Esther
Esther 4:7
7and Mordecai told him all that had happened to him, including the exact amount of money that Haman had promised to pay into the royal treasury in order to destroy the Jews.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| and Mordecai | מָרְדֳּכַ֔י | mā·rə·do·ḵay | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H4782 Mordecai |
| told | וַיַּגֶּד־ | way·yag·geḏ- | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H5046 be conspicuous |
| him | ל֣וֹ | lōw | Preposition; third person masculine singular | |
| all | כָּל־ | kāl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| that | אֲשֶׁ֣ר | ’ă·šer | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| had happened to him | קָרָ֑הוּ | qā·rā·hū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine singular | H7136 encounter, meet, befall |
| including | וְאֵ֣ת׀ | wə·’êṯ | Conjunctive waw; Direct object marker | H853 mark of the accusative |
| the exact amount | פָּרָשַׁ֣ת | pā·rā·šaṯ | Noun - feminine singular construct | H6575 exact statement |
| of money | הַכֶּ֗סֶף | hak·ke·sep̄ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H3701 silver, money |
| that | אֲשֶׁ֨ר | ’ă·šer | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| Haman | הָמָן֙ | hā·mān | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H2001 Haman |
| had promised | אָמַ֤ר | ’ā·mar | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| to pay | לִ֠שְׁקוֹל | liš·qō·wl | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H8254 weigh |
| into | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| the royal | הַמֶּ֛לֶךְ | ham·me·leḵ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4428 king |
| treasury | גִּנְזֵ֥י | gin·zê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H1595 treasure |
| in order to destroy | לְאַבְּדָֽם׃ | lə·’ab·bə·ḏām | Preposition-l; Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct; third person masculine plural | H6 perish |
| the Jews | בַּיְּהוּדִיִּים | bay·yə·hū·ḏī·yīm | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - proper - masculine plural | H3064 Jewish |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.