Study it in the app“And I said to the king, “May the king live forever! Why should my face not be sad, when the city, the house of the tombs of my fathers, lies in ruins, and its gates have been consumed by fire?””
And I saidוָאֹמַרto the king,לַמֶּלֶךְ“May the kingהַמֶּלֶךְliveיִחְיֶהforever!לְעוֹלָםWhyמַדּוּעַshould my faceפָנַיnotלֹאbe sad,יֵרְעוּwhenאֲשֶׁרthe city,הָעִירthe houseבֵּיתof the tombsקִבְרוֹתof my fathers,אֲבֹתַיlies in ruins,חֲרֵבָהand its gatesוּשְׁעָרֶיהָhave been consumedאֻכְּלוּby fire?”בָאֵשׁ
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “omar” appearsking
A king who rules a people.
Where else “melech” appearsrecover
To survive, recover; a cheer for the king's long life.
Where else “yichye” appearsforever
Time without end, beyond what a lifetime can see.
Where else “olam” appearswhy?
Why? For what reason?
Where else “madua” appearsface
The front of the head, of someone or of God.
Where else “fana” appearsdisplease
To be unpleasant to someone.
Where else “yeru” appearscity
A settled place protected by a wall, with a gate and houses.
Where else “ir” appearshouse
A building to live in, or an enclosed place to keep something or someone.
Where else “bet” appearstomb
Tomb, grave.
Where else “kivrot” appearsforefather
Ancestors, those who came before in the family.
Where else “avota” appearslie in ruins
To be left in ruins.
Where else “chareva” appearsgate
The entrance of a city or house, with doors that close.
Where else “sheare” appearsdevour
Literally "eat": to destroy something, as fire burns everything up.
Where else “uklu” appearsfire
Fire that burns or cooks.
Where else “esh” appears2And the king said to me, “Why is your face sad, since you are not sick? This is nothing but sadness of heart.” And I was afraid very greatly.
3 · This verse (above)
4And the king said to me, “What is it that you are seeking?” So I prayed to the Elohim of the heavens,
