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Esther

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As the days wherein the Jews rested from their enemies, and the month which was turned unto them from sorrow to joy, and from mourning into a good day: that they should make them days of feasting and joy, and of sending portions one to another, and gifts to the poor.

Lexicon

Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
As the days age Noun H3117 כַּיָּמִ֗ים kai·ya·mim
wherein the Jews Jew Noun H3064 הַיְּהוּדִים֙ haiy·hu·dim
rested cease Verb H5117 נָ֨חוּ na·chu
and the month month Noun H2320 וְהַחֹ֗דֶשׁ ve·ha·cho·desh
which after Particle H834 אֲשֶׁר־ a·sher-
which was turned become Verb H2015 נֶהְפַּ֨ךְ neh·pach
unto them from sorrow grief Noun H3015 מִיָּגֹון֙ mi·ya·go·vn
to joy exceeding Noun H8057 לְשִׂמְחָ֔ה le·sim·chah,
and from mourning mourning Noun H60 וּמֵאֵ֖בֶל u·me·'e·vel
into a good beautiful Adjective H2896 טֹ֑וב to·vv;
that they should make accomplish Verb H6213 לַעֲשֹׂ֣ות la·'a·so·vt
day age Noun H3117 יְמֵי֙ ye·mei
of feasting banquet Noun H4960 מִשְׁתֶּ֣ה mish·teh
and joy exceeding Noun H8057 וְשִׂמְחָ֔ה ve·sim·chah,
and of sending to lay Noun H4916 וּמִשְׁלֹ֤וחַ u·mish·lo·v·ach
portions such things as belonged Noun H4490 מָנֹות֙ ma·no·vt
one great Noun H376 אִ֣ישׁ ish
Analysis:

One: God

Refers to HaShem (God), Who is One. This number can also refer to unity. The first place the number "one" occurs is in Genesis 1:5. There one reads, "And there was an evening and there was a morning— one day". Later on in this same book of Genesis, it is stated concerning the man and his wife, "And they became one flesh" (Genesis 2:24). It is very significant that in both of these examples there was a multiplicity for the subject. In the first example, the evening and the morning became one day and in the second example, it was Adam and Eve who became one flesh.

One of the most famous passages in the Torah concerning HaShem is Deuteronomy 6:4 which states, "Hear O Israel the Lord your God the Lord is One." The question that a person must ask himself is what is the connection between the use of the Hebrew word אחד "one" which identifies a multiplicity being one and the fact that the Lord God of Israel is One? The answer is that the Hebrew word אחד can relate to the concept for one as in "unification". There is another Hebrew word that would have been possible to be used if the author wanted to refer to an absolute oneness or singleness. This is the Hebrew word יחיד. In fact, there is a well-known prayer in Judaism which states, "אחד ואין יחיד כיחודו". This phrase should be translated as, "(God is) One and there is no singularity as His singularity." The idea that is being expressed in this prayer is that the Lord God of Israel is One; but not an absolute One; rather there is a uniqueness and a complexity to His Oneness.

The number one is frequently employed to express in the Scriptures one object, such as one man or one tabernacle. This usage would be the simple or common purpose that the number one or for that matter any number, would appear in a Biblical text. Often the appearance of a number does not contain any of the significance that Hebrew numerology might offer. Therefore, the reader must always consider when coming across a verse which contains a number, that the number only expresses an amount and no additional significance. 

Because the number one is often associated with God, there is a unique phenomenon in the Scriptures concerning this number. Sometimes the number one is employed to express a unique relationship that the object has to HaShem. For example,

"And it will be one day, it will be known to HaShem..." Zechariah 14:7

In the text above, Zechariah could have stated simply, "And it will be a day…" The fact that the prophet said "one day" is to convey that this day is uniquely related to God. Similarly, it is stated by the prophet Ezekiel in chapter 37, "one King", "one nation" and "one Shepherd" (see Ezekiel 37:22, 24). Each of these objects—King, nation and Shepherd—has a connection to HaShem. The King and Shepherd is Messiah Yeshua, the Son of God and the one nation is Israel, the people of God.

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to another brother Noun H7453 לְרֵעֵ֔הוּ le·re·'e·hu,
and gifts gift Noun H4979 וּמַתָּנֹ֖ות u·mat·ta·no·vt
to the poor beggar Adjective H34 לָֽאֶבְיֹונִֽים׃ la·'ev·yo·v·nim.

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King James Bible As the days wherein the Jews rested from their enemies, and the month which was turned unto them from sorrow to joy, and from mourning into a good day: that they should make them days of feasting and joy, and of sending portions one to another, and gifts to the poor.
Hebrew Greek English As the because on those days wherein the Jews rested from rid themselves of their enemies, and the it was a month which was turned unto for them from sorrow to joy, into gladness and from mourning into a good day: holiday; that they should make them days of feasting and joy, rejoicing and of sending portions of food to one to another, another and gifts to the poor.
New American Standard Bible 1995 As the because on those days wherein the Jews rested from rid themselves of their enemies, and the it was a month which was turned unto for them from sorrow to joy, into gladness and from mourning into a good day: holiday; that they should make them days of feasting and joy, rejoicing and of sending portions of food to one to another, another and gifts to the poor.