Esther 3:4

Now it happened that while they were talking to him every day, he still did not listen to them, and they told Haman about this, to see if Mordecai’s word (explanation) would be valid, because he had said that he was a Jew [and does not worship idols, see Ex. 20:5].

The hebrew text BETA

Hebrew Masoretic text (MA), Read from right to left

וַיְהִי   בְּאָמְרָם   אֵלָיו   יוֹם   וָיוֹם   וְלֹא   שָׁמַע   אֲלֵיהֶם   וַיַּגִּידוּ   לְהָמָן   לִרְאוֹת   הֲיַעַמְדוּ   דִּבְרֵי   מָרְדֳּכַי   כִּי   הִגִּיד   לָהֶם   אֲשֶׁר   הוּא   יְהוּדִי  

Greek Septuagint (LXX), Read from left to right

καθ᾽ ἑκάστην ἡμέραν ἐλάλουν αὐτῷ καὶ οὐχ ὑπήκουεν αὐτῶν καὶ ὑπέδειξαν τῷ Αμαν Μαρδοχαῖον τοῖς τοῦ βασιλέως λόγοις ἀντιτασσόμενον καὶ ὑπέδειξεν αὐτοῖς ὁ Μαρδοχαῖος ὅτι Ιουδαῖός ἐστιν


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Strongs nr Hebrew English Grammar Code
H9001
H1961
וַ (va)
יְהִ֗י (jehi)
seq
to be
Conj. Conjunktion

Verb Verb
qal wayyiqtol 3p sing. qal wayyiqtol (sequential imperfect) third person masculine singular

c
Vqw3ms
H9003
H0559
H9048
בְּ (be)
אָמְרָ (amera)
ם (m)
in
to say
they
Prep. Preposition

Verb Verb
qal qal

Suffix Suffix
pron. 3p pl. Pronominal third person masculine plural

R
Vqcc
Sp3mp
H0413
H9033
אֵלָי (elaj)
ו֙ (v)
to(wards)
him
Prep. Preposition

Suffix Suffix
pron. 3p sing. Pronominal third person masculine singular

Rd
Sp3ms
H3117
י֣וֹם (jvóm)
day
Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. masculine och feminine singular Absolute state

Ncbsa
H9002
H3117
וָ (va)
י֔וֹם (jvóm)
and
day
Conj. Conjunktion

Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. masculine och feminine singular Absolute state

C
Ncbsa
H9002
H3808
וְ (ve)
לֹ֥א (ló)
and
not
Conj. Conjunktion

Particle – negation Particle (Negative)

C
Tn
H8085
שָׁמַ֖ע (shama)
to hear
Verb Verb
qal qatal 3p sing. qal qatal third person masculine singular

Vqp3ms
H0413
H9038
אֲלֵי (alei)
הֶ֑ם (hem)
to(wards)
them
Prep. Preposition

Suffix Suffix
pron. 3p pl. Pronominal third person masculine plural

Rd
Sp3mp
H9001
H5046
וַ (va)
יַּגִּ֣ידוּ (jagido)
seq
to tell
Conj. Conjunktion

Verb Verb
hiphil wayyiqtol 3p pl. hiphil wayyiqtol (sequential imperfect) third person masculine plural

c
Vhw3mp
H9005
H2001
לְ (le)
הָמָ֗ן (haman)
to
Haman
Prep. Preposition

Noun Noun
masculine
Name/Place name/place

R
Npm
H9005
H7200
לִ (li)
רְאוֹת֙ (revót)
to
to see
Prep. Preposition

Verb Verb
qal qal

R
Vqcc
H9008
H5975
הֲ (ha)
יַֽעַמְדוּ֙ (jaamedo)
?
to stand

Verb Verb
qal 3p pl. qal third person masculine plural

Ti
Vqi3mp
H1697
דִּבְרֵ֣י (diverei)
word
Noun Noun
pl. gen. masculine plural Construct state

Ncmpc
H4782
מָרְדֳּכַ֔י (maredókhaj)
Mordecai
Noun Noun
masculine
Name/Place name/place

Npm
H3588a
H9014
כִּֽי (ki-)
־
for
link
Conj. Conjunktion

Tc
H5046
הִגִּ֥יד (higid)
to tell
Verb Verb
hiphil qatal 3p sing. hiphil qatal third person masculine singular

Vhp3ms
H9005
H9038
לָ (la)
הֶ֖ם (hem)
to
them
Prep. Preposition

Suffix Suffix
pron. 3p pl. Pronominal third person masculine plural

Rd
Sp3mp
H0834a
H9014
אֲשֶׁר (asher-)
־
which
link
Particle – relative Particle (Relative)

Tr
H1931
ה֥וּא (ho)
he
Pron. Pron.
personal 3p sing. personal third person masculine singular

Pp3ms
H3064
H9016
יְהוּדִֽי (jehodi)
׃
Jewish
verseEnd
Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. masculine och feminine singular Absolute state
gentilic (ethnic identity) gentilic (ethnic identity)

Ngbsa

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