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Then the king held out the golden sceptre toward Esther. So Esther arose, and stood before the king, (KJV)
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וַיּ֤וֹשֶׁטvai.Yo.o.shetand he extended
Lemma: יָשַׁט (ya.shat) · Strong's: H3447
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVhw3ms)
Meaning: to extend
Used 3 times. Also: Esther 4:11, Esther 5:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3447; TAHOT Esther 8:4 word 1
הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.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 8:4 word 2
לְאֶסְתֵּ֔רle.'es.Terto Esther
Lemma: אֶסְתֵּר (es.ter) · Strong's: H0635
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Feminine (HNpf)
Meaning: Esther
Used 55 times. Also: Esther 2:7, Esther 2:8, Esther 2:10, Esther 2:11, Esther 2:15, Esther 2:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0635; TAHOT Esther 8:4 word 3
אֵ֖ת'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 8:4 word 4
שַׁרְבִ֣טshar.Vit[the] scepter of
Lemma: שַׁרְבִֿיט (shar.vit) · Strong's: H8275
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: scepter
Used 4 times. Also: Esther 4:11, Esther 5:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8275; TAHOT Esther 8:4 word 5
הַזָּהָ֑בha.za.Hav<the> gold
Lemma: זָהָב (za.hav) · Strong's: H2091
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: gold
Used 389 times. Also: Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:12, Genesis 13:2, Genesis 24:22, Genesis 24:35, Genesis 24:53 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2091; TAHOT Esther 8:4 word 6
וַתָּ֣קָםva.Ta.komand she arose
Lemma: קוּם (qum) · Strong's: H6965B
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqw3fs)
Meaning: to arise: rise
Used 376 times. Also: Genesis 4:8, Genesis 13:17, Genesis 18:16, Genesis 19:1, Genesis 19:14, Genesis 19:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6965B; TAHOT Esther 8:4 word 7
אֶסְתֵּ֔ר'es.TerEsther
Lemma: אֶסְתֵּר (es.ter) · Strong's: H0635
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Feminine (HNpf)
Meaning: Esther
Used 55 times. Also: Esther 2:7, Esther 2:8, Esther 2:10, Esther 2:11, Esther 2:15, Esther 2:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0635; TAHOT Esther 8:4 word 8
וַֽתַּעֲמֹ֖דva.ta.'a.Modand she stood
Lemma: עָמַד (a.mad) · Strong's: H5975G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqw3fs)
Meaning: to stand: stand
Used 450 times. Also: Genesis 18:8, Genesis 18:22, Genesis 19:17, Genesis 19:27, Genesis 24:30, Genesis 24:31 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5975G; TAHOT Esther 8:4 word 9
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 8:4 word 10
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 8:4 word 11
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| The king | → | מֶ֫לֶךְ H4428G king |
| extended | → | יָשַׁט H3447 to extend |
| the gold | → | זָהָב H2091 gold |
| scepter | → | שַׁרְבִֿיט H8275 scepter |
| toward Esther | → | אֶסְתֵּר H0635 Esther |
| and [she] | → | אֶסְתֵּר H0635 Esther |
| arose | → | קוּם H6965B to arise: rise |
| and stood | → | עָמַד H5975G to stand: stand |
| before | → | פָּנֶה H6440G face: before |
| 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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