Esther 8:4
Then the king held out the golden sceptre toward Esther. So Esther arose, and stood before the king,
Original Language Analysis
אֵ֖ת
H853
אֵ֖ת
Strong's:
H853
Word #:
4 of 11
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
הַזָּהָ֑ב
the golden
H2091
הַזָּהָ֑ב
the golden
Strong's:
H2091
Word #:
6 of 11
gold, figuratively, something gold-colored (i.e., yellow), as oil, a clear sky
וַתָּ֣קָם
arose
H6965
וַתָּ֣קָם
arose
Strong's:
H6965
Word #:
7 of 11
to rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative)
וַֽתַּעֲמֹ֖ד
and stood
H5975
וַֽתַּעֲמֹ֖ד
and stood
Strong's:
H5975
Word #:
9 of 11
to stand, in various relations (literal and figurative, intransitive and transitive)
Cross References
Esther 5:2And it was so, when the king saw Esther the queen standing in the court, that she obtained favour in his sight: and the king held out to Esther the golden sceptre that was in his hand. So Esther drew near, and touched the top of the sceptre.Esther 4:11All the king's servants, and the people of the king's provinces, do know, that whosoever, whether man or woman, shall come unto the king into the inner court, who is not called, there is one law of his to put him to death, except such to whom the king shall hold out the golden sceptre, that he may live: but I have not been called to come in unto the king these thirty days.
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