Esther 6:13
Haman told his wife Zeresh and all his friends everything that had happened. His advisers and his wife Zeresh said to him, “Since Mordecai, before whom your downfall has begun, is Jewish, you will not prevail against him—for surely you will fall before him.”
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ASV
And Haman recounted unto Zeresh his wife and all his friends everything that had befallen him. Then said his wise men and Zeresh his wife unto him, If Mordecai, before whom thou hast begun to fall, be of the seed of the Jews, thou shalt not prevail against him, but shalt surely fall before him.
KJV
And Haman told Zeresh his wife and all his friends every thing that had befallen him. Then said his wise men and Zeresh his wife unto him, If Mordecai be of the seed of the Jews, before whom thou hast begun to fall, thou shalt not prevail against him, but shalt surely fall before him.
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30 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| וַיְסַפֵּ֨ר | vay.sa.Per | and he recounted | H5608 → |
| הָמָ֜ן | ha.Man | Haman | H2001 → |
| לְזֶ֤רֶשׁ | le.Ze.resh | to Zeresh | H2238 → |
| אִשְׁתּוֹ֙ | 'ish.To | wife his | H802 → |
| וּלְכָל־ | u.le.khol- | and to all | H3605 → |
| אֹ֣הֲבָ֔יו | 'o.ha.Vav | friends his | H157 → |
| אֵ֖ת | 'et | <obj.> | H853 → |
| כָּל־ | kol- | all | H3605 → |
| אֲשֶׁ֣ר | 'a.Sher | that | H834 → |
| קָרָ֑הוּ | ka.Ra.hu | it had happened to him | H7136 → |
| וַיֹּ֩אמְרוּ֩ | vai.Yo.me.ru | and they said | H559 → |
| ל֨וֹ | lo | to him | |
| חֲכָמָ֜יו | cha.kha.Mav | wise [men] his | H2450 → |
| וְזֶ֣רֶשׁ | ve.Ze.resh | and Zeresh | H2238 → |
| אִשְׁתּ֗וֹ | 'ish.To | wife his | H802 → |
| אִ֣ם | 'im | if | H518 → |
| מִזֶּ֣רַע | mi.Ze.ra' | [is] one of [the] offspring of | H2233 → |
| הַיְּהוּדִ֡ים | hai.ye.hu.Dim | the Jews | H3064 → |
| מָרְדֳּכַ֞י | ma.re.do.Khai | Mordecai | H4782 → |
| אֲשֶׁר֩ | 'a.Sher | whom | H834 → |
| הַחִלּ֨וֹתָ | ha.chi.Lo.ta | you have begun | H2490 → |
| לִנְפֹּ֤ל | lin.Pol | to fall | H5307 → |
| לְפָנָיו֙ | le.fa.Nav | <to> before him | H6440 → |
| לֹא־ | lo'- | not | H3808 → |
| תוּכַ֣ל | tu.Khal | you will prevail | H3201 → |
| ל֔וֹ | lo | to him | |
| כִּֽי־ | ki- | for | H3588 → |
| נָפ֥וֹל | na.Fol | certainly <to fall> | H5307 → |
| תִּפּ֖וֹל | ti.Pol | you will fall | H5307 → |
| לְפָנָֽיו׃ | le.fa.Nav | <to> before him | H6440 → |
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