Esther 2:10

Esther did not reveal her people or her lineage, because Mordecai had instructed her not to do so.
Esther 2:10
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Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

לֹא־הִגִּ֣ידָה אֶסְתֵּ֔ר אֶת־עַמָּ֖הּ וְאֶת־מֽוֹלַדְתָּ֑הּ כִּ֧י מָרְדֳּכַ֛י צִוָּ֥ה עָלֶ֖יהָ אֲשֶׁ֥ר לֹא־תַגִּֽיד׃

  1. לֹא־lo'-“not”
    Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
  2. הִגִּ֣ידָהhi.Gi.dah“she had told”
    Verb, hiphil, perfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from נָגַד · “to tell” · Strong's H5046
  3. אֶסְתֵּ֔ר'es.Ter“Esther”
    Noun, proper name of a woman · from אֶסְתֵּר · “Esther” · Strong's H0635
  4. אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  5. עַמָּ֖הּ'a.Mah“people her”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from עַם · “people” · Strong's H5971A
  6. וְאֶת־ve.'Et“and <obj.>”
    Conjunction + Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  7. מֽוֹלַדְתָּ֑הּmo.lad.Tah“kindred her”
    Noun, feminine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from מוֹלֶ֫דֶת · “relatives” · Strong's H4138
  8. כִּ֧יki“for”
    Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
  9. מָרְדֳּכַ֛יma.re.do.Khai“Mordecai”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from מׇרְדֳּכַי · “Mordecai” · Strong's H4782H
  10. צִוָּ֥הtzi.Vah“he had commanded”
    Verb, piel, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from צָוָה · “to command” · Strong's H6680
  11. עָלֶ֖יהָ'a.Lei.ha“to her”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
  12. אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.Sher“that”
    Particle, relative · from אֲשֶׁר · “which” · Strong's H0834A
  13. לֹא־lo'-“not”
    Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
  14. תַגִּֽיד׃ta.Gid“she will tell”
    Verb, hiphil, imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from נָגַד · “to tell” · Strong's H5046
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)