King James Version

Esther 8:6

For how can I endure to see the evil that shall come unto my people? or how can I endure to see the destruction of my kindred?

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כִּ֠יkiassuredכִּיconjunction — “assured”H3588(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexedand, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + til…אֵיכָכָ֤הeykhakhahhowאֵיךְparticle, interrogative — “how”H349how? or how!; also wherehow, what.אוּכַל֙ukhalbe ableיָכֹלverb, qal, imperfect, 1st person, common, singular — “be able”, an unfinished actionH3201to be able, literally (can, could) or morally (may, might)be able, any at all (ways), attain, can (away with, (-not)), could, endure, might, overcome, have power, prevail, still, suffer.וְֽרָאִ֔יתִיveraitiand seeרָאָהconjunction, verb, qal, sequential perfect, 1st person, common, singular — “and see”, a completed action in a sequenceH7200to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)advise self, appear, approve, behold, [idiom] certainly, consider, discern, (make to) enjoy, have experience, gaze, take heed, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] joyfully, lo, look (on, one another, one on another, one upon another, out, up, upon), m…בָּרָעָ֖הbaraahin badרַעpreposition, with the article, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “in bad”, the ordinary formH7451bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)adversity, affliction, bad, calamity, [phrase] displease(-ure), distress, evil((-favouredness), man, thing), [phrase] exceedingly, [idiom] great, grief(-vous), harm, heavy, hurt(-ful), ill (favoured), [phrase] mark, mischief(-vous), misery…אֲשֶׁרasherbecauseאֲשֶׁרparticle, relative — “because”H834who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.[idiom] after, [idiom] alike, as (soon as), because, [idiom] every, for, [phrase] forasmuch, [phrase] from whence, [phrase] how(-soever), [idiom] if, (so) that ((thing) which, wherein), [idiom] though, [phrase] until, [phrase] whatsoever,…יִמְצָ֣אyimtsacomeמָצָאverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “come”, an unfinished actionH4672properly, to come forth to, i.e. appear or exist; transitively, to attain, i.e. find or acquire; figuratively, to occur, meet or be present[phrase] be able, befall, being, catch, [idiom] certainly, (cause to) come (on, to, to hand), deliver, be enough (cause to) find(-ing, occasion, out), get (hold upon), [idiom] have (here), be here, hit, be left, light (up-) on, meet (with)…אֶתetobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).עַמִּ֑יamipeopleעַםnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “people”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5971a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flockfolk, men, nation, people.וְאֵֽיכָכָ֤הveeykhakhahand howאֵיךְconjunction, particle, interrogative — “and how”H349how? or how!; also wherehow, what.אוּכַל֙ukhalbe ableיָכֹלverb, qal, imperfect, 1st person, common, singular — “be able”, an unfinished actionH3201to be able, literally (can, could) or morally (may, might)be able, any at all (ways), attain, can (away with, (-not)), could, endure, might, overcome, have power, prevail, still, suffer.וְֽרָאִ֔יתִיveraitiand seeרָאָהconjunction, verb, qal, sequential perfect, 1st person, common, singular — “and see”, a completed action in a sequenceH7200to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)advise self, appear, approve, behold, [idiom] certainly, consider, discern, (make to) enjoy, have experience, gaze, take heed, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] joyfully, lo, look (on, one another, one on another, one upon another, out, up, upon), m…בְּאָבְדַ֖ןbeavedanin destructionאׇבְדַןpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “in destruction”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH13a perishingdestruction.מוֹלַדְתִּֽיmoladtinativeמוֹלֶדֶתnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “native”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4138nativity (plural birth-place); by implication, lineage, native country; also offspring, familybegotten, born, issue, kindred, native(-ity).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

for how can I endure to see the evil that shall come unto my people? or how can I endure to see the destruction of my kindred?'

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American Standard Version (1901)

for how can I endure to see the evil that shall come unto my people? or how can I endure to see the destruction of my kindred?

Young’s Literal Translation

for how do I endure when I have looked on the evil that doth find my people? and how do I endure when I have looked on the destruction of my kindred?'

World English Bible

For how can I endure to see the evil that would come to my people? How can I endure to see the destruction of my relatives?”

Darby Translation

For how shall I endure to see the evil that shall befall my people? and how shall I endure to see the destruction of my kindred?

Douay-Rheims

For how call I endure the murdering and slaughter of my people?

Jewish Publication Society (1917)