Esther 3:4
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Now it came to pass, when they spake daily unto him, and he hearkened not unto them, that they told Haman, to see whether Mordecai’s matters would stand: for he had told them that he was a Jew.Day after day they warned him, but he would not comply. So they reported it to Haman to see whether Mordecai’s behavior would be tolerated, since he had told them he was a Jew.
In other translations
Now it came to pass, when they spake daily unto him, and he hearkened not unto them, that they told Haman, to see whether Mordecai’s matters would stand: for he had told them that he was a Jew.Day after day they warned him, but he would not comply. So they reported it to Haman to see whether Mordecai’s behavior would be tolerated, since he had told them he was a Jew.
Hebrew words
וַיְהִיvayhiand it wasH1961כְּאָמְרָםke'ameramjust as spoke theyH559אֵלָיו'elavto himH413יוֹםyoma dayH3117וָיוֹםvayomand a dayH3117וְלֹאvelo'and notH3808שָׁמַעshama'he listenedH8085אֲלֵיהֶם'aleihemto themH413וַיַּגִּידוּvaiyagiduand they toldH5046לְהָמָןlehamanto HamanH2001לִרְאוֹתlir'otto seeH7200הֲיַעַמְדוּhaya'amdu¿ will they standH5975דִּבְרֵיdivrei[the] words ofH1697מָרְדֳּכַיmaredokhaiMordecaiH4782כִּי־ki-thatH3588הִגִּידhigidhe had toldH5046לָהֶםlahemto <the> themאֲשֶׁר־'asher-thatH834הוּאhu'heH1931יְהוּדִי׃yehudi[was] a JewH3064
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