Esther 4:5
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Then Estherאֶסְתֵּ֨ר
(es·ter)
635: "star," Ahasuerus' queen who delivered Isr.of foreign origin
summonedוַתִּקְרָא֩
(vat·tik·ra)
7121: to call, proclaim, reada prim. root
Hathachלַהֲתָ֜ךְ
(la·ha·tach)
2047: a Pers. officialprobably of foreign origin
from the king'sהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙
(ham·me·lech)
4428: kingfrom an unused word
eunuchs,מִסָּרִיסֵ֤י
(mis·sa·ri·sei)
5631: eunuchprobably of foreign origin
whomאֲשֶׁ֣ר
(a·sher)
834: who, which, thata prim. pronoun
the king had appointedהֶעֱמִ֣יד
(he·'e·mid)
5975: to take one's stand, standa prim. root
to attendלְפָנֶ֔יהָ
(le·fa·nei·ha,)
6440: face, facesfrom panah
her, and orderedוַתְּצַוֵּ֖הוּ
(vat·te·tzav·ve·hu)
6680: to lay charge (upon), give charge (to), command, ordera prim. root
him [to go] to Mordecaiמָרְדֳּכָ֑י
(ma·re·do·chai;)
4782: a companion of Zerubbabel, also a cousin of Estherof foreign origin
to learnלָדַ֥עַת
(la·da·'at)
3045: to knowa prim. root
whatמַה־
(mah-)
4100: what? how? anythinga prim. interrogative and indefinite particle
thisזֶּ֖ה
(zeh)
2088: this, herea prim. pronoun
[was] and whyמַה־
(mah-)
4100: what? how? anythinga prim. interrogative and indefinite particle
it [was]. 
 
  


















KJV Lexicon
Then called
qara'  (kaw-raw')
to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)
Esther
'Ecter  (es-tare')
Ester, the Jewish heroine -- Esther.
for Hatach
Hathak  (hath-awk')
Hathak, a Persian eunuch -- Hatach.
one of the king's
melek  (meh'-lek)
a king -- king, royal.
chamberlains
cariyc  (saw-reece')
from an unused root meaning to castrate; a eunuch; by implication, valet (especially of the female apartments), and thus, a minister of state
whom he had appointed
`amad  (aw-mad')
to stand, in various relations (literal and figurative, intransitive and transitive)
to attend
paniym  (paw-neem')
the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)
upon her and gave him a commandment
tsavah  (tsaw-vaw')
(intensively) to constitute, enjoin -- appoint, (for-)bid, (give a) charge, (give a, give in, send with) command(-er, -ment), send a messenger, put, (set) in order.
to Mordecai
Mordkay  (mor-dek-ah'-ee)
Mordecai, an Israelite -- Mordecai.
to know
yada`  (yaw-dah')
to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially
what it was and why it was
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Then Esther summoned Hathach from the king's eunuchs, whom the king had appointed to attend her, and ordered him to go to Mordecai to learn what this was and why it was.

King James Bible
Then called Esther for Hatach, one of the king's chamberlains, whom he had appointed to attend upon her, and gave him a commandment to Mordecai, to know what it was, and why it was.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Esther summoned Hathach, one of the king's eunuchs assigned to her, and dispatched him to Mordecai to learn what he was doing and why.

International Standard Version
Then Esther summoned Hathach, one of the king's eunuchs, whom he had assigned to her, and she ordered him to go to Mordecai to find out what was happening and why it was happening.

NET Bible
So Esther called for Hathach, one of the king's eunuchs who had been placed at her service, and instructed him to find out the cause and reason for Mordecai's behavior.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Then Esther called for Hathach, one of the king's eunuchs appointed to serve her. She commanded him to go to Mordecai and find out what was going on and why.

King James 2000 Bible
Then called Esther for Hathach, one of the king's eunuchs, whom he had appointed to attend to her, and gave him a command concerning Mordecai, to learn what it was, and why it was.
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