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Esther 9:12

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On that day the number of those that were slain in Shushan the palace was brought before the king.	And the king said unto Esther the queen, The Jews have slain and destroyed five hundred men in Shushan the palace, and the ten sons of Haman; what have they done in the rest of the king's provinces? now what [is] thy petition? and it shall be granted thee: or what [is] thy request further? and it shall be done.	Then said Esther, If it please the king, let it be granted to the Jews which [are] in Shushan to do to morrow also according unto this day's decree, and let Haman's ten sons be hanged upon the gallows.

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

And the king^H4428 said^H559 unto Esther^H635 the queen^H4436, The Jews^H3064 have slain^H2026 and destroyed^H6 five^H2568 hundred^H3967 men^H376 in Shushan^H7800 the palace^H1002, and the ten^H6235 sons^H1121 of Haman^H2001; what have they done^H6213 in the rest^H7605 of the king's^H4428 provinces^H4082? now what is thy petition^H7596? and it shall be granted^H5414 thee: or what is thy request^H1246 further^H5750? and it shall be done^H6213.

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Original Hebrew

וַיֹּאמֶר הַמֶּלֶךְ לְאֶסְתֵּר הַמַּלְכָּה בְּשׁוּשַׁן הַבִּירָה הָרְגוּ הַיְּהוּדִים וְאַבֵּד חֲמֵשׁ מֵאֹות אִישׁ וְאֵת עֲשֶׂרֶת בְּנֵי־הָמָן בִּשְׁאָר מְדִינֹות הַמֶּלֶךְ מֶה עָשׂוּ וּמַה־שְּׁאֵלָתֵךְ וְיִנָּתֵן לָךְ וּמַה־בַּקָּשָׁתֵךְ עֹוד וְתֵעָשׂ׃

Hebrew	Transliteration	Strong's	Morphology	Gloss
וַ/יֹּ֨אמֶר	va/i.Yo.mer	H559	HC/Vqw3ms	and/ he said
הַ/מֶּ֜לֶךְ	ha./Me.lekh	H4428	HTd/Ncmsa	the/ king
לְ/אֶסְתֵּ֣ר	le./'es.Ter	H635	HR/Np	to/ Esther
הַ/מַּלְכָּ֗ה	ha./mal.Kah	H4436	HTd/Ncfsa	the/ queen
בְּ/שׁוּשַׁ֣ן	be./shu.Shan	H7800	HR/Np	in/ Susa
הַ/בִּירָ֡ה	ha./bi.Rah	H1002	HTd/Ncfsa	the/ citadel
הָרְגוּ֩	ha.re.Gu	H2026	HVqp3cp	they have killed
הַ/יְּהוּדִ֨ים	hai./ye.hu.Dim	H3064	HTd/Ngmpa	the/ Jews
וְ/אַבֵּ֜ד	ve./'a.Bed	H6	HC/Vpa	and/ they have destroyed
חֲמֵ֧שׁ	cha.Mesh	H2568	HAcfsa	five
מֵא֣וֹת	me.'ot	H3967	HAcbpa	hundred(s)
אִ֗ישׁ	'Ish	H376	HNcmsa	man
וְ/אֵת֙	ve./'Et	H853	HC/To	and/ (obj.)
עֲשֶׂ֣רֶת	'a.Se.ret	H6235	HAcmsc	(the) ten
בְּנֵֽי	be.nei-	H1121	HNcmpc	(the) sons of
הָמָ֔ן	ha.Man	H2001	HNp	Haman
בִּ/שְׁאָ֛ר	bi/sh.'Ar	H7605	HR/Ncmsc	in/ (the) rest of
מְדִינ֥וֹת	me.di.Not	H4082	HNcfpc	(the) provinces of
הַ/מֶּ֖לֶךְ	ha./Me.lekh	H4428	HTd/Ncmsa	the/ king
מֶ֣ה	meh	H4100	HTi	what?
עָשׂ֑וּ	'a.Su	H6213	HVqp3cp	have they done
וּ/מַה	u./mah-	H4100	HC/Ti	and/ what?
שְּׁאֵֽלָתֵ/ךְ֙	she.'e.la.te/Kh	H7596	HNcfsc/Sp2fs	(is) petition/ your
וְ/יִנָּ֣תֵֽן	ve./yi.Na.ten	H5414	HC/VNi3ms	so/ it may be given
לָ֔/ךְ	La/kh		HR/Sp2fs	to/ you
וּ/מַה	u./mah-	H4100	HC/Ti	and/ what?
בַּקָּשָׁתֵ֥/ךְ	ba.ka.sha.Te/kh	H1246	HNcfsc/Sp2fs	(is) request/ your
ע֖וֹד	od	H5750	HD	more
וְ/תֵעָֽשׂ	ve./te.'As	H6213	HC/VNj3fs	and/ it may be done

Source: Westminster Leningrad Codex (MorphHB), TAHOT (Tyndale House)

Strong's References

• H6 — אָבַד (ʼâbad, aw-bad'): a primitive root; properly, to wander away, i.e. lose oneself; by implication to perish (causative, destroy); break, destroy(-uction), [phrase] not escape, fail, lose, (cause to, make) perish, spend, [idiom] and surely, take, be undone, [idiom] utterly, be void of, have no way to flee.
• H376 — אִישׁ (ʼîysh, eesh): contracted for אֱנוֹשׁ (or perhaps rather from an unused root meaning to be extant); a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation); also, another, any (man), a certain, [phrase] champion, consent, each, every (one), fellow, (foot-, husband-) man, (good-, great, mighty) man, he, high (degree), him (that is), husband, man(-kind), [phrase] none, one, people, person, [phrase] steward, what (man) soever, whoso(-ever), worthy. Compare אִשָּׁה.
• H559 — אָמַר (ʼâmar, aw-mar'): a primitive root; to say (used with great latitude); answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, [phrase] (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, [idiom] desire, determine, [idiom] expressly, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] intend, name, [idiom] plainly, promise, publish, report, require, say, speak (against, of), [idiom] still, [idiom] suppose, talk, tell, term, [idiom] that is, [idiom] think, use (speech), utter, [idiom] verily, [idiom] yet.
• H635 — אֶסְתֵּר (ʼEçtêr, es-tare'): of Persian derivation; Ester, the Jewish heroine; Esther.
• H1002 — בִּירָה (bîyrâh, bee-raw'): of foreign origin; a castle or palace; palace.
• H1121 — בֵּן (bên, bane): from בָּנָה; a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.); [phrase] afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-) ite, (anoint-) ed one, appointed to, ([phrase]) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-) ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, [phrase] (young) bullock, [phrase] (young) calf, [idiom] came up in, child, colt, [idiom] common, [idiom] corn, daughter, [idiom] of first, [phrase] firstborn, foal, [phrase] very fruitful, [phrase] postage, [idiom] in, [phrase] kid, [phrase] lamb, ([phrase]) man, meet, [phrase] mighty, [phrase] nephew, old, ([phrase]) people, [phrase] rebel, [phrase] robber, [idiom] servant born, [idiom] soldier, son, [phrase] spark, [phrase] steward, [phrase] stranger, [idiom] surely, them of, [phrase] tumultuous one, [phrase] valiant(-est), whelp, worthy, young (one), youth.
• H1246 — בַּקָּשָׁה (baqqâshâh, bak-kaw-shaw'): from בָּקַשׁ; a petition; request.
• H2001 — הָמָן (Hâmân, haw-mawn'): of foreign derivation; Haman, a Persian vizier; Haman.
• H2026 — הָרַג (hârag, haw-rag'): a primitive root; to smite with deadly intent; destroy, out of hand, kill, murder(-er), put to (death), make (slaughter), slay(-er), [idiom] surely.
• H2568 — חָמֵשׁ (châmêsh, khaw-maysh'): masculine חֲמִשָּׁה; a primitive numeral; five; fif(-teen), fifth, five ([idiom] apiece).
• H3064 — יְהוּדִי (Yᵉhûwdîy, yeh-hoo-dee'): patronymically from יְהוּדָה; a Jehudite (i.e. Judaite or Jew), or descendant of Jehudah (i.e. Judah); Jew.
• H3967 — מֵאָה (mêʼâh, may-aw'): or מֵאיָה; properly, a primitive numeral; a hundred; also as a multiplicative and a fraction; hundred((-fold), -th), [phrase] sixscore.
• H4082 — מְדִינָה (mᵉdîynâh, med-ee-naw'): from דִּין; properly, a judgeship, i.e. jurisdiction; by implication, a district (as ruled by a judge); generally, a region; ([idiom] every) province.
• H4428 — מֶלֶךְ (melek, meh'-lek): from מָלַךְ; a king; king, royal.
• H4436 — מַלְכָּה (malkâh, mal-kaw'): feminine of מֶלֶךְ; a queen; queen.
• H5414 — נָתַן (nâthan, naw-than'): a primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.); add, apply, appoint, ascribe, assign, [idiom] avenge, [idiom] be (healed), bestow, bring (forth, hither), cast, cause, charge, come, commit, consider, count, [phrase] cry, deliver (up), direct, distribute, do, [idiom] doubtless, [idiom] without fail, fasten, frame, [idiom] get, give (forth, over, up), grant, hang (up), [idiom] have, [idiom] indeed, lay (unto charge, up), (give) leave, lend, let (out), [phrase] lie, lift up, make, [phrase] O that, occupy, offer, ordain, pay, perform, place, pour, print, [idiom] pull, put (forth), recompense, render, requite, restore, send (out), set (forth), shew, shoot forth (up), [phrase] sing, [phrase] slander, strike, (sub-) mit, suffer, [idiom] surely, [idiom] take, thrust, trade, turn, utter, [phrase] weep, [phrase] willingly, [phrase] withdraw, [phrase] would (to) God, yield.
• H5750 — עוֹד (ʻôwd, ode): or עֹד; from עוּד; properly, iteration or continuance; used only adverbially (with or without preposition), again, repeatedly, still, more; again, [idiom] all life long, at all, besides, but, else, further(-more), henceforth, (any) longer, (any) more(-over), [idiom] once, since, (be) still, when, (good, the) while (having being), (as, because, whether, while) yet (within).
• H6213 — עָשָׂה (ʻâsâh, aw-saw'): a primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application; accomplish, advance, appoint, apt, be at, become, bear, bestow, bring forth, bruise, be busy, [idiom] certainly, have the charge of, commit, deal (with), deck, [phrase] displease, do, (ready) dress(-ed), (put in) execute(-ion), exercise, fashion, [phrase] feast, (fight-) ing man, [phrase] finish, fit, fly, follow, fulfill, furnish, gather, get, go about, govern, grant, great, [phrase] hinder, hold (a feast), [idiom] indeed, [phrase] be industrious, [phrase] journey, keep, labour, maintain, make, be meet, observe, be occupied, offer, [phrase] officer, pare, bring (come) to pass, perform, pracise, prepare, procure, provide, put, requite, [idiom] sacrifice, serve, set, shew, [idiom] sin, spend, [idiom] surely, take, [idiom] thoroughly, trim, [idiom] very, [phrase] vex, be (warr-) ior, work(-man), yield, use.
• H6235 — עֶשֶׂר (ʻeser, eh'ser): masculine of term עֲשָׂרָה; from עָשַׂר; ten (as an accumulation to the extent of the digits); ten, (fif-, seven-) teen.
• H7596 — שְׁאֵלָה (shᵉʼêlâh, sheh-ay-law'): or שֵׁלָה; (1 Samuel 1:17), from שָׁאַל; a petition; by implication, a loan; loan, petition, request.
• H7605 — שְׁאָר (shᵉʼâr, sheh-awr'): from שָׁאַר; a remainder; [idiom] other, remnant, residue, rest.
• H7800 — שׁוּשַׁן (Shûwshan, shoo-shan'): the same as שׁוּשַׁן; Shushan, a place in Persia; Shushan.

The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:

• H853 — אֵת (ʼêth, ayth): apparent contracted from אוֹת in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely); (as such unrepresented in English).
• H4100 — מָה (mâh, maw): or מַה; or מָ; or מַ; also מֶה; a primitive particle; properly, interrogative what? (including how? why? when?); but also exclamation, what! (including how!), or indefinitely what (including whatever, and even relatively, that which); often used with prefixes in various adverbial or conjunctive senses; how (long, oft, (-soever)), (no-) thing, what (end, good, purpose, thing), whereby(-fore, -in, -to, -with), (for) why.

Cross References

Verse Cross-References (Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, Enhanced)

• what is thy petition — Esther 5:6, Esther 7:2

Reciprocal references (5): Esther 1:2, Esther 4:6, Esther 5:3, Esther 5:11, Acts 23:19

Related Topics

• Thompson Chain: NATION, THE
• Nave’s: MONTH

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