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Esther 8:1

On that day did the king Ahasuerus give the house of Haman the Jews’ enemy unto Esther the queen. And Mordecai came before the king; for Esther had told what he was unto her.

KJV

Die illo dedit rex Assuerus Esther reginæ domum Aman adversarii Judæorum, et Mardochæus ingressus est ante faciem regis. Confessa est enim ei Esther quod esset patruus suus.

Vulgate

Καὶ ἐν αὐτῇ τῇ ἡμέρᾳ ὁ βασιλεὺς Ἀρταξέρξης ἐδωρήσατο Ἐσθὴρ ὅσα ὑπῆρχεν Ἁμὰν τῷ διαβόλῳ, καὶ Μαρδοχαῖος προσεκλήθη ὑπὸ τοῦ βασιλέως· ὑπέδειξεν γὰρ Ἐσθὴρ ὅτι ἐνοικείωται αὐτῇ.

LXX

On that day did the king Ahasuerus give the house of Haman the Jews’ enemy unto Esther the queen. And Mordecai came before the king; for Esther had told what he was unto her.

ASV

בַּ/יּ֣וֹם הַ/ה֗וּא נָתַ֞ן הַ/מֶּ֤לֶךְ אֲחַשְׁוֵרוֹשׁ֙ לְ/אֶסְתֵּ֣ר הַ/מַּלְכָּ֔ה אֶת בֵּ֥ית הָמָ֖ן צֹרֵ֣ר ה/יהודיים הַ/יְּהוּדִ֑ים וּ/מָרְדֳּכַ֗י בָּ֚א לִ/פְנֵ֣י הַ/מֶּ֔לֶךְ כִּֽי הִגִּ֥ידָה אֶסְתֵּ֖ר מַ֥ה הוּא לָֽ/הּ

Hebrew

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In this verse

People EstherMordecaiHamanAhasuerus

In the original Hebrew

18 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֲחַשְׁוֵר֔וֹשׁ
'chshvrvsh
proper_noun · 32×
אֶסְתֵּ֣ר
'str
proper_noun · 55×
אֶת
't
pronoun · 10895×
בֵּ֣ית
byt
noun · 2032×
בָּ֣א
b'
verb · 2573×
ה֖וּא
hv'
pronoun · 1878×
הָמָ֔ן
hmn
proper_noun · 54×
י
y
verb · 53×
יּ֣וֹם
yvm
noun · 2285×
יְּהוּדִ֔ים
yhvdym
noun · 79×
יַּגֶּד
ygd
verb · 369×
כִּֽי
ky
pronoun · 4439×
ם
m
verb · 1995×
מֶֽלֶךְ
mlk
noun · 2518×
מַֽלְכַּת
mlkt
noun · 35×
מַה
mh
particle · 745×
מָרְדֳּכַ֖י
mrdky
proper_noun · 60×
פְנֵ֣י
pny
noun · 2111×

Historic Christian voices

5 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Covers the decree of Cyrus, the return under Zerubbabel, the rebuilding of the Temple, the opposition faced, Ezra's reforms, Nehemiah's rebuilding of the walls, and the story of Esther. Josephus famously claims Alexander the Great was shown the prophecies of Daniel and recognized himself in them.

Cross-references

  • Esth 2:7 — And he brought up Hadassah, that is, Esther, his uncle’s daughter: for she had neither father nor mother, and the maid was fair and beautiful; whom Mordecai, when her father and mother were dead, took
  • Esth 2:15 — Now when the turn of Esther, the daughter of Abihail the uncle of Mordecai, who had taken her for his daughter, was come to go in unto the king, she required nothing but what Hegai the king’s chamberl
  • Esth 7:6 — And Esther said, The adversary and enemy is this wicked Haman. Then Haman was afraid before the king and the queen.
  • Gen 31:9 — Thus God hath taken away the cattle of your father, and given them to me.
  • Isa 49:23 — And kings shall be thy nursing fathers, and their queens thy nursing mothers: they shall bow down to thee with their face toward the earth, and lick up the dust of thy feet; and thou shalt know that I
  • Job 27:16 — Though he heap up silver as the dust, and prepare raiment as the clay;
  • Luke 12:20 — But God said unto him, Thou fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee: then whose shall those things be, which thou hast provided?
  • Prov 13:22 — A good man leaveth an inheritance to his children’s children: and the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the just.
  • Ps 39:6 — Surely every man walketh in a vain shew: surely they are disquieted in vain: he heapeth up riches, and knoweth not who shall gather them.