15 {
"verseID": "Esther.9.15",
"source": "וַיִּֽקָּהֲל֞וּ *היהודיים **הַיְּהוּדִ֣ים אֲשֶׁר־בְּשׁוּשָׁ֗ן גַּ֠ם בְּי֣וֹם אַרְבָּעָ֤ה עָשָׂר֙ לְחֹ֣דֶשׁ אֲדָ֔ר וַיּֽ͏ַהַרְג֣וּ בְשׁוּשָׁ֔ן שְׁלֹ֥שׁ מֵא֖וֹת אִ֑ישׁ וּבַ֨בִּזָּ֔ה לֹ֥א שָׁלְח֖וּ אֶת־יָדָֽם",
"text": "And-*wayyiqqāhălû hayyəhûdîm* [assembled the-Jews] who-in-*šûšān* [Susa], also in-*yôm ʾarbāʿāh ʿāśār* [day fourteen] to-*ḥōdeš ʾădār* [month Adar], and-*wayyahargû* [they-killed] in-*šûšān* [Susa] *šəlōš mēʾôt ʾîš* [three hundred men], and-in-the-*bizzāh* [plunder] not *šāləḥû* [they-stretched-out] *ʾet*-*yādām* [their-hand]",
"grammar": {
"*wayyiqqāhălû*": "Niphal imperfect 3rd masculine plural + vav consecutive - and they assembled",
"*hayyəhûdîm*": "definite article + masculine plural noun - the Jews",
"*šûšān*": "proper noun - Susa",
"*yôm*": "masculine singular construct - day",
"*ʾarbāʿāh ʿāśār*": "cardinal number - fourteen",
"*ḥōdeš*": "masculine singular construct - month",
"*ʾădār*": "proper noun - Adar",
"*wayyahargû*": "Qal imperfect 3rd masculine plural + vav consecutive - and they killed",
"*šəlōš*": "cardinal number feminine - three",
"*mēʾôt*": "feminine plural noun - hundreds",
"*ʾîš*": "masculine singular noun (collective) - men",
"*bizzāh*": "feminine singular noun - plunder/spoil",
"*šāləḥû*": "Qal perfect 3rd common plural - they stretched out/sent",
"*ʾet*": "direct object marker",
"*yādām*": "feminine singular noun + 3rd masculine plural suffix - their hand"
},
"variants": {
"*wayyiqqāhălû*": "assembled/gathered themselves/came together",
"*bizzāh*": "plunder/spoil/booty",
"*šāləḥû ʾet-yādām*": "they stretched out their hand/they laid hands on/they touched"
}
}
16 {
"verseID": "Esther.9.16",
"source": "וּשְׁאָ֣ר הַיְּהוּדִ֡ים אֲשֶׁר֩ בִּמְדִינ֨וֹת הַמֶּ֜לֶךְ נִקְהֲל֣וּ ׀ וְעָמֹ֣ד עַל־נַפְשָׁ֗ם וְנ֙וֹחַ֙ מֵאֹ֣יְבֵיהֶ֔ם וְהָרֹג֙ בְּשֹׂ֣נְאֵיהֶ֔ם חֲמִשָּׁ֥ה וְשִׁבְעִ֖ים אָ֑לֶף וּבַ֨בִּזָּ֔ה לֹ֥א שָֽׁלְח֖וּ אֶת־יָדָֽם",
"text": "And *šeʾār* the *yehûdîm* who in *mᵉdînôt* the *melek* *niqhălû* and *ʿāmōd* upon-*nepeš*-their and *nôaḥ* from-*ʾōyᵉḇêhem* and *hārōg* against-*śōnᵉʾêhem* five and seventy thousand, and in-the-*bizzâ* not *šālḥû* *ʾet*-hand-their",
"grammar": {
"*šeʾār*": "construct noun, masculine singular - rest/remainder of",
"*yehûdîm*": "noun, masculine plural - Jews",
"*mᵉdînôt*": "noun, feminine plural construct - provinces of",
"*melek*": "noun, masculine singular - king",
"*niqhălû*": "Niphal perfect, 3rd person plural - assembled/gathered themselves",
"*ʿāmōd*": "Qal infinitive construct - to stand",
"*nepeš*": "noun, feminine singular - life/soul/self",
"*nôaḥ*": "Qal infinitive construct - to rest/find relief",
"*ʾōyᵉḇêhem*": "noun, masculine plural with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - their enemies",
"*hārōg*": "Qal infinitive absolute - killing",
"*śōnᵉʾêhem*": "Qal participle, masculine plural with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - their haters/those hating them",
"*bizzâ*": "noun, feminine singular - plunder/spoil",
"*šālḥû*": "Qal perfect, 3rd person plural - they sent/stretched out",
"*ʾet*": "direct object marker"
},
"variants": {
"*šeʾār*": "remainder/rest/residue",
"*niqhălû*": "gathered themselves/assembled/congregated",
"*ʿāmōd*": "standing/taking a stand",
"*nepeš*": "life/soul/self/person",
"*nôaḥ*": "resting/having relief/respite",
"*hārōg*": "killing/slaying",
"*bizzâ*": "plunder/spoil/booty",
"*šālḥû*": "sent/stretched out/reached"
}
}
17 {
"verseID": "Esther.9.17",
"source": "בְּיוֹם־שְׁלֹשָׁ֥ה עָשָׂ֖ר לְחֹ֣דֶשׁ אֲדָ֑ר וְנ֗וֹחַ בְּאַרְבָּעָ֤ה עָשָׂר֙ בּ֔וֹ וְעָשֹׂ֣ה אֹת֔וֹ י֖וֹם מִשְׁתֶּ֥ה וְשִׂמְחָֽה",
"text": "On *yôm*-three *ʿāśār* to-*ḥōdeš* *ʾădār* and *nôaḥ* on-four *ʿāśār* in-it and *ʿāśōh* *ʾōtô* *yôm* *mišteh* and *śimḥâ*",
"grammar": {
"*yôm*": "noun, masculine singular construct - day of",
"*ʿāśār*": "numeral - ten (part of composite number thirteen)",
"*ḥōdeš*": "noun, masculine singular construct - month of",
"*ʾădār*": "noun, proper - Adar (month name)",
"*nôaḥ*": "Qal infinitive absolute - resting",
"*ʿāśōh*": "Qal infinitive absolute - making",
"*ʾōtô*": "direct object marker with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - it",
"*mišteh*": "noun, masculine singular - feast/banquet",
"*śimḥâ*": "noun, feminine singular - joy/gladness"
},
"variants": {
"*nôaḥ*": "resting/having rest/respite",
"*ʿāśōh*": "making/doing/preparing",
"*mišteh*": "feast/banquet/drinking party",
"*śimḥâ*": "joy/gladness/mirth"
}
}
18 {
"verseID": "Esther.9.18",
"source": "וְהַיְּהוּדִ֣ים אֲשֶׁר־בְּשׁוּשָׁ֗ן נִקְהֲלוּ֙ בִּשְׁלֹשָׁ֤ה עָשָׂר֙ בּ֔וֹ וּבְאַרְבָּעָ֥ה עָשָׂ֖ר בּ֑וֹ וְנ֗וֹחַ בַּחֲמִשָּׁ֤ה עָשָׂר֙ בּ֔וֹ וְעָשֹׂ֣ה אֹת֔וֹ י֖וֹם מִשְׁתֶּ֥ה וְשִׂמְחָֽה",
"text": "And the *yehûdîm* who-in-*šûšān* *niqhălû* on-three *ʿāśār* in-it and on-four *ʿāśār* in-it and *nôaḥ* on-five *ʿāśār* in-it and *ʿāśōh* *ʾōtô* *yôm* *mišteh* and *śimḥâ*",
"grammar": {
"*yehûdîm*": "noun, masculine plural - Jews",
"*šûšān*": "noun, proper - Shushan/Susa (city name)",
"*niqhălû*": "Niphal perfect, 3rd person plural - assembled/gathered themselves",
"*ʿāśār*": "numeral - ten (part of composite numbers)",
"*nôaḥ*": "Qal infinitive absolute - resting",
"*ʿāśōh*": "Qal infinitive absolute - making",
"*ʾōtô*": "direct object marker with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - it",
"*mišteh*": "noun, masculine singular - feast/banquet",
"*śimḥâ*": "noun, feminine singular - joy/gladness"
},
"variants": {
"*niqhălû*": "gathered themselves/assembled/congregated",
"*nôaḥ*": "resting/having rest/respite",
"*ʿāśōh*": "making/doing/preparing",
"*mišteh*": "feast/banquet/drinking party",
"*śimḥâ*": "joy/gladness/mirth"
}
}
19 {
"verseID": "Esther.9.19",
"source": "עַל־כֵּ֞ן הַיְּהוּדִ֣ים הַפְּרָזִ֗ים הַיֹּשְׁבִים֮ בְּעָרֵ֣י הַפְּרָזוֹת֒ עֹשִׂ֗ים אֵ֠ת י֣וֹם אַרְבָּעָ֤ה עָשָׂר֙ לְחֹ֣דֶשׁ אֲדָ֔ר שִׂמְחָ֥ה וּמִשְׁתֶּ֖ה וְי֣וֹם ט֑וֹב וּמִשְׁל֥וֹחַ מָנ֖וֹת אִ֥ישׁ לְרֵעֵֽהוּ",
"text": "Therefore the *yehûdîm* the *pᵉrāzîm* the *yōšᵉḇîm* in-*ʿārê* the *pᵉrāzôt* *ʿōśîm* *ʾēt* *yôm* four *ʿāśār* to-*ḥōdeš* *ʾădār* *śimḥâ* and *mišteh* and *yôm* *ṭôḇ* and *mišlôaḥ* *mānôt* *ʾîš* to-*rēʿēhû*",
"grammar": {
"*yehûdîm*": "noun, masculine plural - Jews",
"*pᵉrāzîm*": "adjective, masculine plural - rural/unwalled",
"*yōšᵉḇîm*": "Qal participle, masculine plural - dwelling/living",
"*ʿārê*": "noun, feminine plural construct - cities of",
"*pᵉrāzôt*": "noun, feminine plural - unwalled settlements/villages",
"*ʿōśîm*": "Qal participle, masculine plural - making/doing",
"*ʾēt*": "direct object marker",
"*yôm*": "noun, masculine singular - day",
"*ʿāśār*": "numeral - ten (part of composite number fourteen)",
"*ḥōdeš*": "noun, masculine singular construct - month of",
"*ʾădār*": "noun, proper - Adar (month name)",
"*śimḥâ*": "noun, feminine singular - joy/gladness",
"*mišteh*": "noun, masculine singular - feast/banquet",
"*ṭôḇ*": "adjective, masculine singular - good/pleasant",
"*mišlôaḥ*": "noun, masculine singular construct - sending of",
"*mānôt*": "noun, feminine plural - portions/gifts",
"*ʾîš*": "noun, masculine singular - man/each",
"*rēʿēhû*": "noun, masculine singular construct with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his neighbor/friend"
},
"variants": {
"*pᵉrāzîm*": "rural dwellers/villagers/those in unwalled towns",
"*yōšᵉḇîm*": "dwelling/sitting/inhabiting/residing",
"*pᵉrāzôt*": "unwalled villages/rural towns/open settlements",
"*ʿōśîm*": "making/doing/celebrating/observing",
"*śimḥâ*": "joy/gladness/mirth",
"*mišteh*": "feast/banquet/drinking party",
"*ṭôḇ*": "good/pleasant/joyous",
"*mišlôaḥ*": "sending/giving",
"*mānôt*": "portions/gifts/presents",
"*rēʿēhû*": "his neighbor/friend/fellow"
}
}
20 {
"verseID": "Esther.9.20",
"source": "וַיִּכְתֹּ֣ב מָרְדֳּכַ֔י אֶת־הַדְּבָרִ֖ים הָאֵ֑לֶּה וַיִּשְׁלַ֨ח סְפָרִ֜ים אֶל־כָּל־הַיְּהוּדִ֗ים אֲשֶׁר֙ בְּכָל־מְדִינוֹת֙ הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ אֲחַשְׁוֵר֔וֹשׁ הַקְּרוֹבִ֖ים וְהָרְחוֹקִֽים",
"text": "And *wayyiḵtōḇ* *mordŏḵay* *ʾet*-the-*dᵉḇārîm* the-these and *wayyišlaḥ* *sᵉpārîm* to-all-the-*yehûdîm* who in-all-*mᵉdînôt* the-*melek* *ʾăḥašwērôš* the-*qᵉrôḇîm* and-the-*rᵉḥôqîm*",
"grammar": {
"*wayyiḵtōḇ*": "Qal imperfect consecutive, 3rd person masculine singular - and he wrote",
"*mordŏḵay*": "noun, proper - Mordecai",
"*ʾet*": "direct object marker",
"*dᵉḇārîm*": "noun, masculine plural - words/matters/things",
"*wayyišlaḥ*": "Qal imperfect consecutive, 3rd person masculine singular - and he sent",
"*sᵉpārîm*": "noun, masculine plural - letters/documents",
"*yehûdîm*": "noun, masculine plural - Jews",
"*mᵉdînôt*": "noun, feminine plural construct - provinces of",
"*melek*": "noun, masculine singular - king",
"*ʾăḥašwērôš*": "noun, proper - Ahasuerus/Xerxes",
"*qᵉrôḇîm*": "adjective, masculine plural - near ones/those nearby",
"*rᵉḥôqîm*": "adjective, masculine plural - far ones/those far away"
},
"variants": {
"*dᵉḇārîm*": "words/matters/things/events",
"*sᵉpārîm*": "letters/documents/scrolls",
"*qᵉrôḇîm*": "near/close/neighboring",
"*rᵉḥôqîm*": "far/distant/remote"
}
}
21 {
"verseID": "Esther.9.21",
"source": "לְקַיֵּם֮ עֲלֵיהֶם֒ לִהְי֣וֹת עֹשִׂ֗ים אֵ֠ת י֣וֹם אַרְבָּעָ֤ה עָשָׂר֙ לְחֹ֣דֶשׁ אֲדָ֔ר וְאֵ֛ת יוֹם־חֲמִשָּׁ֥ה עָשָׂ֖ר בּ֑וֹ בְּכָל־שָׁנָ֖ה וְשָׁנָֽה",
"text": "To *lᵉqayyēm* upon-them to *lihyôt* *ʿōśîm* *ʾēt* *yôm* four *ʿāśār* to-*ḥōdeš* *ʾădār* and *ʾēt* *yôm*-five *ʿāśār* in-it in-every-*šānâ* and *šānâ*",
"grammar": {
"*lᵉqayyēm*": "Piel infinitive construct - to establish/confirm",
"*lihyôt*": "Qal infinitive construct - to be",
"*ʿōśîm*": "Qal participle, masculine plural - doing/celebrating",
"*ʾēt*": "direct object marker",
"*yôm*": "noun, masculine singular - day",
"*ʿāśār*": "numeral - ten (part of composite numbers)",
"*ḥōdeš*": "noun, masculine singular construct - month of",
"*ʾădār*": "noun, proper - Adar (month name)",
"*šānâ*": "noun, feminine singular - year"
},
"variants": {
"*lᵉqayyēm*": "to establish/confirm/ordain/decree",
"*lihyôt*": "to be/become/exist",
"*ʿōśîm*": "doing/making/celebrating/observing",
"*šānâ*": "year/annually"
}
}
22 {
"verseID": "Esther.9.22",
"source": "כַּיָּמִ֗ים אֲשֶׁר־נָ֨חוּ בָהֶ֤ם הַיְּהוּדִים֙ מֵא֣וֹיְבֵיהֶ֔ם וְהַחֹ֗דֶשׁ אֲשֶׁר֩ נֶהְפַּ֨ךְ לָהֶ֤ם מִיָּגוֹן֙ לְשִׂמְחָ֔ה וּמֵאֵ֖בֶל לְי֣וֹם ט֑וֹב לַעֲשׂ֣וֹת אוֹתָ֗ם יְמֵי֙ מִשְׁתֶּ֣ה וְשִׂמְחָ֔ה וּמִשְׁל֤וֹחַ מָנוֹת֙ אִ֣ישׁ לְרֵעֵ֔הוּ וּמַתָּנ֖וֹת לָֽאֶבְיוֹנִֽים",
"text": "As the-*yāmîm* which-*nāḥû* in-them the *yehûdîm* from-*ʾôyᵉḇêhem* and-the-*ḥōdeš* which *nehpaḵ* to-them from-*yāgôn* to-*śimḥâ* and-from-*ʾēḇel* to-*yôm* *ṭôḇ* to *laʿăśôt* them *yᵉmê* *mišteh* and *śimḥâ* and *mišlôaḥ* *mānôt* *ʾîš* to-*rēʿēhû* and *mattānôt* to-the-*ʾeḇyônîm*",
"grammar": {
"*yāmîm*": "noun, masculine plural - days",
"*nāḥû*": "Qal perfect, 3rd person plural - they rested",
"*yehûdîm*": "noun, masculine plural - Jews",
"*ʾôyᵉḇêhem*": "noun, masculine plural with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - their enemies",
"*ḥōdeš*": "noun, masculine singular - month",
"*nehpaḵ*": "Niphal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - was turned/converted",
"*yāgôn*": "noun, masculine singular - sorrow/grief",
"*śimḥâ*": "noun, feminine singular - joy/gladness",
"*ʾēḇel*": "noun, masculine singular - mourning",
"*yôm*": "noun, masculine singular - day",
"*ṭôḇ*": "adjective, masculine singular - good/pleasant",
"*laʿăśôt*": "Qal infinitive construct - to make/do",
"*yᵉmê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - days of",
"*mišteh*": "noun, masculine singular - feast/banquet",
"*mišlôaḥ*": "noun, masculine singular construct - sending of",
"*mānôt*": "noun, feminine plural - portions/gifts",
"*ʾîš*": "noun, masculine singular - man/each",
"*rēʿēhû*": "noun, masculine singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his neighbor/friend",
"*mattānôt*": "noun, feminine plural - gifts/presents",
"*ʾeḇyônîm*": "adjective, masculine plural - poor/needy"
},
"variants": {
"*nāḥû*": "rested/had respite/were relieved",
"*nehpaḵ*": "was turned/converted/transformed/changed",
"*yāgôn*": "sorrow/grief/anguish",
"*śimḥâ*": "joy/gladness/mirth",
"*ʾēḇel*": "mourning/grief",
"*ṭôḇ*": "good/joyous/festive",
"*laʿăśôt*": "to make/do/prepare/celebrate",
"*mišteh*": "feast/banquet/drinking party",
"*mišlôaḥ*": "sending/giving",
"*mānôt*": "portions/gifts/presents",
"*rēʿēhû*": "his neighbor/friend/fellow",
"*mattānôt*": "gifts/presents/donations",
"*ʾeḇyônîm*": "poor/needy/destitute"
}
}
23 {
"verseID": "Esther.9.23",
"source": "וְקִבֵּל֙ הַיְּהוּדִ֔ים אֵ֥ת אֲשֶׁר־הֵחֵ֖לּוּ לַעֲשׂ֑וֹת וְאֵ֛ת אֲשֶׁר־כָּתַ֥ב מָרְדֳּכַ֖י אֲלֵיהֶֽם",
"text": "And *qibbēl* the-*yehûdîm* *ʾēt* which-*hēḥēllû* to *laʿăśôt* and *ʾēt* which-*kātaḇ* *mordŏḵay* to-them",
"grammar": {
"*qibbēl*": "Piel perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he accepted/received",
"*yehûdîm*": "noun, masculine plural - Jews",
"*ʾēt*": "direct object marker",
"*hēḥēllû*": "Hiphil perfect, 3rd person plural - they began/started",
"*laʿăśôt*": "Qal infinitive construct - to do/make",
"*kātaḇ*": "Qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he wrote",
"*mordŏḵay*": "noun, proper - Mordecai"
},
"variants": {
"*qibbēl*": "accepted/received/undertook",
"*hēḥēllû*": "began/started/commenced",
"*laʿăśôt*": "to do/make/perform/practice",
"*kātaḇ*": "wrote/inscribed"
}
}
24 {
"verseID": "Esther.9.24",
"source": "כִּי֩ הָמָ֨ן בֶּֽן־הַמְּדָ֜תָא הָֽאֲגָגִ֗י צֹרֵר֙ כָּל־הַיְּהוּדִ֔ים חָשַׁ֥ב עַל־הַיְּהוּדִ֖ים לְאַבְּדָ֑ם וְהִפִּ֥יל פּוּר֙ ה֣וּא הַגּוֹרָ֔ל לְהֻמָּ֖ם וּֽלְאַבְּדָֽם",
"text": "Because *hāmān* son-of-*hammᵉdātāʾ* the-*ʾăgāgî* *ṣōrēr* all-the-*yehûdîm* *ḥāšaḇ* against-the-*yehûdîm* to *lᵉʾabbᵉdām* and *hippîl* *pûr* he the-*gôrāl* to *lᵉhummām* and to *lᵉʾabbᵉdām*",
"grammar": {
"*hāmān*": "noun, proper - Haman",
"*hammᵉdātāʾ*": "noun, proper - Hammedatha",
"*ʾăgāgî*": "adjective, gentilic - Agagite",
"*ṣōrēr*": "Qal participle, masculine singular - enemy/adversary of",
"*yehûdîm*": "noun, masculine plural - Jews",
"*ḥāšaḇ*": "Qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he plotted/devised",
"*lᵉʾabbᵉdām*": "Piel infinitive construct with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - to destroy them",
"*hippîl*": "Hiphil perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he cast",
"*pûr*": "noun, masculine singular (foreign loan word) - pur",
"*gôrāl*": "noun, masculine singular - lot",
"*lᵉhummām*": "Qal infinitive construct with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - to discomfit/confuse them"
},
"variants": {
"*ṣōrēr*": "adversary/enemy/foe/opponent",
"*ḥāšaḇ*": "plotted/devised/planned/schemed",
"*lᵉʾabbᵉdām*": "to destroy them/annihilate them/make them perish",
"*hippîl*": "cast/threw/dropped",
"*pûr*": "pur (foreign word for lot)",
"*gôrāl*": "lot/die/destiny",
"*lᵉhummām*": "to confuse them/discomfit them/vex them"
}
}
25 {
"verseID": "Esther.9.25",
"source": "וּבְבֹאָהּ֮ לִפְנֵ֣י הַמֶּלֶךְ֒ אָמַ֣ר עִם־הַסֵּ֔פֶר יָשׁ֞וּב מַחֲשַׁבְתּ֧וֹ הָרָעָ֛ה אֲשֶׁר־חָשַׁ֥ב עַל־הַיְּהוּדִ֖ים עַל־רֹאשׁ֑וֹ וְתָל֥וּ אֹת֛וֹ וְאֶת־בָּנָ֖יו עַל־הָעֵֽץ",
"text": "And in-*ḇᵉḇôʾāh* before the-*melek* *ʾāmar* with-the-*sēper* *yāšûḇ* *maḥăšaḇtô* the-*rāʿâ* which-*ḥāšaḇ* against-the-*yehûdîm* upon-*rōʾšô* and *tālû* *ʾōtô* and *ʾet*-sons-his upon-the-*ʿēṣ*",
"grammar": {
"*ḇᵉḇôʾāh*": "Qal infinitive construct with 3rd person feminine singular suffix - in her coming",
"*melek*": "noun, masculine singular - king",
"*ʾāmar*": "Qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he said",
"*sēper*": "noun, masculine singular - letter/document",
"*yāšûḇ*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - shall return",
"*maḥăšaḇtô*": "noun, feminine singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his thought/plan",
"*rāʿâ*": "adjective, feminine singular - evil/bad",
"*ḥāšaḇ*": "Qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he devised/planned",
"*yehûdîm*": "noun, masculine plural - Jews",
"*rōʾšô*": "noun, masculine singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his head",
"*tālû*": "Qal perfect, 3rd person plural - they hanged",
"*ʾōtô*": "direct object marker with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - him",
"*ʿēṣ*": "noun, masculine singular - tree/wood/gallows"
},
"variants": {
"*ḇᵉḇôʾāh*": "when she came/on her coming/as she entered",
"*ʾāmar*": "said/commanded/declared",
"*sēper*": "letter/document/scroll/book",
"*yāšûḇ*": "return/turn back/revert",
"*maḥăšaḇtô*": "his thought/plan/scheme/device",
"*rāʿâ*": "evil/wicked/harmful",
"*ḥāšaḇ*": "planned/devised/schemed/thought",
"*rōʾšô*": "his head/top/chief",
"*tālû*": "hanged/suspended/impaled",
"*ʿēṣ*": "tree/wood/gallows/timber"
}
}
26 {
"verseID": "Esther.9.26",
"source": "עַל־כֵּ֡ן קָֽרְאוּ֩ לַיָּמִ֨ים הָאֵ֤לֶּה פוּרִים֙ עַל־שֵׁ֣ם הַפּ֔וּר עַל־כֵּ֕ן עַל־כָּל־דִּבְרֵ֖י הָאִגֶּ֣רֶת הַזֹּ֑את וּמָֽה־רָא֣וּ עַל־כָּ֔כָה וּמָ֥ה הִגִּ֖יעַ אֲלֵיהֶֽם",
"text": "Therefore *qārᵉʾû* to-the-*yāmîm* these *pûrîm* upon-*šēm* the-*pûr* therefore upon-all-*diḇrê* the-*ʾiggeret* the-this and-what-*rāʾû* upon-such-*kāḵâ* and-what *higgîaʿ* to-them",
"grammar": {
"*qārᵉʾû*": "Qal perfect, 3rd person plural - they called",
"*yāmîm*": "noun, masculine plural - days",
"*pûrîm*": "noun, masculine plural - Purim",
"*šēm*": "noun, masculine singular construct - name of",
"*pûr*": "noun, masculine singular - pur (lot)",
"*diḇrê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - words of/matters of",
"*ʾiggeret*": "noun, feminine singular - letter",
"*rāʾû*": "Qal perfect, 3rd person plural - they saw",
"*kāḵâ*": "adverb - thus/so",
"*higgîaʿ*": "Hiphil perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - reached/came to"
},
"variants": {
"*qārᵉʾû*": "called/named/designated",
"*pûrîm*": "Purim (plural of pur/lot)",
"*šēm*": "name/designation/reputation",
"*diḇrê*": "words/matters/accounts/records",
"*ʾiggeret*": "letter/epistle/document",
"*rāʾû*": "saw/observed/experienced",
"*kāḵâ*": "thus/so/in this manner",
"*higgîaʿ*": "reached/came to/befell/happened to"
}
}
27 {
"verseID": "Esther.9.27",
"source": "קִיְּמ֣וּ וְקִבְּל֣וּ הַיְּהוּדִים֩ ׀ עֲלֵיהֶ֨ם ׀ וְעַל־זַרְעָ֜ם וְעַ֨ל כָּל־הַנִּלְוִ֤ים עֲלֵיהֶם֙ וְלֹ֣א יַעֲב֔וֹר לִהְי֣וֹת עֹשִׂ֗ים אֵ֣ת שְׁנֵ֤י הַיָּמִים֙ הָאֵ֔לֶּה כִּכְתָבָ֖ם וְכִזְמַנָּ֑ם בְּכָל־שָׁנָ֖ה וְשָׁנָֽה",
"text": "*qiyyᵉmû* and *qibbᵉlû* the-*yehûdîm* upon-them and upon-*zarʿām* and upon all-the-*nilwîm* upon-them and not *yaʿăḇôr* to *lihyôt* *ʿōśîm* *ʾēt* two the-*yāmîm* these according to-*kiṯāḇām* and according to-*kizmānnām* in-every-*šānâ* and *šānâ*",
"grammar": {
"*qiyyᵉmû*": "Piel perfect, 3rd person plural - they established/confirmed",
"*qibbᵉlû*": "Piel perfect, 3rd person plural - they received/accepted",
"*yehûdîm*": "noun, masculine plural - Jews",
"*zarʿām*": "noun, masculine singular with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - their seed/descendants",
"*nilwîm*": "Niphal participle, masculine plural - joined ones/those who joined",
"*yaʿăḇôr*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - it shall pass away/be transgressed",
"*lihyôt*": "Qal infinitive construct - to be",
"*ʿōśîm*": "Qal participle, masculine plural - doing/celebrating",
"*ʾēt*": "direct object marker",
"*yāmîm*": "noun, masculine plural - days",
"*kiṯāḇām*": "noun, masculine singular with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - their writing",
"*kizmānnām*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - according to their appointed time",
"*šānâ*": "noun, feminine singular - year"
},
"variants": {
"*qiyyᵉmû*": "established/confirmed/ordained/ratified",
"*qibbᵉlû*": "received/accepted/undertook",
"*zarʿām*": "their seed/offspring/descendants/posterity",
"*nilwîm*": "joined ones/those who allied themselves/converts",
"*yaʿăḇôr*": "pass away/fail/be transgressed/neglected",
"*lihyôt*": "to be/become/exist",
"*ʿōśîm*": "doing/observing/celebrating",
"*kiṯāḇām*": "their writing/prescription/ordinance",
"*kizmānnām*": "according to their appointed time/season"
}
}
28 {
"verseID": "Esther.9.28",
"source": "וְהַיָּמִ֣ים הָ֠אֵלֶּה נִזְכָּרִ֨ים וְנַעֲשִׂ֜ים בְּכָל־דּ֣וֹר וָד֗וֹר מִשְׁפָּחָה֙ וּמִשְׁפָּחָ֔ה מְדִינָ֥ה וּמְדִינָ֖ה וְעִ֣יר וָעִ֑יר וִימֵ֞י הַפּוּרִ֣ים הָאֵ֗לֶּה לֹ֤א יַֽעַבְרוּ֙ מִתּ֣וֹךְ הַיְּהוּדִ֔ים וְזִכְרָ֖ם לֹא־יָס֥וּף מִזַּרְעָֽם׃ ס",
"text": "*wə*-these *yāmîm* to-be-*nizkārîm* *wə*-to-be-*naʿăśîm* in-all-*dôr wā-dôr*, *mišpāḥâ* *û-mišpāḥâ*, *mədînâ* *û-mədînâ*, *wə-ʿîr wā-ʿîr*; *wî-mê ha-pûrîm* these not *yaʿabərû* from-midst-of *ha-yəhûdîm*, *wə-zikrām* not-*yāsûp* from-*zarʿām*.",
"grammar": {
"*wə*": "conjunction - and/but",
"*yāmîm*": "noun, masculine plural - days",
"*nizkārîm*": "niphal participle, masculine plural - remembered/commemorated",
"*naʿăśîm*": "niphal participle, masculine plural - done/performed/observed",
"*dôr wā-dôr*": "noun phrase, repetition - generation and generation",
"*mišpāḥâ*": "noun, feminine singular - family/clan",
"*û-mišpāḥâ*": "conjunction + noun, feminine singular - and family/clan",
"*mədînâ*": "noun, feminine singular - province",
"*û-mədînâ*": "conjunction + noun, feminine singular - and province",
"*wə-ʿîr*": "conjunction + noun, feminine singular - and city",
"*wā-ʿîr*": "conjunction + noun, feminine singular - and city",
"*wî-mê*": "conjunction + noun, masculine plural construct - and days of",
"*ha-pûrîm*": "definite article + noun, masculine plural - the Purim (lots)",
"*yaʿabərû*": "qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - they will pass/cease",
"*ha-yəhûdîm*": "definite article + noun, masculine plural - the Jews",
"*wə-zikrām*": "conjunction + noun, masculine singular + 3rd person masculine plural suffix - and their remembrance",
"*yāsûp*": "qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - will end/cease",
"*zarʿām*": "noun, masculine singular + 3rd person masculine plural suffix - their seed/descendants"
},
"variants": {
"*nizkārîm*": "remembered/commemorated/mentioned",
"*naʿăśîm*": "performed/observed/celebrated/enacted",
"*dôr wā-dôr*": "generation after generation/every generation",
"*yaʿabərû*": "pass away/cease/be neglected/fail",
"*yāsûp*": "come to an end/perish/be removed",
"*zarʿām*": "seed/offspring/descendants/posterity"
}
}
29 {
"verseID": "Esther.9.29",
"source": "וַ֠תִּכְתֹּב אֶסְתֵּ֨ר הַמַּלְכָּ֧ה בַת־אֲבִיחַ֛יִל וּמָרְדֳּכַ֥י הַיְּהוּדִ֖י אֶת־כָּל־תֹּ֑קֶף לְקַיֵּ֗ם אֵ֣ת אִגֶּ֧רֶת הַפּוּרִ֛ים הַזֹּ֖את הַשֵּׁנִֽית׃",
"text": "*wa-tiktōb* *ʾestēr* *ha-malkâ* *bat*-*ʾăbîḥayil* *û-mordŏkay* *ha-yəhûdî* *ʾet*-all-*tōqep* *lə-qayyēm* *ʾēt* *ʾiggeret ha-pûrîm* this *ha-šēnît*.",
"grammar": {
"*wa-tiktōb*": "conjunction + qal imperfect, 3rd person feminine singular with waw consecutive - and she wrote",
"*ʾestēr*": "proper noun, feminine - Esther",
"*ha-malkâ*": "definite article + noun, feminine singular - the queen",
"*bat*": "noun, feminine singular construct - daughter of",
"*ʾăbîḥayil*": "proper noun, masculine - Abihail",
"*û-mordŏkay*": "conjunction + proper noun, masculine - and Mordecai",
"*ha-yəhûdî*": "definite article + adjective, masculine singular - the Jew/Jewish",
"*ʾet*": "direct object marker",
"*tōqep*": "noun, masculine singular - authority/power/strength",
"*lə-qayyēm*": "preposition + piel infinitive construct - to confirm/establish",
"*ʾēt*": "direct object marker",
"*ʾiggeret*": "noun, feminine singular construct - letter of",
"*ha-pûrîm*": "definite article + noun, masculine plural - the Purim (lots)",
"*ha-šēnît*": "definite article + adjective, feminine singular - the second"
},
"variants": {
"*tōqep*": "authority/power/force/full power/full authority",
"*lə-qayyēm*": "to confirm/establish/uphold/ratify/fulfill",
"*ʾiggeret*": "letter/document/epistle"
}
}
30 {
"verseID": "Esther.9.30",
"source": "וַיִּשְׁלַ֨ח סְפָרִ֜ים אֶל־כָּל־הַיְּהוּדִ֗ים אֶל־שֶׁ֨בַע וְעֶשְׂרִ֤ים וּמֵאָה֙ מְדִינָ֔ה מַלְכ֖וּת אֲחַשְׁוֵר֑וֹשׁ דִּבְרֵ֥י שָׁל֖וֹם וֶאֱמֶֽת׃",
"text": "*wa-yišlaḥ* *səpārîm* to-all-*ha-yəhûdîm* to-seven *wə*-twenty *û-mēʾâ* *mədînâ* *malkût* *ʾăḥašwērôš* *dibrê* *šālôm wĕ-ʾĕmet*.",
"grammar": {
"*wa-yišlaḥ*": "conjunction + qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular with waw consecutive - and he sent",
"*səpārîm*": "noun, masculine plural - letters/books/documents",
"*ha-yəhûdîm*": "definite article + noun, masculine plural - the Jews",
"*wə*": "conjunction - and",
"*û-mēʾâ*": "conjunction + noun, feminine singular - and hundred",
"*mədînâ*": "noun, feminine singular - province",
"*malkût*": "noun, feminine singular construct - kingdom of",
"*ʾăḥašwērôš*": "proper noun, masculine - Ahasuerus",
"*dibrê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - words of",
"*šālôm*": "noun, masculine singular - peace",
"*wĕ-ʾĕmet*": "conjunction + noun, feminine singular - and truth"
},
"variants": {
"*səpārîm*": "letters/documents/dispatches/scrolls",
"*dibrê*": "words/matters/affairs",
"*šālôm*": "peace/welfare/safety/prosperity",
"*ʾĕmet*": "truth/faithfulness/reliability"
}
}
31 {
"verseID": "Esther.9.31",
"source": "לְקַיֵּ֡ם אֶת־יְמֵי֩ הַפֻּרִ֨ים הָאֵ֜לֶּה בִּזְמַנֵּיהֶ֗ם כַּאֲשֶׁר֩ קִיַּ֨ם עֲלֵיהֶ֜ם מָרְדֳּכַ֤י הַיְּהוּדִי֙ וְאֶסְתֵּ֣ר הַמַּלְכָּ֔ה וְכַאֲשֶׁ֛ר קִיְּמ֥וּ עַל־נַפְשָׁ֖ם וְעַל־זַרְעָ֑ם דִּבְרֵ֥י הַצֹּמ֖וֹת וְזַעֲקָתָֽם׃",
"text": "*lə-qayyēm* *ʾet*-*yəmê* *ha-purîm* these in-*zəmannêhem*, *ka-ʾăšer* *qiyyam* upon-them *mordŏkay* *ha-yəhûdî* *wə-ʾestēr* *ha-malkâ*, *wə-ka-ʾăšer* *qîmû* upon-*napšām* *wə*-upon-*zarʿām*, *dibrê* *ha-ṣōmôt* *wə-zaʿăqātām*.",
"grammar": {
"*lə-qayyēm*": "preposition + piel infinitive construct - to confirm/establish",
"*ʾet*": "direct object marker",
"*yəmê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - days of",
"*ha-purîm*": "definite article + noun, masculine plural - the Purim (lots)",
"*zəmannêhem*": "noun, masculine plural + 3rd person masculine plural suffix - their appointed times",
"*ka-ʾăšer*": "preposition + relative particle - as/according to what",
"*qiyyam*": "piel perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he established",
"*mordŏkay*": "proper noun, masculine - Mordecai",
"*ha-yəhûdî*": "definite article + adjective, masculine singular - the Jew/Jewish",
"*wə-ʾestēr*": "conjunction + proper noun, feminine - and Esther",
"*ha-malkâ*": "definite article + noun, feminine singular - the queen",
"*wə-ka-ʾăšer*": "conjunction + preposition + relative particle - and as/according to what",
"*qîmû*": "piel perfect, 3rd person plural - they established",
"*napšām*": "noun, feminine singular + 3rd person masculine plural suffix - their soul",
"*wə*": "conjunction - and",
"*zarʿām*": "noun, masculine singular + 3rd person masculine plural suffix - their seed/descendants",
"*dibrê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - words/matters of",
"*ha-ṣōmôt*": "definite article + noun, masculine plural - the fastings",
"*wə-zaʿăqātām*": "conjunction + noun, feminine singular + 3rd person masculine plural suffix - and their outcry"
},
"variants": {
"*lə-qayyēm*": "to confirm/establish/uphold/ratify/fulfill",
"*zəmannêhem*": "their appointed times/their seasons/their fixed times",
"*qiyyam*": "established/ordained/decreed/confirmed",
"*napšām*": "their soul/themselves/their life",
"*zarʿām*": "their seed/offspring/descendants/posterity",
"*ha-ṣōmôt*": "the fastings/the fasts",
"*zaʿăqātām*": "their outcry/their cry/their lamentation"
}
}
32 {
"verseID": "Esther.9.32",
"source": "וּמַאֲמַ֣ר אֶסְתֵּ֔ר קִיַּ֕ם דִּבְרֵ֥י הַפֻּרִ֖ים הָאֵ֑לֶּה וְנִכְתָּ֖ב בַּסֵּֽפֶר׃ פ",
"text": "*û-maʾămar* *ʾestēr* *qiyyam* *dibrê* *ha-purîm* these, *wə-niktāb* in-*ha-sēper*.",
"grammar": {
"*û-maʾămar*": "conjunction + noun, masculine singular construct - and command of",
"*ʾestēr*": "proper noun, feminine - Esther",
"*qiyyam*": "piel perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - established/confirmed",
"*dibrê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - words/matters of",
"*ha-purîm*": "definite article + noun, masculine plural - the Purim (lots)",
"*wə-niktāb*": "conjunction + niphal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - and it was written",
"*ha-sēper*": "definite article + noun, masculine singular - the book/scroll"
},
"variants": {
"*maʾămar*": "command/decree/word/edict",
"*qiyyam*": "established/ordained/decreed/confirmed",
"*dibrê*": "words/matters/regulations/affairs",
"*ha-sēper*": "the book/scroll/record/document"
}
}