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And Mordecai told him of all that had happened unto him, and of the sum of the money that Haman had promised to pay to the king’s treasuries for the Jews, to destroy them. (KJV)
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וַיַּגֶּד\־vai.ya.ged-and he told
Lemma: נָגַד (na.gad) · Strong's: H5046
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVhw3ms)
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 4:7 word 1
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 4:7 word 2
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 4:7 word 3
כָּל\־kol-all
Lemma: כֹּל (kol) · Strong's: H3605
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
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 4:7 word 4
אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.Sherthat
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 4:7 word 5
קָרָ֑הוּka.Ra.huit had happened to him
Lemma: קָרָה (qa.rah) · Strong's: H7136A
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)
Meaning: to meet
Used 22 times. Also: Genesis 24:12, Genesis 27:20, Genesis 42:29, Genesis 44:29, Exodus 3:18, Numbers 11:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7136A; TAHOT Esther 4:7 word 6
וְאֵ֣ת\׀ve.'Etand <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 4:7 word 7
פָּרָשַׁ֣תpa.ra.Shat[the] exact amount of
Lemma: פָּרָשָׁה (pa.ra.shah) · Strong's: H6575
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: declaration
Used 2 times. Also: Esther 10:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6575; TAHOT Esther 4:7 word 8
הַכֶּ֗סֶףha.Ke.sefthe silver
Lemma: כֶּ֫סֶף (ke.seph) · Strong's: H3701G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: silver: money
Used 391 times. Also: Genesis 13:2, Genesis 17:12, Genesis 17:13, Genesis 17:23, Genesis 17:27, Genesis 20:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3701G; TAHOT Esther 4:7 word 9
אֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.Sherwhich
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 4:7 word 10
אָמַ֤ר'a.Marhe had said
Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)
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 4:7 word 11
הָמָן֙ha.ManHaman
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 3:4, Esther 3:5, Esther 3:6, Esther 3:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2001; TAHOT Esther 4:7 word 12
לִ֠שְׁקוֹלLish.kolto weigh out
Lemma: שָׁקַל (sha.qal) · Strong's: H8254
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)
Meaning: to weigh
Used 21 times. Also: Genesis 23:16, Exodus 22:17, 2 Samuel 14:26, 2 Samuel 18:12, 1 Kings 20:39, Ezra 8:26 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8254; TAHOT Esther 4:7 word 13
עַל\־'al-to
Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: upon
Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT Esther 4:7 word 14
גִּנְזֵ֥יgin.Zei[the] treasuries of
Lemma: גְּנָזִים (ge.nez) · Strong's: H1595
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: treasury
Used 3 times. Also: Esther 3:9, Ezekiel 27:24 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1595; TAHOT Esther 4:7 word 15
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 4:7 word 16
לְאַבְּדָֽם\׃le.'a.be.Damto destroy them
Lemma: אָבַד (a.vad) · Strong's: H0006
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVpcc)
Meaning: to perish
Used 183 times. Also: Exodus 10:7, Leviticus 23:30, Leviticus 26:38, Numbers 16:33, Numbers 17:12, Numbers 21:29 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0006; TAHOT Esther 4:7 word 17
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| and Mordecai | → | מׇרְדֳּכַי H4782H Mordecai |
| told | → | נָגַד H5046 to tell |
| him | → | |
| all | → | כֹּל H3605 all |
| that | → | אֲשֶׁר H0834A which |
| had happened to him | → | קָרָה H7136A to meet |
| including | → | אֵת H0853 [Obj.] |
| the exact amount | → | פָּרָשָׁה H6575 declaration |
| of money | → | כֶּ֫סֶף H3701G silver: money |
| that | → | אֲשֶׁר H0834A which |
| Haman | → | הָמָן H2001 Haman |
| had promised | → | אָמַר H0559 to say |
| to pay | → | שָׁקַל H8254 to weigh |
| into | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| the royal | → | מֶ֫לֶךְ H4428G king |
| treasury | → | גְּנָזִים H1595 treasury |
| in order to destroy | → | אָבַד H0006 to perish |
| the Jews | → | 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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