EST 7:4 Interlinear View

1. Hebrew word
2. Hebrew lemma
3. OET-LV words
4. OET-RV words
5. Strongs
6. Role/Morphology
7. Gloss
8. CAPS codes
9. OET tags
10. OET word #
1. כִּי
2. 333467
3. If/because
4. -
6. S-C
7. if/because
8. S
9. Y-453
10. 230930
1. נִמְכַּרְנוּ
2. 333468
3. we have been sold
4. -
5. 4376
6. V-VNp1cp
7. we_have_been_sold
8. -
9. Y-453
10. 230931
1. אֲנִי
2. 333469
3. I
4. -
5. 589
6. S-Pp1cs
7. I
8. -
9. Y-453
10. 230932
1. וְ,עַמִּ,י
2. 333470,333471,333472
3. and people of my
4. people
6. S-C,Ncmsc,Sp1cs
7. and,people_of,my
8. -
9. Y-453
10. 230933
1. לְ,הַשְׁמִיד
2. 333473,333474
3. to annihilate
4. destroy
5. 8045
6. SV-R,Vhc
7. to,annihilate
8. -
9. Y-453
10. 230934
1. לַ,הֲרוֹג
2. 333475,333476
3. to kill
4. -
5. 2026
6. SV-R,Vqc
7. to,kill
8. -
9. Y-453
10. 230935
1. וּ,לְ,אַבֵּד
2. 333477,333478,333479
3. and to destroy
4. -
5. 6
6. SV-C,R,Vpc
7. and,to,destroy
8. -
9. Y-453
10. 230936
1. וְ,אִלּוּ
2. 333480,333481
3. and if
4. -
5. 432
6. S-C,C
7. and,if
8. -
9. Y-453
10. 230937
1. לַ,עֲבָדִים
2. 333482,333483
3. to male slaves
4. -
5. 5650
6. S-R,Ncmpa
7. to,male_slaves
8. -
9. Y-453
10. 230938
1. וְ,לִ,שְׁפָחוֹת
2. 333484,333485,333486
3. and to female slaves
4. -
5. 8198
6. S-C,R,Ncfpa
7. and,to,female_slaves
8. -
9. Y-453
10. 230939
1. נִמְכַּרְנוּ
2. 333487
3. we had been sold
4. -
5. 4376
6. V-VNp1cp
7. we_had_been_sold
8. -
9. Y-453
10. 230940
1. הֶחֱרַשְׁתִּי
2. 333488
3. I kept quiet
4. -
6. V-Vhp1cs
7. I_kept_quiet
8. -
9. Y-453
10. 230941
1. כִּי
2. 333489
3. if/because
4. -
6. S-C
7. if/because
8. -
9. Y-453
10. 230942
1. אֵין
2. 333490
3. not
4. -
5. 369
6. S-Tn
7. not
8. -
9. Y-453
10. 230943
1. הַ,צָּר
2. 333491,333492
3. the distress
4. -
6. S-Td,Ncmsa
7. the,distress
8. -
9. Y-453
10. 230944
1. שֹׁוֶה
2. 333493
3. +is equal
4. -
6. V-Vqrmsa
7. [is]_equal
8. -
9. Y-453
10. 230945
1. בְּ,נֵזֶק
2. 333494,333495
3. for the injury of
4. with
5. 5143
6. S-R,Ncmsc
7. for,the_injury_of
8. -
9. Y-453
10. 230946
1. הַ,מֶּֽלֶךְ
2. 333496,333497
3. the king
4. -
5. 4428
6. S-Td,Ncmsa
7. of,the_king
8. -
9. Y-453
10. 230947
2. 333498
3. -
4. -
6. -x-sof-pasuq
8. -
9. -
10. 230948
2. 333499
3. -
4. -
6. -x-samekh
8. S
9. -
10. 230949

SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 7:1–10: The king commanded that Haman should die

When the king and Haman came to Esther’s second feast, Esther begged the king not to allow her and the other Jews to be killed. When the king heard that it was Haman who had ordered their destruction, he was very angry and left the room. When he returned, he found Haman pleading with Esther, but since he was lying on the couch on which Esther also was lying, he suspected him of trying to rape Esther and ordered his death. So Haman was hung on the tall pole which he had had erected for putting Mordecai to death.

7:4a

For my people and I have been sold out to destruction, death, and annihilation.

For someone has betrayed me and the people of my race, so that every one of us will be killed and completely destroyed.

have been sold out: This could refer to the money Haman offered to the king (see note on 3:9b) or as a way of saying “betrayed” or “handed over to.” It is probably the latter.

destruction, death, and annihilation: These are translated from the same three Hebrew verbs as in 3:13b. See the note on that verse. Even if you do not use three words in your translation, be sure to use language that is very strong and includes the idea of no Jew being left alive.

7:4b

If we had merely been sold as menservants and maidservants, I would have remained silent,

If this person had only sold us, both men and women, as slaves, I would not have said anything to you,

7:4c

because no such distress would justify burdening the king.”

because that would not have been important enough to justify troubling you.”

no such distress would justify burdening the king: The meaning of this clause in Hebrew is not clear because several of the words have more than one meaning. The two most likely meanings are:

If Haman had intended only to sell the Jews as slaves, that would not have been sufficient reason to trouble the king with the problem. (BSB, NIV, GNT, NCV, CEV, GW)
The word translated distress in the BSB can also mean “enemy” and the verb translated burdening can also mean “compensate.” So the expression means that no enemy would be able to compensate for the loss to the king caused by the death of so many of the people in the empire. (NRSV, NJB)

It is recommended that you follow the first interpretation.

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

כִּ֤י נִמְכַּ֨רְנוּ֙

that/for/because/then/when sold

As Esther points out later in the verse, the Jews actually have not been exchanged for money. Rather, sell is a figurative way of saying “turn over to.” If it would be helpful in your language, you could express this meaning by saying something like “For someone has turned us over to our enemies.” Alternatively, you could use the same figure, but show that it is a comparison. Alternate translation: [it is as though I and my people are cattle that have been sold to be slaughtered]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

כִּ֤י נִמְכַּ֨רְנוּ֙

that/for/because/then/when sold

You can say this with an active form. Alternate translation: [for someone has sold us] or [for someone has put us in danger of our enemies]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / doublet

לְ⁠הַשְׁמִ֖יד לַ⁠הֲר֣וֹג וּ⁠לְ⁠אַבֵּ֑ד

to,annihilate to,kill and,to,destroy

As in [3:13](../03/13.md), these words mean the same thing and are used together to emphasize the completeness of the destruction. If using three words would be difficult or confusing in your language, you could use one word for this and indicate that the destruction is extreme. Alternate translation: [and they are going to kill every one of us] (A “doublet” can involve the use of more than two words.)

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

לְ⁠הַשְׁמִ֖יד לַ⁠הֲר֣וֹג וּ⁠לְ⁠אַבֵּ֑ד

to,annihilate to,kill and,to,destroy

If your language does not use abstract nouns such as these, you can replace them with one or more verbs. Alternate translation: [and they are going to kill every one of us]

וְ֠⁠אִלּוּ לַ⁠עֲבָדִ֨ים וְ⁠לִ⁠שְׁפָח֤וֹת נִמְכַּ֨רְנוּ֙

and,if to,male_slaves and,to,female_slaves sold

Alternate translation: [if the men and even the women had been sold into slavery]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / hyperbole

אֵ֥ין הַ⁠צָּ֛ר שֹׁוֶ֖ה בְּ⁠נֵ֥זֶק הַ⁠מֶּֽלֶךְ

not the,distress compensate for,the_injury_of of,the_king

Esther is speaking very deferentially and with some exaggeration in order to impress on the king how important this is to her. She is saying that it would have been worth less to her to see her people rescued from slavery than it would have been to see the king spared the trouble of intervening on their behalf. (Haman uses the expression of “not equal” in this same sense in [5:13](../05/13.md).) Alternate translation: [that would have been a matter too small to bother you with] or [that would be a small matter to a king like you, but this is very much worse]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / 123person

הַ⁠מֶּֽלֶךְ

of,the_king

Esther addresses King Ahasuerus in the third person as a way of showing respect. Alternate translation: [you]

OET-LV English word order (‘Reverse’ interlinear)

1. OET-LV words
2. OET-RV words
3. Strongs
4. Hebrew word
5. Hebrew lemma
6. Role/Morphology
7. Gloss
8. CAPS codes
9. OET tags
10. OET word #
1. If/because
2. -
3. 3482
5. 333467
6. S-C
8. S
9. Y-453
10. 230930
1. we have been sold
2. -
3. 4689
5. 333468
6. V-VNp1cp
8. -
9. Y-453
10. 230931
1. I
2. -
3. 179
5. 333469
6. S-Pp1cs
8. -
9. Y-453
10. 230932
1. and people of my
2. people
3. 1987,5847,1978
5. 333470,333471,333472
6. S-C,Ncmsc,Sp1cs
8. -
9. Y-453
10. 230933
1. to annihilate
2. destroy
3. 3705,7837
5. 333473,333474
6. SV-R,Vhc
8. -
9. Y-453
10. 230934
1. to kill
2. -
3. 3705,1945
5. 333475,333476
6. SV-R,Vqc
8. -
9. Y-453
10. 230935
1. and to destroy
2. -
3. 1987,3705,623
5. 333477,333478,333479
6. SV-C,R,Vpc
8. -
9. Y-453
10. 230936
1. and if
2. -
3. 1987,279
5. 333480,333481
6. S-C,C
8. -
9. Y-453
10. 230937
1. to male slaves
2. -
3. 3705,5754
5. 333482,333483
6. S-R,Ncmpa
8. -
9. Y-453
10. 230938
1. and to female slaves
2. -
3. 1987,3705,7602
5. 333484,333485,333486
6. S-C,R,Ncfpa
8. -
9. Y-453
10. 230939
1. we had been sold
2. -
3. 4689
5. 333487
6. V-VNp1cp
8. -
9. Y-453
10. 230940
1. I kept quiet
2. -
3. 2635
5. 333488
6. V-Vhp1cs
8. -
9. Y-453
10. 230941
1. if/because
2. -
3. 3482
5. 333489
6. S-C
8. -
9. Y-453
10. 230942
1. not
2. -
3. 500
5. 333490
6. S-Tn
8. -
9. Y-453
10. 230943
1. the distress
2. -
3. 1893,6624
5. 333491,333492
6. S-Td,Ncmsa
8. -
9. Y-453
10. 230944
1. +is equal
2. -
3. 7786
5. 333493
6. V-Vqrmsa
8. -
9. Y-453
10. 230945
1. for the injury of
2. with
3. 846,5049
5. 333494,333495
6. S-R,Ncmsc
8. -
9. Y-453
10. 230946
1. the king
2. -
3. 1893,4308
5. 333496,333497
6. S-Td,Ncmsa
8. -
9. Y-453
10. 230947

Note: The OET-RV is still only a first draft, and so far only a few words have been (mostly automatically) matched to the Hebrew or Greek words that they’re translated from.

Acknowledgements: The Hebrew text, lemmas, and morphology are all thanks to the OSHB and some of the glosses are from Macula Hebrew.

OET interlinear EST 7:4

Hebrew word order

Section 7:1–10: The king commanded that Haman should die

7:4a

7:4b

7:4c

OET-LV English word order (‘Reverse’ interlinear)