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"
}
}