Esther 1:2 BSB — MannaFest

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11 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
בַּיָּמִ֖ים	bai.ya.Mim	in the days	H3117 →
הָהֵ֑ם	ha.Hem	<the> those	H1992 →
כְּשֶׁ֣בֶת׀	ke.She.vet	when sat	H3427 →
הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ	ha.Me.lekh	the king	H4428 →
אֲחַשְׁוֵר֗וֹשׁ	'a.chash.ve.Ro.osh	Ahasuerus	H325 →
עַ֚ל	'al	on	H5921 →
כִּסֵּ֣א	ki.Se'	[the] throne of	H3678 →
מַלְכוּת֔וֹ	mal.khu.To	royalty his	H4438 →
אֲשֶׁ֖ר	'a.Sher	which	H834 →
בְּשׁוּשַׁ֥ן	be.shu.Shan	[was] in Susa	H7800 →
הַבִּירָֽה׃	ha.bi.Rah	the citadel	H1002 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

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Nehemiah 1:1
These are the words of Nehemiah son of Hacaliah: In the month of Chislev, in the twentieth year, while I was in the citadel of Susa,
leads to
- Nehemiah 10:1
  Now these were the ones who sealed the document: Nehemiah the governor, son of Hacaliah, and also Zedekiah,
- Zechariah 7:1
  In the fourth year of King Darius, the word of the LORD came to Zechariah on the fourth day of the ninth month, the month of Chislev.
- Daniel 8:2
  And in the vision I saw myself in the citadel of Susa, in the province of Elam. I saw in the vision that I was beside the Ulai Canal.
Through
2 Samuel 7:1
After the king had settled into his palace and the LORD had given him rest from all his enemies around him,
leads to
- Proverbs 16:7
  When a man’s ways please the LORD, He makes even the man’s enemies live at peace with him.
- Luke 1:74–75
  deliverance from hostile hands, that we may serve Him without fear,
- 2 Chronicles 14:6
  Because the land was at peace, Asa built fortified cities in Judah. In those days no one made war with him, because the LORD had given him rest.
- 1 Kings 5:4
  But now the LORD my God has given me rest on every side, and there is no adversary or crisis.
Through
Daniel 8:2
And in the vision I saw myself in the citadel of Susa, in the province of Elam. I saw in the vision that I was beside the Ulai Canal.
leads to
- Nehemiah 1:1
  These are the words of Nehemiah son of Hacaliah: In the month of Chislev, in the twentieth year, while I was in the citadel of Susa,

The gold bar shows how strongly the cross-reference sources tie the two verses together: a long bar means many compiled references make the connection, a short one means few.

Nehemiah 1:1These are the words of Nehemiah son of Hacaliah: In the month of Chislev, in the twentieth year, while I was in the citadel of Susa,2 Samuel 7:1After the king had settled into his palace and the LORD had given him rest from all his enemies around him,Daniel 8:2And in the vision I saw myself in the citadel of Susa, in the province of Elam. I saw in the vision that I was beside the Ulai Canal.1 Kings 1:46Moreover, Solomon has taken his seat on the royal throne.Esther 2:5Now there was at the citadel of Susa a Jewish man from the tribe of Benjamin named Mordecai son of Jair, the son of Shimei, the son of Kish.Ezra 4:9From Rehum the commander, Shimshai the scribe, and the rest of their associates—the judges and officials over Tripolis, Persia, Erech and Babylon, the Elamites of Susa,Esther 9:12–15who said to Queen Esther, “In the citadel of Susa the Jews have killed and destroyed five hundred men, including Haman’s ten sons. What have they done in the rest of the royal provinces? Now what is your petition? It will be given to you. And what further do you request? It will be fulfilled.”Daniel 4:4I, Nebuchadnezzar, was at ease in my house and flourishing in my palace.Esther 4:16“Go and assemble all the Jews who can be found in Susa, and fast for me. Do not eat or drink for three days, night or day, and I and my maidens will fast as you do. After that, I will go to the king, even though it is against the law. And if I perish, I perish!”Esther 2:3and let the king appoint commissioners in each province of his kingdom to assemble all the beautiful young women into the harem at the citadel of Susa. Let them be placed under the care of Hegai, the king’s eunuch in charge of the women, and let them be given beauty treatments.Esther 3:15The couriers left, spurred on by the king’s command, and the edict was issued in the citadel of Susa. Then the king and Haman sat down to drink, but the city of Susa was in confusion.Esther 8:14The couriers rode out in haste on their royal horses, pressed on by the command of the king. And the edict was also issued in the citadel of Susa.

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