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And all the king’s servants, that were in the king’s gate, bowed, and reverenced Haman: for the king had so commanded concerning him. But Mordecai bowed not, nor did him reverence. (KJV)

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וְכָל\־ve.kholand all

Lemma: כֹּל (kol) · Strong's: H3605

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: all

Used 5410 times. Also: Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3605; TAHOT Esther 3:2 word 1

עַבְדֵ֨י'av.Dei[the] servants of

Lemma: עֶ֫בֶד (e.ved) · Strong's: H5650

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

Meaning: servant/slave

Used 796 times. Also: Genesis 9:25, Genesis 9:26, Genesis 9:27, Genesis 12:16, Genesis 14:15, Genesis 18:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5650; TAHOT Esther 3:2 word 2

הַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhthe king

Lemma: מֶ֫לֶךְ (me.lekh) · Strong's: H4428G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: king

Used 2508 times. Also: Genesis 14:1, Genesis 14:2, Genesis 14:5, Genesis 14:8, Genesis 14:9, Genesis 14:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4428G; TAHOT Esther 3:2 word 3

אֲשֶׁר\־'a.Sher-who

Lemma: אֲשֶׁר (a.sher) · Strong's: H0834A

Parsing: Particle · Relative (HTr)

Meaning: which

Used 4952 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0834A; TAHOT Esther 3:2 word 4

בְּשַׁ֣עַרbe.Sha.'ar[were] at [the] gate of

Lemma: שַׁ֫עַר (sha.ar) · Strong's: H8179G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: gate

Used 347 times. Also: Genesis 19:1, Genesis 22:17, Genesis 23:10, Genesis 23:18, Genesis 24:60, Genesis 28:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8179G; TAHOT Esther 3:2 word 5

הַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhthe king

Lemma: מֶ֫לֶךְ (me.lekh) · Strong's: H4428G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: king

Used 2508 times. Also: Genesis 14:1, Genesis 14:2, Genesis 14:5, Genesis 14:8, Genesis 14:9, Genesis 14:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4428G; TAHOT Esther 3:2 word 6

כֹּרְעִ֤יםko.re.'Im[were] kneeling

Lemma: כָּרַע (ka.ra) · Strong's: H3766

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HVqrmpa)

Meaning: to bow

Used 36 times. Also: Genesis 49:9, Numbers 24:9, Judges 5:27, Judges 7:5, Judges 7:6, Judges 11:35 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3766; TAHOT Esther 3:2 word 7

וּמִֽשְׁתַּחֲוִים֙u.mish.ta.cha.Vimand bowing down

Lemma: שָׁחָה (sha.chah) · Strong's: H7812

Parsing: Verb · Hishtaphel (hence Action · Reflexive/iterative) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HVvrmpa)

Meaning: to bow

Used 169 times. Also: Genesis 18:2, Genesis 19:1, Genesis 22:5, Genesis 23:7, Genesis 23:12, Genesis 24:26 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7812; TAHOT Esther 3:2 word 8

לְהָמָ֔ןle.ha.Manto Haman

Lemma: הָמָן (ha.man) · Strong's: H2001

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)

Meaning: Haman

Used 54 times. Also: Esther 3:1, Esther 3:4, Esther 3:5, Esther 3:6, Esther 3:7, Esther 3:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2001; TAHOT Esther 3:2 word 9

כִּי\־ki-for

Lemma: כִּי (ki) · Strong's: H3588A

Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)

Meaning: for

Used 4335 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3588A; TAHOT Esther 3:2 word 10

כֵ֖ןkhenthus

Lemma: כֵּן (ken) · Strong's: H3651C

Parsing: Adverb (HD)

Meaning: so

Used 734 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:24, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3651C; TAHOT Esther 3:2 word 11

צִוָּה\־tzi.vah-he had commanded

Lemma: צָוָה (tsa.vah) · Strong's: H6680

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVpp3ms)

Meaning: to command

Used 491 times. Also: Genesis 2:16, Genesis 3:11, Genesis 3:17, Genesis 6:22, Genesis 7:5, Genesis 7:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6680; TAHOT Esther 3:2 word 12

הַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhthe king

Lemma: מֶ֫לֶךְ (me.lekh) · Strong's: H4428G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: king

Used 2508 times. Also: Genesis 14:1, Genesis 14:2, Genesis 14:5, Genesis 14:8, Genesis 14:9, Genesis 14:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4428G; TAHOT Esther 3:2 word 13

וּמָ֨רְדֳּכַ֔יu.Ma.re.do.Khaiand Mordecai

Lemma: מׇרְדֳּכַי (mor.de.khay) · Strong's: H4782H

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)

Meaning: Mordecai

Used 58 times. Also: Esther 2:5, Esther 2:7, Esther 2:10, Esther 2:11, Esther 2:15, Esther 2:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4782H; TAHOT Esther 3:2 word 14

לֹ֥אlo'not

Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808

Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)

Meaning: not

Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT Esther 3:2 word 15

יִכְרַ֖עyikh.Ra'he knelt

Lemma: כָּרַע (ka.ra) · Strong's: H3766

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)

Meaning: to bow

Used 36 times. Also: Genesis 49:9, Numbers 24:9, Judges 5:27, Judges 7:5, Judges 7:6, Judges 11:35 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3766; TAHOT Esther 3:2 word 16

וְלֹ֥אve.Lo'and not

Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808

Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)

Meaning: not

Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT Esther 3:2 word 17

יִֽשְׁתַּחֲוֶֽה\׃Yish.ta.cha.Vehhe bowed down

Lemma: שָׁחָה (sha.chah) · Strong's: H7812

Parsing: Verb · Hithpael (hence Action · Reflexive/iterative) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVti3ms)

Meaning: to bow

Used 169 times. Also: Genesis 18:2, Genesis 19:1, Genesis 22:5, Genesis 23:7, Genesis 23:12, Genesis 24:26 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7812; TAHOT Esther 3:2 word 18

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

All	→	כֹּל H3605 all
the royal	→	מֶ֫לֶךְ H4428G king
servants	→	עֶ֫בֶד H5650 servant/slave
at the king’s	→	מֶ֫לֶךְ H4428G king
gate	→	שַׁ֫עַר H8179G gate
bowed down	→	כָּרַע H3766 to bow
and paid homage	→	שָׁחָה H7812 to bow
to Haman	→	הָמָן H2001 Haman
because	→	כִּי H3588A for
the king	→	מֶ֫לֶךְ H4428G king
had commanded	→	צָוָה H6680 to command
that this [be done]	→	כֵּן H3651C so
for him	→
But Mordecai	→	מׇרְדֳּכַי H4782H Mordecai
would not	→	לֹא H3808 not
bow down	→	כָּרַע H3766 to bow
. . .	→	לֹא H3808 not
or pay homage	→	שָׁחָה H7812 to bow

King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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