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Esther 8:5

“If it pleases the king,” she said, “and if I have found favor in his sight, and the matter seems proper to the king, and I am pleasing in his sight, may an order be written to revoke the letters that the scheming Haman son of Hammedatha, the Agagite, wrote to destroy the Jews in all the king’s provinces.

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ASV

And she said, If it please the king, and if I have found favor in his sight, and the thing seem right before the king, and I be pleasing in his eyes, let it be written to reverse the letters devised by Haman, the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, which he wrote to destroy the Jews that are in all the king’s provinces:

KJV

And said, If it please the king, and if I have found favour in his sight, and the thing seem right before the king, and I be pleasing in his eyes, let it be written to reverse the letters devised by Haman the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, which he wrote to destroy the Jews which are in all the king’s provinces:

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34 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַ֠תֹּאמֶרVa.to.merand she saidH559 →
אִם־'im-ifH518 →
עַל־'al-[is] onH5921 →
הַמֶּ֨לֶךְha.Me.lekhthe kingH4428 →
ט֜וֹבTovgoodH2896 →
וְאִם־ve.'im-and ifH518 →
מָצָ֧אתִיma.Tza.tiI have foundH4672 →
חֵ֣ןchenfavorH2580 →
לְפָנָ֗יוle.fa.Nav<to> before himH6440 →
וְכָשֵׁ֤רve.kha.Sherand it is properH3787 →
הַדָּבָר֙ha.da.Varthe matterH1697 →
לִפְנֵ֣יlif.Nei<to> beforeH6440 →
הַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhthe kingH4428 →
וְטוֹבָ֥הve.to.Vahand [am] goodH2896 →
אֲנִ֖י'a.NiIH589 →
בְּעֵינָ֑יוbe.'ei.Navin view hisH5869 →
יִכָּתֵ֞בyi.ka.Tevlet it be writtenH3789 →
לְהָשִׁ֣יבle.ha.Shivto revokeH7725 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
הַסְּפָרִ֗יםha.se.fa.Rimthe lettersH5612 →
מַחֲשֶׁ֜בֶתma.cha.She.vet[the] plan ofH4284 →
הָמָ֤ןha.ManHamanH2001 →
בֶּֽן־ben-[the] son ofH1121 →
הַמְּדָ֙תָא֙ha.me.Da.ta'HammedathaH4099 →
הָאֲגָגִ֔יha.'a.ga.Githe AgagiteH91 →
אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherwhichH834 →
כָּתַ֗בka.Tavhe wroteH3789 →
לְאַבֵּד֙le.'a.Bedto destroyH6 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
הַיְּהוּדִ֔יםhai.ye.hu.Dimthe JewsH3064 →
אֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherwhoH834 →
בְּכָל־be.khol[are] in allH3605 →
מְדִינ֥וֹתme.di.Not[the] provinces ofH4082 →
הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhthe kingH4428 →

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Esther 7:3Queen Esther replied, “If I have found favor in your sight, O king, and if it pleases the king, grant me my life as my petition, and the lives of my people as my request.Esther 1:19So if it pleases the king, let him issue a royal decree, and let it be recorded in the laws of Persia and Media so that it cannot be repealed, that Vashti shall never again enter the presence of King Xerxes, and that her royal position shall be given to a woman better than she.Esther 8:8Now you may write in the king’s name as you please regarding the Jews, and seal it with the royal signet ring. For a decree that is written in the name of the king and sealed with the royal signet ring cannot be revoked.”Esther 5:8If I have found favor in the sight of the king, and if it pleases the king to grant my petition and fulfill my request, may the king and Haman come tomorrow to the banquet I will prepare for them. Then I will answer the king’s question.”Esther 3:12–13On the thirteenth day of the first month, the royal scribes were summoned and the order was written exactly as Haman commanded the royal satraps, the governors of each province, and the officials of each people, in the script of each province and the language of every people. It was written in the name of King Xerxes and sealed with the royal signet ring.Esther 2:4Then let the young woman who pleases the king become queen in place of Vashti.” This suggestion pleased the king, and he acted accordingly.1 Samuel 20:29saying, ‘Please let me go, because our clan is holding a sacrifice in the city, and my brother has told me to be there. So now, if I have found favor in your eyes, please let me go and see my brothers.’ That is why he did not come to the king’s table.”Exodus 33:13Now if indeed I have found favor in Your sight, please let me know Your ways, that I may know You and find favor in Your sight. Remember that this nation is Your people.”Exodus 33:16For how then can it be known that Your people and I have found favor in Your sight, unless You go with us? How else will we be distinguished from all the other people on the face of the earth?”Esther 2:17And the king loved Esther more than all the other women, and she found grace and favor in his sight more than all of the other virgins. So he placed the royal crown upon her head and made her queen in place of Vashti.1 Chronicles 13:4And because this proposal seemed right to all the people, the whole assembly agreed to it.Esther 9:3And all the officials of the provinces, the satraps, the governors, and the king’s administrators helped the Jews, because the fear of Mordecai had fallen upon them.Nehemiah 2:5and answered the king, “If it pleases the king, and if your servant has found favor in your sight, I ask that you send me to Judah, to the city where my fathers are buried, so that I may rebuild it.”

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