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promise, to intend <BR> 1b) (Niphal) to be told, to be said, to be called <BR> 1c) (Hithpael) to boast, to act proudly <BR> 1d) (Hiphil) to avow, to avouch">559</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 559 -- Occurrence 3611 of 5308">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">וַתֹּ֥אמֶר<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/vattomer_559.htm" title="vat·To·mer: told -- Occurrence 186 of 199.">wat-tō-mer</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">And told [them]</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Conjunctive waw :: Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular">Conj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3fs</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/635.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 635: Esther = 'star'<BR> 1) the queen of Persia, heroine of the book of Esther-daughter of Abihail, cousin and adopted daughter of Mordecai, of the tribe of Benjamin, made queen by king Ahasuerus to replace divorced queen, Vashti.">635</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_635.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 635 -- Occurrence 21 of 55">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">אֶסְתֵּ֖ר<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/ester_635.htm" title="'es·Ter: Esther -- Occurrence 19 of 42.">’es-têr</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">Esther</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Noun - proper - feminine singular">N-proper-fs</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/7725.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 7725: 1) to return, turn back <BR> 1a) (Qal) <BR> 1a1) to turn back, return <BR> 1a1a) to turn back <BR> 1a1b) to return, come or go back <BR> 1a1c) to return unto, go back, come back <BR> 1a1d) of dying <BR> 1a1e) of human relations (fig) <BR> 1a1f) of spiritual relations (fig) <BR> 1a1f1) to turn back (from God), apostatise <BR> 1a1f2) to turn away (of God) <BR> 1a1f3) to turn back (to God), repent <BR> 1a1f4) turn back (from evil) <BR> 1a1g) of inanimate things <BR> 1a1h) in repetition <BR> 1b) (Polel) <BR> 1b1) to bring back <BR> 1b2) to restore, refresh, repair (fig) <BR> 1b3) to lead away (enticingly) <BR> 1b4) to show turning, apostatise <BR> 1c) (Pual) restored (participle) <BR> 1d) (Hiphil) to cause to return, bring back <BR> 1d1) to bring back, allow to return, put back, draw back, give back, restore, relinquish, give in payment <BR> 1d2) to bring back, refresh, restore <BR> 1d3) to bring back, report to, answer <BR> 1d4) to bring back, make requital, pay (as recompense) <BR> 1d5) to turn back or backward, repel, defeat, repulse, hinder, reject, refuse <BR> 1d6) to turn away (face), turn toward <BR> 1d7) to turn against <BR> 1d8) to bring back to mind <BR> 1d9) to show a turning away 1d10) to reverse, revoke <BR> 1e) (Hophal) to be returned, be restored, be brought back <BR> 1f) (Pulal) brought back">7725</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7725.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 7725 -- Occurrence 568 of 1056">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">לְהָשִׁ֥יב<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/lehashiv_7725.htm" title="le·ha·Shiv: reply -- Occurrence 15 of 31.">lə-hā-šîḇ</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">to reply</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 3742 of 5504">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">אֶֽל־<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/el_413.htm" title="'el-: to -- Occurrence 2546 of 3531.">’el-</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">to</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/4782.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 4782: Mordecai = 'little man' or 'worshipper of Mars'<BR> 1) cousin and adoptive father of queen Esther; son of Jair of the tribe of Benjamin; deliverer under Divine providence of the children of Israel from the destruction plotted by Haman the chief minister of Ahasuerus; institutor of the feast of Purim <BR> 2) a Jew who returned from exile with Zerubbabel">4782</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4782.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 4782 -- Occurrence 31 of 60">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">מָרְדֳּכָֽי׃<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/maredochai_4782.htm" title="ma·re·do·Chai.: Mordecai -- Occurrence 23 of 43.">mā-rə-do-ḵāy.</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">Mordecai</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Noun - proper - masculine singular">N-proper-ms</a></span></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><br /><br /><br /> <div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 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</script></div></td></tr></table></div></div></div> <br /><br /><div class="vheading2">Hebrew Texts</div><div align="right"><span class="toptext"><a href="//study.interlinearbible.org/esther/4.htm">Esther 4:15 Hebrew Study Bible</a> (<a href="//apostolic.interlinearbible.org/esther/4.htm">Apostolic</a> / <a href="//interlinearbible.org/esther/4.htm">Interlinear</a>)<br></span></div><div style="direction:rtl"><span class="hebrew"><span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/559.htm" title="vat·to·mer: told -- 559: to utter, say">וַתֹּ֥אמֶר</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/635.htm" title="es·ter: Esther -- 635: star,' Ahasuerus' queen who delivered Isr.">אֶסְתֵּ֖ר</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/7725.htm" title="le·ha·shiv: reply -- 7725: to turn back, return">לְהָשִׁ֥יב</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/413.htm" title="el-: to -- 413: to, into, towards">אֶֽל־</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/4782.htm" title="ma·re·do·chai.: Mordecai -- 4782: a companion of Zerubbabel, also a cousin of Esther">מָרְדֳּכָֽי׃</a></span>  </span></div><div align="left"><span class="versiontextkjvs"><a href="//kjvs.scripturetext.com/esther/4.htm">KJV with Strong's</a> </span><br><span class="kjvs"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/635.htm" title="'Ecter (es-tare') -- Esther">Then Esther</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/559.htm" title="'amar (aw-mar') -- answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge">bade</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/7725.htm" title="shuwb (shoob) -- break, build, circumcise, dig, do anything, do evil, feed, lay down, lie down, lodge">them return</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/4782.htm" title="Mordkay (mor-dek-ah'-ee) -- Mordecai">Mordecai this answer</a></span></div><div align="right"><span class="versiontext"><a href="//wlc.hebrewtanakh.com/esther/4.htm">אסתר 4:15 Hebrew OT: Westminster Leningrad Codex</a><br></span><span class="heb">וַתֹּ֥אמֶר אֶסְתֵּ֖ר לְהָשִׁ֥יב אֶֽל־מָרְדֳּכָֽי׃</span><p><span class="versiontext"><a href="//wlco.hebrewtanakh.com/esther/4.htm">אסתר 4:15 Hebrew OT: WLC (Consonants Only)</a><br></span><span class="heb">ותאמר אסתר להשיב אל־מרדכי׃</span><p><span class="versiontext"><a href="//paleo-wlc.hebrewtanakh.com/esther/4.htm">אסתר 4:15 Paleo-Hebrew OT: WLC (Font Required)</a><br></span><span class="paleoheb">ותאמר אסתר להשיב אל־מרדכי׃</span><p><span class="versiontext"><a href="//mod.hebrewtanakh.com/esther/4.htm">אסתר 4:15 Hebrew Bible</a><br></span><span class="heb">ותאמר אסתר להשיב אל מרדכי׃</span></div><div class="jmp"><a href="/texts/esther/4-15.htm">Additional Parallel Hebrew</a></div><div class="vheading2">Parallel Verses</div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/esther/4.htm">New American Standard Bible </a></span><br />Then Esther told them to reply to Mordecai,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/esther/4.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Then Esther bade <i>them</i> return Mordecai <i>this answer</i>,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/esther/4.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Esther sent this reply to Mordecai: "<div class="vheading2">Treasury of Scripture Knowledge</div><div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/esther/4-15.htm">Esther 4:15</a> • <a href="/niv/esther/4-15.htm">Esther 4:15 NIV</a> • <a href="/nlt/esther/4-15.htm">Esther 4:15 NLT</a> • <a href="/esv/esther/4-15.htm">Esther 4:15 ESV</a> • <a href="/nasb/esther/4-15.htm">Esther 4:15 NASB</a> • <a href="/kjv/esther/4-15.htm">Esther 4:15 KJV</a> • <a href="//bibleapps.com/esther/4-15.htm">Esther 4:15 Bible Apps</a> • <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/esther/4-15.htm">Esther 4:15 Biblia Paralela</a> • <a href="//holybible.com.cn/esther/4-15.htm">Esther 4:15 Chinese 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