Esther 5:13

“Yet all this is not worth anything to me every time that I see Mordecai the Jew sitting in the king’s gate.””

Esther 5:13 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Esther 5:13, word by word

worth anythingשֹׁוֶהshove

be equal

To match, have the same value.

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timeעֵתet

time

The moment at which something happens; also "at that time".

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seeרֹאֶהroe

see

To see with one's eyes.

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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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the Jewיְּהוּדִיyehudi

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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sittingיוֹשֵׁבyoshev

sit

To sit; or sit on the throne to reign.

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in the king’sמֶּלֶךְmelech

king

A king who rules a people.

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gateשַׁעַרshaar

gate

The entrance of a city or house, with doors that close.

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The context

12And Haman said, “What is more, Esther the queen did not bring with the king to the banquet that she made anyone but me; and also for tomorrow I am invited by her with the king.

13 · This verse (above)

14And Zeresh his wife and all his friends said to him, “Let them make a pole fifty cubits high, and in the morning tell the king that they should hang Mordecai on it; then go with the king to the banquet glad.” And the matter seemed good to Haman, and he made the pole.

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