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Esther

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So King Ahasuerus said to Queen Esther and to Mordecai the Jew, "Behold, I have given the house of Haman to Esther, and him they have hanged on the gallows because he had stretched out his hands against the Jews.

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Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
So King king Noun H4428 הַמֶּ֤לֶךְ ham·me·lech
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Ahasuerus king of Persia Noun H325 אֲחַשְׁוֵרֹשׁ֙ a·chash·ve·rosh
said to utter, say Verb H559 וַיֹּ֨אמֶר vai·yo·mer
to Queen queen Noun H4436 הַמַּלְכָּ֔ה ham·mal·kah,
Esther "star," Ahasuerus' queen who delivered Isr. Noun H635 לְאֶסְתֵּ֣ר le·'es·ter
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and to Mordecai a companion of Zerubbabel, also a cousin of Esther Noun H4782 וּֽלְמָרְדֳּכַ֖י u·le·ma·re·do·chai
the Jew, Jewish Noun H3064 הַיְּהוּדִ֑י haiy·hu·di;
"Behold, lo! behold! Particle H2009 הִנֵּ֨ה hin·neh
I have given to give, put, set Verb H5414 נָתַ֣תִּי na·tat·ti
the house a house Noun H1004 בֵית־ veit-
of Haman a Pers. leader serving under Ahasuerus Noun H2001 הָמָ֜ן ha·man
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to Esther, "star," Ahasuerus' queen who delivered Isr. Noun H635 לְאֶסְתֵּ֗ר le·'es·ter
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and him they have hanged to hang Verb H8518 תָּל֣וּ ta·lu
on the gallows tree, trees, wood Noun H6086 הָעֵ֔ץ ha·'etz,
because upon, above, over Prepostion H5921 עַל־ al-
he had stretched to send Verb H7971 שָׁלַ֥ח sha·lach
out his hands hand Noun H3027 יָדֹ֖ו ya·dov
against the Jews. Jewish Noun H3064 (בַּיְּהוּדִֽים׃ baiy·hu·dim.

People

Haman

to rage, be turbulent

Haman

a Pers. leader serving under Ahasuerus

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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New American Standard Bible 1995 So King Ahasuerus said to Queen Esther and to Mordecai the Jew, "Behold, I have given the house of Haman to Esther, and him they have hanged on the gallows because he had stretched out his hands against the Jews.
King James Bible So King Then the king Ahasuerus said to Queen unto Esther the queen and to Mordecai the Jew, "Behold, Behold, I have given Esther the house of Haman to Esther, Haman, and him they have hanged on upon the gallows gallows, because he had stretched out laid his hands against hand upon the Jews.
Hebrew Greek English So King Ahasuerus said to Queen Esther and to Mordecai the Jew, "Behold, I have given the house of Haman to Esther, and him they have hanged on the gallows because he had stretched out his hands against the Jews.