Esther 8:3 BSB — MannaFest

Original language & word study

22 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַתּ֣וֹסֶף	va.To.sef	and she repeated	H3254 →
אֶסְתֵּ֗ר	'es.Ter	Esther	H635 →
וַתְּדַבֵּר֙	va.te.da.Ber	and she spoke	H1696 →
לִפְנֵ֣י	lif.Nei	<to> before	H6440 →
הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ	ha.Me.lekh	the king	H4428 →
וַתִּפֹּ֖ל	va.ti.Pol	and she fell	H5307 →
לִפְנֵ֣י	lif.Nei	<to> before	H6440 →
רַגְלָ֑יו	rag.Lav	feet his	H7272 →
וַתֵּ֣בְךְּ	va.Te.vek	and she wept	H1058 →
וַתִּתְחַנֶּן־	va.tit.cha.nen-	and she sought favor	H2603 →
ל֗וֹ	lo	to him
לְהַֽעֲבִיר֙	le.ha.'a.Vir	to take away	H5674 →
אֶת־	'et-	<obj.>	H853 →
רָעַת֙	ra.'At	[the] evil of	H7451 →
הָמָ֣ן	ha.Man	Haman	H2001 →
הָֽאֲגָגִ֔י	ha.'a.ga.Gi	the Agagite	H91 →
וְאֵת֙	ve.'Et	and <obj.>	H853 →
מַֽחֲשַׁבְתּ֔וֹ	ma.cha.shav.To	plan his	H4284 →
אֲשֶׁ֥ר	'a.Sher	which	H834 →
חָשַׁ֖ב	cha.Shav	he had planned	H2803 →
עַל־	'al-	on	H5921 →
הַיְּהוּדִֽים׃	hai.ye.hu.Dim	the Jews	H3064 →

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
Isaiah 38:2
Then Hezekiah turned his face to the wall and prayed to the LORD,
leads to
- Matthew 6:6
  But when you pray, go into your inner room, shut your door, and pray to your Father, who is unseen. And your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.
- Psalms 50:15
  Call upon Me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you will honor Me.”
- 1 Kings 8:30
  Hear the plea of Your servant and of Your people Israel when they pray toward this place. May You hear from heaven, Your dwelling place. May You hear and forgive.
Through
Hosea 12:4
Yes, he struggled with the angel and prevailed; he wept and sought His favor; he found Him at Bethel and spoke with Him there—
leads to
- Genesis 35:15
  Jacob called the place where God had spoken with him Bethel.
- Malachi 3:1
  “Behold, I will send My messenger, who will prepare the way before Me. Then the Lord whom you seek will suddenly come to His temple—the Messenger of the covenant, in whom you delight—see, He…
Through
1 Samuel 25:24
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.
leads to
- 1 Samuel 25:28
  Please forgive your servant’s offense, for the LORD will surely make a lasting dynasty for my lord, because he fights the LORD’s battles. May no evil be found in you as long as you…
- 2 Samuel 14:9
  But the woman of Tekoa said to the king, “My lord the king, may any blame be on me and on my father’s house, and may the king and his throne be guiltless.”
Through
2 Kings 4:27
When she reached the man of God at the mountain, she clung to his feet. Gehazi came over to push her away, but the man of God said, “Leave her alone, for her soul…
leads to
- 2 Samuel 7:3
  And Nathan replied to the king, “Go and do all that is in your heart, for the LORD is with you.”

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.

Isaiah 38:2Then Hezekiah turned his face to the wall and prayed to the LORD,Esther 3:8–15Then Haman informed King Xerxes, “There is a certain people scattered and dispersed among the peoples of every province of your kingdom. Their laws are different from everyone else’s, and they do not obey the king’s laws. So it is not in the king’s best interest to tolerate them.2 Kings 4:27When she reached the man of God at the mountain, she clung to his feet. Gehazi came over to push her away, but the man of God said, “Leave her alone, for her soul is in deep distress, and the LORD has hidden it from me and has not told me.”Hosea 12:4Yes, he struggled with the angel and prevailed; he wept and sought His favor; he found Him at Bethel and spoke with Him there—1 Samuel 25:24She 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.Hebrews 5:7During the days of Jesus’ earthly life, He offered up prayers and petitions with loud cries and tears to the One who could save Him from death, and He was heard because of His reverence.Esther 7:4For my people and I have been sold out to destruction, death, and annihilation. If we had merely been sold as menservants and maidservants, I would have remained silent, because no such distress would justify burdening the king.”Daniel 6:8Therefore, O king, establish the decree and sign the document so that it cannot be changed—in accordance with the law of the Medes and Persians, which cannot be repealed.”Esther 3:1After these events, King Xerxes honored Haman son of Hammedatha, the Agagite, elevating him to a position above all the princes who were with him.Ezekiel 11:2And the LORD said to me, “Son of man, these are the men who plot evil and give wicked counsel in this city.

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