Esther
Esther 3:4
4Day after day they warned him, but he would not comply. So they reported it to Haman to see whether Mordecai’s behavior would be tolerated, since he had told them he was a Jew.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | י֣וֹם | yō·wm | Noun - masculine singular | H3117 day |
| after day | וָי֔וֹם | wā·yō·wm | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular | H3117 day |
| they warned | בְּאָמְרָם | bə·ʾå̄·mə·rå̄m | Preposition-k; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; third person masculine plural | H559 utter, say |
| him | אֵלָיו֙ | ’ê·lāw | Preposition; third person masculine singular | H413 motion to |
| but he would not | וְלֹ֥א | wə·lō | Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| comply | שָׁמַ֖ע | šā·ma‘ | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H8085 hear |
| So they reported it | וַיַּגִּ֣ידוּ | way·yag·gî·ḏū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H5046 be conspicuous |
| to Haman | לְהָמָ֗ן | lə·hā·mān | Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H2001 Haman |
| to see | לִרְאוֹת֙ | lir·’ō·wṯ | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H7200 see |
| whether Mordecai’s | מָרְדֳּכַ֔י | mā·rə·do·ḵay | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H4782 Mordecai |
| behavior | דִּבְרֵ֣י | diḇ·rê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H1697 speech, word |
| would be tolerated | הֲיַֽעַמְדוּ֙ | hă·ya·‘am·ḏū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | H5975 take one's stand, stand |
| since | כִּֽי־ | kî- | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| he had told | הִגִּ֥יד | hig·gîḏ | Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H5046 be conspicuous |
| them | אֲשֶׁר־ | ’ă·šer- | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| he | ה֥וּא | hū | Pronoun - third person masculine singular | H1931 he, she |
| was a Jew | יְהוּדִֽי׃ | yə·hū·ḏî | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3064 Jewish |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.