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Therefore the Jews of the villages, that dwelt in the unwalled towns, made the fourteenth day of the month Adar a day of gladness and feasting, and a good day, and of sending portions one to another. (KJV)
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עַל\־'al-there-
Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: upon
Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT Esther 9:19 word 1
כֵּ֞ןken-fore
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 9:19 word 2
הַיְּהוּדִ֣יםhai.ye.hu.Dimthe Jews
Lemma: יְהוּדִי (ye.hu.di) · Strong's: H3064
Parsing: Noun · Gentilic · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNgmpa)
Meaning: Jew
Used 69 times. Also: 2 Kings 16:6, 2 Kings 25:25, Nehemiah 1:2, Nehemiah 2:16, Nehemiah 4:1, Nehemiah 4:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3064; TAHOT Esther 9:19 word 3
הַיֹּשְׁבִים֮hai.yo.she.Vimwho were dwelling
Lemma: יָשַׁב (ya.shav) · Strong's: H3427
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HVqrmpa)
Meaning: to dwell
Used 1068 times. Also: Genesis 4:16, Genesis 4:20, Genesis 11:2, Genesis 11:31, Genesis 13:6, Genesis 13:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3427; TAHOT Esther 9:19 word 4
בְּעָרֵ֣יbe.'a.Reiin [the] cities of
Lemma: עִיר (ir) · Strong's: H5892B
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: city
Used 1084 times. Also: Genesis 4:17, Genesis 10:12, Genesis 11:4, Genesis 11:5, Genesis 11:8, Genesis 13:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5892B; TAHOT Esther 9:19 word 5
הַפְּרָזוֹת֒ha.pe.ra.zOtthe open regions
Lemma: פְּרָזָה (pe.ra.zah) · Strong's: H6519
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HNcfpa)
Meaning: village
Used 3 times. Also: Ezekiel 38:11, Zechariah 2:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6519; TAHOT Esther 9:19 word 6
עֹשִׂ֗ים'o.Sim[are] observing
Lemma: עָשָׂה (a.sah) · Strong's: H6213A
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HVqrmpa)
Meaning: to make: do
Used 1745 times. Also: Genesis 2:2, Genesis 2:3, Genesis 3:13, Genesis 3:14, Genesis 4:10, Genesis 6:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6213A; TAHOT Esther 9:19 word 7
אֵ֠ת'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 9:19 word 8
י֣וֹםYomday
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 9:19 word 9
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 9:19 word 10
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 9:19 word 11
לְחֹ֣דֶשׁle.Cho.deshof [the] month
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 9:19 word 12
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 9:15, Esther 9:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0143; TAHOT Esther 9:19 word 13
שִׂמְחָ֥הsim.Chahjoy
Lemma: שִׂמְחָה (sim.chah) · Strong's: H8057
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: joy
Used 94 times. Also: Genesis 31:27, Numbers 10:10, Deuteronomy 28:47, Judges 16:23, 1 Samuel 18:6, 2 Samuel 6:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8057; TAHOT Esther 9:19 word 14
וּמִשְׁתֶּ֖הu.mish.Tehand a feast
Lemma: מִשְׁתֶּה (mish.teh) · Strong's: H4960
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: feast
Used 46 times. Also: Genesis 19:3, Genesis 21:8, Genesis 26:30, Genesis 29:22, Genesis 40:20, Judges 14:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4960; TAHOT Esther 9:19 word 15
וְי֣וֹםve.Yomand a day
Lemma: יוֹם (yom) · Strong's: H3117G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
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 9:19 word 16
ט֑וֹבTovgood
Lemma: טוֹב (tov) · Strong's: H2896A
Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAamsa)
Meaning: pleasant
Used 384 times. Also: Genesis 1:31, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:12, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 3:5, Genesis 6:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2896A; TAHOT Esther 9:19 word 17
וּמִשְׁל֥וֹחַu.mish.Lo.achand [the] sending of
Lemma: מִשְׁלוֹחַ (mish.lo.ach) · Strong's: H4916B
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: sending
Used 3 times. Also: Esther 9:22, Isaiah 11:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4916B; TAHOT Esther 9:19 word 18
מָנ֖וֹתma.Notportions
Lemma: מָנָה (ma.nah) · Strong's: H4490
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HNcfpa)
Meaning: portion
Used 13 times. Also: Exodus 29:26, Leviticus 7:33, Leviticus 8:29, 1 Samuel 1:4, 1 Samuel 1:5, 1 Samuel 9:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4490; TAHOT Esther 9:19 word 19
אִ֥ישׁ'isheach
Lemma: אִישׁ (ish) · Strong's: H0376I
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: man: anyone
Used 546 times. Also: Genesis 9:5, Genesis 10:5, Genesis 11:3, Genesis 11:7, Genesis 13:11, Genesis 13:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0376I; TAHOT Esther 9:19 word 20
לְרֵעֵֽהוּ\׃\ \פle.re.'E.huto neighbor his
Lemma: רֵעַ (re.a) · Strong's: H7453
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: neighbor
Used 186 times. Also: Genesis 11:3, Genesis 11:7, Genesis 15:10, Genesis 31:49, Genesis 38:12, Genesis 38:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7453; TAHOT Esther 9:19 word 21
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| This is why | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| . . . | → | כֵּן H3651C so |
| the rural | → | פְּרָזִי H6521 villager |
| Jews | → | יְהוּדִי H3064 Jew |
| who live | → | יָשַׁב H3427 to dwell |
| in the villages | → | עִיר H5892B city |
| . . . | → | פְּרָזָה H6519 village |
| observe | → | עָשָׂה H6213A to make: do |
| the fourteenth day | → | אַרְבַּע H0702 four |
| . . . | → | עָשָׂר H6240 ten |
| of the month | → | חֹ֫דֶשׁ H2320G month |
| of Adar | → | אֲדָר H0143 Adar |
| as a day | → | יוֹם H3117G day |
| of joy | → | שִׂמְחָה H8057 joy |
| and feasting | → | מִשְׁתֶּה H4960 feast |
| It is a holiday | → | יוֹם H3117G day |
| . . . | → | טוֹב H2896A pleasant |
| for sending | → | מִשְׁלוֹחַ H4916B sending |
| gifts | → | מָנָה H4490 portion |
| to one | → | אִישׁ H0376I man: anyone |
| another | → | רֵעַ H7453 neighbor |
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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