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Then the king’s servants, which were in the king’s gate, said unto Mordecai, Why transgressest thou the king’s commandment? (KJV)

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וַיֹּ֨אמְר֜וּvai.Yo.me.Ruand they said

Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqw3mp)

Meaning: to say

Used 5296 times. Also: Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0559; TAHOT Esther 3:3 word 1

עַבְדֵ֥י'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 3:3 word 2

הַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.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 3:3 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 3:3 word 4

בְּשַׁ֥עַרbe.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 3:3 word 5

הַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.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 3:3 word 6

לְמָרְדֳּכָ֑יle.ma.re.do.Khaito 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 3:3 word 7

מַדּ֙וּעַ֙ma.Du.a'why?

Lemma: מַדּוּעַ (mad.du.a) · Strong's: H4069

Parsing: Particle · Interrogative (HTi)

Meaning: why?

Used 72 times. Also: Genesis 26:27, Genesis 40:7, Exodus 1:18, Exodus 2:18, Exodus 3:3, Exodus 5:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4069; TAHOT Esther 3:3 word 8

אַתָּ֣ה'a.Tah[are] you

Lemma: אַתָּ֫ה (at.tah) · Strong's: H0859A

Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · Second · Masculine · Singular (HPp2ms)

Meaning: you(m.s.)

Used 739 times. Also: Genesis 3:11, Genesis 3:14, Genesis 3:15, Genesis 3:19, Genesis 4:7, Genesis 4:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0859A; TAHOT Esther 3:3 word 9

עוֹבֵ֔רo.Vertransgressing

Lemma: עָבַר (a.var) · Strong's: H5674D

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)

Meaning: to pass: trespass

Used 21 times. Also: Numbers 14:41, Numbers 22:18, Numbers 24:13, Deuteronomy 17:2, Deuteronomy 26:13, Joshua 7:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5674D; TAHOT Esther 3:3 word 10

אֵ֖ת'et<obj.>

Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853

Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)

Meaning: [Obj.]

Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT Esther 3:3 word 11

מִצְוַ֥תmitz.Vat[the] commandment of

Lemma: מִצְוָה (mits.vah) · Strong's: H4687

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)

Meaning: commandment

Used 177 times. Also: Genesis 26:5, Exodus 15:26, Exodus 16:28, Exodus 20:6, Exodus 24:12, Leviticus 4:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4687; TAHOT Esther 3:3 word 12

הַמֶּֽלֶךְ\׃ha.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 3:3 word 13

How the BSB renders it

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

Then the royal	→	מֶ֫לֶךְ H4428G king
servants	→	עֶ֫בֶד H5650 servant/slave
at the king’s	→	מֶ֫לֶךְ H4428G king
gate	→	שַׁ֫עַר H8179G gate
asked	→	אָמַר H0559 to say
Mordecai	→	מׇרְדֳּכַי H4782H Mordecai
Why	→	מַדּוּעַ H4069 why?
do you	→	אַתָּ֫ה H0859A you(m.s.)
disobey	→	עָבַר H5674D to pass: trespass
the command	→	מִצְוָה H4687 commandment
of the king	→	מֶ֫לֶךְ H4428G king

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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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