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Esther 7

Hebrew — Westminster Leningrad Codex · 10 verses

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  1. 1

    וַיָּבֹ֤א הַמֶּ֨לֶךְ֙ וְהָמָ֔ן לִשְׁתּ֖וֹת עִם אֶסְתֵּ֥ר הַמַּלְכָּֽה

    and to enter · the king · and Haman · to drink · with · Esther · the queen

  2. 2

    וַיֹּאמֶר֩ הַמֶּ֨לֶךְ לְאֶסְתֵּ֜ר גַּ֣ם בַּיּ֤וֹם הַשֵּׁנִי֙ בְּמִשְׁתֵּ֣ה הַיַּ֔יִן מַה שְּׁאֵלָתֵ֛ךְ אֶסְתֵּ֥ר הַמַּלְכָּ֖ה וְתִנָּ֣תֵֽן לָ֑ךְ וּמַה בַּקָּשָׁתֵ֛ךְ עַד חֲצִ֥י הַמַּלְכ֖וּת וְתֵעָֽשׂ

    and to say · the king · to/for Esther · also · in/at the day · the second · in/at feast of · the wine · what · petition your · Esther · the queen · and to give · to/for you · and what · request your · until · half of · the kingdom · and to do

  3. 3

    וַתַּ֨עַן אֶסְתֵּ֤ר הַמַּלְכָּה֙ וַתֹּאמַ֔ר אִם מָצָ֨אתִי חֵ֤ן בְּעֵינֶ֨יךָ֙ הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ וְאִם עַל הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ ט֑וֹב תִּנָּֽתֶן לִ֤י נַפְשִׁי֙ בִּשְׁאֵ֣לָתִ֔י וְעַמִּ֖י בְּבַקָּשָׁתִֽי

    and to answer · Esther · the queen · and to say · if · to find · grace · in/at eyes your · the king · and if · upon · the king · good · to give · to/for me · soul my · in/at petition my · and people my · in/at request my

  4. 4

    כִּ֤י נִמְכַּ֨רְנוּ֙ אֲנִ֣י וְעַמִּ֔י לְהַשְׁמִ֖יד לַהֲר֣וֹג וּלְאַבֵּ֑ד וְ֠אִלּוּ לַעֲבָדִ֨ים וְלִשְׁפָח֤וֹת נִמְכַּ֨רְנוּ֙ הֶחֱרַ֔שְׁתִּי כִּ֣י אֵ֥ין הַצָּ֛ר שֹׁוֶ֖ה בְּנֵ֥זֶק הַמֶּֽלֶךְ

    that · to sell · I · and people my · to destroy · to kill · and to perish · and if · to/for servants · and to/for maids · to sell · to plough · that · nothing · the distress · being like · in/at injury of · the king

  5. 5

    וַיֹּ֨אמֶר֙ הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ אֲחַשְׁוֵר֔וֹשׁ וַיֹּ֖אמֶר לְאֶסְתֵּ֣ר הַמַּלְכָּ֑ה מִ֣י ה֥וּא זֶה֙ וְאֵֽי זֶ֣ה ה֔וּא אֲשֶׁר מְלָא֥וֹ לִבּ֖וֹ לַעֲשׂ֥וֹת כֵּֽן

    and to say · the king · Ahasuerus · and to say · to/for Esther · the queen · who · he · this · and where · this · he · which · to fill him · heart his · to do · thus

    Septuagint runs shorter here

  6. 6

    וַתֹּ֣אמֶר אֶסְתֵּ֔ר אִ֚ישׁ צַ֣ר וְאוֹיֵ֔ב הָמָ֥ן הָרָ֖ע הַזֶּ֑ה וְהָמָ֣ן נִבְעַ֔ת מִלִּפְנֵ֥י הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ וְהַמַּלְכָּֽה

    and to say · Esther · man · distress · and enemy · Haman · the evil · the this · and Haman · to terrify · from to/for face(s) of · the king · and the queen

  7. 7

    וְהַמֶּ֜לֶךְ קָ֤ם בַּחֲמָתוֹ֙ מִמִּשְׁתֵּ֣ה הַיַּ֔יִן אֶל גִּנַּ֖ת הַבִּיתָ֑ן וְהָמָ֣ן עָמַ֗ד לְבַקֵּ֤שׁ עַל נַפְשׁוֹ֙ מֵֽאֶסְתֵּ֣ר הַמַּלְכָּ֔ה כִּ֣י רָאָ֔ה כִּֽי כָלְתָ֥ה אֵלָ֛יו הָרָעָ֖ה מֵאֵ֥ת הַמֶּֽלֶךְ

    and the king · to rise · in/at wrath his · from feast of · the wine · to · garden of · the house · and Haman · to stand · to seek · upon · soul his · from Esther · the queen · that · to see · that · to finish · to him · the evil · from with · the king

    Septuagint runs shorter here

  8. 8

    וְהַמֶּ֡לֶךְ שָׁב֩ מִגִּנַּ֨ת הַבִּיתָ֜ן אֶל בֵּ֣ית מִשְׁתֵּ֣ה הַיַּ֗יִן וְהָמָן֙ נֹפֵ֔ל עַל הַמִּטָּה֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר אֶסְתֵּ֣ר עָלֶ֔יהָ וַיֹּ֣אמֶר הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ הֲ֠גַם לִכְבּ֧וֹשׁ אֶת הַמַּלְכָּ֛ה עִמִּ֖י בַּבָּ֑יִת הַדָּבָ֗ר יָצָא֙ מִפִּ֣י הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ וּפְנֵ֥י הָמָ֖ן חָפֽוּ

    and the king · to return · from garden of · the house · to · house of · feast of · the wine · and Haman · falling · upon · the bed · which · Esther · upon her · and to say · the king · also · to subdue · - · the queen · with me · in/at the house · the word · to go out · from mouth of · the king · and face(s) of · Haman · to cover

    Septuagint runs shorter here

  9. 9

    וַיֹּ֣אמֶר חַ֠רְבוֹנָה אֶחָ֨ד מִן הַסָּרִיסִ֜ים לִפְנֵ֣י הַמֶּ֗לֶךְ גַּ֣ם הִנֵּה הָעֵ֣ץ אֲשֶׁר עָשָׂ֪ה הָמָ֟ן לְֽמָרְדֳּכַ֞י אֲשֶׁ֧ר דִּבֶּר ט֣וֹב עַל הַמֶּ֗לֶךְ עֹמֵד֙ בְּבֵ֣ית הָמָ֔ן גָּבֹ֖הַּ חֲמִשִּׁ֣ים אַמָּ֑ה וַיֹּ֥אמֶר הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ תְּלֻ֥הוּ עָלָֽיו

    and to say · Harbona · one · from · the eunuchs · to/for face(s) of · the king · also · behold · the tree · which · to do · Haman · to/for Mordecai · which · to speak · good · upon · the king · standing · in/at house of · Haman · high · fifty · cubit · and to say · the king · hang him · upon him

  10. 10

    וַיִּתְלוּ֙ אֶת הָמָ֔ן עַל הָעֵ֖ץ אֲשֶׁר הֵכִ֣ין לְמָרְדֳּכָ֑י וַחֲמַ֥ת הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ שָׁכָֽכָה

    and to hang · - · Haman · upon · the tree · which · to be established · to/for Mordecai · and wrath of · the king · to subside

About this chapter

  • 10 Verses
  • 187 Hebrew words
  • 93 Distinct lemmas

3 verses here run noticeably shorter or longer in the Septuagint than in the Hebrew (the Greek is shorter) — 7:5, 7:7, 7:8. Open any to read the two side by side.

Measured from the length of the two English translations (the LXX English for the Greek), which tokenize alike — a rough divergence signal, not a word-level alignment or a claim about wording. How the Septuagint differs →

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