Esther 4:6 — Hebrew Bible interlinear

1. Hebrew word
2. Hebrew lemma
3. OET-LV words
4. OET-RV words
5. Strong's
6. Role/Morphology
7. Gloss
8. CAPS codes
9. OET tags
10. OET word #
1. וַ,יֵּצֵא
2. וְ · יָצָא
3. And he/it went out
4. ≈So went out
5. H3318 ↗
6. SV-C,Vqw3ms
7. and=he/it_went_out
8. S
9. Y-453
10. 229970
1. הֲתָךְ
2. הֲתָךְ
3. Hathach
4. -
5. H2047 ↗
6. S-Np
7. Hathach
8. -
9. Y-453
10. 229971
1. אֶֽל
2. אֶל
3. to
4. to
5. H413 ↗
6. S-R
7. to
8. -
9. Y-453
10. 229972
2. -
3. -
4. -
5. -
6. -x-maqqef
8. -
9. -
10. 229973
1. מָרְדֳּכָי
2. מׇרְדֳּכַי
3. Mordəkay
4. Mordekai
5. H4782 ↗
6. S-Np
7. Mordecai
8. -
9. Person=Mordecai; Y-453
10. 229974
1. אֶל
2. אֶל
3. to
4. -
5. H413 ↗
6. S-R
7. to
8. -
9. Y-453
10. 229975
2. -
3. -
4. -
5. -
6. -x-maqqef
8. -
9. -
10. 229976
1. רְחוֹב
2. רְחֹב
3. the open place of
4. the plaza
5. H7339 ↗
6. S-Ncfsc
7. the_open_place_of
8. -
9. Y-453
10. 229977
1. הָ,עִיר
2. הַ · עִיר
3. the city
4. -
5. H5892b ↗
6. S-Td,Ncfsa
7. the=city
8. -
9. Y-453
10. 229978
1. אֲשֶׁר
2. אֲשֶׁר
3. which
4. -
5. H834a ↗
6. S-Tr
7. which
8. -
9. Y-453
10. 229979
1. לִ,פְנֵי
2. לְ · פָּנֶה
3. to (the) face of/in front of/before
4. in front of
5. H6440 ↗
6. P-R,Ncbpc
7. to=(the)_face_of/in_front_of/before
8. -
9. Y-453
10. 229980
1. שַֽׁעַר
2. שַׁעַר
3. the gate of
4. gate
5. H8179 ↗
6. P-Ncmsc
7. the_gate_of
8. -
9. Y-453
10. 229981
2. -
3. -
4. -
5. -
6. -x-maqqef
8. -
9. -
10. 229982
1. הַ,מֶּֽלֶךְ
2. הַ · מֶלֶךְ
3. the king
4. the king's
5. H4428 ↗
6. P-Td,Ncmsa
7. of,the_king
8. -
9. Y-453
10. 229983
2. -
3. -
4. -
5. -
6. -x-sof-pasuq
8. -
9. -
10. 229984

SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 4:1–17: Mordecai asked Esther to beg the king to save the Jews

When Mordecai heard about the order to kill the Jews, he dressed in the sort of clothes he would wear to mourn someone who had died and walked around the city weeping loudly. Esther sent him other clothes but he refused to wear them. She then sent a messenger to find out why he was behaving in this way. Mordecai gave the messenger a copy of the decree to show to Esther, and he pleaded with her to go and ask the king not to destroy the Jews. Esther hesitated, but finally agreed, although it was dangerous for her to approach the king in this way and she might be killed.

4:6

So Hathach went out to Mordecai in the city square in front of the king’s gate,

¶ So Hathach went out of the palace and found Mordecai in the open area beside the palace entrance.

the city square: This was an open area where there were no buildings.

the king’s gate: See note on 4:2a. Here too it refers literally to the palace entrance.

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

וַ⁠יֵּצֵ֥א הֲתָ֖ךְ אֶֽל־מָרְדֳּכָ֑י

(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_went_out Hathach to/near Mārəddəkay to/towards open_square_of the=city which/who to=(the)_face_of/in_front_of/before gate_of of,the_king )

Hathak went out specifically to speak with Mordecai and find out why he was so distressed, as Esther had asked him to do. If it would be helpful in your language, you could say that explicitly. Alternate translation: [Hathak went out to speak with Mordecai]

רְח֣וֹב הָ⁠עִ֔יר

open_square_of the=city

Alternate translation: [the central plaza]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

לִ⁠פְנֵ֥י

to=(the)_face_of/in_front_of/before

Here, face represents the front of an object. The phrase means that the open square was in front of the palace gate.

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

שַֽׁעַר־הַ⁠מֶּֽלֶךְ

(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_went_out Hathach to/near Mārəddəkay to/towards open_square_of the=city which/who to=(the)_face_of/in_front_of/before gate_of of,the_king )

The citadel is being described by reference to something associated with it, the gate that leads into it. Alternate translation: [the citadel gate]

OET-LV English word order (‘Reverse’ interlinear)

1. OET-LV words
2. OET-RV words
3. Strong's
4. Hebrew word
5. Hebrew lemma
6. Role/Morphology
7. Gloss
8. CAPS codes
9. OET tags
10. OET word #
1. And
2. ≈So went out
3. H3318 ↗
4. וַ,יֵּצֵ֥א
5. וְ · יָצָא
6. SV-C,Vqw3ms
7. and=he/it_went_out
8. S
9. Y-453
10. 229970
1. Hathach
2. -
3. H2047 ↗
4. הֲתָ֖ךְ
5. הֲתָךְ
6. S-Np
7. Hathach
8. -
9. Y-453
10. 229971
1. he/it went out
2. ≈So went out
3. H3318 ↗
4. וַ,יֵּצֵ֥א
5. וְ · יָצָא
6. SV-C,Vqw3ms
7. and=he/it_went_out
8. S
9. Y-453
10. 229970
1. to
2. to
3. H413 ↗
4. אֶֽל
5. אֶל
6. S-R
7. to
8. -
9. Y-453
10. 229972
1. Mordəkay
2. Mordekai
3. H4782 ↗
4. מָרְדֳּכָ֑י
5. מׇרְדֳּכַי
6. S-Np
7. Mordecai
8. -
9. Person=Mordecai; Y-453
10. 229974
1. to
2. -
3. H413 ↗
4. אֶל
5. אֶל
6. S-R
7. to
8. -
9. Y-453
10. 229975
1. the open place of
2. the plaza
3. H7339 ↗
4. רְח֣וֹב
5. רְחֹב
6. S-Ncfsc
7. the_open_place_of
8. -
9. Y-453
10. 229977
1. the city
2. -
3. H5892b ↗
4. הָ,עִ֔יר
5. הַ · עִיר
6. S-Td,Ncfsa
7. the=city
8. -
9. Y-453
10. 229978
1. which
2. -
3. H834a ↗
4. אֲשֶׁ֖ר
5. אֲשֶׁר
6. S-Tr
7. which
8. -
9. Y-453
10. 229979
1. to (the) face of/in front of/before
2. in front of
3. H6440 ↗
4. לִ,פְנֵ֥י
5. לְ · פָּנֶה
6. P-R,Ncbpc
7. to=(the)_face_of/in_front_of/before
8. -
9. Y-453
10. 229980
1. the gate of
2. gate
3. H8179 ↗
4. שַֽׁעַר
5. שַׁעַר
6. P-Ncmsc
7. the_gate_of
8. -
9. Y-453
10. 229981
1. the king
2. the king's
3. H4428 ↗
4. הַ,מֶּֽלֶךְ
5. הַ · מֶלֶךְ
6. P-Td,Ncmsa
7. of,the_king
8. -
9. Y-453
10. 229983

Note: The OET-RV is still only a first draft, and so far only a few words have been (mostly automatically) matched to the Hebrew or Greek words that they’re translated from.

Acknowledgements: The Hebrew text, lemmas, and morphology are all thanks to the OSHB and some of the glosses are from Macula Hebrew.

OET interlinear EST 4:6

Hebrew word order

Section 4:1–17: Mordecai asked Esther to beg the king to save the Jews

4:6

OET-LV English word order (‘Reverse’ interlinear)