Esther 2:23

After the report had been investigated and verified, both officials were hanged on the gallows. And all this was recorded in the Book of the Chronicles in the presence of the king.
Esther 2:23
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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)

וַיְבֻקַּ֤שׁ הַדָּבָר֙ וַיִּמָּצֵ֔א וַיִּתָּל֥וּ שְׁנֵיהֶ֖ם עַל־עֵ֑ץ וַיִּכָּתֵ֗ב בְּסֵ֛פֶר דִּבְרֵ֥י הַיָּמִ֖ים לִפְנֵ֥י הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ פ

  1. וַיְבֻקַּ֤שׁvay.vu.Kash“and it was sought”
    Conjunction + Verb, pual, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from בָּקַשׁ · “to seek” · Strong's H1245
  2. הַדָּבָר֙ha.da.Var“the matter”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from דָּבָר · “deed” · Strong's H1697K
  3. וַיִּמָּצֵ֔אvai.yi.ma.Tze'“and it was found”
    Conjunction + Verb, niphal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from מָצָא · “to find” · Strong's H4672
  4. וַיִּתָּל֥וּvai.yi.ta.Lu“and they were hanged”
    Conjunction + Verb, niphal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from תָּלָה · “to hang” · Strong's H8518
  5. שְׁנֵיהֶ֖םshe.nei.Hem“[the] two of them”
    Adjective, cardinal number, both genders, dual, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from שְׁנַ֫יִם · “two” · Strong's H8147
  6. עַל־'al-“on”
    Preposition · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
  7. עֵ֑ץ'Etz“a gallows”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from עֵץ · “stake” · Strong's H6086J
  8. וַיִּכָּתֵ֗בvai.yi.ka.Tev“and it was written”
    Conjunction + Verb, niphal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from כָּתַב · “to write” · Strong's H3789
  9. בְּסֵ֛פֶרbe.Se.fer“in [the] book of”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from סֵ֫פֶר · “book” · Strong's H5612H
  10. דִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.Rei“[the] matters of”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from דָּבָר · “deed” · Strong's H1697K
  11. הַיָּמִ֖יםhai.ya.Mim“the days”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from יוֹם · “day” · Strong's H3117G
  12. לִפְנֵ֥יlif.Nei“<to> before”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from פָּנֶה · “before” · Strong's H6440G
  13. הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ פha.Me.lekh“the king”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from מֶ֫לֶךְ · “king” · Strong's H4428G
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)