾmer*": "Qal imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd masculine singular - and he said",
"*Mordᵉḵay*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Mordecai",
"*hāšîḇ*": "Hiphil infinitive construct - to return/reply",
"*ʾEstēr*": "proper noun, feminine singular - Esther",
"*tᵉḏammî*": "Piel imperfect, 2nd feminine singular - you imagine/think",
"*nap̄šēḵ*": "noun feminine singular + 2nd feminine singular suffix - your soul",
"*himmālēṭ*": "Niphal infinitive construct - to escape/be delivered",
"*bêt*": "noun masculine singular construct - house of",
"*meleḵ*": "noun masculine singular - king",
"*yᵉhûḏîm*": "noun masculine plural - Jews"
},
"variants": {
"*hāšîḇ*": "to return/reply/answer",
"*tᵉḏammî*": "you imagine/think/suppose",
"*nap̄šēḵ*": "your soul/self/life",
"*himmālēṭ*": "to escape/be delivered/be saved"
}
}
14 {
"verseID": "Esther.4.14",
"source": "כִּ֣י אִם־הַחֲרֵ֣שׁ תַּחֲרִישִׁי֮ בָּעֵ֣ת הַזֹּאת֒ רֶ֣וַח וְהַצָּלָ֞ה יַעֲמ֤וֹד לַיְּהוּדִים֙ מִמָּק֣וֹם אַחֵ֔ר וְאַ֥תְּ וּבֵית־אָבִ֖יךְ תֹּאבֵ֑דוּ וּמִ֣י יוֹדֵ֔עַ אִם־לְעֵ֣ת כָּזֹ֔את הִגַּ֖עַתְּ לַמַּלְכֽוּת׃",
"text": "For if-*haḥᵃrēš* *taḥᵃrîšî* in-the-*ʿēt* the-*zōʾt*, *rewaḥ* and-*haṣṣālâ* *yaʿᵃmôḏ* for-the-*yᵉhûḏîm* from-*māqôm* *ʾaḥēr*, and-you and-*bêt*-*ʾāḇîḵ* *tōʾḇēḏû*; and-who *yôḏēaʿ* if-for-*ʿēt* such-as-*zōʾt* *higgaʿat* to-the-*malḵût*.",
"grammar": {
"*haḥᵃrēš*": "Hiphil infinitive absolute - being silent",
"*taḥᵃrîšî*": "Hiphil imperfect, 2nd feminine singular - you are silent",
"*ʿēt*": "noun feminine singular - time",
"*zōʾt*": "demonstrative pronoun, feminine singular - this",
"*rewaḥ*": "noun masculine singular - relief/respite",
"*haṣṣālâ*": "noun feminine singular - deliverance",
"*yaʿᵃmôḏ*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - will stand/arise",
"*yᵉhûḏîm*": "noun masculine plural - Jews",
"*māqôm*": "noun masculine singular - place",
"*ʾaḥēr*": "adjective masculine singular - other/another",
"*bêt*": "noun masculine singular construct - house of",
"*ʾāḇîḵ*": "noun masculine singular + 2nd feminine singular suffix - your father",
"*tōʾḇēḏû*": "Qal imperfect, 2nd feminine plural - you will perish",
"*yôḏēaʿ*": "Qal participle, masculine singular - knowing",
"*higgaʿat*": "Hiphil perfect, 2nd feminine singular - you have reached/attained",
"*malḵût*": "noun feminine singular - kingdom/royalty"
},
"variants": {
"*haḥᵃrēš taḥᵃrîšî*": "emphatic expression - remain completely silent/keep utterly quiet",
"*rewaḥ*": "relief/respite/space",
"*haṣṣālâ*": "deliverance/salvation/rescue",
"*yaʿᵃmôḏ*": "will stand/arise/appear",
"*māqôm*": "place/location/source",
"*tōʾḇēḏû*": "you will perish/be destroyed/be lost",
"*higgaʿat*": "you have reached/attained/come",
"*malḵût*": "kingdom/royalty/royal position"
}
}
15 {
"verseID": "Esther.4.15",
"source": "וַתֹּ֥אמֶר אֶסְתֵּ֖ר לְהָשִׁ֥יב אֶֽל־מָרְדֳּכָֽי׃",
"text": "And *wattōʾmer* *ʾEstēr* to-*hāšîḇ* unto-*Mordᵉḵay*.",
"grammar": {
"*wattōʾmer*": "Qal imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd feminine singular - and she said",
"*ʾEstēr*": "proper noun, feminine singular - Esther",
"*hāšîḇ*": "Hiphil infinitive construct - to return/reply",
"*Mordᵉḵay*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Mordecai"
},
"variants": {
"*hāšîḇ*": "to return/reply/answer"
}
}
16 {
"verseID": "Esther.4.16",
"source": "לֵךְ֩ כְּנ֨וֹס אֶת־כָּל־הַיְּהוּדִ֜ים הַֽנִּמְצְאִ֣ים בְּשׁוּשָׁ֗ן וְצ֣וּמוּ עָ֠לַי וְאַל־תֹּאכְל֨וּ וְאַל־תִּשְׁתּ֜וּ שְׁלֹ֤שֶׁת יָמִים֙ לַ֣יְלָה וָי֔וֹם גַּם־אֲנִ֥י וְנַעֲרֹתַ֖י אָצ֣וּם כֵּ֑ן וּבְכֵ֞ן אָב֤וֹא אֶל־הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר לֹֽא־כַדָּ֔ת וְכַאֲשֶׁ֥ר אָבַ֖דְתִּי אָבָֽדְתִּי׃",
"text": "Go, *kᵉnôs* *ʾet*-all-the-*yᵉhûḏîm* the-*nimṣᵉʾîm* in-*Šûšān* and-*ṣûmû* for-me and-do-not-*tōʾḵᵉlû* and-do-not-*tištû* three *yāmîm* *laylâ* and-*yôm*; also-I and-*naʿᵃrōtay* *ʾāṣûm* thus; and-in-this-manner *ʾāḇôʾ* unto-the-*meleḵ* which not-according-to-the-*dāt*, and-as *ʾāḇaḏtî* *ʾāḇāḏtî*.",
"grammar": {
"*kᵉnôs*": "Qal imperative, masculine singular - gather",
"*ʾet*": "direct object marker",
"*yᵉhûḏîm*": "noun masculine plural - Jews",
"*nimṣᵉʾîm*": "Niphal participle, masculine plural - being found",
"*Šûšān*": "proper noun - Shushan/Susa",
"*ṣûmû*": "Qal imperative, masculine plural - fast",
"*tōʾḵᵉlû*": "Qal imperfect, 2nd masculine plural - you eat",
"*tištû*": "Qal imperfect, 2nd masculine plural - you drink",
"*yāmîm*": "noun masculine plural - days",
"*laylâ*": "noun masculine singular - night",
"*yôm*": "noun masculine singular - day",
"*naʿᵃrōtay*": "noun feminine plural + 1st common singular suffix - my maidens",
"*ʾāṣûm*": "Qal imperfect, 1st common singular - I will fast",
"*ʾāḇôʾ*": "Qal imperfect, 1st common singular - I will come/enter",
"*meleḵ*": "noun masculine singular - king",
"*dāt*": "noun feminine singular - law/decree",
"*ʾāḇaḏtî*": "Qal perfect, 1st common singular - I perish"
},
"variants": {
"*kᵉnôs*": "gather/assemble/collect",
"*nimṣᵉʾîm*": "found/present/available",
"*ṣûmû*": "fast/abstain from food",
"*naʿᵃrōtay*": "my maidens/young women/attendants",
"*ʾāḇaḏtî ʾāḇāḏtî*": "idiomatic expression - if I perish, I perish/what happens, happens/I am resigned to my fate"
}
}
17 {
"verseID": "Esther.4.17",
"source": "וַֽיַּעֲבֹ֖ר מָרְדֳּכָ֑י וַיַּ֕עַשׂ כְּכֹ֛ל אֲשֶׁר־צִוְּתָ֥ה עָלָ֖יו אֶסְתֵּֽר׃ ס",
"text": "And *wayyaʿᵃḇōr* *Mordᵉḵay*, and *wayyaʿaś* according-to-all which-*ṣiwwᵉtâ* upon-him *ʾEstēr*.",
"grammar": {
"*wayyaʿᵃḇōr*": "Qal imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd masculine singular - and he went/passed",
"*Mordᵉḵay*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Mordecai",
"*wayyaʿaś*": "Qal imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd masculine singular - and he did",
"*ṣiwwᵉtâ*": "Piel perfect, 3rd feminine singular - she commanded",
"*ʾEstēr*": "proper noun, feminine singular - Esther"
},
"variants": {
"*wayyaʿᵃḇōr*": "and he went/departed/passed through",
"*wayyaʿaś*": "and he did/performed/carried out",
"*ṣiwwᵉtâ*": "she commanded/ordered/instructed"
}
}