Esther

Esther 6:4

⁴“Who is in the court?” the king asked.

Now Haman had just entered the outer court of the palace to ask the king to hang Mordecai on the gallows he had prepared for him.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Who	מִ֣י	mî	Interrogative	H4310 who?
is in the court	בֶחָצֵ֑ר	ḇe·ḥā·ṣêr	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - common singular	H2691 enclosure, court
the king	הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ	ham·me·leḵ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4428 king
asked	וַיֹּ֥אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
Now Haman	וְהָמָ֣ן	wə·hā·mān	Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H2001 Haman
had	בָּ֗א	bā	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
the outer	הַחִ֣יצוֹנָ֔ה	ha·ḥî·ṣō·w·nāh	Article; Adjective - feminine singular	H2435 outer, external
court	לַחֲצַ֤ר	la·ḥă·ṣar	Preposition-l; Noun - common singular construct	H2691 enclosure, court
of the palace	בֵּית־	bêṯ-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1004 house
to ask	לֵאמֹ֣ר	lê·mōr	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H559 utter, say
the king	לַמֶּ֔לֶךְ	lam·me·leḵ	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4428 king
to hang	לִתְלוֹת֙	liṯ·lō·wṯ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H8518 hang
Mordecai	מָרְדֳּכַ֔י	mā·rə·do·ḵay	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H4782 Mordecai
on	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
the gallows	הָעֵ֖ץ	hā·‘êṣ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H6086 tree, trees, wood
he had prepared	הֵכִ֥ין	hê·ḵîn	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H3559 be firm
for him	לֽוֹ׃	lōw	Preposition; third person masculine singular

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Esther 5:14 · Esther 4:11 · Psalm 2:4 · Esther 5:1

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.