Esther 8:6
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"For how 
 
351c: how?from ay and kakah
canאוּכַל֙
(u·chal)
3201: to be able, have powera prim. root
I endureאוּכַל֙
(u·chal)
3201: to be able, have powera prim. root
to seeוְֽרָאִ֔יתִי
(ve·ra·'i·ti,)
7200: to seea prim. root
the calamity 
 
7463a: evil, misery, distress, injuryfrom the same as roa
whichאֲשֶׁר־
(a·sher-)
834: who, which, thata prim. pronoun
will befallיִמְצָ֣א
(yim·tza)
4672: to attain to, finda prim. root
my people,עַמִּ֑י
(am·mi;)
5971a: peoplefrom an unused word
and how 
 
351c: how?from ay and kakah
can I endure 
 
3201: to be able, have powera prim. root
to seeוְֽרָאִ֔יתִי
(ve·ra·'i·ti,)
7200: to seea prim. root
the destruction 
 
12: destructionfrom abad
of my kindred?"מֹולַדְתִּֽי׃
(mo·v·lad·ti.)
4138: kindred, birth, offspringfrom yalad


















KJV Lexicon
For how
'eyk  (ake)
how? or how!; also where -- how, what.
can I endure
yakol  (yaw-kole')
to be able, literally (can, could) or morally (may, might)
to see
ra'ah  (raw-aw')
to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)surely, think, view, visions.
the evil
ra`  (rah)
bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)one), worse(-st), wretchedness, wrong. (Incl. feminine raaah; as adjective or noun.).
that shall come
matsa'  (maw-tsaw')
to come forth to, i.e. appear or exist; transitively, to attain, i.e. find or acquire; figuratively, to occur, meet or be present
unto my people
`am  (am)
a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock -- folk, men, nation, people.
or how
'eyk  (ake)
how? or how!; also where -- how, what.
can I endure
yakol  (yaw-kole')
to be able, literally (can, could) or morally (may, might)
to see
ra'ah  (raw-aw')
to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)surely, think, view, visions.
the destruction
'obdan  (ob-dawn')
a perishing -- destruction.
of my kindred
mowledeth  (mo-leh'-deth)
nativity (plural birth-place); by implication, lineage, native country; also offspring, family -- begotten, born, issue, kindred, native(-ity).
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"For how can I endure to see the calamity which will befall my people, and how can I endure to see the destruction of my kindred?"

King James Bible
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?

Holman Christian Standard Bible
For how could I bear to see the disaster that would come on my people? How could I bear to see the destruction of my relatives?"

International Standard Version
Indeed, how can I bear to see this disaster happen to my people? How can I bear to see the destruction of my kinsmen?"

NET Bible
For how can I watch the calamity that will befall my people, and how can I watch the destruction of my relatives?"

GOD'S WORD® Translation
I cannot bear to see my people suffer such evil. And I simply cannot bear to see the destruction of my relatives."

King James 2000 Bible
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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