Esther 6:11

“And Haman took the robe and the horse, and clothed Mordecai, and made him ride through the square of the city, and proclaimed before him, “Thus it will be done to the man whom the king delights to honor!””

Esther 6:11 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Esther 6:11, word by word

And 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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tookיִּקַּחyikach

take

To grasp something in the hand to carry or use it.

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the robeלְּבוּשׁlevush

garment

Garment, clothing.

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and the horseסּוּסsus

horse

A war and draft animal that pulls chariots, or the one who rides it.

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and clothedיַּלְבֵּשׁyalbesh

clothe

To put clothes on someone else, sometimes as an honor or a help.

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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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and made him rideיַּרְכִּיבֵyarkive

set on

To set someone on a mount.

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through the squareרְחוֹבrechov

square

Square: the open space of a town.

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of the cityעִירir

city

A settled place protected by a wall, with a gate and houses.

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and proclaimedיִּקְרָאyikra

proclaim

To announce aloud.

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before himפָנָיfanay

before

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

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it will be doneיֵעָשֶׂהyease

do

To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.

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to the manאִישׁish

man

An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.

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the kingמֶּלֶךְmelech

king

A king who rules a people.

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delightsחָפֵץchafets

delight in

To take pleasure in someone or something and look on it with favor.

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to honorיקָרykar

honor

Public recognition given to a person for his worth or service.

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The context

10And the king said to Haman, “Hurry, take the robe and the horse, as you have spoken, and do so to Mordecai the Jew who sits in the king’s gate; do not let anything fall from all that you have spoken.”

11 · This verse (above)

12And Mordecai returned to the king’s gate, but Haman hurried to his house, mourning and with his head covered.

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