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Then the king said to the wise men, which knew the times, (for so was the king’s manner toward all that knew law and judgment: (KJV)

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וַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he said

Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)

Meaning: to say

Used 5296 times. Also: Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0559; TAHOT Esther 1:13 word 1

הַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhthe king

Lemma: מֶ֫לֶךְ (me.lekh) · Strong's: H4428G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: king

Used 2508 times. Also: Genesis 14:1, Genesis 14:2, Genesis 14:5, Genesis 14:8, Genesis 14:9, Genesis 14:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4428G; TAHOT Esther 1:13 word 2

לַחֲכָמִ֖יםla.cha.kha.Mimto <the> wise men

Lemma: חָכָם (cha.kham) · Strong's: H2450

Parsing: Aampa (Aampa)

Meaning: wise

Used 138 times. Also: Genesis 41:8, Genesis 41:33, Genesis 41:39, Exodus 7:11, Exodus 28:3, Exodus 31:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2450; TAHOT Esther 1:13 word 3

יֹדְעֵ֣יyo.de.'Ei[who] knew

Lemma: יָדַע (ya.da) · Strong's: H3045

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HVqrmpc)

Meaning: to know

Used 937 times. Also: Genesis 3:5, Genesis 3:7, Genesis 3:22, Genesis 4:1, Genesis 4:9, Genesis 4:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3045; TAHOT Esther 1:13 word 4

הָֽעִתִּ֑יםha.'i.Tim<of> the times

Lemma: עֵת (et) · Strong's: H6256

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Plural · Absolute (HNcbpa)

Meaning: time

Used 296 times. Also: Genesis 8:11, Genesis 18:10, Genesis 18:14, Genesis 21:22, Genesis 24:11, Genesis 29:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6256; TAHOT Esther 1:13 word 5

כִּי\־ki-for

Lemma: כִּי (ki) · Strong's: H3588A

Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)

Meaning: for

Used 4335 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3588A; TAHOT Esther 1:13 word 6

כֵן֙khen[was] thus

Lemma: כֵּן (ken) · Strong's: H3651C

Parsing: Adverb (HD)

Meaning: so

Used 734 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:24, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3651C; TAHOT Esther 1:13 word 7

דְּבַ֣רde.Var[the] manner of

Lemma: דָּבָר (da.var) · Strong's: H1697O

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: Chronicles

Used 60 times. Also: Genesis 18:25, Genesis 32:19, Genesis 39:19, Genesis 44:7, Deuteronomy 4:32, Deuteronomy 13:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1697O; TAHOT Esther 1:13 word 8

הַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhthe king

Lemma: מֶ֫לֶךְ (me.lekh) · Strong's: H4428G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: king

Used 2508 times. Also: Genesis 14:1, Genesis 14:2, Genesis 14:5, Genesis 14:8, Genesis 14:9, Genesis 14:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4428G; TAHOT Esther 1:13 word 9

לִפְנֵ֕יlif.Nei<to> before

Lemma: פָּנֶה (pa.neh) · Strong's: H6440G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

Meaning: face: before

Used 1388 times. Also: Genesis 6:11, Genesis 6:13, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:7, Genesis 10:9, Genesis 13:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6440G; TAHOT Esther 1:13 word 10

כָּל\־kol-all

Lemma: כֹּל (kol) · Strong's: H3605

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: all

Used 5410 times. Also: Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3605; TAHOT Esther 1:13 word 11

יֹדְעֵ֖יyo.de.'Ei[those who] knew

Lemma: יָדַע (ya.da) · Strong's: H3045

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HVqrmpc)

Meaning: to know

Used 937 times. Also: Genesis 3:5, Genesis 3:7, Genesis 3:22, Genesis 4:1, Genesis 4:9, Genesis 4:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3045; TAHOT Esther 1:13 word 12

דָּ֥תdat<of> law

Lemma: דָּת (dat) · Strong's: H1881

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: law

Used 21 times. Also: Ezra 8:36, Esther 1:8, Esther 1:15, Esther 1:19, Esther 2:8, Esther 2:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1881; TAHOT Esther 1:13 word 13

וָדִֽין\׃va.Dinand judgment

Lemma: דִּין (din) · Strong's: H1779

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: judgment

Used 19 times. Also: Deuteronomy 17:8, Job 35:14, Job 36:17, Psalms 9:4, Psalms 76:8, Psalms 140:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1779; TAHOT Esther 1:13 word 14

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

Then the king	→	מֶ֫לֶךְ H4428G king
consulted	→	אָמַר H0559 to say
the wise men	→	חָכָם H2450 wise
who knew	→	יָדַע H3045 to know
the times	→	עֵת H6256 time
for it was	→	כִּי H3588A for
customary	→	כֵּן H3651C so
for him	→	מֶ֫לֶךְ H4428G king
to confer	→	דָּבָר H1697O Chronicles
with	→	פָּנֶה H6440G face: before
. . .	→	כֹּל H3605 all
the experts	→	יָדַע H3045 to know
in law	→	דָּת H1881 law
and justice	→	דִּין H1779 judgment

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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