Berean Standard Bible
Esther 2:8-14
8Whenוַיְהִ֗יvay.HiH1961the king’sהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428commandדְּבַר־de.var-H1697and edictוְדָת֔וֹve.da.ToH1881had been proclaimedבְּהִשָּׁמַ֤עbe.hi.sha.Ma'H8085,manyרַבּ֛וֹתra.BotH7227young womenנְעָר֥וֹתne.'a.RotH5291gatheredוּֽבְהִקָּבֵ֞ץu.ve.hi.ka.VetzH6908atאֶל־'el-H413the citadelהַבִּירָ֖הha.bi.RahH1002of Susaשׁוּשַׁ֥ןshu.ShanH7800underאֶל־'el-H413the careיַ֣דyadH3027of Hegaiהֵגָ֑יhe.GaiH1896.Estherאֶסְתֵּר֙'es.TerH635was also takenוַתִּלָּקַ֤חva.ti.la.KachH3947toאֶל־'el-H413the palaceבֵּ֣ית הַמֶּ֔לֶךְbeit ha.Me.lekhH1004H4428and placed underאֶל־'el-H413the careיַ֥דyadH3027of Hegaiהֵגַ֖יhe.GaiH1896,the custodianשֹׁמֵ֥רsho.MerH8104of the womenהַנָּשִֽׁים׃ha.na.ShimH802.
9And the young womanהַנַּעֲרָ֣הha.na.'a.RahH5291pleased himוַתִּיטַ֨ב בְעֵינָיו֮va.ti.Tav ve.'ei.NavH3190H5869and obtainedוַתִּשָּׂ֣אva.ti.Sa'H5375hisלְפָנָיו֒le.fa.NavH6440favorחֶ֣סֶדChe.sedH2617,so he quicklyוַ֠יְבַהֵלVay.va.helH926אֶת־'et-H853providedלָתֵ֣תla.TetH5414herwith beauty treatmentsתַּמְרוּקֶ֤יהָtam.ru.Kei.haH8562וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853and the special dietמָנוֹתֶ֙הָ֙ma.no.Te.haH4490וְאֵת֙ve.'EtH853.He assignedלָֽתֶת־la.tet-H5414to hersevenשֶׁ֣בַעShe.va'H7651selectהָרְאֻי֥וֹתha.re.'u.YotH7200maidservantsהַנְּעָר֔וֹתha.ne.'a.RotH5291from the palaceמִבֵּ֣ית הַמֶּ֑לֶךְmi.Beit ha.Me.lekhH1004H4428and transferred herוַיְשַׁנֶּ֧הָvay.sha.Ne.haH8138וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853with themנַעֲרוֹתֶ֛יהָna.'a.ro.Tei.haH5291to the bestלְט֖וֹבle.TovH2896placeבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004in the haremהַנָּשִֽׁים׃ha.na.ShimH802.
10Estherאֶסְתֵּ֔ר'es.TerH635אֶת־'et-H853did notלֹא־lo'-H3808revealהִגִּ֣ידָהhi.Gi.dahH5046her peopleעַמָּ֖הּ'a.MahH5971orוְאֶת־ve.'EtH853her lineageמֽוֹלַדְתָּ֑הּmo.lad.TahH4138,becauseכִּ֧יkiH3588Mordecaiמָרְדֳּכַ֛יma.re.do.KhaiH4782had instructedצִוָּ֥הtzi.VahH6680herעָלֶ֖יהָ'a.Lei.haH5921אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834notלֹא־lo'-H3808to do soתַגִּֽיד׃ta.GidH5046.
11And every dayוּבְכָל־u.ve.Khol-H3605H3117Mordecaiמָרְדֳּכַי֙ma.re.do.KhaiH4782would walk back and forthמִתְהַלֵּ֔ךְmit.ha.LekhH1980in frontלִפְנֵ֖יlif.NeiH6440of the courtחֲצַ֣רcha.TzarH2691of the haremבֵּית־ הַנָּשִׁ֑יםbeit- ha.na.ShimH1004H802to learnלָדַ֙עַת֙la.Da.'atH3045aboutאֶת־'et-H853Esther’sאֶסְתֵּ֔ר'es.TerH635welfareשְׁל֣וֹםshe.LomH7965and whatוּמַה־u.mah-H4100was happeningיֵּעָשֶׂ֖הye.'a.SehH6213to her.
12In the twelveשְׁנֵ֣ים עָשָׂ֣רshe.Neim 'a.SarH8147H6240monthsחֹ֔דֶשׁ כִּ֛י כֵּ֥ן יִמְלְא֖וּ יְמֵ֣יCho.desh ki ken yim.le.'U ye.MeiH2320H3588H3651H4390H3117beforeH5291herturnוּבְהַגִּ֡יעַ תֹּר֩u.ve.ha.Gi.a' torH8447H5060to goלָב֣וֹא׀la.Vo'H935toאֶל־'el-H413Kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Xerxesאֲחַשְׁוֵר֗וֹשׁ מִקֵּץ֩ הֱי֨וֹת'a.chash.ve.Ro.osh mi.Ketz he.YotH325H7093H1961,the haremהַנָּשִׁים֙ha.na.ShimH802regulation requiredכְּדָ֤תke.DatH1881each young womanהַנָּשִֽׁים׃ha.na.ShimH802to receive beauty treatmentsמְרוּקֵיהֶ֑ןme.ru.kei.HenH4795with oilבְּשֶׁ֣מֶןbe.She.menH8081of myrrhהַמֹּ֔רha.MorH4753for sixשִׁשָּׁ֤הshi.ShahH8337monthsחֳדָשִׁים֙cho.da.ShimH2320,and then with perfumesבַּבְּשָׂמִ֔יםba.be.sa.MimH1314and cosmeticsוּבְתַמְרוּקֵ֖יu.ve.tam.ru.KeiH8562for another sixוְשִׁשָּׁ֤הve.shi.ShahH8337monthsחֳדָשִׁים֙cho.da.ShimH2320.
13Whenוּבָזֶ֕הu.va.ZehH2088the young womanהַֽנַּעֲרָ֖הha.na.'a.RahH5291would goבָּאָ֣הba.'AhH935toאֶל־'el-H413the kingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428אֵת֩'etH853,she was givenיִנָּ֤תֵֽןyi.Na.tenH5414whateverכָּל־kol-H3605אֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834she requestedתֹּאמַ֜רto.MarH559to takeלָב֣וֹאla.Vo'H935with herעִמָּ֔הּ'i.MahH5973from the haremמִבֵּ֥ית הַנָּשִׁ֖יםmi.Beit ha.na.ShimH1004H802toעַד־'ad-H5704the king’sהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428palaceבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004.
14Sheהִ֣יאhi'H1931would goבָאָ֗הva.'AhH935therein the eveningבָּעֶ֣רֶב׀ba.'E.revH6153,and in the morningוּ֠בַבֹּקֶרU.va.bo.kerH1242sheהִ֣יאhi'H1931would returnשָׁבָ֞הsha.VahH7725toאֶל־'el-H413a secondשֵׁנִ֔יshe.NiH8145haremבֵּ֤ית הַנָּשִׁים֙beit ha.na.ShimH1004H802underאֶל־'el-H413the careיַ֧דyadH3027of Shaashgazשַֽׁעֲשְׁגַ֛זsha.'ash.GazH8190,the king’sהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428eunuchסְרִ֥יסse.RisH5631in charge ofשֹׁמֵ֣רsho.MerH8104the concubinesהַפִּֽילַגְשִׁ֑יםha.pi.lag.ShimH6370.She would notלֹא־lo'-H3808returnתָב֥וֹא עוֹד֙ta.Vo' 'OdH935H5750toאֶל־'el-H413the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428unlessכִּ֣י אִם־ki 'im-H3588H518heהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428delightedחָפֵ֥ץcha.FetzH2654in herand summoned herוְנִקְרְאָ֥הve.nik.re.'AhH7121by nameבְשֵֽׁם׃ve.ShemH8034.
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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