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For we are sold, I and my people, to be destroyed, to be slain, and to perish. But if we had been sold for bondmen and bondwomen, I had held my tongue, although the enemy could not countervail the king’s damage. (KJV)
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כִּ֤יkifor
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 7:4 word 1
נִמְכַּ֙רְנוּ֙nim.Kar.nuwe have been sold
Lemma: מָכַר (ma.khar) · Strong's: H4376
Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Plural (HVNp1cp)
Meaning: to sell
Used 80 times. Also: Genesis 25:31, Genesis 25:33, Genesis 31:15, Genesis 37:27, Genesis 37:28, Genesis 37:36 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4376; TAHOT Esther 7:4 word 2
אֲנִ֣י'a.NiI
Lemma: אֲנִי (a.ni) · Strong's: H0589
Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · First · Either gender · Singular (HPp1bs)
Meaning: I
Used 874 times. Also: Genesis 6:17, Genesis 9:9, Genesis 9:12, Genesis 14:23, Genesis 15:7, Genesis 17:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0589; TAHOT Esther 7:4 word 3
וְעַמִּ֔יve.'a.Miand people my
Lemma: עַם (am) · Strong's: H5971A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: people
Used 1756 times. Also: Genesis 11:6, Genesis 14:16, Genesis 17:16, Genesis 19:4, Genesis 23:7, Genesis 23:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5971A; TAHOT Esther 7:4 word 4
לְהַשְׁמִ֖ידle.hash.Midto annihilate
Lemma: שָׁמַד (sha.mad) · Strong's: H8045
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVhcc)
Meaning: to destroy
Used 90 times. Also: Genesis 34:30, Leviticus 26:30, Numbers 33:52, Deuteronomy 1:27, Deuteronomy 2:12, Deuteronomy 2:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8045; TAHOT Esther 7:4 word 5
לַהֲר֣וֹגla.ha.Rogto kill
Lemma: הָרַג (ha.rag) · Strong's: H2026
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)
Meaning: to kill
Used 167 times. Also: Genesis 4:8, Genesis 4:14, Genesis 4:15, Genesis 4:23, Genesis 4:25, Genesis 12:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2026; TAHOT Esther 7:4 word 6
וּלְאַבֵּ֑דu.le.'a.Bedand to destroy
Lemma: אָבַד (a.vad) · Strong's: H0006
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVpcc)
Meaning: to perish
Used 183 times. Also: Exodus 10:7, Leviticus 23:30, Leviticus 26:38, Numbers 16:33, Numbers 17:12, Numbers 21:29 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0006; TAHOT Esther 7:4 word 7
וְ֠אִלּוּVe.'i.luand if
Lemma: אִלּוּ (il.lu) · Strong's: H0432
Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)
Meaning: except
Used 2 times. Also: Ecclesiastes 6:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0432; TAHOT Esther 7:4 word 8
לַעֲבָדִ֨יםla.'a.va.Dimto male slaves
Lemma: עֶ֫בֶד (e.ved) · Strong's: H5650
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: servant/slave
Used 796 times. Also: Genesis 9:25, Genesis 9:26, Genesis 9:27, Genesis 12:16, Genesis 14:15, Genesis 18:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5650; TAHOT Esther 7:4 word 9
וְלִשְׁפָח֤וֹתve.lish.fa.Chotand to female slaves
Lemma: שִׁפְחָה (shiph.chah) · Strong's: H8198
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HNcfpa)
Meaning: maidservant
Used 63 times. Also: Genesis 12:16, Genesis 16:1, Genesis 16:2, Genesis 16:3, Genesis 16:5, Genesis 16:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8198; TAHOT Esther 7:4 word 10
נִמְכַּ֙רְנוּ֙nim.Kar.nuwe had been sold
Lemma: מָכַר (ma.khar) · Strong's: H4376
Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Plural (HVNp1cp)
Meaning: to sell
Used 80 times. Also: Genesis 25:31, Genesis 25:33, Genesis 31:15, Genesis 37:27, Genesis 37:28, Genesis 37:36 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4376; TAHOT Esther 7:4 word 11
הֶחֱרַ֔שְׁתִּיhe.che.Rash.tiI kept quiet
Lemma: חָרֵשׁ (cha.resh) · Strong's: H2790B
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVhp1cs)
Meaning: be quiet
Used 47 times. Also: Genesis 24:21, Genesis 34:5, Exodus 14:14, Numbers 30:4, Numbers 30:7, Numbers 30:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2790B; TAHOT Esther 7:4 word 12
כִּ֣יkifor
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 7:4 word 13
אֵ֥ין'einnot
Lemma: אַ֫יִן (a.yin) · Strong's: H0369
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: nothing
Used 786 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 5:24, Genesis 7:8, Genesis 11:30, Genesis 19:31, Genesis 20:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0369; TAHOT Esther 7:4 word 14
הַצָּ֛רha.Tzarthe distress
Lemma: צַר (tsar) · Strong's: H6862B
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: distress
Used 31 times. Also: Deuteronomy 4:30, Judges 11:7, 1 Samuel 13:6, 2 Samuel 22:7, 2 Samuel 24:14, 1 Chronicles 21:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6862B; TAHOT Esther 7:4 word 15
שֹׁוֶ֖הsho.Veh[is] equal
Lemma: שָׁוָה (sha.vah) · Strong's: H7737A
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)
Meaning: be like
Used 14 times. Also: Esther 3:8, Esther 5:13, Job 33:27, Psalms 119:30, Psalms 131:2, Proverbs 3:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7737A; TAHOT Esther 7:4 word 16
בְּנֵ֥זֶקbe.Ne.zekfor [the] injury of
Lemma: נֶ֫זֶק (ne.zeq) · Strong's: H5143
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: injury
Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5143; TAHOT Esther 7:4 word 17
הַמֶּֽלֶךְ\׃\ \סha.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 7:4 word 18
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| For | → | כִּי H3588A for |
| my people | → | עַם H5971A people |
| and I | → | אֲנִי H0589 I |
| have been sold out | → | מָכַר H4376 to sell |
| to destruction | → | שָׁמַד H8045 to destroy |
| death | → | הָרַג H2026 to kill |
| and annihilation | → | אָבַד H0006 to perish |
| If | → | אִלּוּ H0432 except |
| we had merely been sold | → | מָכַר H4376 to sell |
| as menservants | → | עֶ֫בֶד H5650 servant/slave |
| and maidservants | → | שִׁפְחָה H8198 maidservant |
| I would have remained silent | → | חָרֵשׁ H2790B be quiet |
| because | → | כִּי H3588A for |
| no | → | אַ֫יִן H0369 nothing |
| such distress | → | צַר H6862B distress |
| would justify | → | שָׁוָה H7737A be like |
| burdening | → | נֶ֫זֶק H5143 injury |
| the king | → | מֶ֫לֶךְ H4428G king |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
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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