Esther 4:8

Every Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.

• וְאֶת־and <obj.>

  veetH853 →10935 times

• פַּתְשֶׁ֣גֶן<the> copy of

  patshegenH6572 →4 times

• כְּתָֽב־[the] writing of

  ketav-H3791 →17 times

• הַ֠דָּתthe law

  hadotH1881 →22 times

• אֲשֶׁר־which

  ʾasher-H834 →5497 times

• נִתַּ֨ןit had been given

  nitanH5414 →2011 times

• בְּשׁוּשָׁ֤ןin Susa

  beshushanH7800 →21 times

• לְהַשְׁמִידָם֙to annihilate them

  lehashmidamH8045 →90 times

• נָ֣תַןhe gave

  natanH5414 →2011 times

• ל֔וֹto him

  lo

• לְהַרְא֥וֹתto show

  leharotH7200 →1300 times

• אֶת־<obj.>

  ʾet-H853 →10935 times

• אֶסְתֵּ֖רEsther

  ʾesterH635 →55 times

• וּלְהַגִּ֣ידand to tell

  ulehagidH5046 →370 times

• לָ֑הּto her

  lah

• וּלְצַוּ֣וֹתand to command

  uletzavotH6680 →494 times

• עָלֶ֗יהָto her

  ʾaleihaH5921 →5755 times

• לָב֨וֹאto go

  lavo'H935 →2568 times

• אֶל־to

  ʾel-H413 →5510 times

• הַמֶּ֧לֶךְthe king

  hamelekhH4428 →2525 times

• לְהִֽתְחַנֶּן־to seek favor

  lehitchanen-H2603 →

• ל֛וֹto him

  lo

• וּלְבַקֵּ֥שׁand to request

  ulevakeshH1245 →225 times

• מִלְּפָנָ֖יוfrom to before him

  milefanavH6440 →2123 times

• עַל־on

  ʾal-H5921 →5755 times

• עַמָּֽהּ׃people her

  ʾamahH5971 →1873 times

A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.

The number beside each verse is how many compiled reference works tie it to this one. The strongest six stand open.

Each card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.

• Through

  Ecclesiastes 10:4

  If the ruler’s temper flares against you, do not abandon your post, for calmness lays great offenses to rest.

  it leads to

  • Proverbs 25:15

    Through patience a ruler can be persuaded, and a gentle tongue can break a bone.

  • Ecclesiastes 8:3

    Do not hasten to leave his presence, and do not persist in a bad cause, for he will do whatever he pleases.

  • 1 Samuel 25:24–44

    She fell at his feet and said, “My lord, may the blame be on me alone, but please let your servant speak to you; hear the words of your servant.

• Through

  1 Timothy 6:13

  I charge you in the presence of God, who gives life to all things, and of Christ Jesus, who made the good confession in His testimony before Pontius Pilate:

  it leads to

  • John 18:36–37

    Jesus answered, “My kingdom is not of this world; if it were, My servants would fight to prevent My arrest by the Jews. But now My kingdom is not of this realm.”

  • 1 Timothy 5:21

    I solemnly charge you before God and Christ Jesus and the elect angels to maintain these principles without bias, and to do nothing out of partiality.

  • Matthew 27:11

    Meanwhile Jesus stood before the governor, who questioned Him: “Are You the King of the Jews?” “You have said so,” Jesus replied.

• Through

  Job 9:15

  For even if I were right, I could not answer. I could only beg my Judge for mercy.

  it leads to

  • Job 10:15

    If I am guilty, woe to me! And even if I am righteous, I cannot lift my head. I am full of shame and aware of my affliction.

  • Job 8:5

    But if you would earnestly seek God and ask the Almighty for mercy,