Esther 8
Study sheet, King James Version, with the original-language words this chapter turns on.
The text
1On that day did the king Ahasuerus give the house of Haman the Jews' enemy unto Esther the queen. And Mordecai came before the king; for Esther had told what he was unto her.
2And the king took off his ring, which he had taken from Haman, and gave it unto Mordecai. And Esther set Mordecai over the house of Haman.
3And Esther spake yet again before the king, and fell down at his feet, and besought him with tears to put away the mischief of Haman the Agagite, and his device that he had devised against the Jews.
4Then the king held out the golden sceptre toward Esther. So Esther arose, and stood before the king,
5And said, If it please the king, and if I have found favour in his sight, and the thing seem right before the king, and I be pleasing in his eyes, let it be written to reverse the letters devised by Haman the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, which he wrote to destroy the Jews which are in all the king's provinces:
6For how can I endure to see the evil that shall come unto my people? or how can I endure to see the destruction of my kindred?
7Then the king Ahasuerus said unto Esther the queen and to Mordecai the Jew, Behold, I have given Esther the house of Haman, and him they have hanged upon the gallows, because he laid his hand upon the Jews.
8Write ye also for the Jews, as it liketh you, in the king's name, and seal it with the king's ring: for the writing which is written in the king's name, and sealed with the king's ring, may no man reverse.
9Then were the king's scribes called at that time in the third month, that is, the month Sivan, on the three and twentieth day thereof; and it was written according to all that Mordecai commanded unto the Jews, and to the lieutenants, and the deputies and rulers of the provinces which are from India unto Ethiopia, an hundred twenty and seven provinces, unto every province according to the writing thereof, and unto every people after their language, and to the Jews according to their writing, and according to their language.
10And he wrote in the king Ahasuerus' name, and sealed it with the king's ring, and sent letters by posts on horseback, and riders on mules, camels, and young dromedaries:
11Wherein the king granted the Jews which were in every city to gather themselves together, and to stand for their life, to destroy, to slay, and to cause to perish, all the power of the people and province that would assault them, both little ones and women, and to take the spoil of them for a prey,
12Upon one day in all the provinces of king Ahasuerus, namely, upon the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, which is the month Adar.
13The copy of the writing for a commandment to be given in every province was published unto all people, and that the Jews should be ready against that day to avenge themselves on their enemies.
14So the posts that rode upon mules and camels went out, being hastened and pressed on by the king's commandment. And the decree was given at Shushan the palace.
15And Mordecai went out from the presence of the king in royal apparel of blue and white, and with a great crown of gold, and with a garment of fine linen and purple: and the city of Shushan rejoiced and was glad.
16The Jews had light, and gladness, and joy, and honour.
17And in every province, and in every city, whithersoever the king's commandment and his decree came, the Jews had joy and gladness, a feast and a good day. And many of the people of the land became Jews; for the fear of the Jews fell upon them.
Words in this chapter
Definitions are Strong's own wording from his Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Counts are how often each word appears in this chapter, from the tagged text.
- מֶלֶךְmelekH442822× in this chapter
a king
- יְהוּדִיYᵉhûwdîyH306413× in this chapter
a Jehudite (i.e. Judaite or Jew), or descendant of Jehudah (i.e. Judah)
- אֲשֶׁרʼăsherH83412× in this chapter
who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.
- אֵתʼêthH85312× in this chapter
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
- מְדִינָהmᵉdîynâhH408211× in this chapter
properly, a judgeship, i.e. jurisdiction; by implication, a district (as ruled by a judge); generally, a region
- כֹּלkôlH36059× in this chapter
properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
- עַלʻalH59218× in this chapter
above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
- אֶסְתֵּרʼEçtêrH6358× in this chapter
Ester, the Jewish heroine
- פָּנִיםpânîymH64407× in this chapter
the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)
- הָמָןHâmânH20016× in this chapter
Haman, a Persian vizier
- כָּתַבkâthabH37896× in this chapter
to grave, by implication, to write (describe, inscribe, prescribe, subscribe)
- מׇרְדְּכַיMordᵉkayH47826× in this chapter
Mordecai, an Israelite
- נָתַןnâthanH54146× in this chapter
to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
- עַםʻamH59716× in this chapter
a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock
- הוּאhûwʼH19315× in this chapter
he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or are
- עִירʻîyrH58925× in this chapter
a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)
- חֹדֶשׁchôdeshH23204× in this chapter
the new moon; by implication, a month
- טַבַּעַתṭabbaʻathH28854× in this chapter
properly, a seal (as sunk into the wax), i.e. signet (for sealing); hence (generally) a ring of any kind
- טוֹבṭôwbH28964× in this chapter
good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good or good thing, a good man or woman; the good, goods or good things, good men or women), also as an adverb (well)
- יוֹםyôwmH31174× in this chapter
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 associated term), (often used adverb)
- אֲחַשְׁוֵרוֹשׁʼĂchashvêrôwshH3254× in this chapter
Achashverosh (i.e. Ahasuerus or Artaxerxes, but in this case Xerxes), the title (rather than name) of a Persian king
- כִּיkîyH35884× in this chapter
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
- כָּתָבkâthâbH37914× in this chapter
something written, i.e. a writing, record or book
- בַּיִתbayithH10043× in this chapter
a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
- דָּבָרdâbârH16973× in this chapter
a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
- דָּתdâthH18813× in this chapter
a royal edict or statute
- חָתַםchâthamH28563× in this chapter
to close up; especially to seal
- אֵלʼêlH4133× in this chapter
near, with or among; often in general, to
- שֵׁםshêmH80343× in this chapter
an appellation, as amark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character
- בֵּןbênH11212× in this chapter
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.)
- הָיָהhâyâhH19612× in this chapter
to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
- זָהָבzâhâbH20912× in this chapter
gold, figuratively, something gold-colored (i.e. yellow), as oil, a clear sky
- יָדyâdH30272× in this chapter
a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.),
- יָכֹלyâkôlH32012× in this chapter
to be able, literally (can, could) or morally (may, might)
- אֲחַשְׁתָּרָןʼăchashtârânH3272× in this chapter
a mule
- יָצָאyâtsâʼH33182× in this chapter
to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.
- אֵיךְʼêykH3492× in this chapter
how? or how!; also where
- לָשׁוֹןlâshôwnH39562× in this chapter
the tongue (of man or animals), used literally (as the instrument of licking, eating, or speech), and figuratively (speech, an ingot, a fork of flame, a cove of water)
- מַחֲשָׁבָהmachăshâbâhH42842× in this chapter
a contrivance, i.e. (concretely) a texture, machine, or (abstractly) intention, plan (whether bad, a plot; or good, advice)
- מַלְכָּהmalkâhH44362× in this chapter
a queen