EST 9:29 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. וַ,תִּכְתֹּב
2. 335257,335258
3. and she wrote
4. wrote
5. 3789
6. SV-C,Vqw3fs
7. and,she_wrote
8. -
9. Y-452
10. 232115
1. אֶסְתֵּר
2. 335259
3. ʼEştēr
4. Esther
5. 635
6. S-Np
7. Esther
8. -
9. Person=Esther; Y-452
10. 232116
1. הַ,מַּלְכָּה
2. 335260,335261
3. the queen
4. Queen
5. 4436
6. S-Td,Ncfsa
7. the,queen
8. -
9. Y-452
10. 232117
1. בַת
2. 335262
3. the daughter of
4. daughter
5. 1323
6. S-Ncfsc
7. the_daughter_of
8. -
9. Y-452
10. 232118
2. 335263
3. -
4. -
6. -x-maqqef
8. -
9. -
10. 232119
1. אֲבִיחַיִל
2. 335264
3. ʼAⱱīhayil
4. Abihail
5. 32
6. S-Np
7. of_Abihail
8. -
9. Person=Abihail; Y-452
10. 232120
1. וּ,מָרְדֳּכַי
2. 335265,335266
3. and Mārəddəkay
4. -
5. 4782
6. S-C,Np
7. and,Mordecai
8. -
9. Person=Mordecai; Y-452
10. 232121
1. הַ,יְּהוּדִי
2. 335267,335268
3. the Jew
4. -
5. 3064
6. S-Td,Ngmsa
7. the,Jew
8. -
9. Y-452
10. 232122
1. אֶת
2. 335269
3. with
4. -
5. 854
6. S-R
7. with
8. -
9. Y-452
10. 232123
2. 335270
3. -
4. -
6. -x-maqqef
8. -
9. -
10. 232124
1. כָּל
2. 335271
3. all of
4. -
5. 3605
6. S-Ncmsc
7. all_of
8. -
9. Y-452
10. 232125
2. 335272
3. -
4. -
6. -x-maqqef
8. -
9. -
10. 232126
1. תֹּקֶף
2. 335273
3. authority
4. -
5. 8633
6. S-Ncmsa
7. authority
8. -
9. Y-452
10. 232127
1. לְ,קַיֵּם
2. 335274,335275
3. to confirm
4. -
6. SV-R,Vpc
7. to,confirm
8. -
9. Y-452
10. 232128
1. אֵת
2. 335276
3. DOM
4. -
5. 853
6. O-To
7. DOM
8. -
9. Y-452
10. 232129
1. אִגֶּרֶת
2. 335277
3. the letter of
4. letter
5. 107
6. O-Ncfsc
7. the_letter_of
8. -
9. Y-452
10. 232130
1. הַ,פּוּרִים
2. 335278,335279
3. the Purim
4. ‘Purim
5. 6332
6. O-Td,Np
7. of,the_Purim
8. -
9. Y-452
10. 232131
1. הַ,זֹּאת
2. 335280,335281
3. (the) this
4. -
5. 2063
6. O-Td,Pdxfs
7. (the),this
8. -
9. Y-452
10. 232132
1. הַ,שֵּׁנִית
2. 335282,335283
3. the second(fs)
4. second
5. 8145
6. O-Td,Aofsa
7. the=second(fs)
8. -
9. Y-452
10. 232133
2. 335284
3. -
4. -
6. -x-sof-pasuq
8. -
9. -
10. 232134

SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 9:20–32: How the Jews began to celebrate the festival called Purim

Mordecai sent out letters to tell the Jews to hold a celebration each year to remember the victory of the Jews over their enemies. This annual festival was called Purim because Haman had cast lots called purim to choose the best day to kill the Jews. Jews still celebrate this festival today.

9:29

So Queen Esther daughter of Abihail, along with Mordecai the Jew, wrote with full authority to confirm this second letter concerning Purim.

¶ Then Queen Esther, the daughter of Abihail, used her authority as queen and wrote another letter, helped by Mordecai the Jew. In it, she confirmed what Mordecai had written earlier about the festival of Purim.

There are many problems in this verse, and if you compare different English versions you will see that they differ from each other in many ways. These Notes give some of the reasons for the differences.

along with Mordecai the Jew: Some commentators and English versions change the place of this phrase in the verse (see, for example, NJPS, CEV, REB) or omit it altogether (JB, which follows the LXX). However, it is recommended that you follow the BSB, which is the majority view and the clearest way of understanding the Hebrew text.

with full authority: The Hebrew word which the BSB translates “authority” literally means “strength, power.” Here it is referring to the authority Esther had as queen.

to confirm this second letter: This is a very difficult expression to understand. It seems clear from the context that this second letter refers to the letter Esther (and Mordecai) were now writing. The first letter was, then, the letter Mordecai wrote in 9:20. This is the view of most commentators. It is difficult, however, to understand how a letter can confirm itself. It would make more sense if this letter was written to confirm the letter which Mordecai had written (in 9:20). This is how a number of versions have translated it (GNT, NCV, NJPS). If a literal translation of this phrase would be difficult to understand in your language, you could follow one of these versions. See, for example, the NCV:

they wrote to prove the first letter was true

Purim: See note on 3:7b.

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / distinguish

בַת־אֲבִיחַ֛יִל

daughter_of ʼAⱱīhayil

This information reminds the reader who Esther was.

Note 2 topic: translate-names

אֲבִיחַ֛יִל

ʼAⱱīhayil

This man was Esther’s father and Mordecai’s uncle. See how you translated his name in [2:15](../02/15.md).

וּ⁠מָרְדֳּכַ֥י

(Some words not found in UHB: and,she_wrote ʼEştēr the,queen daughter_of ʼAⱱīhayil and,Mordecai the,Jew DOM all/each/any/every authority to,confirm DOM letter_of of,the_Purim (the),this the=second(fs) )

Since the Hebrew verb wrote is feminine singular, it means that the letter was from Esther. The mention of Mordecai here probably means that Mordecai helped her to write the letter. Alternate translation: [with Mordecai]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / distinguish

הַ⁠יְּהוּדִ֖י

This phrase gives information about Mordecai to remind the reader.

וַ֠⁠תִּכְתֹּב & אֶת־כָּל־תֹּ֑קֶף

Alternate translation: [using her royal authority] or [using the authority that she had as queen]

Note 4 topic: translate-numbers

לְ⁠קַיֵּ֗ם אֵ֣ת אִגֶּ֧רֶת הַ⁠פּוּרִ֛ים הַ⁠זֹּ֖את הַ⁠שֵּׁנִֽית

This second letter of Purim could refer to: (1) this letter that Esther is writing, which is the second letter that the Jews will receive about the festival of Purim. Alternate translation: [an additional letter about Purim with her authority] or (2) the second letter that Mordecai wrote (See: [verses 20–22](../09/20.md)), creating the festival of Purim. Alternate translation: [to confirm what Mordecai had written about Purim in his second letter] In either case, this letter from Esther is to add her royal authority to what Mordecai had already written.

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. and
2. wrote
3. 1987,3661
5. 335257,335258
6. SV-C,Vqw3fs
8. -
9. Y-452
10. 232115
1. ʼEştēr
2. Esther
3. 402
5. 335259
6. S-Np
8. -
9. Person=Esther; Y-452
10. 232116
1. she wrote
2. wrote
3. 1987,3661
5. 335257,335258
6. SV-C,Vqw3fs
8. -
9. Y-452
10. 232115
1. the queen
2. Queen
3. 1893,4462
5. 335260,335261
6. S-Td,Ncfsa
8. -
9. Y-452
10. 232117
1. the daughter of
2. daughter
3. 1143
5. 335262
6. S-Ncfsc
8. -
9. Y-452
10. 232118
1. ʼAⱱīhayil
2. Abihail
3. 64
5. 335264
6. S-Np
8. -
9. Person=Abihail; Y-452
10. 232120
1. and Mārəddəkay
2. -
3. 1987,4809
5. 335265,335266
6. S-C,Np
8. -
9. Person=Mordecai; Y-452
10. 232121
1. the Jew
2. -
3. 1893,2922
5. 335267,335268
6. S-Td,Ngmsa
8. -
9. Y-452
10. 232122
1. with
2. -
3. 347
5. 335269
6. S-R
8. -
9. Y-452
10. 232123
1. all of
2. -
3. 3671
5. 335271
6. S-Ncmsc
8. -
9. Y-452
10. 232125
1. authority
2. -
3. 8411
5. 335273
6. S-Ncmsa
8. -
9. Y-452
10. 232127
1. to confirm
2. -
3. 3705,7037
5. 335274,335275
6. SV-R,Vpc
8. -
9. Y-452
10. 232128
1. DOM
2. -
3. 347
5. 335276
6. O-To
8. -
9. Y-452
10. 232129
1. the letter of
2. letter
3. 252
5. 335277
6. O-Ncfsc
8. -
9. Y-452
10. 232130
1. the Purim
2. ‘Purim
3. 1893,6466
5. 335278,335279
6. O-Td,Np
8. -
9. Y-452
10. 232131
1. (the) this
2. -
3. 1893,2146
5. 335280,335281
6. O-Td,Pdxfs
8. -
9. Y-452
10. 232132
1. the second(fs)
2. second
3. 1893,7633
5. 335282,335283
6. O-Td,Aofsa
8. -
9. Y-452
10. 232133

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 9:29

Hebrew word order

Section 9:20–32: How the Jews began to celebrate the festival called Purim

9:29

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