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Esther chapter 10 in Hebrew and English

3 verses, about 1 minute to read aloud. The Hebrew has its vowel points and the English stands under each verse.

The whole chapter is here, a verse to a line.

וַיָּשֶׂם הַמֶּלֶךְ אֲחַשְׁוֵרוֹשׁ מַס עַל־הָאָרֶץ וְאִיֵּי הַיָּֽם׃

And the king Ahasuerus laid a tribute upon the land, and upon the isles of the sea.

וְכָל־מַעֲשֵׂה תָקְפּוֹ וּגְבוּרָתוֹ וּפָרָשַׁת גְּדֻלַּת מָרְדֳּכַי אֲשֶׁר גִּדְּלוֹ הַמֶּלֶךְ הֲלוֹא־הֵם כְּתוּבִים עַל־סֵפֶר דִּבְרֵי הַיָּמִים לְמַלְכֵי מָדַי וּפָרָֽס׃

And all the acts of his power and of his might, and the full account of the greatness of Mordecai, how the king advanced him, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Media and Persia?

כִּי מָרְדֳּכַי הַיְּהוּדִי מִשְׁנֶה לַמֶּלֶךְ אֲחַשְׁוֵרוֹשׁ וְגָדוֹל לַיְּהוּדִים וְרָצוּי לְרֹב אֶחָיו דֹּרֵשׁ טוֹב לְעַמּוֹ וְדֹבֵר שָׁלוֹם לְכָל־זַרְעֽוֹ׃

For Mordecai the Jew was next unto king Ahasuerus, and great among the Jews, and accepted of the multitude of his brethren; seeking the good of his people and speaking peace to all his seed.

The Hebrew is the Leningrad Codex, free to view and copy, compared letter by letter with a second edition, Miqra according to the Masorah, under the CC BY-SA licence. The English is the Jewish Publication Society translation of 1917, in the public domain.

Where this chapter stands in the Tanakh.

  • Chapter 10 of the 10 chapters of Esther
  • Esther is one of the Writings
  • 3 verses, 46 words, about 1 minute to read

Esther has 10 chapters, and each one has its own page.

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Questions about this chapter

How many verses does Esther chapter 10 have?

Esther chapter 10 has 3 verses and 46 words.

How does Esther chapter 10 begin?

The first verse begins in Hebrew with the words וישם המלך אחשורוש מס.

Where does Esther chapter 10 stand in the Tanakh?

It is chapter 10 of the 10 chapters of Esther, which is one of the Writings.

How long does it take to read Esther chapter 10?

About 1 minute, at a steady pace.