Esther 2:15

Esther 2:15 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Now when the turn of Esther, the daughter of Abihail the uncle of Mordecai, who had taken her for his daughter, was come to go in unto the king, she required nothing but what Hegai the king’s chamberlain, the keeper of the women, appointed. And Esther obtained favour in the sight of all them that looked upon her.
• New International Version (NIV)When the turn came for Esther (the young woman Mordecai had adopted, the daughter of his uncle Abihail) to go to the king, she asked for nothing other than what Hegai, the king’s eunuch who was in charge of the harem, suggested. And Esther won the favor of everyone who saw her.
• English Standard Version (ESV)When the turn came for Esther the daughter of Abihail the uncle of Mordecai, who had taken her as his own daughter, to go in to the king, she asked for nothing except what Hegai the king's eunuch, who had charge of the women, advised. Now Esther was winning favor in the eyes of all who saw her.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Now when the turn came for Esther the daughter of Abihail the uncle of Mordecai, who had taken her as his daughter, to go in to the king, she requested nothing but what Hegai the king’s eunuch, the custodian of the women, advised. And Esther obtained favor in the sight of all who saw her.

Context of Esther 2:15

13After that, the young woman would go to the king. Anything she wanted to take with her from the women’s quarters to the king’s palace was given to her. 14She would go in the evening and come back in the morning to the other quarters for women. There she would be in the care of the king’s eunuch Shaashgaz, the guardian of the concubines. She never went to the king again unless the king desired her and requested her by name. (Esther was the daughter of Abihail, Mordecai’s uncle. Mordecai had adopted her as his own daughter.) When Esther’s turn came to go to the king, she asked only for what the king’s eunuch Hegai, the guardian of the women, advised. Everyone who saw Esther liked her. 16So Esther was taken to King Xerxes in his royal palace in the month of Tebeth, the tenth month, in the seventh year of his reign. 17Now, the king loved Esther more than all the other women and favored her over all the other virgins. So he put the royal crown on her head and made her queen instead of Vashti.

Esther 2:15 word by word

וּבְהַגִּ֣יעַ תֹּר־אֶסְתֵּ֣ר בַּת־אֲבִיחַ֣יִל דֹּ֣ד מָרְדֳּכַ֡י אֲשֶׁר֩ לָקַֽח־ל֨וֹ לְבַ֜ת לָב֣וֹא אֶל־הַמֶּ֗לֶךְ לֹ֤א בִקְשָׁה֙ דָּבָ֔ר כִּ֠י אִ֣ם אֶת־אֲשֶׁ֥ר יֹאמַ֛ר הֵגַ֥י סְרִיס־הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ שֹׁמֵ֣ר הַנָּשִׁ֑ים וַתְּהִ֤י אֶסְתֵּר֙ נֹשֵׂ֣את חֵ֔ן בְּעֵינֵ֖י כָּל־רֹאֶֽיהָ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Now when the turnתּוֹרtôr tôr · plaitH8447
• of Estherאֶסְתֵּר'estêr · EstherH635
• the daughterבַּתbath · daughterH1323
• of Abihailאֲבִיחַ֫יִל'ăbîyhayil 'ăbîychayil · AbihailH32
• the uncleדּוֹדdôd dôd · beloved: male relativeH1730
• of Mordecaiמׇרְדֳּכַיmordekay · MordecaiH4782
• who had takenלָקַחlâqach · to take: takeH3947
• was comeנָגַעnâga‛ · to touchH5060
• to go inבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• unto the kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• she requiredבָּקַשׁbâqash · to seekH1245
• nothingדָּבָרdâbâr · word: thingH1697
• but what Hegaiהֵגֵאhêgê' hêgay · HegaiH1896
• chamberlainסָרִיסsârîys sâris · eunuchH5631
• the keeperשָׁמַרshâmar · to keep: guardH8104
• of the womenאִשָּׁה'ishshâh nâshîym · womanH802
• appointedאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• obtainedנָשָׂאnâώâ' nâsâh · to lift: kindnessH5375
• favourחֵןchên · favorH2580
• in the sightעַ֫יִן‛ayin · eye: appearanceH5869
• of all them that lookedרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: seeH7200

Cross-references for Esther 2:15

• Esther 2:7Mordecai had raised Hadassah, also known as Esther, his uncle’s daughter, because she was an orphan. The young woman had a beautiful figure and was very attractive. When her father and mother died, Mordecai adopted her as his own daughter.
• Acts 7:10and rescued him from all his suffering. When Joseph stood in the presence of Pharaoh (the king of Egypt), God gave Joseph divine favor and wisdom so that he became ruler of Egypt and of Pharaoh’s whole palace.

Commentaries on Esther 2:15

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 15She required nothing - She left this entirely to her friend Hege, who seems to have been intent on her success. She therefore left her decorations to his judgment alone, and went in that dress and in those ornaments which he deemed most suitable.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 15She required nothing - The other virgins perhaps loaded themselves with precious ornaments of various kinds, necklaces, bracelets, earrings, anklets, and the like. Esther let Hegai dress her as he would.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 15Hegai knew what the king liked, so he gave Esther good advice. She wisely accepted and followed it.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-201-3. After these things, when the wrath of king Ahasuerus was appeased--On recovering from the violent excitement of his revelry and rage, the king was pierced with poignant regret for the unmerited treatment he had given to his beautiful and dignified queen. But, according to the law, which made the word of a Persian king irrevocable, she could not be restored. His counsellors, for their own sake, were solicitous to remove his disquietude, and hastened…Read the comment

Topics related to Esther 2:15

• Abihail
• Chamberlain
• Esther
• Hegai

In the dictionaries

• Esther
• Mordecai
• Abihail
• Adoption
• Esther, Book of
• Hegai; Hege
• Shaashgaz

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