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Esther 3:15 — King James Version← Study notes

The posts went out, being hastened by the king’s commandment, and the decree was given in Shushan the palace. And the king and Haman sat down to drink; but the city Shushan was perplexed.


Esther 3:15Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Esther 3:1516 words
HebrewMeaning
הָֽ/רָצִ֞יםhārāṣiym
the runnersparticleH7323
divide speedily · footman · guard · bring hastily ···
יָצְא֤וּyāṣəʾw
they went outverbH3318
after · assuredly · bear out · begotten ···
דְחוּפִים֙dəḥwpiym
being hastyverbH1765
pressed on
בִּ/דְבַ֣רbidəbar
at the word ofpronH1697
advice · affair · answer · any such ···
הַ/מֶּ֔לֶךְhamelekə
the kingparticleH4428
royal
וְ/הַ/דָּ֥תwəhadāt
and the lawconjH1881
commission · decree · law · manner
נִתְּנָ֖הnitənāh
it was givenverbH5414
apply · appoint · ascribe · assign ···
בְּ/שׁוּשַׁ֣ןbəšwšan
in SusapronH7800
הַ/בִּירָ֑הhabiyrāh
the citadelparticleH1002
וְ/הַ/מֶּ֤לֶךְwəhamelekə
and the kingconjH4428
royal
וְ/הָמָן֙wəhāmān
and HamanconjH2001
יָשְׁב֣וּyāšəbw
they sat downverbH3427
continue · (cause to · make to) dwell · ease self ···
לִ/שְׁתּ֔וֹתlišətwōt
to drinkpronH8354
assuredly · certainly · drink(-er · -ing) ···
וְ/הָ/עִ֥ירwəhāʿiyr
and the city ofconjH5892
city · court · town
שׁוּשָׁ֖ןšwšān
SusanounH7800
נָבֽוֹכָהnābwōkāh
it was in confusionverbH943
Words 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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