Esther 8:3 KJV
And Esther spake yet again before the king, and fell down at his feet, and besought him with tears to put away the mischief of Haman the Agagite, and his device that he had devised against the Jews.
Words Then and Now
- spake spoke Still heard today: Thus Spake Zarathustra, the famous opening music of 2001: A Space Odyssey Webster’s 1828 · Speak
What these words mean in the King James Bible, and where you’ll still hear them today.
Matthew Henry
- Esther makes suit for the JewsIt was time to be earnest, when the church of God was at stake. Esther, though safe herself, fell down and begged for the deliverance of her people. We read...
Thompson Chains
- ObeisanceSee the chain from Genesis 37:7 · 7 links
- Intercession (2)See the chain from Genesis 37:21 · 6 links
- Evil DevicesSee the chain from Psalms 36:4 · 8 links
Cross References
- 1 Samuel 25:24 And fell at his feet, and said, Upon me, my lord, upon me let this iniquity be: and let thine handmaid, I pray thee, speak in thine audience, and hear the words of thine handmaid.
- 2 Kings 4:27 And when she came to the man of God to the hill, she caught him by the feet: but Gehazi came near to thrust her away. And the man of God said, Let her alone; for her soul is vexed within her: and the LORD hath hid it from me, and hath not told me.
- Esther 3:8–15 And Haman said unto king Ahasuerus, There is a certain people scattered abroad and dispersed among the people in all the provinces of thy kingdom; and their laws are diverse from all people; neither keep they the king's laws: therefore it is not for the king's profit to suffer them. …
- Esther 7:4 For we are sold, I and my people, to be destroyed, to be slain, and to perish. But if we had been sold for bondmen and bondwomen, I had held my tongue, although the enemy could not countervail the king's damage.
- Isaiah 38:2 Then Hezekiah turned his face toward the wall, and prayed unto the LORD,
- Hosea 12:4 Yea, he had power over the angel, and prevailed: he wept, and made supplication unto him: he found him in Bethel, and there he spake with us;
- Hebrews 5:7 Who in the days of his flesh, when he had offered up prayers and supplications with strong crying and tears unto him that was able to save him from death, and was heard in that he feared;
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Topics
- Esther Fasts on account of the decree to destroy the Israelites; Accuses Haman to the king; intercedes for her people
- Haman Hanged
- Israel, prophecies concerning Are saved by Esther
- Minister, civil Mordecai
- Mordecai Intercedes with Ahasuerus for the Jews; establishes the festival of Purim in commemoration of their deliverance
- Ring Given as a token
- Salutations By bowing
- Servant The Jews in Babylon
Timeline
- Timeline of the Bible509 BC · The Jews Delivered from Haman
Bible Dictionary
- EstherThe queen of Ahasuerus, and heroine of the book that bears her name. She was a Jewess named Hadas’sah (the myrtle), but when she entered...
- Haman(of Persian origin), magnificent, the name of the vizier (i.e., the prime minister) of the Persian king Ahasuerus (Esth 3:1, etc.). He is...
- AgagiteA name applied to Haman and also to his father (Esth 3:1, Esth 3:10; Esth 8:3, Esth 8:5). Probably it was equivalent to Amalekite.
Hebrew and Strong’s
- And Esther אֶסְתֵּר ʾestēr אֶסְתֵּר Proper name
- spake וַתְּדַבֵּר wattĕdabbēr דָבַר Verb · piel sequential imperfect, third person feminine singular · with and
- yet again וַתּוֹסֶף wattôsep יָסַף Verb · hiphil sequential imperfect, third person feminine singular · with and
- before לִפְנֵי lipnê פָּנִים Noun · masculine or feminine plural construct · with preposition
- the king הַמֶּלֶךְ hammelek מֶלֶךְ Noun · masculine singular · with the
- and fell down וַתִּפֹּל wattippōl נָפַל Verb · qal sequential imperfect, third person feminine singular · with and
- at לִפְנֵי lipnê פָּנִים Noun · masculine or feminine plural construct · with preposition
- his feet רַגְלָיו raglāyw רֶגֶל Noun · feminine dual construct · with suffix: third person masculine singular
- and besought וַתִּתְחַנֶּן wattitḥannen חָנַן Verb · hithpael sequential imperfect, third person feminine singular · with and
- him with tears וַתֵּבְךְּ wattēbĕkk בָּכָה Verb · qal sequential imperfect, third person feminine singular · with and
- to put away לוֹ lô Preposition · with suffix: third person masculine singular לְהַעֲבִיר lĕhaʿăbîr עָבַר Verb · hiphil infinitive construct · with preposition
- the mischief אֶת ʾet Object marker רָעַת rāʿat רַע Noun · feminine singular construct
- of Haman הָמָן hāmān הָמָן Proper name
- the Agagite הָאֲגָגִי hāʾăgāgî אֲגָגִי Noun · masculine singular · with the
- and his device וְאֵת wĕʾēt Object marker · with and מַחֲשַׁבְתּוֹ maḥăšabtô מַחֲשָׁבָה Noun · feminine singular construct · with suffix: third person masculine singular
- that he had devised אֲשֶׁר ʾăšer Relative חָשַׁב ḥāšab חָשַׁב Verb · qal perfect, third person masculine singular
- against the Jews עַל ʿal Preposition הַיְּהוּדִים hayyĕhûdîm יְהוּדִי Noun · masculine plural · with the
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