Esther 1:21 — King James Version← Study notes

“And the saying pleased the king and the princes; and the king did according to the word of Memucan:”

Esther 1:21 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Esther 1:219 words

HebrewMeaning

וַ/יִּיטַב֙wayiyṭab

be acceptedconjH3190

amend · use aright · benefit · be better ···

הַ/דָּבָ֔רhadābār

wordparticleH1697

advice · affair · answer · any such ···

בְּ/עֵינֵ֥יbəʿēynēy

eyepronH5869

outward appearance · before · think best · colour ···

הַ/מֶּ֖לֶךְhamelekə

kingparticleH4428

royal

וְ/הַ/שָּׂרִ֑יםwəhaśāriym

captainconjH8269

chief · general · governor · keeper ···

וַ/יַּ֥עַשׂwayaʿaś

accomplishconjH6213

advance · appoint · apt · be at ···

הַ/מֶּ֖לֶךְhamelekə

kingparticleH4428

royal

כִּ/דְבַ֥רkidəbar

wordpronH1697

advice · affair · answer · any such ···

מְמוּכָֽןməmwkān

MemucannounH4462

ℹWords are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

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