King James Version
Esther 8:2 in the King James Version says “And the king took off his ring, which he had taken from Haman, and gave it unto Mordecai. And Esther set Mordecai over t...” — study this verse from Esther chapter 8 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“And the king took off his ring, which he had taken from Haman, and gave it unto Mordecai. And Esther set Mordecai over the house of Haman.”
Esther 8:2 · KJV
On that day did the king Ahasuerus give the house of Haman the Jews' enemy unto Esther the queen. And Mordecai came before the king; for Esther had told what he was unto her.
And the king took off his ring, which he had taken from Haman, and gave it unto Mordecai. And Esther set Mordecai over the house of Haman.
And Esther spake yet again before the king, and fell down at his feet, and besought him with tears to put away the mischief of Haman the Agagite, and his device that he had devised against the Jews. and besought: Heb. and she wept, and besought him
Then the king held out the golden sceptre toward Esther. So Esther arose, and stood before the king,
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properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
“his ring”
H2885properly, a seal (as sunk into the wax), i.e., signet (for sealing); hence (generally) a ring of any kind
who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc
“which he had taken”
H5674to cross over; used very widely of any transition (literal or figurative; transitive, intransitive, intensive, causative); specifically, to cover (in
“and gave”
H5414to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
“set”
H7760to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically)
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
“over the house”
H1004a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
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