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Esther 4:9

And Hatach came and told Esther the words of Mordecai.

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וַיָּב֖וֹאvayavoand to comeבּוֹאconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and to come”, the next action in the storyH935to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)abide, apply, attain, [idiom] be, befall, [phrase] besiege, bring (forth, in, into, to pass), call, carry, [idiom] certainly, (cause, let, thing for) to come (against, in, out, upon, to pass), depart, [idiom] doubtless again, [phrase] eat,…הֲתָ֑ךְhatakheHatachהֲתָךְnoun, proper name — “Hatach”H2047Hathak, a Persian eunuchHatach.וַיַּגֵּ֣דvayagedand bewrayנָגַדconjunction, verb, hiphil, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and bewray”, the next action in the storyH5046properly, to front, i.e. stand boldly out opposite; by implication (causatively), to manifest; figuratively, to announce (always by word of mouth to one present); specifically, to expose, predict, explain, praisebewray, [idiom] certainly, certify, declare(-ing), denounce, expound, [idiom] fully, messenger, plainly, profess, rehearse, report, shew (forth), speak, [idiom] surely, tell, utter.לְאֶסְתֵּ֔רleesterto Estherאֶסְתֵּרpreposition, noun, proper name — “to Esther”H635Ester, the Jewish heroineEsther.אֵ֖תetobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).דִּבְרֵ֥יdivrecauseדָּבָרnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “cause”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1697a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a causeact, advice, affair, answer, [idiom] any such (thing), because of, book, business, care, case, cause, certain rate, [phrase] chronicles, commandment, [idiom] commune(-ication), [phrase] concern(-ing), [phrase] confer, counsel, [phrase] dea…מָרְדֳּכָֽיmaredokhayMordecaiמׇרְדְּכַיnoun, proper name — “Mordecai”H4782Mordecai, an IsraeliteMordecai.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And Hathach came and told Esther the words of Mordecai.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And Hathach came and told Esther the words of Mordecai.

Young’s Literal Translation

And Hatach cometh in and declareth to Esther the words of Mordecai,

World English Bible

Hathach came and told Esther the words of Mordecai.

Darby Translation

And Hatach came and told Esther the words of Mordecai.

Douay-Rheims

And Athach went back and told Esther all that Mardochai had said.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And Hathach came and told Esther the words of Mordecai.

American Standard Version (1901)

Young’s Literal Translation

World English Bible

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Jewish Publication Society (1917)

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