Esther 6:3

Esther 6:3 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the king said, What honour and dignity hath been done to Mordecai for this? Then said the king’s servants that ministered unto him, There is nothing done for him.
• New International Version (NIV)“What honor and recognition has Mordecai received for this?” the king asked. “Nothing has been done for him,” his attendants answered.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And the king said, "What honor or distinction has been bestowed on Mordecai for this?" The king's young men who attended him said, "Nothing has been done for him."
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then the king said, “What honor or dignity has been bestowed on Mordecai for this?” And the king’s servants who attended him said, “Nothing has been done for him.”

Context of Esther 6:3

1During that night the king could not sleep, so he gave an order to bring the book of records, the chronicles, and they were read before the king. 2And it was found written what Mordecai had reported about Bigthana and Teresh, two of the king’s eunuchs who were doorkeepers, that they had sought to attack King Ahasuerus. Then the king said, “What honor or dignity has been bestowed on Mordecai for this?” And the king’s servants who attended him said, “Nothing has been done for him.” 4So the king said, “Who is in the courtyard?” Now Haman had just entered the outer courtyard of the king’s palace in order to speak to the king about hanging Mordecai on the wooden gallows which he had prepared for him. 5So the king’s servants said to him, “Behold, Haman is standing in the courtyard.” And the king said, “Have him come in.”

Esther 6:3 word by word

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ מַֽה־נַּעֲשָׂ֞ה יְקָ֧ר וּגְדוּלָּ֛ה לְמָרְדֳּכַ֖י עַל־זֶ֑ה וַיֹּ֨אמְר֜וּ נַעֲרֵ֤י הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ מְשָׁ֣רְתָ֔יו לֹא־נַעֲשָׂ֥ה עִמּ֖וֹ דָּבָֽר׃Read the interlinear

• Then the kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• Whatמָהmâh mah mâ ma meh · what?H4100
• honorיְקָרyeqâr · preciousnessH3366
• or dignityגְּדוּלָּהgedûlâh gedûllâh gedûllâh · greatnessH1420
• has been bestowedעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: offerH6213
• on Mordecaiמׇרְדֳּכַיmordekay · MordecaiH4782
• for thisזֶהzeh · thisH2088
• servantsנַ֫עַרna‛ar · youthH5288
• who attendedשָׁרַתshârath · to ministerH8334
• Nothingלֹאlô' lô' lôh · notH3808
• Nothingדָּבָרdâbâr · word: thingH1697
• has been doneעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213

Cross-references for Esther 6:3

• Judges 1:12And Caleb said, “Whoever attacks Kiriath-sepher and captures it, I will give him my daughter Achsah as a wife.”
• 1 Samuel 17:25And the men of Israel said, “Have you seen this man who is coming up? Surely he is coming up to defy Israel. And it will be that the king will make the man who kills him wealthy with great riches, and will give him his daughter and make his father’s house free in Israel.”
• 1 Chronicles 11:6Now David had said, “Whoever is first to kill a Jebusite shall be chief and commander.” Joab the son of Zeruiah went up first, so he became chief.
• Daniel 5:7The king called aloud to bring in the sorcerers, the Chaldeans, and the diviners. The king began speaking and said to the wise men of Babylon, “Anyone who can read this inscription and explain its interpretation to me shall be clothed with purple and have a necklace of gold around his neck, and have authority as third ruler in the kingdom.”
• Acts 28:8And it happened that the father of Publius was lying in bed afflicted with a recurring fever and dysentery. Paul went in to see him, and after he prayed, he laid his hands on him and healed him.
• Genesis 40:23Yet the chief cupbearer did not remember Joseph, but forgot him.
• Psalms 118:8It is better to take refuge in the Lord Than to trust in people.
• Ecclesiastes 9:15But there was found in it a poor wise man, and he saved the city by his wisdom. Yet no one remembered that poor man.

Commentaries on Esther 6:3

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 3What honor and dignity hath been done to Mordecai - It is certain he found nothing in the record; and had any thing been done, that was the most likely place to find it.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3It was a settled principle of the Persian government that “Royal Benefactors” were to receive an adequate reward. The names of such persons were placed on a special roll, and care was taken that they should be properly recompensed, though they sometimes waited for months or years before they were rewarded.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3What honor or dignity has been bestowed on Mordecai for this act?: Persian kings were known for being generous to their supporters, so the king was likely surprised that nothing had been done.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-141. the king ... commanded to bring the book of records of the chronicles--In Eastern courts, there are scribes or officers whose duty it is to keep a journal of every occurrence worthy of notice. A book of this kind, abounding with anecdotes, is full of interest. It has been a custom with Eastern kings, in all ages, frequently to cause the annals of the kingdom to be read to them. It is resorted to, not merely as a pastime to while away the tedium of an…Read the comment

Topics related to Esther 6:3

• Civil Service
• Mordecai

In the dictionaries

• Mordecai
• Bigthan
• Dignities; Dignity
• Esther, Book of
• Persians
• Dress

Commentaries on Esther 6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings