Esther 4:11

““All the king’s servants and the people of the king’s provinces know that any man or woman who goes in to the king, into the inner court, who has not been called, his law is one: to put him to death, except the one to whom the king holds out the golden scepter, and he will live. But I have not been called to go in to the king these thirty days.””
Esther 4:11 · direct translation from the Hebrew

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“Allכָּלthe king’sהַמֶּלֶךְservantsעַבְדֵיand the peopleוְעַםof the king’sהַמֶּלֶךְprovincesמְדִינוֹתknowיוֹדְעִיםthatאֲשֶׁרanyכָּלmanאִישׁor womanוְאִשָּׁהwhoאֲשֶׁרgoes inיָבוֹאtoאֶלthe king,הַמֶּלֶךְintoאֶלthe innerהַפְּנִימִיתcourt,הֶחָצֵרwhoאֲשֶׁרhas notלֹאbeen called,יִקָּרֵאhis law is one:אַחַת דָּתוֹto put him to death,לְהָמִיתexceptלְבַד מֵthe one to whomאֲשֶׁר לוֹthe kingהַמֶּלֶךְholds outיוֹשִׁיטthe goldenהַזָּהָבscepter,שַׁרְבִיטand he will live.וְחָיָהBut Iוַאֲנִיhave notלֹאbeen calledנִקְרֵאתיto go inלָבוֹאtoאֶלthe kingהַמֶּלֶךְtheseזֶהthirtyשְׁלוֹשִׁיםdays.”יוֹם

Esther 4:11, word by word

the king’sמֶּלֶךְmelech

king

A king who rules a people.

Where else “melech” appears

servantsעַבְדֵיavde

servant

Someone who works for another, or a king's official.

Where else “avde” appears

and the peopleעַםam

crowd

The people gathered in a place: the crowd, or the troops that go out to war.

Where else “am” appears

provincesמְדִינוֹתmedinot

province, district

Province, district: a territory governed by a ruler or judge.

Where else “medinot” appears

knowיוֹדְעִיםyodim

know

To know something, realize.

Where else “yodim” appears

manאִישׁish

man

An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.

Where else “ish” appears

or womanאִשָּׁהisha

woman

An adult female person: single, married or widowed.

Where else “isha” appears

goes inיָבוֹאyavo

enter

To go into a place.

Where else “yavo” appears

the innerפְּנִימִיתpenimit

inner

Inner, inside: what is in the innermost part of a building.

Where else “penimit” appears

courtחָצֵרchatser

court

An enclosed open space, like the temple's.

Where else “chatser” appears

been calledיִקָּרֵאyikare

name

To give someone a name.

Where else “yikare” appears

his law is oneאַחַתachat

one

The number one; just one and no more.

Where else “achat” appears

his law is oneדָּתdat

law, decree

Law, decree.

Where else “dat” appears

to put him to deathהָמִיתhamit

kill

To kill someone.

Where else “hamit” appears

exceptבַדvad

alone

One thing alone, set apart from the rest; also the expression 'besides'.

Where else “vad” appears

holds outיוֹשִׁיטyoshit

hold out, extend

To extend, to hold out toward someone; said of the scepter that the king holds out to the one he receives.

Where else “yoshit” appears

the goldenזָּהָבzahav

gold

Gold.

Where else “zahav” appears

scepterשַׁרְבִיטsharvit

scepter

Scepter: the rod that the king holds as a sign of his power.

Where else “sharvit” appears

and he will liveחָיָהchaya

live

To have breath and remain in this world, not die.

Where else “chaya” appears

thirtyשְׁלוֹשִׁיםsheloshim

thirty

Thirty; also "thirtieth".

Where else “sheloshim” appears

daysיוֹםyom

day

The day, the hours of light, or a whole day.

Where else “yom” appears

The context

10And Esther spoke to Hathach and gave him orders for Mordecai:

11 · This verse (above)

12And they made known to Mordecai the words of Esther.

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