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Now it came to pass, when they spake daily unto him, and he hearkened not unto them, that they told Haman, to see whether Mordecai’s matters would stand: for he had told them that he was a Jew. (KJV)
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וַיְהִ֗יvay.Hiand it was
Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to be
Used 3545 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1961; TAHOT Esther 3:4 word 1
אֵלָיו֙'e.Lavto him
Lemma: אֶל (el) · Strong's: H0413
Parsing: Preposition · Definite (HRd)
Meaning: to(wards)
Used 5509 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0413; TAHOT Esther 3:4 word 2
י֣וֹםYoma day
Lemma: יוֹם (yom) · Strong's: H3117J
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: day: daily
Used 74 times. Also: Genesis 6:5, Genesis 39:10, Exodus 5:13, Exodus 5:19, Exodus 16:5, Exodus 29:38 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3117J; TAHOT Esther 3:4 word 3
וָי֔וֹםva.Yomand a day
Lemma: יוֹם (yom) · Strong's: H3117J
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: day: daily
Used 74 times. Also: Genesis 6:5, Genesis 39:10, Exodus 5:13, Exodus 5:19, Exodus 16:5, Exodus 29:38 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3117J; TAHOT Esther 3:4 word 4
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 3:4 word 5
שָׁמַ֖עsha.Ma'he listened
Lemma: שָׁמַע (sha.ma) · Strong's: H8085G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)
Meaning: to hear: hear
Used 959 times. Also: Genesis 3:8, Genesis 3:10, Genesis 3:17, Genesis 4:23, Genesis 14:14, Genesis 16:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8085G; TAHOT Esther 3:4 word 6
אֲלֵיהֶ֑ם'a.lei.Hemto them
Lemma: אֶל (el) · Strong's: H0413
Parsing: Preposition · Definite (HRd)
Meaning: to(wards)
Used 5509 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0413; TAHOT Esther 3:4 word 7
וַיַּגִּ֣ידוּvai.ya.Gi.duand they told
Lemma: נָגַד (na.gad) · Strong's: H5046
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVhw3mp)
Meaning: to tell
Used 369 times. Also: Genesis 3:11, Genesis 9:22, Genesis 12:18, Genesis 14:13, Genesis 21:26, Genesis 22:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5046; TAHOT Esther 3:4 word 8
לְהָמָ֗ןle.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 3:2, Esther 3:5, Esther 3:6, Esther 3:7, Esther 3:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2001; TAHOT Esther 3:4 word 9
לִרְאוֹת֙lir.'Otto see
Lemma: רָאָה (ra.ah) · Strong's: H7200G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)
Meaning: to see: see
Used 1189 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7200G; TAHOT Esther 3:4 word 10
הֲיַֽעַמְדוּ֙ha.ya.'am.Du¿ will they stand
Lemma: עָמַד (a.mad) · Strong's: H5975G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqi3mp)
Meaning: to stand: stand
Used 450 times. Also: Genesis 18:8, Genesis 18:22, Genesis 19:17, Genesis 19:27, Genesis 24:30, Genesis 24:31 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5975G; TAHOT Esther 3:4 word 11
דִּבְרֵ֣יdiv.Rei[the] words of
Lemma: דָּבָר (da.var) · Strong's: H1697G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: word
Used 867 times. Also: Genesis 11:1, Genesis 15:1, Genesis 15:4, Genesis 24:30, Genesis 24:52, Genesis 27:34 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1697G; TAHOT Esther 3:4 word 12
מָרְדֳּכַ֔יma.re.do.KhaiMordecai
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 3:4 word 13
כִּֽי\־ki-that
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 3:4 word 14
הִגִּ֥ידhi.Gidhe had told
Lemma: נָגַד (na.gad) · Strong's: H5046
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVhp3ms)
Meaning: to tell
Used 369 times. Also: Genesis 3:11, Genesis 9:22, Genesis 12:18, Genesis 14:13, Genesis 21:26, Genesis 22:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5046; TAHOT Esther 3:4 word 15
אֲשֶׁר\־'a.Sher-that
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 3:4 word 16
ה֥וּאhu'he
Lemma: הוּא (hu) · Strong's: H1931
Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · Third · Masculine · Singular (HPp3ms)
Meaning: he/she/it
Used 1869 times. Also: Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:12, Genesis 2:13, Genesis 2:14, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 3:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1931; TAHOT Esther 3:4 word 17
יְהוּדִֽי\׃ye.hu.Di[was] a Jew
Lemma: יְהוּדִי (ye.hu.di) · Strong's: H3064
Parsing: Noun · Gentilic · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNgmsa)
Meaning: Jew
Used 69 times. Also: 2 Kings 16:6, 2 Kings 25:25, Nehemiah 1:2, Nehemiah 2:16, Nehemiah 4:1, Nehemiah 4:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3064; TAHOT Esther 3:4 word 18
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Day | → | יוֹם H3117J day: daily |
| after day | → | יוֹם H3117J day: daily |
| they warned | → | אָמַר H0559 to say |
| him | → | אֶל H0413 to(wards) |
| but he would not | → | לֹא H3808 not |
| comply | → | שָׁמַע H8085G to hear: hear |
| . . . | → | אֶל H0413 to(wards) |
| So they reported it | → | נָגַד H5046 to tell |
| to Haman | → | הָמָן H2001 Haman |
| to see | → | רָאָה H7200G to see: see |
| whether Mordecai’s | → | מׇרְדֳּכַי H4782H Mordecai |
| behavior | → | דָּבָר H1697G word |
| would be tolerated | → | עָמַד H5975G to stand: stand |
| since | → | כִּי H3588A for |
| he had told | → | נָגַד H5046 to tell |
| . . . | → | |
| them | → | אֲשֶׁר H0834A which |
| he | → | הוּא H1931 he/she/it |
| was a Jew | → | יְהוּדִי H3064 Jew |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
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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