Esther 5:8

“if I have found favor in the eyes of the king, and if it seems good to the king to grant my request and to do my petition, let the king and Haman come to the banquet that I will make for them, and tomorrow I will do according to the word of the king.””

Esther 5:8 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Esther 5:8, word by word

I have foundמָצָאתִיmatsati

find favor

To find favor: to be well regarded by someone with power to give.

Where else “matsati” appears
favorחֵןchen

favor

Someone's goodwill toward another: looking on them kindly.

Where else “chen” appears
in the eyesעֵינֵיene

sight

"In the eyes of" someone: in their view.

Where else “ene” appears
of the kingמֶּלֶךְmelech

king

A king who rules a people.

Where else “melech” appears
it seems goodטוֹבtov

seem good

To seem good, to be pleasing or fitting.

Where else “tov” appears
to grantתֵתtet

give

To hand something over to someone: a gift, a payment, a charge or a land.

Where else “tet” appears
my requestשְׁאֵלָתִsheelati

request

Request: what one asks of another.

Where else “sheelati” appears
and to doעֲשׂוֹתasot

prepare

To prepare food; offer a sacrifice; keep a feast.

Where else “asot” appears
my petitionבַּקָּשָׁתִbakashati

request

Request: what someone asks of a king or of God.

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and Hamanהָמָןhaman

Haman

Haman: the man whom King Ahasuerus set above all his officials; he wanted to destroy the Jews and ended hanged on the gallows he had prepared for Mordecai.

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comeיָבוֹאyavo

come

To come, arrive: "days are coming".

Where else “yavo” appears
the banquetמִּשְׁתֶּהmishte

feast

A party with food and drink.

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and tomorrowמָחָרmachar

tomorrow

The day that comes after today.

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according to the wordדְבַרdevar

word

What someone says or announces, above all what YHWH says.

Where else “devar” appears

The context

7And Esther answered and said, “My request and my petition:

8 · This verse (above)

9And Haman went out that day glad and good of heart; but when Haman saw Mordecai in the king’s gate, and that he did not rise and did not tremble before him, Haman was filled with fury against Mordecai.

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