Esther 2:22 BSB — MannaFest

Esther 2:22

When Mordecai learned of the plot, he reported it to Queen Esther, and she informed the king on Mordecai’s behalf.

BSB

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ASV

And the thing became known to Mordecai, who showed it unto Esther the queen; and Esther told the king thereof in Mordecai’s name.

KJV

And the thing was known to Mordecai, who told it unto Esther the queen; and Esther certified the king thereof in Mordecai’s name.

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Commentary

1 voice

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

Was known to Mordecai - Josephus says that a Jew, named Barnabasus, overheard the plot, told it to Mordecai, Mordecai to Esther, and Esther to the king, in Mordecai’s name; and he was registered as the discoverer.

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Original language & word study

11 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיִּוָּדַ֤ע	vai.yi.va.Da'	and it was made known	H3045 →
הַדָּבָר֙	ha.da.Var	the matter	H1697 →
לְמָרְדֳּכַ֔י	le.ma.re.do.Khai	to Mordecai	H4782 →
וַיַּגֵּ֖ד	vai.ya.Ged	and he told	H5046 →
לְאֶסְתֵּ֣ר	le.'es.Ter	to Esther	H635 →
הַמַּלְכָּ֑ה	ha.mal.Kah	the queen	H4436 →
וַתֹּ֧אמֶר	va.To.mer	and she spoke	H559 →
אֶסְתֵּ֛ר	'es.Ter	Esther	H635 →
לַמֶּ֖לֶךְ	la.Me.lekh	to the king	H4428 →
בְּשֵׁ֥ם	be.Shem	in [the] name of	H8034 →
מָרְדֳּכָֽי׃	ma.re.do.Khai	Mordecai	H4782 →

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Philippians 2:4
Each of you should look not only to your own interests, but also to the interests of others.
leads to
- 1 Corinthians 10:24
  No one should seek his own good, but the good of others.
- Romans 15:1
  We who are strong ought to bear with the shortcomings of the weak and not to please ourselves.
- James 2:8
  If you really fulfill the royal law stated in Scripture, “Love your neighbor as yourself,” you are doing well.
- 1 Corinthians 13:4–5
  Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.
Through
Romans 11:33
O, the depth of the riches of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are His judgments, and untraceable His ways!
leads to
- Job 11:7–9
  Can you fathom the deep things of God or discover the limits of the Almighty?
- Job 5:9
  the One who does great and unsearchable things, wonders without number.
- Psalms 92:5
  How great are Your works, O LORD, how deep are Your thoughts!
- Colossians 2:2–3
  that they may be encouraged in heart, knit together in love, and filled with the full riches of complete understanding, so that they may know the mystery of God, namely Christ,

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01Commentary

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02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

05Featured studies on this passage

06About Esther

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About Esther