New American Standard Bible 1995
Esther 2:5-7
5Now there was at the citadelH1002 in SusaH7800 a JewH3064 whose nameH8034 was 1MordecaiH4782, the sonH1121 of JairH2971, the sonH1121 of ShimeiH8096, the sonH1121 of KishH7027, a BenjamiteH376H3228, 62whoH834 had been takenH1540 into exileH1540 from JerusalemH3389 with the captivesH1473 whoH834 had been exiledH1540 with JeconiahH3204 kingH4428 of JudahH3063, whomH834 NebuchadnezzarH5019 the kingH4428 of BabylonH894 had exiledH1540. 7He was bringingH539 up HadassahH1919, that is 3EstherH635, his uncle’sH1730 daughterH1323, for she hadH369 noH369 fatherH1 orH369 motherH517. Now the youngH5291 ladyH5291 was beautifulH3303 of formH8389 and 4faceH4758, and when her fatherH1 and her motherH517 diedH4194, MordecaiH4782 tookH3947 her as his own daughterH1323.
Notes
- 1. Esther 2:5 Esth 3:2 ↩
- 2. Esther 2:6 2 Kin 24:14, 15; 2 Chr 36:10 ↩
- 3. Esther 2:7 Esth 2:15 ↩
- 4. Esther 2:7 Lit good of appearance ↩
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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