New American Standard Bible 1995
Esther 2:12-14
12Now when the turnתֹּר֩torH8447of eachH5291youngH5291ladyH5291cameוּבְהַגִּ֡יעַu.ve.ha.Gi.a'H5060to goלָב֣וֹא׀la.Vo'H935in to Kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Ahasuerusאֲחַשְׁוֵר֗וֹשׁ'a.chash.ve.Ro.oshH325,afterH4480the endמִקֵּץ֩mi.KetzH7093of her twelveשְׁנֵ֣ים עָשָׂ֣רshe.Neim 'a.SarH8147H6240monthsחֹ֔דֶשׁCho.deshH2320under the regulationsכְּדָ֤תke.DatH1881for the womenהַנָּשִׁים֙ha.na.ShimH802--for the daysיְמֵ֣יye.MeiH3117of their beautificationמְרוּקֵיהֶ֑ןme.ru.kei.HenH4795were completedיִמְלְא֖וּyim.le.'UH4390as followsכֵּ֥ןkenH3651:sixשִׁשָּׁ֤הshi.ShahH8337monthsחֳדָשִׁים֙cho.da.ShimH2320with oilבְּשֶׁ֣מֶןbe.She.menH8081of myrrhהַמֹּ֔רha.MorH4753and sixוְשִׁשָּׁ֤הve.shi.ShahH8337monthsחֳדָשִׁים֙cho.da.ShimH2320with spicesבַּבְּשָׂמִ֔יםba.be.sa.MimH1314and the cosmeticsוּבְתַמְרוּקֵ֖יu.ve.tam.ru.KeiH8562for womenהַנָּשִֽׁים׃ha.na.ShimH802--
13the youngהַֽנַּעֲרָ֖הha.na.'a.RahH5291ladyH5291would goבָּאָ֣הba.'AhH935in to the kingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428in thisH2088wayH2088:anythingכָּל־kol-H3605that shedesiredתֹּאמַ֜רto.MarH559was givenיִנָּ֤תֵֽןyi.Na.tenH5414her to takeלָב֣וֹאla.Vo'H935with her from the haremמִבֵּ֥ית הַנָּשִׁ֖יםmi.Beit ha.na.ShimH1004H802to the king’sהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428palaceבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004.
14In the eveningבָּעֶ֣רֶב׀ba.'E.revH6153she would goבָאָ֗הva.'AhH935in and in the morningוּ֠בַבֹּקֶרU.va.bo.kerH1242she would returnשָׁבָ֞הsha.VahH7725to the secondשֵׁנִ֔יshe.NiH8145haremבֵּ֤ית הַנָּשִׁים֙beit ha.na.ShimH1004H802, to thecustodyיַ֧דyadH3027of Shaashgazשַֽׁעֲשְׁגַ֛זsha.'ash.GazH8190,the king’sהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428eunuchסְרִ֥יסse.RisH5631who was in chargeשֹׁמֵ֣רsho.MerH8104of the concubinesהַפִּֽילַגְשִׁ֑יםha.pi.lag.ShimH6370.She would not againעוֹד֙'OdH5750goתָב֥וֹאta.Vo'H935in to the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428unlessכִּ֣י אִם־ki 'im-H3588H518the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428delightedחָפֵ֥ץcha.FetzH2654in her and she was summonedוְנִקְרְאָ֥הve.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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