Esther 12

Mordecai uncovers a plot

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Est 12:1Morābātur autem eō tempore in aulā rēgis cum Bagathā et Tharā eunūchīs rēgis, quī jānitōrēs erant palātiī.Now he was staying at that time in the king's court with Bigthan and Teresh, eunuchs of the king, who were doorkeepers of the palace. Est 12:2Cumque intellēxisset cōgitātiōnēs eōrum, et cūrās dīligentius pervīdisset, didicit quod cōnārentur in rēgem Artaxerxem manūs mittere, et nūntiāvit super eō rēgī.And when he had understood their thoughts, and had seen through their cares more carefully, he learned that they were trying to lay hands on King Artaxerxes, and he reported about it to the king. Est 12:3Quī dē utrōque, habitā quaestiōne, cōnfessōs jussit dūcī ad mortem.He, an inquiry having been held concerning both, ordered them, having confessed, to be led to death. Est 12:4Rēx autem quod gestum erat, scrīpsit in commentāriīs: sed et Mardochaeus reī memoriam litterīs trādidit.And the king wrote what had been done in the records: but Mordecai too committed the memory of the matter to writing. Est 12:5Praecēpitque eī rēx, ut in aulā palātiī morārētur, datīs eī prō dēlātiōne mūneribus.And the king instructed him to stay in the court of the palace, gifts having been given him for the information.

Est 12:6Aman vērō fīlius Amadathī Bugaeus erat glōriōsissimus cōram rēge, et voluit nocēre Mardochaeō et populō ejus prō duōbus eunūchīs rēgis quī fuerant interfectī.But Haman son of Hammedatha, the Bugaean, was most glorious before the king, and he wished to harm Mordecai and his people on account of the two eunuchs of the king who had been put to death. Est 12:6Et dīripuērunt bona, vel substantiās eōrum.And they plundered their goods, or possessions. Est 12:6Epistolae autem hoc exemplar fuit.Now of the letter this was the copy.

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Grammar in this passage: indirect statement ×1, ablative absolute ×1

Latin vocabulary for this passage (67 words)

moror, -ārī, -ātus	delay, linger, stay
autem, conj.	moreover; but, however; now
is, ea, id, dem. pron.	this, that; he, she, it, they
tempus, temporis, n.	time, season
in, prep. with acc. and abl.	with acc.: into, onto, against; with abl.: in, on
aula, -ae f.	courtyard; hall, palace
rēx, rēgis, m.	king
cum, prep, with abl.	with
et, conj.	and; et ... et, both ... and
eunūchus, -ī m.	eunuch
quī, quae, quod, rel. pron.	who, which
iānitor, -ōris m.	doorkeeper
sum, esse, fuī, futūrus	be
cum, conj.	when, while, after; since; although
que, enclitic conj.	and
intellegō, -legere, -lēxī, -lēctus	perceive, understand
cōgitātiō, -ōnis f.	thought, reflection; plan, intention
cūra, -ae f.	care, concern (cūrae esse: to be a concern)
dīligenter, adv.	carefully, diligently
pervideō, -ēre, -vīdī, -vīsus	see through, discern, examine closely
discō, discere, didicī	learn
quod, conj.	that, in that, because
cōnor, -ārī, -ātus	try, attempt
manus, -ūs, f.	hand
mittō, mittere, mīsī, missus	send
nūntiō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus	report, announce
super (prep. + acc. or abl.; also adv.)	over, above, on top of; upon; about, concerning
dē, prep, with abl.	down from, from, out of; about, concerning, of
uterque, utraque, utrumque	each, either, both
habeō, -ēre, -uī, -itus	have, hold; consider
quaestiō, -ōnis f.	inquiry, examination
cōnfiteor, -ērī, -fessus sum	admit, confess
iubeō, iubēre, iussī, iussus	bid, order, command
dūcō, dūcere, dūxī, ductus	lead; make, dig; with or without in mātrimōnium, marry
ad, prep. with acc.	to, toward; at, near; for
mors, mortīs, f.	death
gerō, gerere, gessī, gestus	carry, wear; carry on, do
scrībō, scrībere, scrīpsī, scrīptus	write
commentārius, -ī m.	notebook, record; (pl.) memoirs, a commentary (Caesar's own account of his campaigns)
sed, conj.	but
rēs, reī, f.	thing, matter, affair, circumstance, situation; rē vērā, in truth, in fact, really
memoria, -ae, f.	memory
litterae, -ārum f. pl.	letters (of the alphabet); a letter, dispatch
trādō, -dere, -didī, -ditus	give across, over, or up, deliver; hand down, relate, report
praecipiō, -cipere, -cēpī, -ceptus	take beforehand, anticipate; order, charge
ut, conj.	as; when; that; ita ut, as
dō, dare, dedī, datus	give
prō, prep. with abl.	before, in front of; for, in behalf of; for, as; in return for, for
dēlātiō, -ōnis f.	denunciation, informing, accusation
mūnus, mūneris, n.	service, office, duty; present, gift
vērō, adv.	in truth, indeed; however
fīlius, -ī, m.	son
Bugaeus, -a, -um	the Bougaean, an epithet of Haman (Greek Esther)
glōriōsus, -a, -um	glorious; boastful
cōram (adv.)	face to face, in person
volō, velle, voluī	wish
noceō, -ēre, nocuī, nocitum (+ dat.)	harm, hurt
populus, -ī m.	people, nation
duo, -ae, -o, plur. adj.	two
interficiō, -ficere, -fēcī, -fectus	put out of the way, kill
dīripiō, -ere, -ripuī, -reptum	plunder
bonum, -ī n.	a good thing, advantage; (pl.) goods
vel	or; vel … vel: either … or
substantia, -ae f.	substance; living thing; property, goods
epistola, -ae f.	letter
hic, haec, hoc, dem. pron.	this; ille ... hīc, that ... this, the former ... the latter
exemplar, -āris n.	model, pattern, example; copy, likeness

Vulgate, Esther. Latin text: the Clementine Vulgate (1592), as transcribed by the Clementine Vulgate Project, public domain. Word analysis: drafted by our own tagger (trained on the hand-checked texts on this site), with every doubtful word checked by hand. English (a literal learner's translation) and section titles: written for this app, each checked against the Latin by a second reader.