Hebrew Interlinear
Esther 4:16 Interlinear
“ gather together all the Jews that are present in Shushan and fast ye for me and neither eat nor drink three days night days I also and my maidens and fast likewise and so likewise and so will I go in unto the king which is not according to the law I perish I perish”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | לֵךְ֩ | H1980 | to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively) | |
| 2 | כְּנ֨וֹס | H3664 | gather together | to collect; hence, to enfold |
| 3 | אֶת | H853 | properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely) | |
| 4 | כָּל | H3605 | properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense) | |
| 5 | הַיְּהוּדִ֜ים | H3064 | all the Jews | a jehudite (i.e., judaite or jew), or descendant of jehudah (i.e., judah) |
| 6 | הַֽנִּמְצְאִ֣ים | H4672 | that are present | properly, to come forth to, i.e., appear or exist; transitively, to attain, i.e., find or acquire; figuratively, to occur, meet or be present |
| 7 | בְּשׁוּשָׁ֗ן | H7800 | in Shushan | shushan, a place in persia |
| 8 | אָצ֣וּם | H6684 | and fast | to cover over (the mouth), i.e., to fast |
| 9 | עָ֠לַי | H5921 | above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications | |
| 10 | וְאַל | H408 | not (the qualified negation, used as a deprecative); once (job 24:25) as a noun, nothing | |
| 11 | תֹּֽאכְל֨וּ | H398 | ye for me and neither eat | to eat (literally or figuratively) |
| 12 | וְאַל | H408 | not (the qualified negation, used as a deprecative); once (job 24:25) as a noun, nothing | |
| 13 | תִּשְׁתּ֜וּ | H8354 | nor drink | to imbibe (literally or figuratively) |
| 14 | שְׁלֹ֤שֶׁת | H7969 | three | three; occasionally (ordinal) third, or (multiple) thrice |
| 15 | וָי֔וֹם | H3117 | days | a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an asso |
| 16 | לַ֣יְלָה | H3915 | night | properly, a twist (away of the light), i.e., night; figuratively, adversity |
| 17 | וָי֔וֹם | H3117 | days | a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an asso |
| 18 | גַּם | H1571 | properly, assemblage; used only adverbially also, even, yea, though; often repeated as correl. both...and | |
| 19 | אֲנִ֥י | H589 | i | |
| 20 | וְנַֽעֲרֹתַ֖י | H5291 | I also and my maidens | a girl (from infancy to adolescence) |
| 21 | אָצ֣וּם | H6684 | and fast | to cover over (the mouth), i.e., to fast |
| 22 | וּבְכֵ֞ן | H3651 | likewise and so | properly, set upright; hence (figuratively as adjective) just; but usually (as adverb or conjunction) rightly or so (in various applications to manner |
| 23 | וּבְכֵ֞ן | H3651 | likewise and so | properly, set upright; hence (figuratively as adjective) just; but usually (as adverb or conjunction) rightly or so (in various applications to manner |
| 24 | אָב֤וֹא | H935 | will I go | to go or come (in a wide variety of applications) |
| 25 | אֶל | H413 | near, with or among; often in general, to | |
| 26 | הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ | H4428 | in unto the king | a king |
| 27 | אֲשֶׁ֣ר | H834 | who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc | |
| 28 | לֹֽא | H3808 | not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles | |
| 29 | כַדָּ֔ת | H1881 | which is not according to the law | a royal edict or statute |
| 30 | וְכַֽאֲשֶׁ֥ר | H834 | who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc | |
| 31 | אָבָֽדְתִּי׃ | H6 | I perish | properly, to wander away, i.e., lose oneself; by implication to perish (causative, destroy) |
| 32 | אָבָֽדְתִּי׃ | H6 | I perish | properly, to wander away, i.e., lose oneself; by implication to perish (causative, destroy) |
Verse Context
Esther 4:15bade Then Esther them return Mordecai...
Esther 4:16 (current) gather together all the Jews that are present in Shushan and fast ye for me and neither eat nor drink three days night days I also and my maidens and fast likewise and so likewise and so will I go in unto the king which is not according to the law I perish I perish
Esther 4:17went his way So Mordecai and did had commanded...