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For the Jews that were in Shushan gathered themselves together on the fourteenth day also of the month Adar, and slew three hundred men at Shushan; but on the prey they laid not their hand. (KJV)
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וַיִּֽקָּהֲל֞וּvai.yi.ka.ha.Luand they assembled
Lemma: קָהַל (qa.hal) · Strong's: H6950
Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVNw3mp)
Meaning: to gather
Used 38 times. Also: Exodus 32:1, Exodus 35:1, Leviticus 8:3, Leviticus 8:4, Numbers 1:18, Numbers 8:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6950; TAHOT Esther 9:15 word 1
אֲשֶׁר\־'a.Sher-who
Lemma: אֲשֶׁר (a.sher) · Strong's: H0834A
Parsing: Particle · Relative (HTr)
Meaning: which
Used 4952 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0834A; TAHOT Esther 9:15 word 2
בְּשׁוּשָׁ֗ןbe.shu.Shan[were] in Susa
Lemma: שׁוּשַׁן (shu.shan) · Strong's: H7800
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Susa
Used 21 times. Also: Nehemiah 1:1, Esther 1:2, Esther 1:5, Esther 2:3, Esther 2:5, Esther 2:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7800; TAHOT Esther 9:15 word 3
גַּ֠םgamalso
Lemma: גַּם (gam) · Strong's: H1571
Parsing: Adverb (HD)
Meaning: also
Used 769 times. Also: Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:22, Genesis 4:4, Genesis 4:22, Genesis 4:26, Genesis 6:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1571; TAHOT Esther 9:15 word 4
בְּי֣וֹםbe.Yomon day
Lemma: יוֹם (yom) · Strong's: H3117G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
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 9:15 word 5
אַרְבָּעָ֤ה'ar.ba.'Ahfour-
Lemma: אַרְבַּע (ar.ba) · Strong's: H0702
Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HAcbsa)
Meaning: four
Used 315 times. Also: Genesis 2:10, Genesis 11:13, Genesis 11:15, Genesis 11:16, Genesis 11:17, Genesis 14:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0702; TAHOT Esther 9:15 word 6
עָשָׂר֙'a.Sarteen
Lemma: עָשָׂר (a.sar) · Strong's: H6240
Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HAcbsa)
Meaning: ten
Used 337 times. Also: Genesis 5:8, Genesis 5:10, Genesis 7:11, Genesis 7:20, Genesis 8:4, Genesis 11:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6240; TAHOT Esther 9:15 word 7
לְחֹ֣דֶשׁle.Cho.deshof [the] month of
Lemma: חֹ֫דֶשׁ (cho.desh) · Strong's: H2320G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: month
Used 256 times. Also: Genesis 7:11, Genesis 8:4, Genesis 8:5, Genesis 8:13, Genesis 8:14, Genesis 29:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2320G; TAHOT Esther 9:15 word 8
אֲדָ֔ר'a.DarAdar
Lemma: אֲדָר (a.dar) · Strong's: H0143
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)
Meaning: Adar
Used 8 times. Also: Esther 3:7, Esther 3:13, Esther 8:12, Esther 9:1, Esther 9:17, Esther 9:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0143; TAHOT Esther 9:15 word 9
וַיַּֽהַרְג֣וּvai.ya.har.Guand they killed
Lemma: הָרַג (ha.rag) · Strong's: H2026
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqw3mp)
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 9:15 word 10
בְשׁוּשָׁ֔ןve.shu.Shanin Susa
Lemma: שׁוּשַׁן (shu.shan) · Strong's: H7800
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Susa
Used 21 times. Also: Nehemiah 1:1, Esther 1:2, Esther 1:5, Esther 2:3, Esther 2:5, Esther 2:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7800; TAHOT Esther 9:15 word 11
שְׁלֹ֥שׁshe.Loshthree
Lemma: שָׁלֹשׁ (sha.losh) · Strong's: H7969
Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Either gender · Singular · Construct (HAcbsc)
Meaning: three
Used 429 times. Also: Genesis 5:22, Genesis 5:23, Genesis 6:10, Genesis 6:15, Genesis 7:13, Genesis 9:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7969; TAHOT Esther 9:15 word 12
מֵא֖וֹתme.'othundred<s>
Lemma: מֵאָה (me.ah) · Strong's: H3967
Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HAcfpa)
Meaning: hundred
Used 574 times. Also: Genesis 5:3, Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:5, Genesis 5:6, Genesis 5:7, Genesis 5:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3967; TAHOT Esther 9:15 word 13
אִ֑ישׁ'Ishman
Lemma: אִישׁ (ish) · Strong's: H0376G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: man
Used 1047 times. Also: Genesis 2:23, Genesis 2:24, Genesis 4:1, Genesis 4:23, Genesis 6:9, Genesis 7:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0376G; TAHOT Esther 9:15 word 14
וּבַ֨בִּזָּ֔הu.Vab.bi.Zahand on the plunder
Lemma: בִּזָּה (biz.zah) · Strong's: H0961
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: plunder
Used 10 times. Also: 2 Chronicles 14:14, 2 Chronicles 25:13, 2 Chronicles 28:14, Ezra 9:7, Nehemiah 4:4, Esther 9:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0961; TAHOT Esther 9:15 word 15
לֹ֥אlo'not
Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808
Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)
Meaning: not
Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT Esther 9:15 word 16
שָׁלְח֖וּsha.le.Chuthey stretched out
Lemma: שָׁלַח (sha.lach) · Strong's: H7971K
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqp3cp)
Meaning: to send: reach
Used 64 times. Also: Genesis 3:22, Genesis 8:9, Genesis 19:10, Genesis 22:10, Genesis 22:12, Genesis 37:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7971K; TAHOT Esther 9:15 word 17
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 9:15 word 18
יָדָֽם\׃ya.Damhand their
Lemma: יָד (yad) · Strong's: H3027G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Construct (HNcbsc)
Meaning: hand
Used 722 times. Also: Genesis 3:22, Genesis 4:11, Genesis 5:29, Genesis 8:9, Genesis 9:2, Genesis 14:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3027G; TAHOT Esther 9:15 word 19
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| On the fourteenth | → | אַרְבַּע H0702 four |
| . . . | → | עָשָׂר H6240 ten |
| day | → | יוֹם H3117G day |
| of the month | → | חֹ֫דֶשׁ H2320G month |
| of Adar | → | אֲדָר H0143 Adar |
| the Jews | → | יְהוּדִי H3064 Jew |
| in Susa | → | שׁוּשַׁן H7800 Susa |
| came together | → | קָהַל H6950 to gather |
| again | → | גַּם H1571 also |
| and put to death | → | הָרַג H2026 to kill |
| three | → | שָׁלֹשׁ H7969 three |
| hundred | → | מֵאָה H3967 hundred |
| men | → | אִישׁ H0376G man |
| [there] | → | שׁוּשַׁן H7800 Susa |
| but they did not | → | לֹא H3808 not |
| lay | → | שָׁלַח H7971K to send: reach |
| a hand | → | יָד H3027G hand |
| on the plunder | → | בִּזָּה H0961 plunder |
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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