Esther Chapter 3 verse 4 Holy Bible
Now it came to pass, when they spake daily unto him, and he hearkened not unto them, that they told Haman, to see whether Mordecai's matters would stand: for he had told them that he was a Jew.
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Now when they had said this to him day after day and he gave no attention, they let Haman have news of it, to see if Mordecai's behaviour would be overlooked: for he had said to them that he was a Jew.
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And it came to pass as they spoke daily to him, and he hearkened not to them, that they informed Haman, to see whether Mordecai's matters would stand; for he had told them that he was a Jew.
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Now it came to pass, when they spake daily unto him, and he hearkened not unto them, that they told Haman, to see whether Mordecai's matters would stand: for he had told them that he was a Jew.
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Now it came to pass, when they spoke daily to him, and he hearkened not to them, that they told Haman, to see whether Mordecai's matters would stand: for he had told them that he was a Jew.
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Now it came to pass, when they spoke daily to him, and he didn't listen to them, that they told Haman, to see whether Mordecai's matters would stand: for he had told those who he was a Jew.
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And it cometh to pass, in their speaking unto him, day by day, and he hath not hearkened unto them, that they declare `it' to Haman, to see whether the words of Mordecai do stand, for he hath declared to them that he `is' a Jew.
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Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(4) Whether Mordecai's matters would stand.--This should be, his words: whether his statement that he belonged to a nation who might only pay such reverence to God, would hold good.Parallel Commentaries ...HebrewDayי֣וֹם (yō·wm)Noun - masculine singularStrong's 3117: A dayafter dayוָי֔וֹם (wā·yō·wm)Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singularStrong's 3117: A daythey warned him,כְּאָמְרָ֤ם (kə·’ā·mə·rām)Preposition-k | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person masculine pluralStrong's 559: To utter, saybut he would notוְלֹ֥א (wə·lō)Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particleStrong's 3808: Not, nocomply.שָׁמַ֖ע (šā·ma‘)Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularStrong's 8085: To hear intelligentlySo they reported itוַיַּגִּ֣ידוּ (way·yag·gî·ḏū)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralStrong's 5046: To be conspicuousto Hamanלְהָמָ֗ן (lə·hā·mān)Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singularStrong's 2001: Haman -- to rage, be turbulentto seeלִרְאוֹת֙ (lir·’ō·wṯ)Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructStrong's 7200: To seewhether Mordecai'sמָרְדֳּכַ֔י (mā·rə·do·ḵay)Noun - proper - masculine singularStrong's 4782: Mordecai -- a companion of Zerubbabel, also a cousin of Estherbehaviorדִּבְרֵ֣י (diḇ·rê)Noun - masculine plural constructStrong's 1697: A word, a matter, thing, a causewould be tolerated,הֲיַֽעַמְדוּ֙ (hă·ya·‘am·ḏū)Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine pluralStrong's 5975: To stand, in various relationssinceכִּֽי־ (kî-)ConjunctionStrong's 3588: A relative conjunctionhe had toldהִגִּ֥יד (hig·gîḏ)Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singularStrong's 5046: To be conspicuousthem heה֥וּא (hū)Pronoun - third person masculine singularStrong's 1931: He, self, the same, this, that, as, arewas a Jew.יְהוּדִֽי׃ (yə·hū·ḏî)Noun - proper - masculine singularStrong's 3064: Jews -- JewishJump to PreviousAttention Avail Behavior Behaviour Comply Daily Haman Hearkened Informed Jew Matters Mordecai's News Order Overlooked Reason Refused Speaking Stand Whether Words
