New American Standard Bible 1995

Esther 2:8-14

8So it cameוַיְהִ֗יvay.HiH1961about when the commandדְּבַר־de.var-H1697and decreeוְדָת֔וֹve.da.ToH1881of the kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428were heardבְּהִשָּׁמַ֤עbe.hi.sha.Ma'H8085andmanyרַבּ֛וֹתra.BotH7227youngנְעָר֥וֹתne.'a.RotH5291ladiesH5291were gatheredוּֽבְהִקָּבֵ֞ץu.ve.hi.ka.VetzH6908to the citadelהַבִּירָ֖הha.bi.RahH1002of Susaשׁוּשַׁ֥ןshu.ShanH7800into the custodyיַ֣דyadH3027ofHegaiהֵגָ֑יhe.GaiH1896,that Estherאֶסְתֵּר֙'es.TerH635was takenוַתִּלָּקַ֤חva.ti.la.KachH3947to the king’sהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428palaceבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004into the custodyיַ֥דyadH3027of Hegaiהֵגַ֖יhe.GaiH1896,who was in chargeשֹׁמֵ֥רsho.MerH8104of the womenהַנָּשִֽׁים׃ha.na.ShimH802.

9Now the youngH5291ladyH5291pleasedוַתִּיטַ֨ב בְעֵינָיו֮va.ti.Tav ve.'ei.NavH3190 H5869him and foundוַתִּשָּׂ֣אva.ti.Sa'H5375favorחֶ֣סֶדChe.sedH2617with him. So he quicklyוַ֠יְבַהֵלVay.va.helH926providedלָתֵ֣תla.TetH5414her with hercosmeticsתַּמְרוּקֶ֤יהָtam.ru.Kei.haH8562andfoodמָנוֹתֶ֙הָ֙ma.no.Te.haH4490,gaveלָֽתֶת־la.tet-H5414her sevenשֶׁ֣בַעShe.va'H7651choiceהָרְאֻי֥וֹתha.re.'u.YotH7200maidsH5291from the king’sהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428palaceמִבֵּ֣יתmi.BeitH1004and transferredH8132her and her maidsH5291to the bestלְט֖וֹבle.TovH2896place in the haremבֵּ֥ית הַנָּשִֽׁים׃beit ha.na.ShimH1004 H802.

10Estherאֶסְתֵּ֔ר'es.TerH635did not makeH5046knownH5046her peopleעַמָּ֖הּ'a.MahH5971or her kindredמֽוֹלַדְתָּ֑הּmo.lad.TahH4138,for Mordecaiמָרְדֳּכַ֛יma.re.do.KhaiH4782had instructedצִוָּ֥הtzi.VahH6680her that she should not makeH5046themknownH5046.

11Everyוּבְכָל־u.ve.Khol-H3605dayH3117Mordecaiמָרְדֳּכַי֙ma.re.do.KhaiH4782walkedמִתְהַלֵּ֔ךְmit.ha.LekhH1980backH1980and forth in frontלִפְנֵ֖יlif.NeiH6440of the courtחֲצַ֣רcha.TzarH2691of the haremבֵּית־ הַנָּשִׁ֑יםbeit- ha.na.ShimH1004 H802to learnלָדַ֙עַת֙la.Da.'atH3045howשְׁל֣וֹםshe.LomH7965Estherאֶסְתֵּ֔ר'es.TerH635was and howוּמַה־u.mah-H4100she faredיֵּעָשֶׂ֖הye.'a.SehH6213.

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.SarH8147 H6240monthsחֹ֔דֶשׁCho.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.ShimH1004 H802to 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.ShimH1004 H802, 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-H3588 H518the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428delightedחָפֵ֥ץcha.FetzH2654in her and she was summonedוְנִקְרְאָ֥הve.nik.re.'AhH7121by nameבְשֵֽׁם׃ve.ShemH8034.

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