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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
and allconjH3605
) · altogether · any · enough ···
עַבְדֵ֨יʿabədēy
the servants ofnounH5650
bondage · servant · servant
הַ/מֶּ֜לֶךְhamelekə
the kingparticleH4428
royal
אֲשֶׁרʾăšer
whoparticleH834
after · alike · because · every ···
בְּ/שַׁ֣עַרbəšaʿar
were at the gate ofpronH8179
door · gate · port
הַ/מֶּ֗לֶךְhamelekə
the kingparticleH4428
royal
כֹּרְעִ֤יםkōrəʿiym
were kneelingverbH3766
self) · bring down · cast down · couch ···
וּ/מִֽשְׁתַּחֲוִים֙wmišətaḥăwiym
and bowing downconjH7812
crouch · fall down · humbly beseech · do obeisance ···
לְ/הָמָ֔ןləhāmān
to HamanpronH2001
כִּיkiy
forconjH3588
+ (forasmuch · inasmuch · where-) as · assured ···
כֵ֖ןkēn
thusadvH3651
after that (this · -wards) · as... as · asmuch as yet ···
צִוָּהṣiwāh
he had commandedverbH6680
bid · charge · (give a · give in ···
ל֣/וֹlwō
pron
הַ/מֶּ֑לֶךְhamelekə
the kingparticleH4428
royal
וּ/מָ֨רְדֳּכַ֔יwmārədŏkay
and MordecaiconjH4782
לֹ֥אlōʾ
notparticleH3808
before · or else · except · ig ···
יִכְרַ֖עyikəraʿ
he kneltverbH3766
self) · bring down · cast down · couch ···
וְ/לֹ֥אwəlōʾ
and notconjH3808
before · or else · except · ig ···
יִֽשְׁתַּחֲוֶֽהyišətaḥăweh
he bowed 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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God is faithful in every circumstance. God is faithful in every circumstance. The imagery here is agricultural - the original audience would have immediately understood the metaphor of sowing, waiting...
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