Esther 4:7

“And Mordecai made known to him all that had happened to him, and the sum of the silver that Haman had said he would weigh out to the king’s treasuries for the Jews, to make them perish.”

Esther 4:7 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Esther 4:7, word by word

And Mordecaiמָרְדֳּכַיmardochay

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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made knownיַּגֶּדyaged

tell

To tell someone something he does not know or has not seen.

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had happened to himקָרָkara

befall

For an event to come upon someone without his seeking it.

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the sumפָּרָשַׁתparashat

exact amount, account

Exact amount, a detailed account of something.

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of the silverכֶּסֶףkesef

money

What is paid and received in exchange, weighed out in silver.

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Hamanהָמָןhaman

Haman

Haman: the man whom King Ahasuerus set above all his officials; he wanted to destroy the Jews and ended hanged on the gallows he had prepared for Mordecai.

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had saidאָמַרamar

promise

To give one's word that something will be done.

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he would weigh outשְׁקוֹלshekol

weigh

Weigh; pay by weighing out silver.

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the king’sמֶּלֶךְmelech

king

A king who rules a people.

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treasuriesגִּנְזֵיginze

treasury

The place where the king keeps his wealth.

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for the Jewsיְּהוּדִיםyehudim

Jew, Judean

Jew: a person of Judah, first of the kingdom of Judah and then, in general, of the people descended from it. Its first appearance is 2 Kings 16:6, where it names the men of Judah who lived in Elath. It is frequent in Jeremiah, Nehemiah and Esther.

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to make them perishאַבְּדָabda

destroy

To make someone or something disappear completely.

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The context

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

7 · This verse (above)

8And the copy of the writing of the law that had been given in Susa to destroy them he gave to him, to show Esther and to make it known to her, and to command her to go in to the king to implore him and to petition before him for her people.

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