Esther 3:10
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | And the king took his ring from his hand, and gave it unto Haman the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, the Jews’ enemy. | So the king removed the signet ring from his finger and gave it to Haman son of Hammedatha, the Agagite, the enemy of the Jews. | And the king took his ring from his hand, and gave it unto Haman the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, the Jews’ enemy. |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| and he removed | וַיָּ֧סַר | vai-YA-sar | H5493G | departedיָסוּר (ya.sur) those departing, revolting |
| the king | הַמֶּ֛לֶךְ | ha-ME-lekh | H4428G | kingמֶ֫לֶךְ (me.lekh) 1) king Aramaic equivalent: me.lekh (מֶ֫לֶךְ "king" H4430) |
| signet-ring his | טַבַּעְתּ֖וֹ | ta-ba'-TO | H2885 | ringטַבַּ֫עַת (tab.ba.at) 1) ring, signet, signet ring 1a) signet ring (as symbol of authority) 1b) ring (as ornament) |
| from on | מֵעַ֣ל | me-'AL | H5921A | uponעַל (al) prep 1) upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against 1a) upon, on the ground of, on the basis of, on account of, because of, therefore, on behalf of, for the sake of, for, with, in spite of, notwithstanding, concerning, in the matter of, as regards 1b) above, beyond, over (of excess) 1c) above, over (of elevation or pre-eminence) 1d) upon, to, over to, unto, in addition to, together with, with (of addition) 1e) over (of suspension or extension) … |
| hand his | יָד֑וֹ | ya-DO | H3027G | handיָד (yad) : hand/arm[anatomy] 1) hand 1a) hand (of man) 1b) strength, power (fig.) 1c) side (of land), part, portion (metaph.) (fig.) 1d) (various special, technical senses) 1d1) sign, monument 1d2) part, fractional part, share 1d3) time, repetition 1d4) axle-trees, axle 1d5) stays, support (for laver) 1d6) tenons (in tabernacle) 1d7) a phallus, a hand (meaning unsure) 1d8) wrists |
| and he gave it | וַֽיִּתְּנָ֗הּ | vai-yi-te-NAH | H5414G | to give: giveנָתַן (na.tan) : give/deliver/send/produce 1) to give, put, set 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to give, bestow, grant, permit, ascribe, employ, devote, consecrate, dedicate, pay wages, sell, exchange, lend, commit, entrust, give over, deliver up, yield produce, occasion, produce, requite to, report, mention, utter, stretch out, extend 1a2) to put, set, put on, put upon, set, appoint, assign, designate 1a3) to make, constitute 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be given, be bestowed, be provided, be entrusted to, be granted to, be permitted, be issued, be published, be uttered, be assigned 1b2) to be set, be put, be made, be inflicted … |
| to Haman | לְהָמָ֧ן | le-ha-MAN | H2001 | Hamanהָמָן (ha.man) A man living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Est.3.1; son of: Hammedatha (H4099); married to Zeresh (H2238); father of: Parshandatha (H6577), Dalphon (H1813), Aspatha (H0630), Poratha (H6334), Adalia (H0118), Aridatha (H0743), Parmashta (H6534), Arisai (H0747), Aridai (H0742), Vaizatha (H2055) § Haman = "magnificent" chief minister of Ahasuerus, enemy of Mordecai and the Jews, who plotted to kill the Jews but, being foiled by Esther, was hanged, with his family, on the gallows he had made for Mordecai |
| [the] son of | בֶּֽן־ | ben- | H1121A | son: childבֵּן (ben) : child/son |
| Hammedatha | הַמְּדָ֛תָא | ha-me-DA-ta' | H4099 | Hammedathaהַמְּדָתָא (me.da.ta) A man living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Est.3.1; father of: Haman (H2001) § Hammedatha = "double" father of Haman |
| the Agagite | הָאֲגָגִ֖י | ha-'a-ga-GI | H0091 | Agagiteאֲגָגִי (a.ga.gi) Someone descended from Agag, a man living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Sa.15.8 Group of a.gag (אֲגָג "Agag" H0090H) § Agagite = "I will overtop" said of Haman, Haman the Agagite |
| [the] opposer of | צֹרֵ֥ר | tzo-RER | H6887D | to vexצָרַר (tsa.rar) to show hostility toward, vex |
| the Jews | הַיְּהוּדִֽים׃ | hai-ye-hu-DIM | H3064 | Jewיְהוּדִי (ye.hu.di) Someone descended from Judah (H3063) and possibly other tribes, first mentioned at 2Ki.25.25 § Jew |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.