Andוְthe copyפַּתְשֶׁגֶןof the writingכְּתָבof the lawהַדָּתthatאֲשֶׁרhad been givenנִתַּןin Susaבְּשׁוּשָׁןto destroy themלְהַשְׁמִידָםhe gaveנָתַןto him,לוֹto showלְהַרְאוֹתEstherאֶסְתֵּרand to make it knownוּלְהַגִּידto her,לָהּand to commandוּלְצַוּוֹתherעָלֶיהָto go inלָבוֹאtoאֶלthe kingהַמֶּלֶךְto imploreלְהִתְחַנֶּןhimלוֹand to petitionוּלְבַקֵּשׁbefore himמִלְּפָנָיוforעַלher people.עַמָּהּ
Esther 4:8
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Esther 4:8, word by word
- the copyפַּתְשֶׁגֶןpatshegen
copy
Copy of a writing (a word of Persian origin used in Hebrew).
Where else “patshegen” appears- of the writingכְּתָבketav
document
A written document: a letter, an order or a decree of the king.
Where else “ketav” appears- of the lawדָּתdat
law, decree
Law, decree.
Where else “dat” appears- had been givenנִתַּןnitan
give
To hand something over to someone: a gift, a payment, a charge or a land.
Where else “nitan” appears- in Susaשׁוּשָׁןshushan
Susa
See it on the mapWhere else “shushan” appears- to destroy themהַשְׁמִידָhashmida
destroy
Destroy completely, exterminate.
Where else “hashmida” appears- to showהַרְאוֹתharot
show
To make someone see something.
Where else “harot” appears- Estherאֶסְתֵּרester
Esther
Esther: the other name of Hadassah, the Jewish young woman, cousin of Mordecai, who became queen of Persia and delivered her people.
Where else “ester” appears- and to make it knownהַגִּידhagid
tell
To tell someone something he does not know or has not seen.
Where else “hagid” appears- and to commandצַוּוֹתtsauot
command
To give an order: "as YHWH had commanded".
Where else “tsauot” appears- to go inבוֹאvo
enter
To go into a place.
Where else “vo” appears- the kingמֶּלֶךְmelech
king
A king who rules a people.
Where else “melech” appears- to imploreהִתְחַנֶּןhitchanen
plead
To beg someone for mercy.
Where else “hitchanen” appears- and to petitionבַקֵּשׁvakesh
try to get
To try to get something.
Where else “vakesh” appears- before himפָנָיfanay
before
Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.
Where else “fanay” appears- her peopleעַמָּama
people
A group of people united by family, land and customs: a nation.
Where else “ama” appears
Places in this verse
Susa
Today: Susa (Shush), southwestern Iran
The winter capital of the Persian kings, in what is now southwest Iran.
Nehemiah served the king at Susa (Neh 1:1), and Esther became queen there and saved her people (Esth 1:2; 4:16).
The context
7And Mordecai made known to him all that had happened to him, and the sum of the silver that Haman had said he would weigh out to the king’s treasuries for the Jews, to make them perish.
8 · This verse (above)
9And Hathach came and made known to Esther the words of Mordecai.