Esther 2:11

Esther 2:11 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And Mordecai walked every day before the court of the women’s house, to know how Esther did, and what should become of her.
• New International Version (NIV)Every day he walked back and forth near the courtyard of the harem to find out how Esther was and what was happening to her.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And every day Mordecai walked in front of the court of the harem to learn how Esther was and what was happening to her.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And every day Mordecai paced in front of the court of the women’s quarters, to learn of Esther’s welfare and what was happening to her.

Context of Esther 2:11

9Now the young lady pleased him and found favor with him. So he quickly provided her with her cosmetics and food, gave her seven choice female attendants from the king’s palace, and transferred her and her attendants to the best place in the harem. 10Esther did not reveal her people or her kindred, because Mordecai had instructed her that she was not to reveal them. And every day Mordecai walked back and forth in front of the courtyard of the harem to learn how Esther was and what was happening to her. 12Now when the turn came for each young woman to go in to King Ahasuerus, after the end of her twelve months under the regulations for the women--for the days of their beauty treatment were completed as follows: six months with oil of myrrh and six months with balsam oil and the cosmetics for women-- 13the young woman would go in to the king in this way: anything that she desired was given her to take with her from the harem to the king’s palace.

Esther 2:11 word by word

וּבְכָל־י֣וֹם וָי֔וֹם מָרְדֳּכַי֙ מִתְהַלֵּ֔ךְ לִפְנֵ֖י חֲצַ֣ר בֵּית־הַנָּשִׁ֑ים לָדַ֙עַת֙ אֶת־שְׁל֣וֹם אֶסְתֵּ֔ר וּמַה־יֵּעָשֶׂ֖ה בָּֽהּ׃Read the interlinear

• And everyכֹּלkôl kôl · allH3605
• dayיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
• Mordecaiמׇרְדֳּכַיmordekay · MordecaiH4782
• walkedהָלַךְhâlak · to go: walkH1980
• backהָלַךְhâlak · to go: walkH1980
• in frontפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440
• of the courtyardחָצֵרchâtsêr · courtH2691
• of the haremבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: palaceH1004
• of the haremאִשָּׁה'ishshâh nâshîym · woman: wifeH802
• to learnיָדַעyâda‛ · to knowH3045
• howשָׁלוֹםshâlôm shâlôm · peace: greetingH7965
• Estherאֶסְתֵּר'estêr · EstherH635
• was and whatמָהmâh mah mâ ma meh · what?H4100
• was happeningעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213

Cross-references for Esther 2:11

• Esther 2:13the young woman would go in to the king in this way: anything that she desired was given her to take with her from the harem to the king’s palace.
• Genesis 37:14Then he said to him, “Go now and see about the welfare of your brothers and the welfare of the flock, and bring word back to me.” So he sent him from the Valley of Hebron, and he came to Shechem.
• 1 Samuel 17:18Bring also these ten slices of cheese to the commander of their thousand, and look into the well-being of your brothers and bring back confirmation from them.
• Acts 15:36After some days Paul said to Barnabas, “Let’s return and visit the brothers and sisters in every city in which we proclaimed the word of the Lord, and see how they are.”

Commentaries on Esther 2:11

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 11Mordecai occupied, apparently, a humble place in the royal household. He was probably one of the porters or doorkeepers at the main entrance to the palace Esther 2:21.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1111. Mordecai walked every day before the court of the women's house--The harem is an inviolable sanctuary, and what is transacted within its walls is as much a secret to those without as if they were thousands of miles away. But hints were given him through the eunuchs.Read the comment

Topics related to Esther 2:11

• Chamberlain
• Marriage
• Women

In the dictionaries

• Esther
• Mordecai
• Esther, Book of

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