4. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Esther 3:4:1 ⧉וַיְהִ֗יvayehiand it happened Esther 3:4:2 ⧉באמרםveameramwhen they said Esther 3:4:3 ⧉כְּאָמְרָ֤םkeameramas they said Esther 3:4:4 ⧉אֵלָיו֙elavto him Esther 3:4:5 ⧉י֣וֹםyomday Esther 3:4:6 ⧉וָי֔וֹםvayomand day Esther 3:4:7 ⧉וְלֹ֥אveloand not Esther 3:4:8 ⧉שָׁמַ֖עshamahe listened Esther 3:4:9 ⧉אֲלֵיהֶ֑םalehemto them Esther 3:4:10 ⧉וַיַּגִּ֣ידוּvayaggiduand they told Esther 3:4:11 ⧉לְהָמָ֗ןlehamanto Haman Esther 3:4:12 ⧉לִרְאוֹת֙lirotto see Esther 3:4:13 ⧉הֲיַֽעַמְדוּ֙hayaamduwhether they would stand Esther 3:4:14 ⧉דִּבְרֵ֣יdivrewords of Esther 3:4:15 ⧉מָרְדֳּכַ֔יmardokhaiMordecai Esther 3:4:16 ⧉כִּֽי־הִגִּ֥ידkihigidfor he had told Esther 3:4:17 ⧉לָהֶ֖םlahemto them Esther 3:4:18 ⧉אֲשֶׁר־ה֥וּאasherhuthat he Esther 3:4:19 ⧉יְהוּדִֽי׃yehudiwas a Jew |
4. Formal Translation It came about when they spoke to him day after day and he did not listen to them, that they reported the matter to Haman to determine whether Mordecai’s words would stand, for he had told them that he was a Jew. |
4. Dynamic Translation Day after day they approached him, but he refused to listen, so they reported the matter to Haman to see whether Mordecai’s stance would be tolerated, because he had told them he was Jewish. |