And the matterוַ הַדָּבָרwas investigatedיְבֻקַּשׁand was found,וַיִּמָּצֵאand the two of themוַ שְׁנֵיהֶםwere hangedיִּתָּלוּonעַלa pole;עֵץand it was writtenוַיִּכָּתֵבin the bookבְּסֵפֶרof the chroniclesדִּבְרֵי הַיָּמִיםbeforeלִפְנֵיthe king.הַמֶּלֶךְ
Esther 2:23
Study it in the app“And the matter was investigated and was found, and the two of them were hanged on a pole; and it was written in the book of the chronicles before the king.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Esther 2:23, word by word
- And the matterדָּבָרdavar
thing
A matter, a thing; with "not", nothing.
Where else “davar” appears- was investigatedיְבֻקַּשׁyevukash
seek
To go after someone or something in order to find it.
Where else “yevukash” appears- and was foundיִּמָּצֵאyimatse
find
To come upon what one seeks, or something not expected.
Where else “yimatse” appears- and the two of themשְׁנֵיshene
both
The two together, both of them.
Where else “shene” appears- were hangedיִּתָּלוּyitalu
hang
Hang; often, hang the body of an executed man in view of all.
Where else “yitalu” appears- a poleעֵץets
wood
What is taken from a cut tree: firewood, board, rod or timber.
Where else “ets” appears- and it was writtenיִּכָּתֵבyikatev
write
To put words in writing, in a book or tablet, so that they last.
Where else “yikatev” appears- in the bookסֵפֶרsefer
book
A scroll of skin or papyrus on which law, history or a record is written.
Where else “sefer” appears- of the chroniclesיָּמִיםyamim
time
Literally "the days": a period, an age, or the span of someone's life.
Where else “yamim” appears- beforeפְנֵיfene
before
Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.
Where else “fene” appears- the kingמֶּלֶךְmelech
king
A king who rules a people.
Where else “melech” appears
Translation note
“It was found”: it was confirmed to be true. “Pole”: the Hebrew says “tree, wood” (ets).
The context
22And the matter became known to Mordecai, and he made it known to Esther the queen, and Esther told the king in the name of Mordecai.
23 · This verse (above)