Open English Translation (OET)

Hebrew wordlink #229570

OSHB Est 3:4 מָרְדֳּכַי (mārəddₒkay) Strongs=4782 Lemma=‘מׇרְדֳּכַי’
contextual word gloss=‘of_Mordecai’ word gloss=‘Mārəddəkay's’
Morphology=Np PoS=proper_noun
Person=Mordecai Year=-453

Note: These word pages enable you to click through to the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (OSHB) that the Open English Translation Old Testament is translated from. The OSHB is based on the Westminster Leningrad Codex (WLC). (We are still searching for a digitized facsimile of the Leningradensis manuscript that we can easily link to. See this list and this archive for now.) This is all part of the commitment of the Open English Translation team to be transparent about all levels of the Bible translation process right back to the original manuscripts.

Other uses (31) of identical word form מָרְדֳּכַי (Morphology=Np PoS=proper_noun) in the Hebrew originals

The word form ‘מָרְדֳּכַי’ (Morphology=Np PoS=proper_noun) has 3 different glosses: ‘Mordecai’, ‘[was]_Mordecai’, ‘of_Mordecai’.

EZRA 2:2 contextual word gloss=‘Mordecai’ word gloss=‘Mārəddəkay’ OSHB EZRA 2:2 word 9

OET-LV: 2 Who they _came with Zərubāⱱel Yēshūˊa/(Jeshua) Nəḩem^yāh Sərā^yāh Rəˊēlā^yāh Mārəddəkay Bilshān Mişfār Bigvay Rəḩūm Baˊₐnāh the _number _of the _men _of the _people _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel). (EZR_2:2)

OET-RV: 2 The ones who went with Zerubabel were: Yeshua, Nehemyah, Serayah, Re’elayah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, and Ba’anah.
¶ Their numbers were: (EZR 2:2)

NEH 7:7 contextual word gloss=‘Mordecai’ word gloss=‘Mārəddəkay’ OSHB NEH 7:7 word 9

OET-LV: 7 The_(ones _who)_went with Zərubāⱱel Yēshūˊa/(Jeshua) Nəḩem^yāh ˊAzar^yāh Raˊam^yāh Naḩₐmānī Mārəddəkay Bilshān Mişferet Bigvay Nəḩūm Baˊₐnāh the _number _of the _men _of the _people _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel). (NEH_7:7)

OET-RV: 7 Their leaders were Zerubavel, Yeshua, Nehemyah, Azaryah, Raamyah, Nahamani, Mareddekai, Bilshan, Misperet, Bigvai, Nehum, and Baanah.
¶ The number of Israeli men: (NEH 7:7)

EST 2:5 contextual word gloss=‘[was]_Mordecai’ word gloss=‘Mārəddəkay’ OSHB EST 2:5 word 7

OET-LV: 5 a _man a _Jew he _was in_Shūshan the_citadel and_his/its_name was_Mārəddəkay the _son _of Yāʼīr/(Jair) the _son _of Shimˊī the _son _of Qīsh a _man a _Jaminite. (EST_2:5)

OET-RV: 5 At that time, there was a Jewish man named Mordekai living in the capital city of Shushan. (He was from the tribe of Benjamin: his father was Jair, his grandfather was Shimei, and his great-grandfather was Kish (EST 2:5)

EST 2:7 contextual word gloss=‘Mordecai’ word gloss=‘Mārəddəkay’ OSHB EST 2:7 word 23

OET-LV: 7 And_he/it _was acting _as _guardian DOM Hₐdaşşāh that is_ʼEştēr the _daughter _of his _uncle _of_of if/because there_was_not to/for_her/it a _father and_a _mother and_the _young_woman was_beautiful _of form and_good _of appearance and_at_the _death _of her _father _of_of and_her _of_mother he_took _her Mārəddəkay to_him/it to_a _daughter. (EST_2:7)

OET-RV: 7 Now Mordekai was taking care of his cousin, who was an orphan. When her father and mother had died, Mordekai had adopted her as his own daughter. Her Hebrew name was Hadassah, and her Persian name was Esther. Esther was now a young woman and she was exceptionally attractive. (EST 2:7)

EST 2:10 contextual word gloss=‘Mordecai’ word gloss=‘Mārəddəkay’ OSHB EST 2:10 word 9

OET-LV: 10 Not ʼEştēr she _had _told DOM people _of_her and_DOM kindred _of_her if/because Mārəddəkay he _had _commanded on/upon_it(f) (cmp) not she _will _tell. (EST_2:10)

OET-RV: 10 (Esther hadn’t revealed her family ties or her Jewishness to anyone, because Mordekai had instructed her not to.) (EST 2:10)

EST 2:11 contextual word gloss=‘Mordecai’ word gloss=‘Mārəddəkay’ OSHB EST 2:11 word 4

OET-LV: 11 And_on/over_all day and_day Mārəddəkay was_walking _about to_(the)_face _of/in _front _of/before the _courtyard _of the _house _of the _women to_know DOM the _welfare _of ʼEştēr and_what was _it _done with_her. (EST_2:11)

OET-RV: 11 Every day Mordekai would walk around in front of the courtyard of the women’s harem to find out from others how Esther was doing and how she was being treated. (EST 2:11)

EST 2:15 contextual word gloss=‘of_Mordecai’ word gloss=‘Mārəddəkay’ OSHB EST 2:15 word 7

OET-LV: 15 And_when_arrived the _turn _of ʼEştēr the _daughter _of ʼAⱱīhayil the _uncle _of Mārəddəkay whom he _had _taken to_him/it to_a _daughter to_go to the_king not she _requested anything if/because (if) DOM that_which he _said Hegai the _eunuch _of the_king the _one _who_kept _of the_women and_ ʼEştēr _it _became favour bearing _of in/on_both _eyes _of all _of those _of_who_saw _her. (EST_2:15)

OET-RV: 15 Now Esther was the daughter of Mordekai’s uncle, Abihail, from whom Mordekai had adopted her as his own daughter. When it was her turn to go to the king, she didn’t ask for anything other than what Hegai, the king’s trusted official in charge of the harem, had advised, and everyone who saw Esther liked her. (EST 2:15)

EST 2:20 contextual word gloss=‘of_Mordecai’ word gloss=‘Mārəddəkay’ OSHB EST 2:20 word 13

OET-LV: 20 Not ʼEştēr kindred _of_her was_telling and_DOM people _of_her just_as he _had _commanded on/upon_it(f) Mārəddəkay and_DOM the _command _of Mārəddəkay ʼEştēr was_doing just_as she _had _been in_guardianship with_him/it. (EST_2:20)

OET-RV: 20 Esther had still not told anyone that she was Jewish because Mordekai had warned her not to tell anyone. What’s more, she continued to follow all of Mordekai’s instructions, just as she had done when she was still under his guardianship. (EST 2:20)

EST 3:5 contextual word gloss=‘Mordecai’ word gloss=‘Mārəddəkay’ OSHB EST 3:5 word 5

OET-LV: 5 And_ Haman _he/it _saw if/because _that not Mārəddəkay was_kneeling and_bowing _down to_him/it and_ Haman _he _was _filled rage. (EST_3:5)

OET-RV: 5 When Haman saw that Mordekai would not bow down to him or show him reverence, he was furious. (EST 3:5)

EST 4:1 contextual word gloss=‘Mordecai’ word gloss=‘Mārəddəkay’ OSHB EST 4:1 word 8

OET-LV: 4 and_Mārəddəkay he _knew DOM all that it _had _been _done and_ Mārəddəkay _he _tore DOM clothes _of_his and_he _put _on sackcloth and_ash[es] and_he/it _went _out in _the_middle the_city and_he _cried a _cry loud and_bitter. (EST_4:1)

OET-RV: 4 When Mordekai found out about what had been done, he tore his clothes and dressed in sackcloth and threw ashes over himself (as a sign of mourning or distress) and went out into the city centre, wailing loudly and bitterly. (EST 4:1)

EST 4:4 contextual word gloss=‘Mordecai’ word gloss=‘Mārəddəkay’ OSHB EST 4:4 word 14

OET-LV: 4 And_they _came the _maids _of ʼEştēr and_her _of_eunuchs and_they _told to/for_her/it and_she _agonized the_queen exceedingly and_she _sent garments to_clothe DOM Mārəddəkay and_to_remove sackcloth _of_his from_on_him and_not he _accepted_them. (EST_4:4)

OET-RV: 4 When Queen Esther’s young female attendants came with her guardians and told her what was going on outside, even the queen became very scared. She sent Mordekai some good clothes to wear instead of the sackcloth, but he wouldn’t accept them. (EST 4:4)

EST 4:7 contextual word gloss=‘Mordecai’ word gloss=‘Mārəddəkay’ OSHB EST 4:7 word 3

OET-LV: 7 And_he _told to_him/it Mārəddəkay DOM all that it_had _happened _to _him and_DOM the _exact _amount _of the _silver which he _had _said Haman to_weigh _out to the _treasuries _of the_king for_Yəhūdī to_destroy_them. (EST_4:7)

OET-RV: 7 Mordekai told him everything that Haman was planning to do and even told him how much money Haman had said the king would get for his treasuries if the king commanded people to kill all the Jews. (EST 4:7)

EST 4:13 contextual word gloss=‘Mordecai’ word gloss=‘Mārəddəkay’ OSHB EST 4:13 word 2

OET-LV: 13 and_ Mārəddəkay _he/it _said to_bring _back to ʼEştēr do _not imagine in_your _of_self to_escape the _house _of the_king from_all the_Yəhūdī/(Jews). (EST_4:13)

OET-RV: 13 Mordekai told Hathak to tell this to Esther: “Don’t imagine that just because you live there in the king’s palace that you’ll be safe when they kill all the other Jews. (EST 4:13)

EST 5:9 contextual word gloss=‘Mordecai’ word gloss=‘Mārəddəkay’ OSHB EST 5:9 word 11

OET-LV: 9 And_ Haman _he/it _went _out in _the_day (the)_that joyful and_good heart and_just_as _saw Haman DOM Mārəddəkay at_the _gate _of the_king and_not he _stood _up and_not he _trembled from_him/it and_he _was _filled Haman towards Mārəddəkay rage. (EST_5:9)

OET-RV: 9 Haman was feeling very happy as he left the banquet that day. But then he saw Mordekai sitting at the king’s gate and noticed that Mordekai didn’t stand up or show fearful reverence to him. This made Haman furious with Mordekai (EST 5:9)

EST 5:9 contextual word gloss=‘Mordecai’ word gloss=‘Mārəddəkay’ OSHB EST 5:9 word 22

EST 5:13 contextual word gloss=‘Mordecai’ word gloss=‘Mārəddəkay’ OSHB EST 5:13 word 12

OET-LV: 13 And_all this not_it is_adequate to_me in_all time when I am_seeing DOM Mārəddəkay the_Jew sitting at_the _gate _of the _king. (EST_5:13)

OET-RV: 13 However, I still can’t be happy as long as I keep seeing that Jew, Mordekai, sitting there at the king’s gate.” (EST 5:13)

EST 5:14 contextual word gloss=‘Mordecai’ word gloss=‘Mārəddəkay’ OSHB EST 5:14 word 17

OET-LV: 14 And_she/it _said to_him/it Zeresh his/its_wife/woman and_all his _of_friends let _people _make a _gallows high fifty cubit[s] and_in_morning speak to/for_the _king and_people _will _hang DOM Mārəddəkay on/upon/above_him/it and_go with the_king to the_feast joyful and_it _was _good the_message to_(the)_face _of/in _front _of/before Haman and_he/it _made the_tree. (EST_5:14)

OET-RV: 14 Then Zeresh his wife and all his friends said to him, “Get them to install 25-metre high pole, and in the morning get permission from the king, and get them to impale Mordekai on it. Then you can go with the king to the banquet and enjoy yourself.”
¶ That idea sounded good to Haman, so he got the pole erected. (EST 5:14)

EST 6:2 contextual word gloss=‘Mordecai’ word gloss=‘Mārəddəkay’ OSHB EST 6:2 word 5

OET-LV: 2 And_it _was _found recorded (cmp) he _had _told Mārəddəkay on Bigthana and_Teresh two _of the _eunuchs _of the_king of_the _keepers _of of_the _threshold who they _had _sought to_stretch _out a _hand on_king ʼAḩashvērōsh. (EST_6:2)

OET-RV: 2 The records mentioned that Bigthan and Teresh, two of the royal guardians who protected the doorway to the king’s private quarters, had planned to assassinate the king, but that Mordekai had reported it. (EST 6:2)

EST 6:4 contextual word gloss=‘Mordecai’ word gloss=‘Mārəddəkay’ OSHB EST 6:4 word 15

OET-LV: 4 And_he/it _said the_king who is_in_court and_Haman he _had _come to_the _court _of the _house _of the_king (the)_outer to_say to/for_the _king to_hang DOM Mārəddəkay on the_tree which he _had _prepared to_him/it. (EST_6:4)

OET-RV: 4 At that moment, Haman had entered the outer courtyard of the king’s house. He had come to tell the king that he wanted to execute Mordekai on the pole that he’d had set up for him.
¶ “Who’s out in the courtyard?” the king asked. (EST 6:4)

EST 6:12 contextual word gloss=‘Mordecai’ word gloss=‘Mārəddəkay’ OSHB EST 6:12 word 2

OET-LV: 12 And_ Mārəddəkay _he _returned to the _gate _of the_king and_Haman he _hurried _himself to house _of_his mourning and_covered _of head. (EST_6:12)

OET-RV: 12 Afterwards, Mordekai returned to the king’s gate but Haman hurried to his house, covering his head like a mourner. (EST 6:12)

EST 6:13 contextual word gloss=‘Mordecai’ word gloss=‘Mārəddəkay’ OSHB EST 6:13 word 19

OET-LV: 13 And_ Haman _he _recounted to_Zeresh his/its_wife/woman and_to/for_all his _of_friends DOM all _of that it_had _happened _to _him and_they _said to_him/it his _wise _of_men and_Zeresh his/its_wife/woman if is_one_of _the _offspring _of the _Yəhūdī/(Jews) Mārəddəkay whom you _have _begun to_fall before_him not you _will _prevail to_him/it if/because certainly _(fall) you _will _fall before_him. (EST_6:13)

OET-RV: 13 At home he explained to Zeresh his wife and to all his friends everything that had happened to him. Then his advisors and his wife said to him, “Mordekai has begun to defeat you and since he is one of the Jewish people, you won’t win against him—instead, he’ll certainly defeat you.” (EST 6:13)

EST 8:2 contextual word gloss=‘Mordecai’ word gloss=‘Mārəddəkay’ OSHB EST 8:2 word 13

OET-LV: 2 And_he _removed the_king DOM signet-ring _of_his which he _had _taken _away from_Haman and_he_gave _it to_Mārəddəkay and_ ʼEştēr _she _appointed DOM Mārəddəkay over the _house _of Haman. (EST_8:2)

OET-RV: 2 Then the king removed his signet ring which he had retrieved from Haman, and gave it to Mordekai. The queen also put Mordekai in charge of all the property that had belonged to Haman. (EST 8:2)

EST 8:9 contextual word gloss=‘Mordecai’ word gloss=‘Mārəddəkay’ OSHB EST 8:9 word 18

OET-LV: 9 And_ the _scribes _of _they _were _summoned the_king at_time (the)_that in_month the_third that is_the _month _of Sivan on_day_three and_twenty in/on/over_him/it and_it _was _written according_to _all _of that he _commanded Mārəddəkay to the_Yəhūdī and_near/to the_satraps and_the_governors and_the _officials _of the _provinces which were_from_Hodū/(India) and_unto Kūsh/(Kūsh/(Cush/Ethiopia)) seven and_twenty and_a _hundred province[s] province and_province according_to _of_its _writing and_people and_people according_to _of_its _language and_near/to the_Yəhūdī/(Jews) according_to _of_their _writing and_according_to _of_their _language. (EST_8:9)

OET-RV: 9 It was now June, and the king sent for his scribes and they wrote a letter to the Jews containing everything that Mordekai dictated. It was also addressed to royal officials, and to the governors and leaders in each province. The empire had 127 provinces, extending all the way from India in the east to Ethiopia in the west. The scribes wrote to every province using its own alphabet and to each people group in its own language, and to the Jews in their language and using their alphabet. (EST 8:9)

EST 9:3 contextual word gloss=‘of_Mordecai’ word gloss=‘Mārəddəkay’ OSHB EST 9:3 word 16

OET-LV: 3 And_all the _officials _of the _provinces and_the_satraps and_the_governors and_the _doers _of the _work which to/for_the _king were_supporting DOM the_Yəhūdī/(Jews) if/because the _dread _of it _had _fallen of _Mārəddəkay on_them. (EST_9:3)

OET-RV: 3 All the leaders in each province, the royal officials, the governors, and everyone who worked for the king helped the Jews because they had become afraid of Mordekai (EST 9:3)

EST 9:4 contextual word gloss=‘Mordecai’ word gloss=‘Mārəddəkay’ OSHB EST 9:4 word 3

OET-LV: 4 If/because was_great Mārəddəkay in_house _of the_king and_the _report _of_of _him was_going in_all the_provinces if/because the_man Mārəddəkay was_going and_becoming _great. (EST_9:4)

OET-RV: 4 because he was now a very important royal official, and his fame spread throughout the provinces as he became more and more powerful. (EST 9:4)

EST 9:4 contextual word gloss=‘Mordecai’ word gloss=‘Mārəddəkay’ OSHB EST 9:4 word 12

OET-RV: 4 because he was now a very important royal official, and his fame spread throughout the provinces as he became more and more powerful. (EST 9:4)

EST 9:20 contextual word gloss=‘Mordecai’ word gloss=‘Mārəddəkay’ OSHB EST 9:20 word 2

OET-LV: 20 and_ Mārəddəkay _he _wrote DOM the_words/messages the_these and_he _sent _out letters to all _of the_Yəhūdī who in_all the _provinces _of the_king ʼAḩashvērōsh (the)_near and_(the)_far. (EST_9:20)

OET-RV: 20 Now Mordekai recorded everything that had happened and sent letters to all the Jews throughout the empire, in both the near provinces and the far away ones. (EST 9:20)

EST 9:23 contextual word gloss=‘Mordecai’ word gloss=‘Mārəddəkay’ OSHB EST 9:23 word 10

OET-LV: 23 And_he _accepted the_Yəhūdī DOM that_which they _had _begun for_doing and_DOM that_which Mārəddəkay he _had _written to_them. (EST_9:23)

OET-RV: 23 The Jews had already celebrated those days that way, so they readily agreed to do what Mordekai had written. (EST 9:23)

EST 9:31 contextual word gloss=‘Mordecai’ word gloss=‘Mārəddəkay’ OSHB EST 9:31 word 10

OET-LV: 31 To_confirm DOM the _days _of the _Purim the_these at_their _appointed _of_times just_as he _had _imposed on_them Mārəddəkay the_Jew and_ʼEştēr the_queen and_as_which they _had _imposed on self _of_their and_on offspring _of_their the _words/messages _of the _fasts and_their _cry _of_of _distress. (EST_9:31)

OET-RV: 31 to set up the ‘Purim’ celebration on the given dates according to what Mordekai the Jew and Queen Esther had determined for them. They also confirmed that the Jews should continue the times of fasting and mourning that they had established for themselves and their future descendants. (EST 9:31)

EST 10:2 contextual word gloss=‘of_Mordecai’ word gloss=‘Mārəddəkay’ OSHB EST 10:2 word 7

OET-LV: 2 And_all the _achievement _of his _power _of_of and_his _of_might and_the _full _account _of the _greatness _of Mārəddəkay whom he_had _made _him _great the_king am_not are_they written on the _scroll _of the _words/messages _of the_days of_the _kings _of of _Māday and_Pāraş. (EST_10:2)

OET-RV: 2 Everything he accomplished through his power and strength is written down in the royal records of the kings of Media and Persia, as well as the complete account of the high position to which the king promoted Mordekai. (EST 10:2)

EST 10:3 contextual word gloss=‘Mordecai’ word gloss=‘Mārəddəkay’ OSHB EST 10:3 word 2

OET-LV: 3 If/because Mārəddəkay the_Jew was_second to/for_the _king ʼAḩashvērōsh and_he_was_great to_Yəhūdī/(Jews) and_he_was_acceptable to_the _multitude _of his _brothers _of_of he_was_seeking good for_his _of_people and_he_was_speaking peace to/from_all/each/any/every his/its_seed. (EST_10:3)

OET-RV: 3 Mordekai the Jew was second-in-command to the king Ahasuerus, and a leader among the Jews. He was popular with most of his own people, seeking good for them and teaching all his descendants how to live in peace. (EST 10:3)