Esther 4:5

“And Esther called Hathach, one of the king’s eunuchs whom he had set before her, and she gave him orders concerning Mordecai, to learn what this was and why this was.”

Esther 4:5 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Esther 4:5, word by word

And Estherאֶסְתֵּרester

Esther

Esther: the other name of Hadassah, the Jewish young woman, cousin of Mordecai, who became queen of Persia and delivered her people.

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calledתִּקְרָאtikra

call

To raise the voice to someone so that he comes, or to invite him.

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Hathachהֲתָךְhatach

Hathach

Hathach: the name of the king's eunuch placed in Esther's service, who carried the messages between her and Mordecai.

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of the king’sמֶּלֶךְmelech

king

A king who rules a people.

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eunuchsסָּרִיסֵיsarise

official, eunuch

Court official. The word can also mean eunuch.

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he had setהֶעֱמִידheemid

appoint

To put in place, name to a post.

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before herפָנֶיfane

before

Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.

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and she gave him ordersתְּצַוֵּtetsave

command

To give an order: "as YHWH had commanded".

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Mordecaiמָרְדֳּכָיmardochay

Mordecai

Mordecai: the name of one of those who returned with Zerubbabel; in the book of Esther, the relative who raised Esther.

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to learnדַעַתdaat

know

To know something, realize.

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The context

4And Esther’s young women and her eunuchs came and made it known to her, and the queen was greatly shaken; and she sent clothes to clothe Mordecai, and to remove his sackcloth from him, but he did not accept them.

5 · This verse (above)

6And Hathach went out to Mordecai, to the square of the city that was in front of the king’s gate.

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