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align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Text Analysis</div><div class="jmp"><a href="/texts/esther/3-9.htm">Go to Parallel Hebrew</a></div><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tr><td valign="top"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="5" class="maintext"><tr><td class="top" width="25%">Strong's</td><td class="top" width="25%">Hebrew</td><td class="top" width="25%">English</td><td class="top" width="25%">Morphology</td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/518.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 518: 1) if <BR> 1a) conditional clauses <BR> 1a1) of possible situations <BR> 1a2) of impossible situations <BR> 1b) oath contexts <BR> 1b1) no, not <BR> 1c) if...if, whether...or, whether...or...or <BR> 1d) when, whenever <BR> 1e) since <BR> 1f) interrogative particle <BR> 1g) but rather">518</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_518.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 518 -- Occurrence 618 of 1070">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">אִם־<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/im_518.htm" title="'im-: If -- Occurrence 412 of 786.">’im-</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">If</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Conjunction">Conj</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 5921: prep<BR> 1) upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against <BR> 1a) upon, on the ground of, on the basis of, on account of, because of, therefore, on behalf of, for the sake of, for, with, in spite of, notwithstanding, concerning, in the matter of, as regards <BR> 1b) above, beyond, over (of excess) <BR> 1c) above, over (of elevation or pre-eminence) <BR> 1d) upon, to, over to, unto, in addition to, together with, with (of addition) <BR> 1e) over (of suspension or extension) <BR> 1f) by, adjoining, next, at, over, around (of contiguity or proximity) <BR> 1g) down upon, upon, on, from, up upon, up to, towards, over towards, to, against (with verbs of motion) <BR> 1h) to (as a dative) <BR> conj <BR> 2) because that, because, notwithstanding, although">5921</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 5921 -- Occurrence 3310 of 5778">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">עַל־<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/al_5921.htm" title="'al-: unto -- Occurrence 2101 of 3469.">‘al-</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">on</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Preposition">Prep</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/4428.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 4428: 1) king">4428</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4428.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 4428 -- Occurrence 1783 of 2523">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/hammelech_4428.htm" title="ham·Me·lech: the king -- Occurrence 815 of 1045.">ham-me-leḵ</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">the king</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Article :: Noun - masculine singular">Art | N-ms</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/2895.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 2895: 1) to be good, be pleasing, be joyful, be beneficial, be pleasant, be favourable, be happy, be right <BR> 1a) (Qal) <BR> 1a1) to be pleasant, be delightful <BR> 1a2) to be glad, be joyful <BR> 1a3) to be better <BR> 1a4) to be well with, be good for <BR> 1a5) to be pleasing <BR> 1b) (Hiphil) to do well, do good, act right, act rightly">2895</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2895.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 2895 -- Occurrence 16 of 25">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">ט֔וֹב<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/tov_2895.htm" title="Tov,: is pleasing -- Occurrence 8 of 11.">ṭō-wḇ,</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">it pleases</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Adjective - masculine singular">Adj-ms</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/3789.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 3789: 1) to write, record, enrol <BR> 1a) (Qal) <BR> 1a1) to write, inscribe, engrave, write in, write on <BR> 1a2) to write down, describe in writing <BR> 1a3) to register, enrol, record <BR> 1a4) to decree <BR> 1b) (Niphal) <BR> 1b1) to be written <BR> 1b2) to be written down, be recorded, be enrolled <BR> 1c) (Piel) to continue writing">3789</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3789.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 3789 -- Occurrence 153 of 227">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">יִכָּתֵ֖ב<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/yikkatev_3789.htm" title="yik·ka·Tev: it be decreed -- Occurrence 1 of 2.">yik-kā-ṯêḇ</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">let [a decree] be written</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular">V-Nifal-Imperf-3ms</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/6.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 6: 1) perish, vanish, go astray, be destroyed <BR> 1a) (Qal) <BR> 1a1) perish, die, be exterminated <BR> 1a2) perish, vanish (fig.) <BR> 1a3) be lost, strayed <BR> 1b) (Piel) <BR> 1b1) to destroy, kill, cause to perish, to give up (as lost), exterminate <BR> 1b2) to blot out, do away with, cause to vanish, (fig.) <BR> 1b3) cause to stray, lose <BR> 1c) (Hiphil) <BR> 1c1) to destroy, put to death <BR> 1c1a) of divine judgment <BR> 1c2) object name of kings (fig.)">6</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 6 -- Occurrence 50 of 184">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">לְאַבְּדָ֑ם<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/leabbedam_6.htm" title="le·'ab·be·Dam;: they be destroyed -- Occurrence 1 of 3.">lə-’ab-bə-ḏām;</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">that they be destroyed</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Preposition-l :: Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct :: third person masculine plural">Prep-l | V-Piel-Inf | 3mp</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/6235.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 6235: 1) ten <BR> 1a) ten <BR> 1b) with other numbers">6235</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6235.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 6235 -- Occurrence 137 of 176">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">וַעֲשֶׂ֨רֶת<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/vaaseret_6235.htm" title="va·'a·Se·ret: ten -- Occurrence 8 of 11.">wa-‘ă-śe-reṯ</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">and ten</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Conjunctive waw :: Number - masculine singular construct">Conj-w | Number-msc</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/505.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 505: 1) a thousand <BR> 1a) as numeral <BR> 2) a thousand, company <BR> 2a) as a company of men under one leader, troops">505</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_505.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 505 -- Occurrence 428 of 505">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">אֲלָפִ֜ים<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/alafim_505.htm" title="'a·la·Fim: thousand -- Occurrence 97 of 119.">’ă-lā-p̄îm</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">thousand</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Number - masculine plural">Number-mp</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/3603.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 3603: 1) round <BR> 1a) a round district (environs of the Jordan valley) <BR> 1b) a round loaf (of bread) <BR> 1c) a round weight, talent (of gold, silver, bronze, iron)">3603</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3603.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 3603 -- Occurrence 65 of 68">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">כִּכַּר־<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/kikkar_3603.htm" title="kik·kar-: talents -- Occurrence 26 of 28.">kik-kar-</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">talents</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Noun - feminine singular construct">N-fsc</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/3701.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 3701: 1) silver, money <BR> 1a) silver <BR> 1a1) as metal <BR> 1a2) as ornament <BR> 1a3) as colour <BR> 1b) money, shekels, talents">3701</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3701.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 3701 -- Occurrence 298 of 403">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">כֶּ֗סֶף<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/kesef_3701.htm" title="Ke·sef,: of silver -- Occurrence 109 of 131.">ke-sep̄,</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">of silver</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Noun - masculine singular">N-ms</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/8254.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 8254: 1) to weigh, weigh out, pay out <BR> 1a) (Qal) <BR> 1a1) to weigh <BR> 1a2) to weigh out (a price) <BR> 1a3) of grief (fig) <BR> 1b) (Niphal) <BR> 1b1) to be weighed <BR> 1b2) to be weighed out">8254</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8254.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 8254 -- Occurrence 10 of 22">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">אֶשְׁקוֹל֙<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/eshkol_8254.htm" title="'esh·kOl: will pay -- Occurrence 1 of 1.">’eš-qō-wl</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">I will pay</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular">V-Qal-Imperf-1cs</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 5921: prep<BR> 1) upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against <BR> 1a) upon, on the ground of, on the basis of, on account of, because of, therefore, on behalf of, for the sake of, for, with, in spite of, notwithstanding, concerning, in the matter of, as regards <BR> 1b) above, beyond, over (of excess) <BR> 1c) above, over (of elevation or pre-eminence) <BR> 1d) upon, to, over to, unto, in addition to, together with, with (of addition) <BR> 1e) over (of suspension or extension) <BR> 1f) by, adjoining, next, at, over, around (of contiguity or proximity) <BR> 1g) down upon, upon, on, from, up upon, up to, towards, over towards, to, against (with verbs of motion) <BR> 1h) to (as a dative) <BR> conj <BR> 2) because that, because, notwithstanding, although">5921</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 5921 -- Occurrence 3311 of 5778">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">עַל־<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/al_5921.htm" title="'al-: into -- Occurrence 2102 of 3469.">‘al-</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">into</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Preposition">Prep</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/3027.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 3027: 1) hand <BR> 1a) hand (of man)<BR> 1b) strength, power (fig.) <BR> 1c) side (of land), part, portion (metaph.) (fig.) <BR> 1d) (various special, technical senses) <BR> 1d1) sign, monument <BR> 1d2) part, fractional part, share <BR> 1d3) time, repetition <BR> 1d4) axle-trees, axle <BR> 1d5) stays, support (for laver) <BR> 1d6) tenons (in tabernacle) <BR> 1d7) a phallus, a hand (meaning unsure) <BR> 1d8) wrists">3027</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3027.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 3027 -- Occurrence 1012 of 1617">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">יְדֵי֙<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/yedei_3027.htm" title="ye·Dei: the hands -- Occurrence 23 of 42.">yə-ḏê</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">the hands</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Noun - fdc">N-fdc</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 6213: 1) to do, fashion, accomplish, make <BR> 1a) (Qal) <BR> 1a1) to do, work, make, produce <BR> 1a1a) to do <BR> 1a1b) to work <BR> 1a1c) to deal (with) <BR> 1a1d) to act, act with effect, effect <BR> 1a2) to make <BR> 1a2a) to make <BR> 1a2b) to produce <BR> 1a2c) to prepare <BR> 1a2d) to make (an offering) <BR> 1a2e) to attend to, put in order <BR> 1a2f) to observe, celebrate <BR> 1a2g) to acquire (property) <BR> 1a2h) to appoint, ordain, institute <BR> 1a2i) to bring about <BR> 1a2j) to use <BR> 1a2k) to spend, pass <BR> 1b) (Niphal) <BR> 1b1) to be done <BR> 1b2) to be made <BR> 1b3) to be produced <BR> 1b4) to be offered <BR> 1b5) to be observed <BR> 1b6) to be used <BR> 1c) (Pual) to be made <BR> 2) (Piel) to press, squeeze">6213</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6213.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 6213 -- Occurrence 1791 of 2628">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">עֹשֵׂ֣י<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/osei_6213.htm" title="'o·Sei: carry -- Occurrence 14 of 19.">‘ō-śê</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">of those who do</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct">V-Qal-Prtcpl-mpc</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/4399.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 4399: 1) occupation, work, business <BR> 1a) occupation, business <BR> 1b) property <BR> 1c) work (something done or made) <BR> 1d) workmanship <BR> 1e) service, use <BR> 1f) public business <BR> 1f1) political <BR> 1f2) religious">4399</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4399.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 4399 -- Occurrence 148 of 167">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">הַמְּלָאכָ֔ה<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/hammelachah_4399.htm" title="ham·me·la·Chah,: the business -- Occurrence 40 of 41.">ham-mə-lā-ḵāh,</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">the work</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Article :: Noun - feminine singular">Art | N-fs</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 935: 1) to go in, enter, come, go, come in <BR> 1a) (Qal) <BR> 1a1) to enter, come in <BR> 1a2) to come <BR> 1a2a) to come with <BR> 1a2b) to come upon, fall or light upon, attack (enemy) <BR> 1a2c) to come to pass <BR> 1a3) to attain to <BR> 1a4) to be enumerated <BR> 1a5) to go <BR> 1b) (Hiphil) <BR> 1b1) to lead in <BR> 1b2) to carry in <BR> 1b3) to bring in, cause to come in, gather, cause to come, bring near, bring against, bring upon <BR> 1b4) to bring to pass <BR> 1c) (Hophal) <BR> 1c1) to be brought, brought in <BR> 1c2) to be introduced, be put">935</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 935 -- Occurrence 1677 of 2573">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">לְהָבִ֖יא<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/lehavi_935.htm" title="le·ha·Vi: to put -- Occurrence 23 of 32.">lə-hā-ḇî</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">to bring [it]</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Preposition-l :: Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct">Prep-l | V-Hifil-Inf</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 413: 1) to, toward, unto (of motion) <BR> 2) into (limit is actually entered) <BR> 2a) in among <BR> 3) toward (of direction, not necessarily physical motion) <BR> 4) against (motion or direction of a hostile character) <BR> 5) in addition to, to <BR> 6) concerning, in regard to, in reference to, on account of <BR> 7) according to (rule or standard) <BR> 8) at, by, against (of one's presence) <BR> 9) in between, in within, to within, unto (idea of motion to)">413</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 413 -- Occurrence 3728 of 5504">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">אֶל־<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/el_413.htm" title="'el-: into -- Occurrence 2534 of 3531.">’el-</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">into</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Preposition">Prep</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/1595.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 1595: 1) treasury, chests? <BR> 1a) chests (of variegated cloth) (meaning uncertain) <BR> 1b) treasury">1595</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1595.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 1595 -- Occurrence 1 of 3">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">גִּנְזֵ֥י<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/ginzei_1595.htm" title="gin·Zei: treasuries -- Occurrence 1 of 2.">gin-zê</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">treasuries</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Noun - masculine plural construct">N-mpc</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/4428.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 4428: 1) king">4428</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4428.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 4428 -- Occurrence 1784 of 2523">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/hammelech_4428.htm" title="ham·Me·lech.: to the king -- Occurrence 816 of 1045.">ham-me-leḵ.</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">of the king</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Article :: Noun - masculine singular">Art | N-ms</a></span></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><br /><br /><br /> <div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 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king">הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/2895.htm" title="to·vv,: is pleasing -- 2895: to be pleasing or good">טֹ֔וב</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/3789.htm" title="yik·ka·tev: it be decreed -- 3789: to write">יִכָּתֵ֖ב</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/6.htm" title="le·'ab·be·dam;: they be destroyed -- 6: to perish">לְאַבְּדָ֑ם</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/6235.htm" title="va·'a·se·ret: ten -- 6235: ten">וַעֲשֶׂ֨רֶת</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/505.htm" title="a·la·fim: thousand -- 505: a thousand">אֲלָפִ֜ים</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/3603.htm" title="kik·kar-: talents -- 3603: a round, a round district, a round loaf, a round weight, a talent (a measure of weight or money)">כִּכַּר־</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/3701.htm" title="ke·sef: of silver -- 3701: silver, money">כֶּ֗סֶף</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/8254.htm" title="esh·ko·vl: will pay -- 8254: to weigh">אֶשְׁקֹול֙</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/5921.htm" title="al-: into -- 5921: upon, above, over">עַל־</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/3027.htm" title="ye·dei: the hands -- 3027: hand">יְדֵי֙</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/6213.htm" title="o·sei: carry -- 6213: do, make">עֹשֵׂ֣י</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/4399.htm" title="ham·me·la·chah,: the business -- 4399: occupation, work">הַמְּלָאכָ֔ה</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/935.htm" title="le·ha·vi: to put -- 935: to come in, come, go in, go">לְהָבִ֖יא</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/413.htm" title="el-: into -- 413: to, into, towards">אֶל־</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/1595.htm" title="gin·zei: treasuries -- 1595: treasury, perhaps chests">גִּנְזֵ֥י</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/4428.htm" title="ham·me·lech.: to the king -- 4428: king">הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃</a></span>  </span></div><div align="left"><span class="versiontextkjvs"><a href="//kjvs.scripturetext.com/esther/3.htm">KJV with Strong's</a> </span><br><span class="kjvs"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/2895.htm" title="towb (tobe) -- be (do) better, cheer, be (do, seem) good, (make) goodly, X please, (be, do, go, play) well">If it please</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/4428.htm" title="melek (meh'-lek) -- king, royal">the king</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/3789.htm" title="kathab (kaw-thab') -- describe, record, prescribe, subscribe, write(-ing, -ten)">let it be written</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/6.htm" title="'abad (aw-bad') -- break, destroy(- uction), + not escape, fail, lose, (cause to, make) perish, spend, X and surely">that they may be destroyed</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/8254.htm" title="shaqal (shaw-kal') -- pay, receive(-r), spend, X throughly, weigh">and I will pay</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/6235.htm" title="eser (eh'ser) -- ten, (fif-, seven-)teen">ten</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/505.htm" title="'eleph (eh'-lef) -- thousand">thousand</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/3603.htm" title="kikkar (kik-kawr') -- loaf, morsel, piece, plain, talent">talents</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/3701.htm" title="keceph (keh'-sef) -- money, price, silver(-ling)">of silver</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/3027.htm" title="yad (yawd) -- (+ be) able, X about, + armholes, at, axletree, because of, beside, border">to the hands</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/6213.htm" title="asah (aw-saw') -- accomplish, advance, appoint, apt, be at, become, bear, bestow, bring forth, bruise, be busy">of those that have the charge</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/4399.htm" title="mla'kah (mel-aw-kaw') -- business, + cattle, + industrious, occupation, (+ -pied), + officer, thing (made), use">of the business</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/935.htm" title="bow' (bo) -- abide, apply, attain, X be, befall, + besiege, bring (forth, in, into, to pass), call, carry">to bring</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/4428.htm" title="melek (meh'-lek) -- king, royal">it into the king's</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/1595.htm" title="genez (gheh'-nez) -- chest, treasury">treasuries</a></span></div><div align="right"><span class="versiontext"><a href="//wlc.hebrewtanakh.com/esther/3.htm">אסתר 3:9 Hebrew OT: Westminster Leningrad Codex</a><br></span><span class="heb">אִם־עַל־הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ טֹ֔וב יִכָּתֵ֖ב לְאַבְּדָ֑ם וַעֲשֶׂ֨רֶת אֲלָפִ֜ים כִּכַּר־כֶּ֗סֶף אֶשְׁקֹול֙ עַל־יְדֵי֙ עֹשֵׂ֣י הַמְּלָאכָ֔ה לְהָבִ֖יא אֶל־גִּנְזֵ֥י הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃</span><p><span class="versiontext"><a href="//wlco.hebrewtanakh.com/esther/3.htm">אסתר 3:9 Hebrew OT: WLC (Consonants Only)</a><br></span><span class="heb">אם־על־המלך טוב יכתב לאבדם ועשרת אלפים ככר־כסף אשקול על־ידי עשי המלאכה להביא אל־גנזי המלך׃</span><p><span class="versiontext"><a href="//paleo-wlc.hebrewtanakh.com/esther/3.htm">אסתר 3:9 Paleo-Hebrew OT: WLC (Font Required)</a><br></span><span class="paleoheb">אם־על־המלך טוב יכתב לאבדם ועשרת אלפים ככר־כסף אשקול על־ידי עשי המלאכה להביא אל־גנזי המלך׃</span><p><span class="versiontext"><a href="//mod.hebrewtanakh.com/esther/3.htm">אסתר 3:9 Hebrew Bible</a><br></span><span class="heb">אם על המלך טוב יכתב לאבדם ועשרת אלפים ככר כסף אשקול על ידי עשי המלאכה להביא אל גנזי המלך׃</span></div><div class="jmp"><a href="/texts/esther/3-9.htm">Additional Parallel Hebrew</a></div><div class="vheading2">Parallel Verses</div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/esther/3.htm">New American Standard Bible </a></span><br />"If it is pleasing to the king, let it be decreed that they be destroyed, and I will pay ten thousand talents of silver into the hands of those who carry on the king's business, to put into the king's treasuries."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/esther/3.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />If it please the king, let it be written that they may be destroyed: and I will pay ten thousand talents of silver to the hands of those that have the charge of the business, to bring <i>it</i> into the king's treasuries.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/esther/3.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />If the king approves, let an order be drawn up authorizing their destruction, and I will pay 375 tons of silver to the accountants for deposit in the royal treasury." <div class="vheading2">Treasury of Scripture Knowledge</div><p class="hdg">that they may be destroyed. Heb. to destroy them. and I will pay. Heb. and I will weigh.</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/genesis/23-16.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Genesis 23:16</span> And Abraham listened to Ephron; and Abraham weighed to Ephron the …</a></p><p class="hdg">ten thousand.</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/matthew/18-24.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Matthew 18:24</span> And when he had begun to reckon, one was brought to him, which owed …</a></p><div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/esther/3-9.htm">Esther 3:9</a> • <a href="/niv/esther/3-9.htm">Esther 3:9 NIV</a> • <a href="/nlt/esther/3-9.htm">Esther 3:9 NLT</a> • <a href="/esv/esther/3-9.htm">Esther 3:9 ESV</a> • <a href="/nasb/esther/3-9.htm">Esther 3:9 NASB</a> • <a href="/kjv/esther/3-9.htm">Esther 3:9 KJV</a> • <a href="//bibleapps.com/esther/3-9.htm">Esther 3:9 Bible Apps</a> • <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/esther/3-9.htm">Esther 3:9 Biblia Paralela</a> • <a href="//holybible.com.cn/esther/3-9.htm">Esther 3:9 Chinese Bible</a> • <a href="//saintebible.com/esther/3-9.htm">Esther 3:9 French Bible</a> • <a href="//bibeltext.com/esther/3-9.htm">Esther 3:9 German Bible</a> • <a href="/">Bible Hub</a><br /></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="../esther/3-8.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Esther 3:8"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Esther 3:8" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="../esther/3-10.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Esther 3:10"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Esther 3:10" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div> <div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>