Esther 8:6
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
For how could I bear to see the disaster that would befall my people? How could I bear 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?’

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?

Hebrew
For
כִּ֠י (kî)
Conjunction
Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction

how
אֵיכָכָ֤ה (’ê·ḵā·ḵāh)
Interjection
Strong's 349: How?, how!, where

could I bear
אוּכַל֙ (’ū·ḵal)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular
Strong's 3201: To be able, have power

to see
וְֽרָאִ֔יתִי (wə·rā·’î·ṯî)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular
Strong's 7200: To see

the disaster
בָּרָעָ֖ה (bā·rā·‘āh)
Preposition-b, Article | Adjective - feminine singular
Strong's 7451: Bad, evil

that
אֲשֶׁר־ (’ă·šer-)
Pronoun - relative
Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that

would befall
יִמְצָ֣א (yim·ṣā)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 4672: To come forth to, appear, exist, to attain, find, acquire, to occur, meet, be present

my people?
עַמִּ֑י (‘am·mî)
Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock

How
וְאֵֽיכָכָ֤ה (wə·’ê·ḵā·ḵāh)
Conjunctive waw | Interjection
Strong's 349: How?, how!, where

could I bear
אוּכַל֙ (’ū·ḵal)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular
Strong's 3201: To be able, have power

to see
וְֽרָאִ֔יתִי (wə·rā·’î·ṯî)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular
Strong's 7200: To see

the destruction
בְּאָבְדַ֖ן (bə·’ā·ḇə·ḏan)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 13: Destruction

of my kindred?”
מוֹלַדְתִּֽי׃ (mō·w·laḏ·tî)
Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's 4138: Nativity, lineage, native country, offspring, family

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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