Esther 4:7
and Mordecai told him all that had happened to him, including the exact amount of money that Haman had promised to pay into the royal treasury in order to destroy the Jews.
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ASV
And Mordecai told him of all that had happened unto him, and the exact sum of the money that Haman had promised to pay to the king’s treasuries for the Jews, to destroy them.
KJV
And Mordecai told him of all that had happened unto him, and of the sum of the money that Haman had promised to pay to the king’s treasuries for the Jews, to destroy them.
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19 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| וַיַּגֶּד־ | vai.ya.ged- | and he told | H5046 → |
| ל֣וֹ | lo | to him | |
| מָרְדֳּכַ֔י | ma.re.do.Khai | Mordecai | H4782 → |
| אֵ֖ת | 'et | <obj.> | H853 → |
| כָּל־ | kol- | all | H3605 → |
| אֲשֶׁ֣ר | 'a.Sher | that | H834 → |
| קָרָ֑הוּ | ka.Ra.hu | it had happened to him | H7136 → |
| וְאֵ֣ת׀ | ve.'Et | and <obj.> | H853 → |
| פָּרָשַׁ֣ת | pa.ra.Shat | [the] exact amount of | H6575 → |
| הַכֶּ֗סֶף | ha.Ke.sef | the silver | H3701 → |
| אֲשֶׁ֨ר | 'a.Sher | which | H834 → |
| אָמַ֤ר | 'a.Mar | he had said | H559 → |
| הָמָן֙ | ha.Man | Haman | H2001 → |
| לִ֠שְׁקוֹל | Lish.kol | to weigh out | H8254 → |
| עַל־ | 'al- | to | H5921 → |
| גִּנְזֵ֥י | gin.Zei | [the] treasuries of | H1595 → |
| הַמֶּ֛לֶךְ | ha.Me.lekh | the king | H4428 → |
| בַּיְּהוּדִ֖ים | bai.ye.hu.di.yim | for the Jews | H3064 → |
| לְאַבְּדָֽם׃ | le.'a.be.Dam | to destroy them | H6 → |
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