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Esther 3:2

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Masoretic Text 1524

H3605 And all וכל

H5650 the king's servants עבדי

H4428 the king המלך

H834 that אשׁר

H8179 were in the king's gate בשׁער

H4428 המלך

H3766 bowed כרעים

H7812 and reverenced ומשׁתחוים

H2001 Haman להמן

H3588 for כי

H3651 had so כן

H6680 commanded צוה

H4428 לו המלך

H4782 concerning him But Mordecai ומרדכי

H3808 not לא

H3766 bowed יכרע

H3808 nor ולא

H7812 did him reverence ישׁתחוה׃

King James Bible (Oxford 1769)

And

H3605 all

the

king's

H5650 servants

H834 that

were

the

king's

H8179 gate

H3766 bowed

and

H7812 reverenced

H2001 Haman

H3588 for

the

H4428 king

had

H3651 so

H6680 commanded

concerning

him

But

H4782 Mordecai

H3766 bowed

H3808 not

H3808 nor

did

him

H7812 reverence

Hebrew-English Dictionary

Strongs: H3588

Hebrew: כִּי

Transliteration: kîy

Pronunciation: kee

Part of Speech: Conjunction

Bible Usage: {and} + ({forasmuch} {inasmuch} where-) {as} assured {[-ly]} + {but} {certainly} {doubtless} + {else} {even} + {except} {for} {how} ({because} {in} {so} than) {that} + {nevertheless} {now} {rightly} {seeing} {since} {surely} {then} {therefore} + (al-) {though} + {till} {truly} + {until} {when} {whether} {while} {who} {yea} {yet}

Definition:

(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjugation or adverb; often largely modified by other particles annexed

1. that, for, because, when, as though, as, because that, but, then, certainly, except, surely, since

a. that

1. yea, indeed

b. when (of time)

1. when, if, though (with a concessive force)

c. because, since (causal connection)

d. but (after negative)

e. that if, for if, indeed if, for though, but if

f. but rather, but

g. except that

h. only, nevertheless

i. surely

j. that is

k. but if

l. for though

m. forasmuch as, for therefore

The Brown-Driver-Briggs
Hebrew-English Lexicon (BDB) 1906