Esther 4:16
King James Version
7 Jun 2026
“Go, gather together all the Jews that are present in Shushan, and fast ye for me, and neither eat nor drink three days, night or day: I also and my maidens will fast likewise; and so will I go in unto the king, which is not according to the law: and if I perish, I perish.”
כֵּן
properly, set upright; hence (figuratively as adjective) just; but usually (as adverb or conjunction) rightly or so (in various applications to manner, time and relation; often with other particles)
מוּת
Die
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מוּת
To die, to be put to death. Muth. The sting of death is sin. But death has been swallowed up in victory. Jesus holds the keys of death.
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עַל
on/ me
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עַל
above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
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גַּם
also
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גַּם
properly, assemblage; used only adverbially also, even, yea, though; often repeated as correl. both...and
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אָבַד
Perish
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אָבַד
properly, to wander away, i.e. lose oneself; by implication to perish (causative, destroy)
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יוֹם
days
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יוֹם
Day. Yom. A period of time. This is the day the LORD has made. Every day is His gift.
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לַיִל
night
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לַיִל
properly, a twist (away of the light), i.e. night; figuratively, adversity
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שָׁלוֹשׁ
three
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שָׁלוֹשׁ
three; occasionally (ordinal) third, or (multiple) thrice
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צוּם
I will fast
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צוּם
to cover over (the mouth), i.e. to fast
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שָׁתָה
you drink
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שָׁתָה
to imbibe (literally or figuratively)
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כָּנַס
gather
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כָּנַס
to collect; hence, to enfold
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