Esther 6:3

“And the king said, “What honor and greatness has been done for Mordecai for this?” And the king’s young men who served him said, “Nothing has been done for him.””

Esther 6:3 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Esther 6:3, word by word

And the kingמֶּלֶךְmelech

king

A king who rules a people.

Where else “melech” appears
saidיֹּאמֶרyomer

say

To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.

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honorיְקָרyekar

honor

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

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and greatnessגְדוּלָּהgedula

greatness

Greatness; also the great deeds someone does.

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has been doneנַּעֲשָׂהnaasa

do

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

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for 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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young menנַעֲרֵיnaare

young servant

A young man, often in someone's service: servant, messenger or soldier.

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who served himמְשָׁרְתָיmeshartay

attend

To wait on someone closely.

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“Nothingדָּבָרdavar

thing

A matter, a thing; with "not", nothing.

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The context

2And it was found written that Mordecai had made known about Bigthana and Teresh, two of the king’s eunuchs, of the keepers of the threshold, who had sought to stretch out their hand against King Ahasuerus.

3 · This verse (above)

4And the king said, “Who is in the court?” Now Haman had come to the outer court of the king’s house to say to the king to hang Mordecai on the pole that he had prepared for him.

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