Berean Standard Bible
Esther 2:15-20
15Now Estherאֶסְתֵּ֣ר'es.TerH635wasthe daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of Abihailאֲבִיחַ֣יִל'a.vi.Cha.yilH32,the uncleדֹּ֣דdodH1730from whom Mordecaiמָרְדֳּכַ֡יma.re.do.KhaiH4782אֲשֶׁר֩'a.SherH834had adoptedלָקַֽח־la.kach-H3947heras his own daughterלְבַ֜תle.VatH1323.And when it was her turnוּבְהַגִּ֣יעַ תֹּר־u.ve.ha.Gi.a' tor-H8447H5060to goלָב֣וֹאla.Vo'H935toאֶל־'el-H413the kingהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,she did notלֹ֤אlo'H3808ask forבִקְשָׁה֙vik.ShahH1245anythingדָּבָ֔רda.VarH1697exceptכִּ֠י אִ֣םki 'imH3588H518אֶת־'et-H853whatאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834Hegaiהֵגַ֥יhe.GaiH1896,the king’sהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428trusted officialסְרִיס־se.ris-H5631in charge ofשֹׁמֵ֣רsho.MerH8104the haremהַנָּשִׁ֑ים וַתְּהִ֤יha.na.Shim va.te.HiH802H1961,had advisedיֹאמַ֛רyo.MarH559.And Estherאֶסְתֵּר֙'es.TerH635foundנֹשֵׂ֣אתno.SetH5375favorחֵ֔ןChenH2580in the eyesבְּעֵינֵ֖יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of everyoneכָּל־kol-H3605who saw herרֹאֶֽיהָ׃ro.'Ei.haH7200.
16Sheאֶסְתֵּ֜ר'es.TerH635was takenוַתִּלָּקַ֨חva.ti.la.KachH3947toאֶל־'el-H413Kingהַמֶּ֤לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Xerxesאֲחַשְׁוֵרוֹשׁ֙'a.chash.ve.ro.VoshH325inאֶל־'el-H413the royalמַלְכוּת֔וֹmal.khu.ToH4438palaceבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004in the tenthהָעֲשִׂירִ֖י הוּא־ha.'a.si.Ri hu'-H6224H1931monthבַּחֹ֥דֶשׁba.Cho.deshH2320,the monthחֹ֣דֶשׁCho.deshH2320of Tebethטֵבֵ֑תte.VetH2887,in the seventhשֶׁ֖בַעShe.va'H7651yearבִּשְׁנַת־bish.nat-H8141of his reignלְמַלְכוּתֽוֹ׃le.mal.khu.ToH4438.
17And the kingהַמֶּ֤לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428אֶת־'et-H853lovedוַיֶּאֱהַ֨בvai.ye.'e.HavH157Estherאֶסְתֵּר֙'es.TerH635more than allמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605the other womenהַנָּשִׁ֔יםha.na.ShimH802,and she foundוַתִּשָּׂא־va.ti.sa'-H5375graceחֵ֥ןchenH2580and favorוָחֶ֛סֶדva.Che.sedH2617in his sightלְפָנָ֖יוle.fa.NavH6440more than allמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605of the other virginsהַבְּתוּלֹ֑תha.be.tu.LotH1330.So he placedוַיָּ֤שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760the royalמַלְכוּת֙mal.KhutH4438crownכֶּֽתֶר־ke.ter-H3804upon her headבְּרֹאשָׁ֔הּbe.ro.ShahH7218and made her queenוַיַּמְלִיכֶ֖הָvai.yam.li.Khe.haH4427in place ofתַּ֥חַתTa.chatH8478Vashtiוַשְׁתִּֽי׃vash.TiH2060.
18Then the kingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428heldוַיַּ֨עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213a greatגָד֗וֹלga.DolH1419banquetמִשְׁתֶּ֣הmish.TehH4960,Esther’sאֶסְתֵּ֑ר'es.TerH635banquetמִשְׁתֵּ֣הmish.TehH4960,for allלְכָל־le.kholH3605his officialsשָׂרָיו֙sa.RavH8269and servantsוַעֲבָדָ֔יוva.'a.va.DavH5650אֵ֖ת'etH853.He proclaimedעָשָׂ֔ה'a.SahH6213a tax holidayוַהֲנָחָ֤הva.ha.na.ChahH2010in the provincesלַמְּדִינוֹת֙la.me.di.nOtH4082and gaveוַיִּתֵּ֥ןvai.yi.TenH5414giftsמַשְׂאֵ֖תmas.'EtH4864worthy of the king’sהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428bountyכְּיַ֥דke.YadH3027.
20Estherאֶסְתֵּ֗ר'es.TerH635still had notאֵ֣ין'einH369revealedמַגֶּ֤דֶתma.Ge.detH5046her lineageמֽוֹלַדְתָּהּ֙mo.lad.TahH4138וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853or her peopleעַמָּ֔הּ'a.MahH5971,just asכַּאֲשֶׁ֛רka.'a.SherH834Mordecaiמָרְדֳּכָ֑יma.re.do.KhaiH4782וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853had instructedצִוָּ֥ה עָלֶ֖יהָtzi.Vah 'a.Lei.haH6680H5921.Sheאֶסְתֵּ֣ר'es.TerH635obeyedעֹשָׂ֔ה'o.SahH6213Mordecai’sמָרְדֳּכַי֙ma.re.do.KhaiH4782commandמַאֲמַ֤רma.'a.MarH3982,asכַּאֲשֶׁ֛רka.'a.SherH834she had doneהָיְתָ֥הha.ye.TahH1961under his careבְאָמְנָ֖ה אִתּֽוֹ׃ סve.'a.me.Nah 'i.ToH545H854.
Commentaries on Esther 2
- 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
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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