Esther 6:13
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And Haman told Zeresh his wife and all his friends every thing that had befallen him. Then said his wise men and Zeresh his wife unto him, If Mordecai be of the seed of the Jews, before whom thou hast begun to fall, thou shalt not prevail against him, but shalt surely fall before him.Haman told his wife Zeresh and all his friends everything that had happened. His advisers and his wife Zeresh said to him, “Since Mordecai, before whom your downfall has begun, is Jewish, you will not prevail against him—for surely you will fall before him.”
In other translations
And Haman told Zeresh his wife and all his friends every thing that had befallen him. Then said his wise men and Zeresh his wife unto him, If Mordecai be of the seed of the Jews, before whom thou hast begun to fall, thou shalt not prevail against him, but shalt surely fall before him.Haman told his wife Zeresh and all his friends everything that had happened. His advisers and his wife Zeresh said to him, “Since Mordecai, before whom your downfall has begun, is Jewish, you will not prevail against him—for surely you will fall before him.”
Hebrew words
וַיְסַפֵּרvaysaperand he recountedH5608הָמָןhamanHamanH2001לְזֶרֶשׁlezereshto ZereshH2238אִשְׁתּוֹ'ishtowife hisH802וּלְכָל־ulekhol-and to allH3605אֹהֲבָיו'ohavavfriends hisH157אֵת'et<obj.>H853כָּל־kol-allH3605אֲשֶׁר'asherthatH834קָרָהוּkarahuit had happened to himH7136וַיֹּאמְרוּvaiyomeruand they saidH559לוֹloto himחֲכָמָיוchakhamavwise [men] hisH2450וְזֶרֶשׁvezereshand ZereshH2238אִשְׁתּוֹ'ishtowife hisH802אִם'imifH518מִזֶּרַעmizera'[is] one of [the] offspring ofH2233הַיְּהוּדִיםhaiyehudimthe JewsH3064מָרְדֳּכַיmaredokhaiMordecaiH4782אֲשֶׁר'asherwhomH834הַחִלּוֹתָhachilotayou have begunH2490לִנְפֹּלlinpolto fallH5307לְפָנָיוlefanav<to> before himH6440לֹא־lo'-notH3808תוּכַלtukhalyou will prevailH3201לוֹloto himכִּי־ki-forH3588נָפוֹלnafolcertainly <to fall>H5307תִּפּוֹלtipolyou will fallH5307לְפָנָיו׃lefanav<to> before himH6440
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