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Esther 4— explore original Hebrew and Greek words with Strong's concordance.

Verse 1

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0וּמָרְדֳּכַ֗יū·mā·rə·do·ḵay,And when MordecaiH4782
1יָדַע֙yā·ḏa‘learnedH3045
2אֶת־’eṯ--H0853
3כָּל־kāl-allH3605
4אֲשֶׁ֣ר’ă·šerthatH0834
5נַעֲשָׂ֔הna·‘ă·śāh,had happenedH6213
6וַיִּקְרַ֤עway·yiq·ra‘and toreH7167
7מָרְדֳּכַי֙mā·rə·do·ḵayMordecaiH4782
8אֶת־’eṯ--H0853
9בְּגָדָ֔יוbə·ḡā·ḏāw,his clothesH0899
10וַיִּלְבַּ֥שׁway·yil·bašand put onH3847
11שַׂ֖קśaqsackclothH8242
12וָאֵ֑פֶרwā·’ê·p̄er;and ashesH0665
13וַיֵּצֵא֙way·yê·ṣêand went outH3318
14בְּת֣וֹךְbə·ṯō·wḵinto the midstH8432
15הָעִ֔ירhā·‘îr,of the cityH5892
16וַיִּזְעַ֛קway·yiz·‘aqand He cried out withH2199
17זְעָקָ֥הzə·‘ā·qāhcryH2201
18גְדֹלָ֖הḡə·ḏō·lāha loudH1419
19וּמָרָֽה׃.ū·mā·rāh.and bitterH4751

Verse 2

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0וַיָּב֕וֹאway·yā·ḇō·wAnd He wentH0935
1עַ֖ד‘aḏevenH5704
2לִפְנֵ֣יlip̄·nêas far as the frontH6440
3שַֽׁעַר־ša·‘ar-of gateH8179
4הַמֶּ֑לֶךְham·me·leḵ;of the kingH4428
5כִּ֣יforH3588
6אֵ֥ין’ênno oneH0369
7לָב֛וֹאlā·ḇō·w[might] enterH0935
8אֶל־’el-intoH0413
9שַׁ֥עַרša·‘argateH8179
10הַמֶּ֖לֶךְham·me·leḵof the kingH4428
11בִּלְב֥וּשׁbil·ḇūšclothedH3830
12שָֽׂק׃.śāq.with sackclothH8242

Verse 3

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0וּבְכָל־ū·ḇə·ḵālAnd in everyH3605
1מְדִינָ֣הmə·ḏî·nāhprovinceH4082
2וּמְדִינָ֗הū·mə·ḏî·nāh,and provinceH4082
3מְקוֹם֙mə·qō·wmwhereverH4725
4אֲשֶׁ֨ר’ă·šerwhereH0834
5דְּבַר־də·ḇar-commandH1697
6הַמֶּ֤לֶךְham·me·leḵof the kingH4428
7וְדָתוֹ֙wə·ḏā·ṯōwand decreeH1881
8מַגִּ֔יעַmag·gî·a‘,arrivedH5060
9אֵ֤בֶל’ê·ḇel[there was] mourningH0060
10גָּדוֹל֙gā·ḏō·wlgreatH1419
11לַיְּהוּדִ֔יםlay·yə·hū·ḏîm,among the JewsH3064
12וְצ֥וֹםwə·ṣō·wmand with fastingH6685
13וּבְכִ֖יū·ḇə·ḵîand weepingH1065
14וּמִסְפֵּ֑דū·mis·pêḏ;and wailingH4553
15שַׂ֣קśaqin sackclothH8242
16וָאֵ֔פֶרwā·’ê·p̄er,and ashesH0665
17יֻצַּ֖עyuṣ·ṣa‘layH3331
18לָֽרַבִּֽים׃.lā·rab·bîm.manyH7227

Verse 4

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0וַ֠תָּבוֹאינָה‪‬‪‬‪‬wat·tə·ḇō·w·’e·nāhSo
1נַעֲר֨וֹתna·‘ă·rō·wṯmaidsH5291
2אֶסְתֵּ֤ר’es·têrof EstherH0635
3וְסָרִיסֶ֙יהָ֙wə·sā·rî·se·hāand eunuchsH5631
4וַיַּגִּ֣ידוּway·yag·gî·ḏūand toldH5046
5לָ֔הּlāh,her
6וַתִּתְחַלְחַ֥לwat·tiṯ·ḥal·ḥaland was distressedH2342
7הַמַּלְכָּ֖הham·mal·kāhthe queenH4436
8מְאֹ֑דmə·’ōḏ;deeplyH3966
9וַתִּשְׁלַ֨חwat·tiš·laḥand she sentH7971
10בְּגָדִ֜יםbə·ḡā·ḏîmgarmentsH0899
11לְהַלְבִּ֣ישׁlə·hal·bîšto clotheH3847
12אֶֽת־’eṯ--H0853
13מָרְדֳּכַ֗יmā·rə·do·ḵay,MordecaiH4782
14וּלְהָסִ֥ירū·lə·hā·sîrand take awayH5493
15שַׂקּ֛וֹśaq·qōwhis sackclothH8242
16מֵעָלָ֖יוmê·‘ā·lāwfrom himH5921
17וְלֹ֥אwə·lōbut notH3808
18קִבֵּֽל׃.qib·bêl.he would accept [them]H6901

Verse 5

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0וַתִּקְרָא֩wat·tiq·rāAnd calledH7121
1אֶסְתֵּ֨ר’es·têrEstherH0635
2לַהֲתָ֜ךְla·hă·ṯāḵHathachH2047
3מִסָּרִיסֵ֤יmis·sā·rî·sê[one] of eunuchsH5631
4הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ham·me·leḵof the kingH4428
5אֲשֶׁ֣ר’ă·šerwhomH0834
6הֶעֱמִ֣ידhe·‘ĕ·mîḏhe had appointedH5975
7לְפָנֶ֔יהָlə·p̄ā·ne·hā,to attend herH6440
8וַתְּצַוֵּ֖הוּwat·tə·ṣaw·wê·hūand she gave him a commandH6680
9עַֽל־‘al-concerningH5921
10מָרְדֳּכָ֑יmā·rə·do·ḵāy;MordecaiH4782
11לָדַ֥עַתlā·ḏa·‘aṯto learnH3045
12מַה־mah-whatH4100
13זֶּ֖הzeh[is] thisH2088
14וְעַל־wə·‘al-and whyH5921
15מַה־mah-and whyH4100
16זֶּֽה׃.zeh.this [was]H2088

Verse 6

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0וַיֵּצֵ֥אway·yê·ṣêSo went outH3318
1הֲתָ֖ךְhă·ṯāḵHathachH2047
2אֶֽל־’el-toH0413
3מָרְדֳּכָ֑יmā·rə·do·ḵāy;MordecaiH4782
4אֶל־’el-inH0413
5רְח֣וֹבrə·ḥō·wḇsquareH7339
6הָעִ֔ירhā·‘îr,the cityH5892
7אֲשֶׁ֖ר’ă·šerthatH0834
8לִפְנֵ֥יlip̄·nê[was] in frontH6440
9שַֽׁעַר־ša·‘ar-of gateH8179
10הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃.ham·me·leḵ.of the kingH4428

Verse 7

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0וַיַּגֶּד־way·yag·geḏ-And toldH5046
1ל֣וֹlōwhim
2מָרְדֳּכַ֔יmā·rə·do·ḵay,MordecaiH4782
3אֵ֖ת’êṯ-H0853
4כָּל־kāl-allH3605
5אֲשֶׁ֣ר’ă·šerthatH0834
6קָרָ֑הוּqā·rā·hū;had happened to himH7136
7וְאֵ֣ת ׀wə·’êṯandH0853
8פָּרָשַׁ֣תpā·rā·šaṯthe sumH6575
9הַכֶּ֗סֶףhak·ke·sep̄,of moneyH3701
10אֲשֶׁ֨ר’ă·šerthatH0834
11אָמַ֤ר’ā·marhad promisedH0559
12הָמָן֙hā·mānHamanH2001
13לִ֠שְׁקוֹלliš·qō·wlto payH8254
14עַל־‘al-intoH5921
15גִּנְזֵ֥יgin·zêtreasuriesH1595
16הַמֶּ֛לֶךְham·me·leḵof the kingH4428
17[ביהודיים]bay·yə·hū·ḏî·yîmJews
18(בַּיְּהוּדִ֖ים‪‬)bay·yə·hū·ḏîmthe JewsH3064
19לְאַבְּדָֽם׃.lə·’ab·bə·ḏām.to destroyH0006

Verse 8

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0וְאֶת־wə·’eṯ-And alsoH0853
1פַּתְשֶׁ֣גֶןpaṯ·še·ḡena copyH6572
2כְּתָֽב־kə·ṯāḇ-of the writtenH3791
3הַ֠דָּתhad·dāṯdecreeH1881
4אֲשֶׁר־’ă·šer-whichH0834
5נִתַּ֨ןnit·tanwas givenH5414
6בְּשׁוּשָׁ֤ןbə·šū·šānat ShushanH7800
7לְהַשְׁמִידָם֙lə·haš·mî·ḏāmfor their destructionH8045
8נָ֣תַןnā·ṯanHe gaveH5414
9ל֔וֹlōw,him
10לְהַרְא֥וֹתlə·har·’ō·wṯthat he might show itH7200
11אֶת־’eṯ-toH0853
12אֶסְתֵּ֖ר’es·têrEstherH0635
13וּלְהַגִּ֣ידū·lə·hag·gîḏand to explain itH5046
14לָ֑הּlāh;to her
15וּלְצַוּ֣וֹתū·lə·ṣaw·wō·wṯthat he might commandH6680
16עָלֶ֗יהָ‘ā·le·hā,herH5921
17לָב֨וֹאlā·ḇō·wgoH0935
18אֶל־’el-in toH0413
19הַמֶּ֧לֶךְham·me·leḵthe kingH4428
20לְהִֽתְחַנֶּן־lə·hiṯ·ḥan·nen-to make supplicationH2603
21ל֛וֹlōwhim
22וּלְבַקֵּ֥שׁū·lə·ḇaq·qêšand to pleadH1245
23מִלְּפָנָ֖יוmil·lə·p̄ā·nāwbefore himH6440
24עַל־‘al-forH5921
25עַמָּֽהּ׃.‘am·māh.her peopleH5971

Verse 9

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0וַיָּב֖וֹאway·yā·ḇō·wSo returnedH0935
1הֲתָ֑ךְhă·ṯāḵ;HathachH2047
2וַיַּגֵּ֣דway·yag·gêḏand toldH5046
3לְאֶסְתֵּ֔רlə·’es·têr,EstherH0635
4אֵ֖ת’êṯ-H0853
5דִּבְרֵ֥יdiḇ·rêthe wordsH1697
6מָרְדֳּכָֽי׃.mā·rə·do·ḵāy.of MordecaiH4782

Verse 10

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0וַתֹּ֤אמֶרwat·tō·merAnd spokeH0559
1אֶסְתֵּר֙’es·têrEstherH0635
2לַהֲתָ֔ךְla·hă·ṯāḵ,to HathachH2047
3וַתְּצַוֵּ֖הוּwat·tə·ṣaw·wê·hūand gave him a commandH6680
4אֶֽל־’el-forH0413
5מָרְדֳּכָֽי׃mā·rə·do·ḵāy.MordecaiH4782

Verse 11

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0כָּל־kāl-allH3605
1עַבְדֵ֣י‘aḇ·ḏêservantsH5650
2הַמֶּ֡לֶךְham·me·leḵof the kingH4428
3וְעַם־wə·‘am-and the peopleH5971
4מְדִינ֨וֹתmə·ḏî·nō·wṯof provincesH4082
5הַמֶּ֜לֶךְham·me·leḵof the kingH4428
6יֽוֹדְעִ֗יםyō·wḏ·‘îm,knowH3045
7אֲשֶׁ֣ר’ă·šerthatH0834
8כָּל־kāl-anyH3605
9אִ֣ישׁ’îšmanH0376
10וְאִשָּׁ֡הwə·’iš·šāhor womanH0802
11אֲשֶׁ֣ר’ă·šerwhoH0834
12יָבֽוֹא־yā·ḇō·w-goesH0935
13אֶל־’el-toH0413
14הַמֶּלֶךְ֩ham·me·leḵthe kingH4428
15אֶל־’el-intoH0413
16הֶחָצֵ֨רhe·ḥā·ṣêrthe courtH2691
17הַפְּנִימִ֜יתhap·pə·nî·mîṯthe innerH6442
18אֲשֶׁ֣ר’ă·šerwhoH0834
19לֹֽא־lō-notH3808
20יִקָּרֵ֗אyiq·qā·rê,has been calledH7121
21אַחַ֤ת’a·ḥaṯ[he has but] oneH0259
22דָּתוֹ֙dā·ṯōwlawH1881
23לְהָמִ֔יתlə·hā·mîṯ,put [all] to deathH4191
24לְ֠בַדlə·ḇaḏexceptH0905
25מֵאֲשֶׁ֨רmê·’ă·šerthe oneH0834
26יֽוֹשִׁיט־yō·wō·šîṭ-holds outH3447
27ל֥וֹlōwto whom
28הַמֶּ֛לֶךְham·me·leḵthe kingH4428
29אֶת־’eṯ--H0853
30שַׁרְבִ֥יטšar·ḇîṭscepterH8275
31הַזָּהָ֖בhaz·zā·hāḇthe goldenH2091
32וְחָיָ֑ה.wə·ḥā·yāh;that he may liveH2421
33וַאֲנִ֗יwa·’ă·nî,And yet IH0589
34לֹ֤אnotH3808
35נִקְרֵ֙אתי֙‪‬‪‬‪‬niq·rê·ṯîhave been calledH7121
36לָב֣וֹאlā·ḇō·wto go inH0935
37אֶל־’el-toH0413
38הַמֶּ֔לֶךְham·me·leḵ,the kingH4428
39זֶ֖הzehthis [is]H2088
40שְׁלוֹשִׁ֥יםšə·lō·wō·šîmthirtyH7970
41יֽוֹם׃.yō·wm.daysH3117

Verse 12

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0וַיַּגִּ֣ידוּway·yag·gî·ḏūSo they toldH5046
1לְמָרְדֳּכָ֔יlə·mā·rə·do·ḵāy,MordecaiH4782
2אֵ֖ת’êṯ-H0853
3דִּבְרֵ֥יdiḇ·rêwordsH1697
4אֶסְתֵּֽר׃.’es·têr.of EstherH0635
5פ-

Verse 13

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0וַיֹּ֥אמֶרway·yō·merAnd told [them]H0559
1מָרְדֳּכַ֖יmā·rə·do·ḵayMordecaiH4782
2לְהָשִׁ֣יבlə·hā·šîḇto answerH7725
3אֶל־’el-untoH0413
4אֶסְתֵּ֑ר’es·têr;EstherH0635
5אַל־’al-notH0408
6תְּדַמִּ֣יtə·ḏam·mîdo thinkH1819
7בְנַפְשֵׁ֔ךְḇə·nap̄·šêḵ,in your heartH5315
8לְהִמָּלֵ֥טlə·him·mā·lêṭthat you will escapeH4422
9בֵּית־bêṯ-in palaceH1004
10הַמֶּ֖לֶךְham·me·leḵof the kingH4428
11מִכָּל־mik·kālany more than allH3605
12הַיְּהוּדִֽים׃.hay·yə·hū·ḏîm.the [other] JewsH3064

Verse 14

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0כִּ֣יForH3588
1אִם־’im-ifH0518
2הַחֲרֵ֣שׁha·ḥă·rêšcompletelyH2790
3תַּחֲרִישִׁי֮ta·ḥă·rî·šîyou remain silentH2790
4בָּעֵ֣תbā·‘êṯat timeH6256
5הַזֹּאת֒haz·zōṯthisH2063
6רֶ֣וַחre·waḥreliefH7305
7וְהַצָּלָ֞הwə·haṣ·ṣā·lāhand deliveranceH2020
8יַעֲמ֤וֹדya·‘ă·mō·wḏwill ariseH5975
9לַיְּהוּדִים֙lay·yə·hū·ḏîmfor the JewsH3064
10מִמָּק֣וֹםmim·mā·qō·wmfrom placeH4725
11אַחֵ֔ר’a·ḥêr,anotherH0312
12וְאַ֥תְּwə·’atbut youH0859
13וּבֵית־ū·ḇêṯ-and houseH1004
14אָבִ֖יךְ’ā·ḇîḵof your fatherH0001
15תֹּאבֵ֑דוּ.tō·ḇê·ḏū;will perishH0006
16וּמִ֣יū·mîAnd yet whoH4310
17יוֹדֵ֔עַyō·w·ḏê·a‘,knowsH3045
18אִם־’im-whetherH0518
19לְעֵ֣תlə·‘êṯfor [such] a timeH6256
20כָּזֹ֔את؟kā·zōṯ,as thisH2063
21הִגַּ֖עַתְּhig·ga·‘atyou have comeH5060
22לַמַּלְכֽוּת׃.lam·mal·ḵūṯ.to the kingdomH4438

Verse 15

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0וַתֹּ֥אמֶרwat·tō·merAnd told [them]H0559
1אֶסְתֵּ֖ר’es·têrEstherH0635
2לְהָשִׁ֥יבlə·hā·šîḇto replyH7725
3אֶֽל־’el-toH0413
4מָרְדֳּכָֽי׃.mā·rə·do·ḵāy.MordecaiH4782

Verse 16

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0לֵךְ֩lêḵGoH1980
1כְּנ֨וֹסkə·nō·wsgatherH3664
2אֶת־’eṯ--H0853
3כָּל־kāl-allH3605
4הַיְּהוּדִ֜יםhay·yə·hū·ḏîmthe JewsH3064
5הַֽנִּמְצְאִ֣יםhan·nim·ṣə·’îmwho are presentH4672
6בְּשׁוּשָׁ֗ןbə·šū·šān,in ShushanH7800
7וְצ֣וּמוּwə·ṣū·mūand fastH6684
8עָ֠לַי‘ā·layfor meH5921
9וְאַל־wə·’al-and neitherH0408
10תֹּאכְל֨וּtō·ḵə·lūeatH0398
11וְאַל־wə·’al-norH0408
12תִּשְׁתּ֜וּtiš·tūdrinkH8354
13שְׁלֹ֤שֶׁתšə·lō·šeṯ[for] threeH7969
14יָמִים֙yā·mîmdaysH3117
15לַ֣יְלָהlay·lāhnightH3915
16וָי֔וֹם.wā·yō·wm,or dayH3117
17גַּם־gam-AlsoH1571
18אֲנִ֥י’ă·nîIH0589
19וְנַעֲרֹתַ֖יwə·na·‘ă·rō·ṯayand My maidsH5291
20אָצ֣וּם’ā·ṣūmwill fastH6684
21כֵּ֑ןkên;likewiseH3651
22וּבְכֵ֞ןū·ḇə·ḵênand soH3651
23אָב֤וֹא’ā·ḇō·wwill I goH0935
24אֶל־’el-toH0413
25הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ham·me·leḵthe kingH4428
26אֲשֶׁ֣ר’ă·šerwhichH0834
27לֹֽא־lō-[is] againstH3808
28כַדָּ֔תḵad·dāṯ,the lawH1881
29וְכַאֲשֶׁ֥רwə·ḵa·’ă·šerand ifH0834
30אָבַ֖דְתִּי’ā·ḇaḏ·tîI perishH0006
31אָבָֽדְתִּי׃.’ā·ḇā·ḏə·tî.I perishH0006

Verse 17

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0וַֽיַּעֲבֹ֖רway·ya·‘ă·ḇōrSo went his wayH5674
1מָרְדֳּכָ֑יmā·rə·do·ḵāy;MordecaiH4782
2וַיַּ֕עַשׂway·ya·‘aśand didH6213
3כְּכֹ֛לkə·ḵōlaccording to allH3605
4אֲשֶׁר־’ă·šer-thatH0834
5צִוְּתָ֥הṣiw·wə·ṯāhcommandedH6680
6עָלָ֖יו‘ā·lāwhimH5921
7אֶסְתֵּֽר׃.’es·têr.EstherH0635
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