Esther 4:16
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.Esther 4:16 in the real world
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- כָּנַסkânaçto collect; hence, to enfold
- צוּםtsûwmto cover over (the mouth), i.e. to fast
- שׁוּשַׁןShûwshanShushan, a place in Persia
- דָּתdâtha royal edict or statute
- כֵּןkênproperly, set upright; hence (figuratively as adjective) just; but usually (as adverb or c
- נַעֲרָהnaʻărâha girl (from infancy to adolescence)
- יְהוּדִיYᵉhûwdîya Jehudite (i.e. Judaite or Jew), or descendant of Jehudah (i.e. Judah)
- אָבַדʼâbadproperly, to wander away, i.e. lose oneself; by implication to perish (causative, destroy)
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