Esther 7:10 BSB — MannaFest

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11 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיִּתְלוּ֙	vai.yit.Lu	and they hanged	H8518 →
אֶת־	'et-	<obj.>	H853 →
הָמָ֔ן	ha.Man	Haman	H2001 →
עַל־	'al-	on	H5921 →
הָעֵ֖ץ	ha.'Etz	the gallows	H6086 →
אֲשֶׁר־	'a.Sher-	which	H834 →
הֵכִ֣ין	he.Khin	he had prepared	H3559 →
לְמָרְדֳּכָ֑י	le.ma.re.do.Khai	for Mordecai	H4782 →
וַחֲמַ֥ת	va.cha.Mat	and [the] rage of	H2534 →
הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ	ha.Me.lekh	the king	H4428 →
שָׁכָֽכָה׃ פ	sha.Kha.khah	it subsided	H7918 →

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.

Through
Psalms 7:16
His trouble recoils on himself, and his violence falls on his own head.
leads to
- Esther 9:25
  But when it came before the king, he commanded by letter that the wicked scheme which Haman had devised against the Jews should come back upon his own head, and that he and his…
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Psalms 37:12–13
  The wicked scheme against the righteous and gnash their teeth at them,
- 1 Kings 2:32
  The LORD will bring his bloodshed back upon his own head, for without the knowledge of my father David he struck down two men more righteous and better than he when he put to…
- 1 Samuel 26:10
  David added, “As surely as the LORD lives, the LORD Himself will strike him down; either his day will come and he will die, or he will go into battle and perish.
- 1 Samuel 31:3–4
  When the battle intensified against Saul, the archers overtook him and wounded him critically.
Through
Daniel 6:24
At the command of the king, the men who had falsely accused Daniel were brought and thrown into the den of lions—they and their children and wives. And before they had reached the bottom…
leads to
- Isaiah 38:13
  I composed myself until the morning. Like a lion He breaks all my bones; from day until night You make an end of me.
Through
Esther 2:1
Some time later, when the anger of King Xerxes had subsided, he remembered Vashti and what she had done, and what had been decreed against her.
leads to
- Daniel 6:14–18
  As soon as the king heard this, he was deeply distressed and set his mind on delivering Daniel, and he labored until sundown to rescue him.
Through
Ezekiel 5:13
And when My anger is spent and I have vented My wrath against them, I will be appeased. And when I have spent My wrath on them, they will know that I, the LORD,…
leads to
- Ezekiel 20:8
  But they rebelled against Me and refused to listen. None of them cast away the abominations before their eyes, and they did not forsake the idols of Egypt. So I resolved to pour out…

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.

Proverbs 26:27He who digs a pit will fall into it, and he who rolls a stone will have it roll back on him.Galatians 3:13Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us. For it is written: “Cursed is everyone who is hung on a tree.”Psalms 7:16His trouble recoils on himself, and his violence falls on his own head.Proverbs 1:18But they lie in wait for their own blood; they ambush their own lives.Ecclesiastes 10:8He who digs a pit may fall into it, and he who breaches a wall may be bitten by a snake.Job 5:13He catches the wise in their craftiness, and sweeps away the plans of the cunning.Psalms 7:15He has dug a hole and hollowed it out; he has fallen into a pit of his own making.Daniel 6:24At the command of the king, the men who had falsely accused Daniel were brought and thrown into the den of lions—they and their children and wives. And before they had reached the bottom of the den, the lions overpowered them and crushed all their bones.Proverbs 11:27He who searches out good finds favor, but evil will come to him who seeks it.Psalms 141:10Let the wicked fall into their own nets, while I pass by in safety.Proverbs 24:16For though a righteous man may fall seven times, he still gets up; but the wicked stumble in bad times.Ezekiel 5:13And when My anger is spent and I have vented My wrath against them, I will be appeased. And when I have spent My wrath on them, they will know that I, the LORD, in My zeal have spoken.Judges 15:7And Samson told them, “Because you have done this, I will not rest until I have taken vengeance upon you.”Psalms 37:10Yet a little while, and the wicked will be no more; though you look for them, they will not be found.Luke 6:38Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured back to you.”Psalms 94:23He will bring upon them their own iniquity and destroy them for their wickedness. The LORD our God will destroy them.Esther 2:1Some time later, when the anger of King Xerxes had subsided, he remembered Vashti and what she had done, and what had been decreed against her.Zechariah 6:8Then the LORD summoned me and said, “Behold, those going to the land of the north have given rest to My Spirit in the land of the north.”

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