Hebrew Interlinear
Esther 9:25 Interlinear
“But when Esther came before the king he commanded by letters should return device that his wicked which he devised against the Jews upon his own head should be hanged and that he and his sons on the gallows”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | וּבְבֹאָהּ֮ | H935 | But when Esther came | to go or come (in a wide variety of applications) |
| 2 | לִפְנֵ֣י | H6440 | before | the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposi |
| 3 | הַמֶּלֶךְ֒ | H4428 | the king | a king |
| 4 | אָמַ֣ר | H559 | he commanded | to say (used with great latitude) |
| 5 | עִם | H5973 | adverb or preposition, with (i.e., in conjunction with), in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix (and then | |
| 6 | הַסֵּ֔פֶר | H5612 | by letters | properly, writing (the art or a document); by implication, a book |
| 7 | יָשׁ֞וּב | H7725 | should return | to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point); |
| 8 | מַֽחֲשַׁבְתּ֧וֹ | H4284 | device | a contrivance, i.e., (concretely) a texture, machine, or (abstractly) intention, plan (whether bad, a plot; or good, advice) |
| 9 | הָֽרָעָ֛ה | H7451 | that his wicked | bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral) |
| 10 | אֲשֶׁר | H834 | who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc | |
| 11 | חָשַׁ֥ב | H2803 | which he devised | properly, to plait or interpenetrate, i.e., (literally) to weave or (generally) to fabricate; figuratively, to plot or contrive (usually in a maliciou |
| 12 | עַל | H5921 | above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications | |
| 13 | הַיְּהוּדִ֖ים | H3064 | against the Jews | a jehudite (i.e., judaite or jew), or descendant of jehudah (i.e., judah) |
| 14 | עַל | H5921 | above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications | |
| 15 | רֹאשׁ֑וֹ | H7218 | upon his own head | the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.) |
| 16 | וְתָל֥וּ | H8518 | should be hanged | to suspend (especially to gibbet) |
| 17 | אֹת֛וֹ | H853 | properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely) | |
| 18 | וְאֶת | H853 | properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely) | |
| 19 | בָּנָ֖יו | H1121 | and that he and his sons | a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or |
| 20 | עַל | H5921 | above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications | |
| 21 | הָעֵֽץ׃ | H6086 | on the gallows | a tree (from its firmness); hence, wood (plural sticks) |
Verse Context
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