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Esther

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But when Esther came before the king, he commanded by letters that his wicked device, which he devised against the Jews, should return upon his own head, and that he and his sons should be hanged on the gallows.

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Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
But when [Esther] came abide Verb H935 וּבְבֹאָהּ֮ u·ve·vo·'ah
the king king Noun H4428 הַמֶּלֶךְ֒ ham·me·lech
before accept Noun H6440 לִפְנֵ֣י lif·nei
he commanded answer Verb H559 אָמַ֣ר a·mar
by letters bill Noun H5612 הַסֵּ֔פֶר has·se·fer,
that his wicked adversity Adjective H7451 הָרָעָ֛ה ha·ra·'ah
device cunning Noun H4284 מַחֲשַׁבְתֹּ֧ו ma·cha·shav·tov
which after Particle H834 אֲשֶׁר־ a·sher-
which he devised account Verb H2803 חָשַׁ֥ב cha·shav
against above Prepostion H5921 עַל־ al-
against the Jews Jew Noun H3064 הַיְּהוּדִ֖ים haiy·hu·dim
should return break Verb H7725 יָשׁ֞וּב ya·shuv
upon his own head band Noun H7218 רֹאשֹׁ֑ו ro·shov;
and that he and his sons afflicted Noun H1121 בָּנָ֖יו ba·nav
should be hanged hang Verb H8518 וְתָל֥וּ ve·ta·lu
on the gallows carpenter Noun H6086 הָעֵֽץ׃ ha·'etz.

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Esther

Esther [N] [H] [S] the queen of Ahasuerus, and heroine of the book that bears her name. She was a Jewess named Hadas'sah (the myrtle), but when she entered the royal harem she received the name by which she henceforth became known ( Esther 2:7 ). It is a Syro-Arabian modification of the Persian word satarah, which means a star. She was the daughter of Abihail, a Benjamite. Her family did not avail themselves of the permissio... View Details

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King James Bible But when Esther came before the king, he commanded by letters that his wicked device, which he devised against the Jews, should return upon his own head, and that he and his sons should be hanged on the gallows.
Hebrew Greek English But when Esther it came before to the king, king's attention, he commanded by letters letter that his wicked device, scheme which he had devised against the Jews, should return upon on his own head, head and that he and his sons should be hanged on the gallows.
New American Standard Bible 1995 But when Esther it came before to the king, king's attention, he commanded by letters letter that his wicked device, scheme which he had devised against the Jews, should return upon on his own head, head and that he and his sons should be hanged on the gallows.