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On that night could not the king sleep, and he commanded to bring the book of records of the chronicles; and they were read before the king. (KJV)

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בַּלַּ֣יְלָהba.Lay.lahin the night

Lemma: לַ֫יְלָה (lay.lah) · Strong's: H3915

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

Meaning: night

Used 231 times. Also: Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 7:4, Genesis 7:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3915; TAHOT Esther 6:1 word 1

הַה֔וּאha.Hu'<the> that

Lemma: הוּא (hu) · Strong's: H1931

Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · Third · Masculine · Singular (HPp3ms)

Meaning: he/she/it

Used 1869 times. Also: Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:12, Genesis 2:13, Genesis 2:14, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 3:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1931; TAHOT Esther 6:1 word 2

נָדְדָ֖הna.de.Dahit fled

Lemma: נָדַד (na.dad) · Strong's: H5074

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqp3fs)

Meaning: to wander

Used 28 times. Also: Genesis 31:40, 2 Samuel 23:6, Job 15:23, Job 18:18, Job 20:8, Psalms 31:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5074; TAHOT Esther 6:1 word 3

שְׁנַ֣תshe.Nat[the] sleep of

Lemma: שֵׁנָה (she.nah) · Strong's: H8142

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)

Meaning: sleep

Used 23 times. Also: Genesis 28:16, Genesis 31:40, Judges 16:14, Judges 16:20, Job 14:12, Psalms 76:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8142; TAHOT Esther 6:1 word 4

הַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.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 6:1 word 5

וַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.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 6:1 word 6

לְהָבִ֞יאle.ha.Vi'to bring

Lemma: בּוֹא (bo) · Strong's: H0935P

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVhcc)

Meaning: to come (in): bring

Used 547 times. Also: Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 4:3, Genesis 4:4, Genesis 6:17, Genesis 8:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0935P; TAHOT Esther 6:1 word 7

אֶת\־'et-<obj.>

Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853

Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)

Meaning: [Obj.]

Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT Esther 6:1 word 8

סֵ֤פֶרSe.fer[the] book of

Lemma: סֵ֫פֶר (se.pher) · Strong's: H5612H

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

Meaning: scroll: book

Used 129 times. Also: Genesis 5:1, Exodus 17:14, Exodus 24:7, Exodus 32:32, Exodus 32:33, Numbers 5:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5612H; TAHOT Esther 6:1 word 9

הַזִּכְרֹנוֹת֙ha.zikh.ro.nOtthe reminders

Lemma: זִכָּרוֹן (zikh.ron) · Strong's: H2146

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HNcfpa)

Meaning: memorial

Used 24 times. Also: Exodus 12:14, Exodus 13:9, Exodus 17:14, Exodus 28:12, Exodus 28:29, Exodus 30:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2146; TAHOT Esther 6:1 word 10

דִּבְרֵ֣יdiv.Rei[the] words of

Lemma: דָּבָר (da.var) · Strong's: H1697K

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

Meaning: word: deed

Used 75 times. Also: 1 Samuel 11:5, 2 Samuel 11:18, 2 Samuel 11:19, 1 Kings 11:41, 1 Kings 14:19, 1 Kings 14:29 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1697K; TAHOT Esther 6:1 word 11

הַיָּמִ֔יםhai.ya.Mimthe days

Lemma: יוֹם (yom) · Strong's: H3117G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: day

Used 1933 times. Also: Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:8, Genesis 1:13, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3117G; TAHOT Esther 6:1 word 12

וַיִּהְי֥וּvai.yih.Yuand they were

Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqw3mp)

Meaning: to be

Used 3545 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1961; TAHOT Esther 6:1 word 13

נִקְרָאִ֖יםnik.ra.'Imread aloud

Lemma: קָרָא (qa.ra) · Strong's: H7121J

Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HVNrmpa)

Meaning: to call: read out

Used 39 times. Also: Exodus 24:7, Deuteronomy 17:19, Deuteronomy 31:11, Joshua 8:34, Joshua 8:35, 2 Kings 5:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7121J; TAHOT Esther 6:1 word 14

לִפְנֵ֥יlif.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 6:1 word 15

הַמֶּֽלֶךְ\׃ha.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 6:1 word 16

How the BSB renders it

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

That	→	הוּא H1931 he/she/it
night	→	לַ֫יְלָה H3915 night
sleep	→	שֵׁנָה H8142 sleep
escaped	→	נָדַד H5074 to wander
the king	→	מֶ֫לֶךְ H4428G king
so he ordered	→	אָמַר H0559 to say
the Book	→	סֵ֫פֶר H5612H scroll: book
of Records	→	זִכָּרוֹן H2146 memorial
the Chronicles	→	דָּבָר H1697K word: deed
. . .	→	יוֹם H3117G day
to be	→	הָיָה H1961 to be
brought in	→	בּוֹא H0935P to come (in): bring
and read	→	קָרָא H7121J to call: read out
to	→	פָּנֶה H6440G face: before
him	→	מֶ֫לֶךְ H4428G king

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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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