Esther 6:3 BSB — MannaFest

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17 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר	vai.Yo.mer	and he said	H559 →
הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ	ha.Me.lekh	the king	H4428 →
מַֽה־	mah-	what?	H4100 →
נַּעֲשָׂ֞ה	na.'a.Sah	has it been done	H6213 →
יְקָ֧ר	ye.Kar	honor	H3366 →
וּגְדוּלָּ֛ה	u.ge.du.Lah	and greatness	H1420 →
לְמָרְדֳּכַ֖י	le.ma.re.do.Khai	for Mordecai	H4782 →
עַל־	'al-	on	H5921 →
זֶ֑ה	Zeh	this	H2088 →
וַיֹּ֨אמְר֜וּ	vai.Yo.me.Ru	and they said	H559 →
נַעֲרֵ֤י	na.'a.Rei	[the] young men of	H5288 →
הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙	ha.Me.lekh	the king	H4428 →
מְשָׁ֣רְתָ֔יו	me.Sha.re.Tav	servants his	H8334 →
לֹא־	lo'-	not	H3808 →
נַעֲשָׂ֥ה	na.'a.Sah	it was done	H6213 →
עִמּ֖וֹ	i.Mo	with him	H5973 →
דָּבָֽר׃	da.Var	anything	H1697 →

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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Where the connections lead

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.

Through
Daniel 5:7
The king called out for the enchanters, astrologers, and diviners to be brought in, and he said to these wise men of Babylon, “Whoever reads this inscription and tells me its interpretation will be…
leads to
- Daniel 5:16
  But I have heard about you, that you are able to give interpretations and solve difficult problems. Therefore, if you can read this inscription and give me its interpretation, you will be clothed in…
- Daniel 5:29
  Then Belshazzar gave the command, and they clothed Daniel in purple, placed a gold chain around his neck, and proclaimed him the third highest ruler in the kingdom.
- Daniel 2:48
  Then the king promoted Daniel and gave him many generous gifts. He made him ruler over the entire province of Babylon and chief administrator over all the wise men of Babylon.
- Genesis 41:42–44
  Then Pharaoh removed the signet ring from his finger, put it on Joseph’s finger, clothed him in garments of fine linen, and placed a gold chain around his neck.
Through
Ecclesiastes 9:15
Now a poor wise man was found in the city, and he saved the city by his wisdom. Yet no one remembered that poor man.
leads to
- Genesis 40:23
  The chief cupbearer, however, did not remember Joseph; he forgot all about him.
- Ecclesiastes 4:13
  Better is a poor but wise youth than an old but foolish king who no longer knows how to take a warning.
- Esther 6:2–3
  And there it was found recorded that Mordecai had exposed Bigthana and Teresh, two of the eunuchs who guarded the king’s entrance, when they had conspired to assassinate King Xerxes.
Through
Genesis 40:23
The chief cupbearer, however, did not remember Joseph; he forgot all about him.
leads to
- Job 19:14
  My kinsmen have failed me, and my friends have forgotten me.

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.

Ecclesiastes 9:15Now a poor wise man was found in the city, and he saved the city by his wisdom. Yet no one remembered that poor man.Genesis 40:23The chief cupbearer, however, did not remember Joseph; he forgot all about him.Acts 28:8–10The father of Publius was sick in bed, suffering from fever and dysentery. Paul went in to see him, and after praying and placing his hands on him, he healed the man.Daniel 5:7The king called out for the enchanters, astrologers, and diviners to be brought in, and he said to these wise men of Babylon, “Whoever reads this inscription and tells me its interpretation will be clothed in purple and have a gold chain placed around his neck, and he will be made the third highest ruler in the kingdom.”Judges 1:12–13And Caleb said, “To the man who strikes down Kiriath-sepher and captures it, I will give my daughter Acsah in marriage.”Daniel 5:16But I have heard about you, that you are able to give interpretations and solve difficult problems. Therefore, if you can read this inscription and give me its interpretation, you will be clothed in purple and have a gold chain placed around your neck, and you will be made the third highest ruler in the kingdom.”1 Samuel 17:25–26Now the men of Israel had been saying, “Do you see this man who keeps coming out to defy Israel? To the man who kills him the king will give great riches. And he will give him his daughter in marriage and exempt his father’s house from taxation in Israel.”Daniel 5:29Then Belshazzar gave the command, and they clothed Daniel in purple, placed a gold chain around his neck, and proclaimed him the third highest ruler in the kingdom.1 Chronicles 11:6Now David had said, “Whoever is the first to strike down a Jebusite will become chief commander.” And Joab son of Zeruiah went up first, and he became the chief.Psalms 118:8–9It is better to take refuge in the LORD than to trust in man.1 Chronicles 19:2And David said, “I will show kindness to Hanun son of Nahash, because his father showed kindness to me.” So David sent messengers to console Hanun concerning his father. But when David’s servants arrived in the land of the Ammonites to console him,

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