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Esther 3:2 — King James Version← Study notes

And all the king’s servants, that were in the king’s gate, bowed, and reverenced Haman: for the king had so commanded concerning him. But Mordecai bowed not, nor did him reverence.


Esther 3:2Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Esther 3:219 words
HebrewMeaning
וְ/כָלwəkāl
all (mannerconjH3605
) · altogether · any · enough ···
עַבְדֵ֨יʿabədēy
bondmannounH5650
bondage · servant · servant
הַ/מֶּ֜לֶךְhamelekə
kingparticleH4428
royal
אֲשֶׁרʾăšer
asparticleH834
after · alike · because · every ···
בְּ/שַׁ֣עַרbəšaʿar
citypronH8179
door · gate · port
הַ/מֶּ֗לֶךְhamelekə
kingparticleH4428
royal
כֹּרְעִ֤יםkōrəʿiym
bow (downverbH3766
self) · bring down · cast down · couch ···
וּ/מִֽשְׁתַּחֲוִים֙wmišətaḥăwiym
bow downconjH7812
crouch · fall down · humbly beseech · do obeisance ···
לְ/הָמָ֔ןləhāmān
HamanpronH2001
כִּיkiy
andconjH3588
+ (forasmuch · inasmuch · where-) as · assured ···
כֵ֖ןkēn
-wardadvH3651
after that (this · -wards) · as... as · asmuch as yet ···
צִוָּהṣiwāh
appointverbH6680
bid · charge · (give a · give in ···
ל֣/וֹlwō
pron
הַ/מֶּ֑לֶךְhamelekə
kingparticleH4428
royal
וּ/מָ֨רְדֳּכַ֔יwmārədŏkay
MordecaiconjH4782
לֹ֥אlōʾ
ereparticleH3808
before · or else · except · ig ···
יִכְרַ֖עyikəraʿ
bow (downverbH3766
self) · bring down · cast down · couch ···
וְ/לֹ֥אwəlōʾ
ereconjH3808
before · or else · except · ig ···
יִֽשְׁתַּחֲוֶֽהyišətaḥăweh
bow downverbH7812
crouch · fall down · humbly beseech · do obeisance ···
Words are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

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