Esther 3:4 — compare English translations
Compare translationsEsther 3:4 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וַיְהִ֗י
hâyâh
H1961
to be
באמרם
ʼâmar
H559
to say
כְּאָמְרָ֤ם
ʼâmar
H559
to say
אֵלָיו֙
ʼêl
H413
to
י֣וֹם
yôwm
H3117
day
וָי֔וֹם
yôwm
H3117
day
וְלֹ֥א
lôʼ
H3808
not
שָׁמַ֖ע
shâmaʻ
H8085
to hear
אֲלֵיהֶ֑ם
ʼêl
H413
to
וַיַּגִּ֣ידוּ
nâgad
H5046
to make known
לְהָמָ֗ן
Hâmân
H2001
Haman
לִרְאוֹת֙
râʼâh
H7200
to see
הֲיַֽעַמְדוּ֙
ʻâmad
H5975
to stand
דִּבְרֵ֣י
dâbâr
H1697
word
מָרְדֳּכַ֔י
Mordᵉkay
H4782
Mordecai
כִּֽי
kîy
H3588
that
הִגִּ֥יד
nâgad
H5046
to make known
לָהֶ֖ם
אֲשֶׁר
ʼăsher
H834
which
ה֥וּא
hûwʼ
H1931
he
יְהוּדִֽי
Yᵉhûwdîy
H3064
Jew
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World English Bible Public Domain
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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King James Version Public Domain
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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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And it happened that, when they spoke to him day after day, he did not listen to them. So they told Haman to see if the words of Mordecai would stand, for he had told them that he was a Jew.
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