Esther 3:13

Letters were sent by couriers to all the king’s provinces, to destroy, slaughter, and annihilate all the Jews, both young and old, little children and women, on one day, on the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, which is the month of Adar, and to take their possessions as booty.

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Hebrew Masoretic text (MA), Read from right to left

וְנִשְׁלוֹחַ   סְפָרִים   בְּיַד   הָרָצִים   אֶל   כָּל   מְדִינוֹת   הַמֶּלֶךְ   לְהַשְׁמִיד   לַהֲרֹג   וּלְאַבֵּד   אֶת   כָּל   הַיְּהוּדִים   מִנַּעַר   וְעַד   זָקֵן   טַף   וְנָשִׁים   בְּיוֹם   אֶחָד   בִּשְׁלוֹשָׁה   עָשָׂר   לְחֹדֶשׁ   שְׁנֵים   עָשָׂר   הוּא   חֹדֶשׁ   אֲדָר   וּשְׁלָלָם   לָבוֹז  

Greek Septuagint (LXX), Read from left to right

καὶ ἀπεστάλη διὰ βιβλιαφόρων εἰς τὴν Ἀρταξέρξου βασιλείαν ἀφανίσαι τὸ γένος τῶν Ιουδαίων ἐν ἡμέρᾳ μιᾷ μηνὸς δωδεκάτου ὅς ἐστιν Αδαρ καὶ διαρπάσαι τὰ ὑπάρχοντα αὐτῶν ~ τῆς δὲ ἐπιστολῆς ἐστιν τὸ ἀντίγραφον τόδε βασιλεὺς μέγας Ἀρταξέρξης τοῖς ἀπὸ τῆς Ἰνδικῆς ἕως τῆς Αἰθιοπίας ἑκατὸν εἴκοσι ἑπτὰ χωρῶν ἄρχουσι καὶ τοπάρχαις ὑποτεταγμένοις τάδε γράφει ~ πολλῶν ἐπάρξας ἐθνῶν καὶ πάσης ἐπικρατήσας οἰκουμένης ἐβουλήθην μὴ τῷ θράσει τῆς ἐξουσίας ἐπαιρόμενος ἐπιεικέστερον δὲ καὶ μετὰ ἠπιότητος ἀεὶ διεξάγων τοὺς τῶν ὑποτεταγμένων ἀκυμάτους διὰ παντὸς καταστῆσαι βίους τήν τε βασιλείαν ἥμερον καὶ πορευτὴν μέχρι περάτων παρεξόμενος ἀνανεώσασθαί τε τὴν ποθουμένην τοῖς πᾶσιν ἀνθρώποις εἰρήνην ~ πυθομένου δέ μου τῶν συμβούλων πῶς ἂν ἀχθείη τοῦτο ἐπὶ πέρας σωφροσύνῃ παρ᾽ ἡμῖν διενέγκας καὶ ἐν τῇ εὐνοίᾳ ἀπαραλλάκτως καὶ βεβαίᾳ πίστει ἀποδεδειγμένος καὶ δεύτερον τῶν βασιλειῶν γέρας ἀπενηνεγμένος Αμαν ~ ἐπέδειξεν ἡμῖν ἐν πάσαις ταῖς κατὰ τὴν οἰκουμένην φυλαῖς ἀναμεμεῖχθαι δυσμενῆ λαόν τινα τοῖς νόμοις ἀντίθετον πρὸς πᾶν ἔθνος τά τε τῶν βασιλέων παραπέμποντας διηνεκῶς διατάγματα πρὸς τὸ μὴ κατατίθεσθαι τὴν ὑφ᾽ ἡμῶν κατευθυνομένην ἀμέμπτως συναρχίαν ~ διειληφότες οὖν τόδε τὸ ἔθνος μονώτατον ἐν ἀντιπαραγωγῇ παντὶ διὰ παντὸς ἀνθρώπῳ κείμενον διαγωγὴν νόμων ξενίζουσαν παραλλάσσον καὶ δυσνοοῦν τοῖς ἡμετέροις πράγμασιν τὰ χείριστα συντελοῦν κακὰ καὶ πρὸς τὸ μὴ τὴν βασιλείαν εὐσταθείας τυγχάνειν ~ προστετάχαμεν οὖν τοὺς σημαινομένους ὑμῖν ἐν τοῖς γεγραμμένοις ὑπὸ Αμαν τοῦ τεταγμένου ἐπὶ τῶν πραγμάτων καὶ δευτέρου πατρὸς ἡμῶν πάντας σὺν γυναιξὶ καὶ τέκνοις ἀπολέσαι ὁλορριζεὶ ταῖς τῶν ἐχθρῶν μαχαίραις ἄνευ παντὸς οἴκτου καὶ φειδοῦς τῇ τεσσαρεσκαιδεκάτῃ τοῦ δωδεκάτου μηνὸς Αδαρ τοῦ ἐνεστῶτος ἔτους ~ ὅπως οἱ πάλαι καὶ νῦν δυσμενεῖς ἐν ἡμέρᾳ μιᾷ βιαίως εἰς τὸν ᾅδην κατελθόντες εἰς τὸν μετέπειτα χρόνον εὐσταθῆ καὶ ἀτάραχα παρέχωσιν ἡμῖν διὰ τέλους τὰ πράγματα


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Strongs nr Hebrew English Grammar Code
H9002
H7971
וְ (ve)
נִשְׁל֨וֹחַ (nishelvócha)
and
to send
Conj. Conjunktion

Verb Verb
niphal niphal

C
VNaa
H5612a
סְפָרִ֜ים (sefarim)
book
Noun Noun
♂ pl. masculine plural Absolute state

Ncmpa
H9003
H3027
בְּ (be)
יַ֣ד (jad)
in
hand
Prep. Preposition

Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. gen. masculine och feminine singular Construct state

R
Ncbsc
H9009
H7323
הָ (ha)
רָצִים֮ (ratzim)
the
to run
Particle Particle (Definite Article)

Verb Verb
qal participle active ♂ pl. qal participle active masculine plural

Td
Vqrmpa
H0413
H9014
אֶל (el-)
־
to(wards)
link
Prep. Preposition

R
H3605
H9014
כָּל (kal-)
־
all
link
Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. gen. masculine och feminine singular Construct state

Ncbsc
H4082
מְדִינ֣וֹת (medinvót)
province
Noun Noun
♀ pl. gen. feminine plural Construct state

Ncfpc
H9009
H4428
הַ (ha)
מֶּלֶךְ֒ (melekhe)
the
king
Particle Particle (Definite Article)

Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. masculine och feminine singular Absolute state

Td
Ncbsa
H9005
H8045
לְ (le)
הַשְׁמִ֡יד (hashemid)
to
to destroy
Prep. Preposition

Verb Verb
hiphil hiphil

R
Vhcc
H9005
H2026
לַ (la)
הֲרֹ֣ג (haróg)
to
to kill
Prep. Preposition

Verb Verb
qal qal

R
Vqcc
H9002
H9005
H0006
וּ (o)
לְ (le)
אַבֵּ֣ד (abed)
and
to
to perish
Conj. Conjunktion

Prep. Preposition

Verb Verb
piel piel

C
R
Vpcc
H0853
H9014
אֶת (et-)
־
obj.
link
Particle Particle (Direct Object Marker)

To
H3605
H9014
כָּל (kal-)
־
all
link
Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. gen. masculine och feminine singular Construct state

Ncbsc
H9009
H3064
הַ֠ (ha)
יְּהוּדִים (jehodim)
the
Jewish
Particle Particle (Definite Article)

Noun Noun
♂ pl. masculine plural Absolute state
gentilic (ethnic identity) gentilic (ethnic identity)

Td
Ngmpa
H9006
H5288
מִ (mi)
נַּ֨עַר (naar)
from
youth
Prep. Preposition

Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. masculine och feminine singular Absolute state

R
Ncbsa
H9002
H5704
H9014
וְ (ve)
עַד (ad-)
־
and
till
link
Conj. Conjunktion

Prep. Preposition

C
R
H2205
זָקֵ֜ן (zaqen)
old
Adj. Adjective
♂/♀ sing. masculine och feminine singular Absolute state

Aabsa
H2945
טַ֤ף (taf)
child
Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. masculine och feminine singular Absolute state

Ncbsa
H9002
H0802
וְ (ve)
נָשִׁים֙ (nashim)
and
woman
Conj. Conjunktion

Noun Noun
♂ pl. masculine plural Absolute state

C
Ncmpa
H9003
H3117
בְּ (be)
י֣וֹם (jvóm)
in
day
Prep. Preposition

Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. masculine och feminine singular Absolute state

R
Ncbsa
H0259
אֶחָ֔ד (echad)
one
Adj. Adjective
♂/♀ sing. masculine och feminine singular Absolute state

Acbsa
H9003
H7969
בִּ (bi)
שְׁלוֹשָׁ֥ה (shelvóshah)
in
three
Prep. Preposition

Adj. Adjective
♀ sing. feminine singular Absolute state

R
Acfsa
H6240
עָשָׂ֛ר (asar)
ten
Adj. Adjective
♂/♀ sing. masculine och feminine singular Absolute state

Acbsa
H9005
H2320
לְ (le)
חֹ֥דֶשׁ (chódesh)
to
month
Prep. Preposition

Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. masculine och feminine singular Absolute state

R
Ncbsa
H8147
H9014
שְׁנֵים (sheneim-)
־
two
link
Adj. Adjective
♂/♀ dual (couple) masculine och feminine dual (2/a couple) Absolute state

Acbda
H6240
עָשָׂ֖ר (asar)
ten
Adj. Adjective
♂/♀ sing. masculine och feminine singular Absolute state

Acbsa
H1931
H9014
הוּא (ho-)
־
he
Pron. Pron.
personal 3p ♂ sing. personal third person masculine singular

Pp3ms
H2320
חֹ֣דֶשׁ (chódesh)
month
Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. gen. masculine och feminine singular Construct state

Ncbsc
H0143
אֲדָ֑ר (adar)
Adar
Noun Noun
Name/Place name/place

Npt
H9002
H7998
H9028
וּ (o)
שְׁלָלָ֖ (shelala)
ם (m)
and
spoil
their
Conj. Conjunktion

Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. gen. masculine och feminine singular Construct state

Suffix Suffix
pron. 3p ♂ pl. Pronominal third person masculine plural

C
Ncbsc
Sp3mp
H9005
H0962
H9016
לָ (la)
בֽוֹז (vvóz)
׃
to
to plunder
verseEnd
Prep. Preposition

Verb Verb
qal qal

R
Vqcc

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