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Esther 3— explore original Hebrew and Greek words with Strong's concordance.

Verse 1

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0אַחַ֣ר ׀’a·ḥarAfterH0310
1הַדְּבָרִ֣יםhad·də·ḇā·rîmthingsH1697
2הָאֵ֗לֶּהhā·’êl·leh,theseH0428
3גִּדַּל֩gid·dalpromotedH1431
4הַמֶּ֨לֶךְham·me·leḵKingH4428
5אֲחַשְׁוֵר֜וֹשׁ’ă·ḥaš·wê·rō·wōšAhasuerusH0325
6אֶת־’eṯ--H0853
7הָמָ֧ןhā·mānHamanH2001
8בֶּֽן־ben-sonH1121
9הַמְּדָ֛תָאham·mə·ḏā·ṯāof HammedathaH4099
10הָאֲגָגִ֖יhā·’ă·ḡā·ḡîthe AgagiteH0091
11וַֽיְנַשְּׂאֵ֑הוּway·naś·śə·’ê·hū;and advanced himH5375
12וַיָּ֙שֶׂם֙way·yā·śemand setH7760
13אֶת־’eṯ--H0853
14כִּסְא֔וֹkis·’ōw,his seatH3678
15מֵעַ֕לmê·‘alaboveH5921
16כָּל־kāl-allH3605
17הַשָּׂרִ֖יםhaś·śā·rîmthe princesH8269
18אֲשֶׁ֥ר’ă·šerwhoH0834
19אִתּֽוֹ׃.’it·tōw.[were] with himH0854

Verse 2

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0וְכָל־wə·ḵālAnd allH3605
1עַבְדֵ֨י‘aḇ·ḏêservantsH5650
2הַמֶּ֜לֶךְham·me·leḵof the kingH4428
3אֲשֶׁר־’ă·šer-whoH0834
4בְּשַׁ֣עַרbə·ša·‘ar[were] within gateH8179
5הַמֶּ֗לֶךְham·me·leḵ,of the kingH4428
6כֹּרְעִ֤יםkō·rə·‘îmbowedH3766
7וּמִֽשְׁתַּחֲוִים֙ū·miš·ta·ḥă·wîmand paid homageH7812
8לְהָמָ֔ןlə·hā·mān,to HamanH2001
9כִּי־kî-forH3588
10כֵ֖ןḵênsoH3651
11צִוָּה־ṣiw·wāh-had commandedH6680
12ל֣וֹlōwconcerning him
13הַמֶּ֑לֶךְham·me·leḵ;the kingH4428
14וּמָ֨רְדֳּכַ֔יū·mā·rə·do·ḵay,but MordecaiH4782
15לֹ֥אnotH3808
16יִכְרַ֖עyiḵ·ra‘would bowH3766
17וְלֹ֥אwə·lōorH3808
18יִֽשְׁתַּחֲוֶֽה׃.yiš·ta·ḥă·weh.pay homageH7812

Verse 3

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0וַיֹּ֨אמְר֜וּway·yō·mə·rūAnd saidH0559
1עַבְדֵ֥י‘aḇ·ḏêservantsH5650
2הַמֶּ֛לֶךְham·me·leḵof the kingH4428
3אֲשֶׁר־’ă·šer-whoH0834
4בְּשַׁ֥עַרbə·ša·‘ar[were] within gateH8179
5הַמֶּ֖לֶךְham·me·leḵof the kingH4428
6לְמָרְדֳּכָ֑יlə·mā·rə·do·ḵāy;to MordecaiH4782
7מַדּ֙וּעַ֙mad·dū·a‘whyH4069
8אַתָּ֣ה’at·tāhyouH0859
9עוֹבֵ֔ר‘ō·w·ḇêr,do transgressH5674
10אֵ֖ת’êṯ-H0853
11מִצְוַ֥תmiṣ·waṯcommandH4687
12הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃؟ham·me·leḵ.of the kingH4428

Verse 4

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0וַיְהִ֗יway·hî,and it came to passH1961
1[באמרם]bə·’ā·mə·rām-
2(כְּאָמְרָ֤ם)kə·’ā·mə·rāmwhen they spokeH0559
3אֵלָיו֙’ê·lāwto himH0413
4י֣וֹםyō·wmdayH3117
5וָי֔וֹםwā·yō·wm,and dailyH3117
6וְלֹ֥אwə·lōand notH3808
7שָׁמַ֖עšā·ma‘he would listenH8085
8אֲלֵיהֶ֑ם’ă·lê·hem;to themH0413
9וַיַּגִּ֣ידוּway·yag·gî·ḏūthat they told [it]H5046
10לְהָמָ֗ןlə·hā·mān,to HamanH2001
11לִרְאוֹת֙lir·’ō·wṯto seeH7200
12הֲיַֽעַמְדוּ֙hă·ya·‘am·ḏūwhether would standH5975
13דִּבְרֵ֣יdiḇ·rêwordsH1697
14מָרְדֳּכַ֔יmā·rə·do·ḵay,of MordecaiH4782
15כִּֽי־kî-forH3588
16הִגִּ֥ידhig·gîḏ[Mordecai] had toldH5046
17לָהֶ֖םlā·hemthemH1992
18אֲשֶׁר־’ă·šer-thatH0834
19ה֥וּאhe [was]H1931
20יְהוּדִֽי׃.yə·hū·ḏî.a JewH3064

Verse 5

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0וַיַּ֣רְאway·yarAnd when sawH7200
1הָמָ֔ןhā·mān,HamanH2001
2כִּי־kî-thatH3588
3אֵ֣ין’ênnotH0369
4מָרְדֳּכַ֔יmā·rə·do·ḵay,MordecaiH4782
5כֹּרֵ֥עַkō·rê·a‘did bowH3766
6וּמִֽשְׁתַּחֲוֶ֖הū·miš·ta·ḥă·wehor pay homageH7812
7ל֑וֹlōw;him
8וַיִּמָּלֵ֥אway·yim·mā·lêand was filledH4390
9הָמָ֖ןhā·mānHamanH2001
10חֵמָֽה׃.ḥê·māh.with wrathH2534

Verse 6

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0וַיִּ֣בֶזway·yi·ḇezBut he disdainedH0959
1בְּעֵינָ֗יוbə·‘ê·nāw,eyeH5869
2לִשְׁלֹ֤ח‪‬liš·lōḥto layH7971
3יָד֙yāḏhandsH3027
4בְּמָרְדֳּכַ֣יbə·mā·rə·do·ḵayon MordecaiH4782
5לְבַדּ֔וֹlə·ḇad·dōw,aloneH0905
6כִּֽי־kî-forH3588
7הִגִּ֥ידוּhig·gî·ḏūthey had toldH5046
8ל֖וֹlōwhim
9אֶת־’eṯ--H0853
10עַ֣ם‘amof the peopleH5971
11מָרְדֳּכָ֑יmā·rə·do·ḵāy;of MordecaiH4782
12וַיְבַקֵּ֣שׁway·ḇaq·qêšand Instead soughtH1245
13הָמָ֗ןhā·mān,HamanH2001
14לְהַשְׁמִ֧ידlə·haš·mîḏto destroyH8045
15אֶת־’eṯ--H0853
16כָּל־kāl-allH3605
17הַיְּהוּדִ֛יםhay·yə·hū·ḏîmthe JewsH3064
18אֲשֶׁ֛ר’ă·šerwho [were]H0834
19בְּכָל־bə·ḵālthroughout the wholeH3605
20מַלְכ֥וּתmal·ḵūṯkingdomH4438
21אֲחַשְׁוֵר֖וֹשׁ’ă·ḥaš·wê·rō·wōšof AhasuerusH0325
22עַ֥ם‘amthe peopleH5971
23מָרְדֳּכָֽי׃.mā·rə·do·ḵāy.of MordecaiH4782

Verse 7

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0בַּחֹ֤דֶשׁba·ḥō·ḏešIn monthH2320
1הָרִאשׁוֹן֙hā·ri·šō·wnthe firstH7223
2הוּא־hū-that [is]H1931
3חֹ֣דֶשׁḥō·ḏešthe monthH2320
4נִיסָ֔ןnî·sān,of NisanH5212
5בִּשְׁנַת֙biš·naṯin yearH8141
6שְׁתֵּ֣יםšə·têmtwoH8147
7עֶשְׂרֵ֔ה‘eś·rêh,and tenH6240
8לַמֶּ֖לֶךְlam·me·leḵof KingH4428
9אֲחַשְׁוֵר֑וֹשׁ’ă·ḥaš·wê·rō·wōš;AhasuerusH0325
10הִפִּ֣ילhip·pîlthey castH5307
11פּוּר֩pūrPurH6332
12ה֨וּאit [is]H1931
13הַגּוֹרָ֜לhag·gō·w·rālthe lotH1486
14לִפְנֵ֣יlip̄·nêbeforeH6440
15הָמָ֗ןhā·mān,HamanH2001
16מִיּ֧וֹם ׀mî·yō·wmdaysH3117
17לְי֛וֹםlə·yō·wmto determine the dayH3117
18וּמֵחֹ֛דֶשׁū·mê·ḥō·ḏešand the monthH2320
19לְחֹ֥דֶשׁlə·ḥō·ḏešuntil [it fell on]H2320
20שְׁנֵים־šə·nêm-the twoH8147
21עָשָׂ֖ר‘ā·śār[and] ten [month]H6240
22הוּא־hū-that [is]H1931
23חֹ֥דֶשׁḥō·ḏešthe monthH2320
24אֲדָֽר׃.’ă·ḏār.of AdarH0143
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Verse 8

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0וַיֹּ֤אמֶרway·yō·merAnd saidH0559
1הָמָן֙hā·mānHamanH2001
2לַמֶּ֣לֶךְlam·me·leḵto kingH4428
3אֲחַשְׁוֵר֔וֹשׁ’ă·ḥaš·wê·rō·wōš,AhasuerusH0325
4יֶשְׁנ֣וֹyeš·nōwthere isH3426
5עַם־‘am-peopleH5971
6אֶחָ֗ד’e·ḥāḏ,aH0259
7מְפֻזָּ֤רmə·p̄uz·zārscatteredH6340
8וּמְפֹרָד֙ū·mə·p̄ō·rāḏand dispersedH6504
9בֵּ֣יןbênamongH0996
10הָֽעַמִּ֔יםhā·‘am·mîm,the peopleH5971
11בְּכֹ֖לbə·ḵōlin allH3605
12מְדִינ֣וֹתmə·ḏî·nō·wṯthe provincesH4082
13מַלְכוּתֶ֑ךָmal·ḵū·ṯe·ḵā;of your kingdomH4438
14וְדָתֵיהֶ֞םwə·ḏā·ṯê·hemand their lawsH1881
15שֹׁנ֣וֹתšō·nō·wṯ[are] differentH8138
16מִכָּל־mik·kālfrom allH3605
17עָ֗ם‘ām,[other] peopleH5971
18וְאֶת־wə·’eṯ-andH0853
19דָּתֵ֤יdā·ṯêlawsH1881
20הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ham·me·leḵof the kingH4428
21אֵינָ֣ם’ê·nām[they are] notH0369
22עֹשִׂ֔ים‘ō·śîm,keepingH6213
23וְלַמֶּ֥לֶךְwə·lam·me·leḵtherefore for the KingH4428
24אֵין־’ên-it [is] notH0369
25שֹׁוֶ֖הšō·wehfittingH7737
26לְהַנִּיחָֽם׃.lə·han·nî·ḥām.to let them remainH3240

Verse 9

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0אִם־’im-IfH0518
1עַל־‘al-onH5921
2הַמֶּ֣לֶךְham·me·leḵthe kingH4428
3ט֔וֹבṭō·wḇ,it pleasesH2895
4יִכָּתֵ֖בyik·kā·ṯêḇlet [a decree] be writtenH3789
5לְאַבְּדָ֑םlə·’ab·bə·ḏām;that they be destroyedH0006
6וַעֲשֶׂ֨רֶתwa·‘ă·śe·reṯand tenH6235
7אֲלָפִ֜ים’ă·lā·p̄îmthousandH0505
8כִּכַּר־kik·kar-talentsH3603
9כֶּ֗סֶףke·sep̄,of silverH3701
10אֶשְׁקוֹל֙’eš·qō·wlI will payH8254
11עַל־‘al-intoH5921
12יְדֵי֙yə·ḏêthe handsH3027
13עֹשֵׂ֣י‘ō·śêof those who doH6213
14הַמְּלָאכָ֔הham·mə·lā·ḵāh,the workH4399
15לְהָבִ֖יאlə·hā·ḇîto bring [it]H0935
16אֶל־’el-intoH0413
17גִּנְזֵ֥יgin·zêtreasuriesH1595
18הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃.ham·me·leḵ.of the kingH4428

Verse 10

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0וַיָּ֧סַרway·yā·sarSo tookH5493
1הַמֶּ֛לֶךְham·me·leḵthe kingH4428
2אֶת־’eṯ--H0853
3טַבַּעְתּ֖וֹṭab·ba‘·tōwhis signet ringH2885
4מֵעַ֣לmê·‘alfromH5921
5יָד֑וֹyā·ḏōw;his handH3027
6וַֽיִּתְּנָ֗הּway·yit·tə·nāh,and gave itH5414
7לְהָמָ֧ןlə·hā·mānto HamanH2001
8בֶּֽן־ben-sonH1121
9הַמְּדָ֛תָאham·mə·ḏā·ṯāof HammedathaH4099
10הָאֲגָגִ֖יhā·’ă·ḡā·ḡîthe AgagiteH0091
11צֹרֵ֥רṣō·rêrthe enemyH6887
12הַיְּהוּדִֽים׃.hay·yə·hū·ḏîm.of the JewsH3064

Verse 11

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0וַיֹּ֤אמֶרway·yō·merAnd saidH0559
1הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ham·me·leḵthe kingH4428
2לְהָמָ֔ןlə·hā·mān,to HamanH2001
3הַכֶּ֖סֶףhak·ke·sep̄the moneyH3701
4נָת֣וּןnā·ṯūn[are] givenH5414
5לָ֑ךְlāḵ;to you
6וְהָעָ֕םwə·hā·‘āmand the peopleH5971
7לַעֲשׂ֥וֹתla·‘ă·śō·wṯto doH6213
8בּ֖וֹbōwwith them
9כַּטּ֥וֹבkaṭ·ṭō·wḇas seems goodH2896
10בְּעֵינֶֽיךָ׃.bə·‘ê·ne·ḵā.to youH5869

Verse 12

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0וַיִּקָּרְאוּ֩way·yiq·qā·rə·’ūAnd were calledH7121
1סֹפְרֵ֨יsō·p̄ə·rêscribesH5608
2הַמֶּ֜לֶךְham·me·leḵof the kingH4428
3בַּחֹ֣דֶשׁba·ḥō·ḏešof the monthH2320
4הָרִאשׁ֗וֹןhā·ri·šō·wn,firstH7223
5בִּשְׁלוֹשָׁ֨הbiš·lō·wō·šāhon threeH7969
6עָשָׂ֣ר‘ā·śārand tenH6240
7יוֹם֮yō·wmdayH3117
8בּוֹ֒bōwin
9וַיִּכָּתֵ֣בway·yik·kā·ṯêḇand [a decree] was writtenH3789
10כְּֽכָל־kə·ḵāl-according to allH3605
11אֲשֶׁר־’ă·šer-thatH0834
12צִוָּ֣הṣiw·wāhcommandedH6680
13הָמָ֡ןhā·mānHamanH2001
14אֶ֣ל’eltoH0413
15אֲחַשְׁדַּרְפְּנֵֽי־’ă·ḥaš·dar·pə·nê-satrapsH0323
16הַ֠מֶּלֶךְham·me·leḵof the kingH4428
17וְֽאֶל־wə·’el-and toH0413
18הַפַּח֞וֹתhap·pa·ḥō·wṯthe governorsH6346
19אֲשֶׁ֣ר ׀’ă·šerwhoH0834
20עַל־‘al-[were] overH5921
21מְדִינָ֣הmə·ḏî·nāhthat [were] over every provinceH4082
22וּמְדִינָ֗הū·mə·ḏî·nāh,and each provinceH4082
23וְאֶל־wə·’el-and toH0413
24שָׂ֤רֵיśā·rêthe officialsH8269
25עַם֙‘amofH5971
26וָעָ֔םwā·‘ām,and all peopleH5971
27מְדִינָ֤הmə·ḏî·nāheachH4082
28וּמְדִינָה֙ū·mə·ḏî·nāhand to every provinceH4082
29כִּכְתָבָ֔הּkiḵ·ṯā·ḇāh,according to its scriptH3791
30וְעַ֥םwə·‘amandH5971
31וָעָ֖םwā·‘āmto every peopleH5971
32כִּלְשׁוֹנ֑וֹkil·šō·w·nōw;in their languageH3956
33בְּשֵׁ֨םbə·šêmin the nameH8034
34הַמֶּ֤לֶךְham·me·leḵof KingH4428
35אֲחַשְׁוֵרֹשׁ֙’ă·ḥaš·wê·rōšAhasuerusH0325
36נִכְתָּ֔בniḵ·tāḇ,it was writtenH3789
37וְנֶחְתָּ֖םwə·neḥ·tāmand sealedH2856
38בְּטַבַּ֥עַתbə·ṭab·ba·‘aṯwith signet ringH2885
39הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃.ham·me·leḵ.of the kingH4428

Verse 13

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0וְנִשְׁל֨וֹחַwə·niš·lō·w·aḥAnd were sentH7971
1סְפָרִ֜יםsə·p̄ā·rîmthe lettersH5612
2בְּיַ֣דbə·yaḏbyH3027
3הָרָצִים֮hā·rā·ṣîmcouriersH7323
4אֶל־’el-intoH0413
5כָּל־kāl-allH3605
6מְדִינ֣וֹתmə·ḏî·nō·wṯprovincesH4082
7הַמֶּלֶךְ֒ham·me·leḵof the kingH4428
8לְהַשְׁמִ֡ידlə·haš·mîḏto destroyH8045
9לַהֲרֹ֣גla·hă·rōḡto killH2026
10וּלְאַבֵּ֣דū·lə·’ab·bêḏand to annihilateH0006
11אֶת־’eṯ--H0853
12כָּל־kāl-allH3605
13הַ֠יְּהוּדִיםhay·yə·hū·ḏîmthe JewsH3064
14מִנַּ֨עַרmin·na·‘arfrom youngH5288
15וְעַד־wə·‘aḏ-and toH5704
16זָקֵ֜ןzā·qênoldH2205
17טַ֤ףṭap̄little childrenH2945
18וְנָשִׁים֙wə·nā·šîmand womenH0802
19בְּי֣וֹםbə·yō·wmin dayH3117
20אֶחָ֔ד’e·ḥāḏ,oneH0259
21בִּשְׁלוֹשָׁ֥הbiš·lō·wō·šāhon threeH7969
22עָשָׂ֛ר‘ā·śārand ten [day]H6240
23לְחֹ֥דֶשׁlə·ḥō·ḏešofH2320
24שְׁנֵים־šə·nêm-the twoH8147
25עָשָׂ֖ר‘ā·śār[and] ten [month]H6240
26הוּא־hū-that [is]H1931
27חֹ֣דֶשׁḥō·ḏešthe monthH2320
28אֲדָ֑ר’ă·ḏār;of AdarH0143
29וּשְׁלָלָ֖םū·šə·lā·lāmand to plunderH7998
30לָבֽוֹז׃.lā·ḇō·wz.their possessionsH0962

Verse 14

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0פַּתְשֶׁ֣גֶןpaṯ·še·ḡenA copyH6572
1הַכְּתָ֗בhak·kə·ṯāḇ,of the documentH3791
2לְהִנָּ֤תֵֽןlə·hin·nā·ṯênwas to be issuedH5414
3דָּת֙dāṯas lawH1881
4בְּכָל־bə·ḵālin everyH3605
5מְדִינָ֣הmə·ḏî·nāhprovinceH4082
6וּמְדִינָ֔הū·mə·ḏî·nāh,and provinceH4082
7גָּל֖וּיgā·luibeing publishedH1540
8לְכָל־lə·ḵālfor allH3605
9הָֽעַמִּ֑יםhā·‘am·mîm;peopleH5971
10לִהְי֥וֹתlih·yō·wṯthat they should beH1961
11עֲתִדִ֖ים‘ă·ṯi·ḏîmreadyH6264
12לַיּ֥וֹםlay·yō·wmfor dayH3117
13הַזֶּֽה׃.haz·zeh.thisH2088

Verse 15

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0הָֽרָצִ֞יםhā·rā·ṣîmThe couriersH7323
1יָצְא֤וּyā·ṣə·’ūwent outH3318
2דְחוּפִים֙ḏə·ḥū·p̄îmhastenedH1765
3בִּדְבַ֣רbiḏ·ḇarby commandH1697
4הַמֶּ֔לֶךְham·me·leḵ,of the kingH4428
5וְהַדָּ֥תwə·had·dāṯand the decreeH1881
6נִתְּנָ֖הnit·tə·nāhwas proclaimedH5414
7בְּשׁוּשַׁ֣ןbə·šū·šanin ShushanH7800
8הַבִּירָ֑ה.hab·bî·rāh;the citadelH1002
9וְהַמֶּ֤לֶךְwə·ham·me·leḵSo the kingH4428
10וְהָמָן֙wə·hā·mānand HamanH2001
11יָשְׁב֣וּyā·šə·ḇūsat downH3427
12לִשְׁתּ֔וֹתliš·tō·wṯ,to drinkH8354
13וְהָעִ֥ירwə·hā·‘îrbut the cityH5892
14שׁוּשָׁ֖ןšū·šānof ShushanH7800
15נָבֽוֹכָה׃.nā·ḇō·w·ḵāh.was perplexedH0943
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