Esther 9:12
King James Version
11 Jun 2026
“And the king said unto Esther the queen, The Jews have slain and destroyed five hundred men in Shushan the palace, and the ten sons of Haman; what have they done in the rest of the king’s provinces? now what is thy petition? and it shall be granted thee: or what is thy request further? and it shall be done.”
מָה
properly, interrogative what? (including how? why? when?); but also exclamation, what! (including how!), or indefinitely what (including whatever, and even relatively, that which); often used with prefixes in various adverbial or conjunctive senses
עָשָׂה
have they done
Expand ↓
עָשָׂה
To do, to make, to accomplish. Asah. God looked at everything He had made and called it very good. Your life is also His asah. He is still working on it.
tap to close ↑
הָרַג
they have killed
Expand ↓
הָרַג
To kill, to slay. Harag. Though He slay me yet will I trust Him. Job's faith did not depend on favourable circumstances. It was unconditional.
tap to close ↑
בֵּן
the sons of
Expand ↓
בֵּן
Son. Ben. A son with full rights. You are sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus. Full rights. Full access. Full inheritance.
tap to close ↑
עוֹד
more
Expand ↓
עוֹד
properly, iteration or continuance; used only adverbially (with or without preposition), again, repeatedly, still, more
tap to close ↑
מְדִינָה
the provinces of
Expand ↓
מְדִינָה
properly, a judgeship, i.e. jurisdiction; by implication, a district (as ruled by a judge); generally, a region
tap to close ↑
עֶשֶׂר
the ten
Expand ↓
עֶשֶׂר
ten (as an accumulation to the extent of the digits)
tap to close ↑
מֵאָה
hundreds
Expand ↓
מֵאָה
a hundred; also as a multiplicative and a fraction
tap to close ↑
שְׁאֵלָה
is petition/ your
Expand ↓
שְׁאֵלָה
a petition; by implication, a loan
tap to close ↑
הָמָן
Haman
Expand ↓
הָמָן
Haman, a Persian vizier
tap to close ↑
בַּקָּשָׁה
is request/ your
Expand ↓
בַּקָּשָׁה
a petition
tap to close ↑