מֶ֫לֶךְ

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1. Nehemiah 9:24מַלְכֵיהֶם֙kings their

   So their descendants went in and possessed the land; You subdued before them the Canaanites dwelling in the land. You delivered into their hands the kings and peoples of the land, to do with them as they wished.

2. Nehemiah 9:32לִמְלָכֵ֨ינוּto kings our

   So now, our God, the great and mighty and awesome God who keeps His gracious covenant, do not view lightly all the hardship that has come upon us, and upon our kings and leaders, our priests and prophets, our ancestors and all Your people, from the days of the kings of Assyria until today.

3. Nehemiah 9:32מַלְכֵ֣י[the] kings of

   So now, our God, the great and mighty and awesome God who keeps His gracious covenant, do not view lightly all the hardship that has come upon us, and upon our kings and leaders, our priests and prophets, our ancestors and all Your people, from the days of the kings of Assyria until today.

4. Nehemiah 9:34מְלָכֵ֤ינוּkings our

   Our kings and leaders and priests and fathers did not obey Your law or listen to Your commandments and warnings that You gave them.

5. Nehemiah 9:37לַמְּלָכִ֛יםfor the kings

   Its abundant harvest goes to the kings You have set over us because of our sins. And they rule over our bodies and our livestock as they please. We are in great distress.

6. Nehemiah 11:23הַמֶּ֖לֶךְthe king

   For there was a command from the king concerning the singers, an ordinance regulating their daily activities.

7. Nehemiah 11:24הַמֶּ֔לֶךְthe king

   Pethahiah son of Meshezabel, a descendant of Zerah son of Judah, was the king’s agent in every matter concerning the people.

8. Nehemiah 13:6מֶֽלֶךְ־[the] king of

   While all this was happening, I was not in Jerusalem, because I had returned to Artaxerxes king of Babylon in the thirty-second year of his reign. Some time later I obtained leave from the king

9. Nehemiah 13:6הַמֶּ֔לֶךְthe king

   While all this was happening, I was not in Jerusalem, because I had returned to Artaxerxes king of Babylon in the thirty-second year of his reign. Some time later I obtained leave from the king

10. Nehemiah 13:6הַמֶּֽלֶךְthe king

    While all this was happening, I was not in Jerusalem, because I had returned to Artaxerxes king of Babylon in the thirty-second year of his reign. Some time later I obtained leave from the king

11. Nehemiah 13:26מֶ֣לֶךְ[the] king of

    Did not King Solomon of Israel sin in matters like this? There was not a king like him among many nations, and he was loved by his God, who made him king over all Israel—yet foreign women drew him into sin.

12. Nehemiah 13:26מֶ֜לֶךְa king

    Did not King Solomon of Israel sin in matters like this? There was not a king like him among many nations, and he was loved by his God, who made him king over all Israel—yet foreign women drew him into sin.

13. Nehemiah 13:26מֶ֖לֶךְking

    Did not King Solomon of Israel sin in matters like this? There was not a king like him among many nations, and he was loved by his God, who made him king over all Israel—yet foreign women drew him into sin.

14. Esther 1:2הַמֶּ֣לֶךְthe king

    In those days King Xerxes sat on his royal throne in the citadel of Susa.

15. Esther 1:5הַמֶּ֡לֶךְthe king

    At the end of this time, in the garden court of the royal palace, the king held a seven-day feast for all the people in the citadel of Susa, from the least to the greatest.

16. Esther 1:5הַמֶּֽלֶךְthe king

    At the end of this time, in the garden court of the royal palace, the king held a seven-day feast for all the people in the citadel of Susa, from the least to the greatest.

17. Esther 1:7הַמֶּֽלֶךְthe king

    Beverages were served in an array of goblets of gold, each with a different design, and the royal wine flowed freely, according to the king’s bounty.

18. Esther 1:8הַמֶּ֗לֶךְthe king

    By order of the king, no limit was placed on the drinking, and every official of his household was to serve each man whatever he desired.

19. Esther 1:9לַמֶּ֥לֶךְ[belonged] to the king

    Queen Vashti also gave a banquet for the women in the royal palace of King Xerxes.

20. Esther 1:10הַמֶּ֖לֶךְthe king

    On the seventh day, when the king’s heart was merry with wine, he ordered the seven eunuchs who served him—Mehuman, Biztha, Harbona, Bigtha, Abagtha, Zethar, and Carkas—

21. Esther 1:10הַמֶּ֥לֶךְthe king

    On the seventh day, when the king’s heart was merry with wine, he ordered the seven eunuchs who served him—Mehuman, Biztha, Harbona, Bigtha, Abagtha, Zethar, and Carkas—

22. Esther 1:11הַמֶּ֖לֶךְthe king

    to bring Queen Vashti before him, wearing her royal crown, to display her beauty to the people and officials. For she was beautiful to behold.

23. Esther 1:12הַמֶּ֔לֶךְthe king

    Queen Vashti, however, refused to come at the king’s command brought by his eunuchs. And the king became furious, and his anger burned within him.

24. Esther 1:12הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙the king

    Queen Vashti, however, refused to come at the king’s command brought by his eunuchs. And the king became furious, and his anger burned within him.

25. Esther 1:13הַמֶּ֔לֶךְthe king

    Then the king consulted the wise men who knew the times, for it was customary for him to confer with the experts in law and justice.

26. Esther 1:13הַמֶּ֔לֶךְthe king

    Then the king consulted the wise men who knew the times, for it was customary for him to confer with the experts in law and justice.

27. Esther 1:14הַמֶּ֔לֶךְthe king

    His closest advisors were Carshena, Shethar, Admatha, Tarshish, Meres, Marsena, and Memucan, the seven princes of Persia and Media who had personal access to the king and ranked highest in the kingdom.

28. Esther 1:15הַמֶּ֣לֶךְthe king

    “According to law,” he asked, “what should be done with Queen Vashti, since she refused to obey the command of King Xerxes delivered by the eunuchs?”

29. Esther 1:16הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙the king

    And in the presence of the king and his princes, Memucan replied, “Queen Vashti has wronged not only the king, but all the princes and the peoples in all the provinces of King Xerxes.

30. Esther 1:16הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙the king

    And in the presence of the king and his princes, Memucan replied, “Queen Vashti has wronged not only the king, but all the princes and the peoples in all the provinces of King Xerxes.

31. Esther 1:16הַמֶּ֥לֶךְthe king

    And in the presence of the king and his princes, Memucan replied, “Queen Vashti has wronged not only the king, but all the princes and the peoples in all the provinces of King Xerxes.

32. Esther 1:17הַמֶּ֣לֶךְthe king

    For the conduct of the queen will become known to all women, causing them to despise their husbands and say, ‘King Xerxes ordered Queen Vashti to be brought before him, but she did not come.’

33. Esther 1:18הַמֶּ֑לֶךְthe king

    This very day the noble women of Persia and Media who have heard about the queen’s conduct will say the same thing to all the king’s officials, resulting in much contempt and wrath.

34. Esther 1:19הַמֶּ֣לֶךְthe king

    So if it pleases the king, let him issue a royal decree, and let it be recorded in the laws of Persia and Media so that it cannot be repealed, that Vashti shall never again enter the presence of King Xerxes, and that her royal position shall be given to a woman better than she.

35. Esther 1:19הַמֶּ֣לֶךְthe king

    So if it pleases the king, let him issue a royal decree, and let it be recorded in the laws of Persia and Media so that it cannot be repealed, that Vashti shall never again enter the presence of King Xerxes, and that her royal position shall be given to a woman better than she.

36. Esther 1:19הַמֶּ֔לֶךְthe king

    So if it pleases the king, let him issue a royal decree, and let it be recorded in the laws of Persia and Media so that it cannot be repealed, that Vashti shall never again enter the presence of King Xerxes, and that her royal position shall be given to a woman better than she.

37. Esther 1:20הַמֶּ֤לֶךְthe king

    The edict the king issues will be heard throughout his vast kingdom—and so all women, from the least to the greatest, will honor their husbands.”

38. Esther 1:21הַמֶּ֖לֶךְthe king

    The king and his princes were pleased with this counsel; so the king did as Memucan had advised.

39. Esther 1:21הַמֶּ֖לֶךְthe king

    The king and his princes were pleased with this counsel; so the king did as Memucan had advised.

40. Esther 1:22הַמֶּ֔לֶךְthe king

    He sent letters to all the provinces of the kingdom, to each province in its own script and to each people in their own language, proclaiming that every man should be master of his own household.

41. Esther 2:1הַמֶּ֣לֶךְthe king

    Some time later, when the anger of King Xerxes had subsided, he remembered Vashti and what she had done, and what had been decreed against her.

42. Esther 2:2הַמֶּ֖לֶךְthe king

    Then the king’s attendants proposed, “Let a search be made for beautiful young virgins for the king,

43. Esther 2:2לַמֶּ֛לֶךְfor the king

    Then the king’s attendants proposed, “Let a search be made for beautiful young virgins for the king,

44. Esther 2:3הַמֶּ֣לֶךְthe king

    and let the king appoint commissioners in each province of his kingdom to assemble all the beautiful young women into the harem at the citadel of Susa. Let them be placed under the care of Hegai, the king’s eunuch in charge of the women, and let them be given beauty treatments.

45. Esther 2:3הַמֶּ֖לֶךְthe king

    and let the king appoint commissioners in each province of his kingdom to assemble all the beautiful young women into the harem at the citadel of Susa. Let them be placed under the care of Hegai, the king’s eunuch in charge of the women, and let them be given beauty treatments.

46. Esther 2:4הַמֶּ֔לֶךְthe king

    Then let the young woman who pleases the king become queen in place of Vashti.” This suggestion pleased the king, and he acted accordingly.

47. Esther 2:4הַמֶּ֖לֶךְthe king

    Then let the young woman who pleases the king become queen in place of Vashti.” This suggestion pleased the king, and he acted accordingly.

48. Esther 2:6מֶֽלֶךְ־[the] king of

    He had been carried into exile from Jerusalem by Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon among those taken captive with Jeconiah king of Judah.

49. Esther 2:6מֶ֥לֶךְ[the] king of

    He had been carried into exile from Jerusalem by Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon among those taken captive with Jeconiah king of Judah.

50. Esther 2:8הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙the king

    When the king’s command and edict had been proclaimed, many young women gathered at the citadel of Susa under the care of Hegai. Esther was also taken to the palace and placed under the care of Hegai, the custodian of the women.