Esther 6:10

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

Then the king said to Haman, "Go quickly and take the robe and the horse, as you have suggested, and do so for Mordecai the Jew, who sits at the king’s gate. Do not neglect anything that you have said."

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר הַמֶּ֜לֶךְ לְהָמָ֗ן מַ֠הֵר קַ֣ח אֶת־הַלְּב֤וּשׁ וְאֶת־הַסּוּס֙ כַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר דִּבַּ֔רְתָּ וַֽעֲשֵׂה־כֵן֙ לְמָרְדֳּכַ֣י הַיְּהוּדִ֔י הַיּוֹשֵׁ֖ב בְּשַׁ֣עַר הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ אַל־תַּפֵּ֣ל דָּבָ֔ר מִכֹּ֖ל אֲשֶׁ֥ר דִּבַּֽרְתָּ׃

Transliteration

And wayyōʾmer the melek to-hāmān, "mahēr qaḥ ʾet-the-lĕbûš and-ʾet-the-sûs just-as dibbartā and-ʿăśēh-so to-mordŏkay the-yĕhûdî the-yôšēb in-šaʿar the-melek. ʾal-tappēl dābār from-all which dibbartā."

Grammar Details

• *wayyōʾmer*: and he said, Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular with waw consecutive
• *melek*: king, masculine singular noun with definite article
• *hāmān*: Haman, proper name
• *mahēr*: hurry/quickly, Piel imperative masculine singular
• *qaḥ*: take, Qal imperative masculine singular
• *ʾet*: direct object marker
• *lĕbûš*: clothing/garment, masculine singular noun with definite article
• *sûs*: horse, masculine singular noun with definite article
• *dibbartā*: you have spoken, Piel perfect 2nd masculine singular
• *ʿăśēh*: do/make, Qal imperative masculine singular
• *mordŏkay*: Mordecai, proper name
• *yĕhûdî*: Jew, masculine singular adjective with definite article
• *yôšēb*: sitting/dwelling, Qal participle masculine singular with definite article
• *šaʿar*: gate, masculine singular noun
• *ʾal*: not, negative particle
• *tappēl*: let fall/drop, Hiphil jussive 2nd masculine singular
• *dābār*: word/thing/matter, masculine singular noun

Word Meanings

• *mahēr*: hurry/quickly/hasten
• *qaḥ*: take/get/fetch
• *dibbartā*: you have spoken/said/proposed
• *ʿăśēh*: do/make/perform
• *yôšēb*: sitting/dwelling/stationed
• *tappēl*: let fall/neglect/omit

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Then the king said to Haman, Make haste, and take the apparel and the horse, as thou hast said, and do even so to Mordecai the Jew, that sitteth at the king's gate: let nothing fail of all that thou hast spoken.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  Then the king said to Haman, Hurry, take the robe and the horse, as you have said, and do so to Mordecai the Jew, who sits at the king's gate: let nothing fail of all that you have spoken.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  Then the king said to Haman, Make haste, and take the apparel and the horse, as thou hast said, and do even so to Mordecai the Jew, that sitteth at the king's gate: let nothing fail of all that thou hast spoken.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  Then the king said to Haman, Make haste, and take the apparel and the horse, as thou hast said, and do even so to Mordecai the Jew, that sitteth at the king's gate: let nothing fail of all that thou hast spoken.

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  Then the king said to Haman, Make haste, and take the apparel and the horse, as thou hast said, and do even so to Mordecai the Jew, that sitteth at the king's gate: let nothing fail of all that thou hast spoken.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  The kynge sayde: Make haist, and take (as thou hast sayde) the raymet and the horse, and do euen so with Mardocheus ye Iewe that sitteth before the kynges gate, and let nothinge fayle of all that thou hast spoken.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Then the King said to Haman, Make haste, take the rayment and the horse as thou hast said, and doe so vnto Mordecai the Iewe, that sitteth at the Kings gate: let nothing fayle of all that thou hast spoken.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And the king saide to Haman: Make haste, and take as thou hast saide the rayment and the horse, and do euen so vnto Mardocheus the Iewe that sitteth before the kinges gate, and let nothing faile of all that thou hast spoken.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  Then the king said to Haman, Make haste, [and] take the apparel and the horse, as thou hast said, and do even so to Mordecai the Jew, that sitteth at the king's gate: let nothing fail of all that thou hast spoken.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Then the king said to Haman, Make haste, and take the clothing and the horse, as you have said, and do even so to Mordecai the Jew, who sits at the king's gate: let nothing fail of all that you have spoken.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And the king saith to Haman, `Haste, take the clothing and the horse, as thou hast spoken, and do so to Mordecai the Jew, who is sitting in the gate of the king; there doth not fall a thing of all that thou hast spoken.'

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Then the king said to Haman, Make haste, and take the apparel and the horse, as thou hast said, and do even so to Mordecai the Jew, that sitteth at the king's gate: let nothing fail of all that thou hast spoken.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Then the king said to Haman, Make haste, and take the apparel and the horse, as thou hast said, and do even so to Mordecai the Jew, that sitteth at the king's gate: let nothing fail of all that thou hast spoken.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Then the king said to Haman, Go quickly, and take the robes and the horse, as you have said, and do even so to Mordecai the Jew, who is seated at the king's doorway: see that you do everything as you have said.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Then the king said to Haman, "Hurry and take the clothing and the horse, as you have said, and do this for Mordecai the Jew, who sits at the king's gate. Let nothing fail of all that you have spoken."

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  The king then said to Haman,“Go quickly! Take the clothing and the horse, just as you have described, and do as you just indicated to Mordecai the Jew who sits at the king’s gate. Don’t neglect a single thing of all that you have said.”

Referenced Verses

• 2 Kgs 10:10 : 10 Know, then, that not a word of the LORD will fall to the ground that He spoke concerning the house of Ahab. The LORD has done what He promised through His servant Elijah."
• Luke 14:11 : 11 'For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and the one who humbles himself will be exalted.'
• Rev 18:7 : 7 As much as she glorified herself and lived luxuriously, give her that much torment and grief, because in her heart she says, 'I sit as a queen, I am no widow, and I will never see grief.'