New American Standard Bible 2020
Esther 2:19-23
20Estherאֶסְתֵּ֗ר'es.TerH635stillhad not revealedH5046her relativesמֽוֹלַדְתָּהּ֙mo.lad.TahH4138or her peopleעַמָּ֔הּ'a.MahH5971,justH3512asH3512Mordecaiמָרְדֳּכָ֑יma.re.do.KhaiH4782had instructedצִוָּ֥הtzi.VahH6680her; for Estherאֶסְתֵּ֣ר'es.TerH635didעֹשָׂ֔ה'o.SahH6213whatמַאֲמַ֤רma.'a.MarH3982Mordecaiמָרְדֳּכַי֙ma.re.do.KhaiH4782toldמַגֶּ֤דֶתma.Ge.detH5046her justH3512asH3512she hadהָיְתָ֥הha.ye.TahH1961whenH3512under his careבְאָמְנָ֖הve.'a.me.NahH545.
21In thoseהָהֵ֔םha.HemH1992daysבַּיָּמִ֣יםbai.ya.MimH3117,while Mordecaiוּמָרְדֳּכַ֖יu.ma.re.do.KhaiH4782was sittingיֹשֵׁ֣בyo.ShevH3427at the king’sהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428gateבְּשַֽׁעַר־be.sha.'ar-H8179,Bigthanבִּגְתָ֨ןbig.TanH904and Tereshוָתֶ֜רֶשׁva.Te.reshH8657,twoשְׁנֵֽי־she.nei-H8147of the king’sהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428officialsסָרִיסֵ֤יsa.ri.SeiH5631from those who guardedמִשֹּׁמְרֵ֣יmi.sho.me.ReiH8104the doorהַסַּ֔ףha.SafH5592,becameH7107angryקָצַף֩ka.TzafH7107and soughtוַיְבַקְשׁוּ֙vay.vak.ShuH1245toattackלִשְׁלֹ֣חַ יָ֔דlish.Lo.ach YadH7971H3027Kingבַּמֶּ֖לֶךְba.Me.lekhH4428Ahasuerusאֲחַשְׁוֵֽרֹשׁ׃'a.chash.Ve.roshH325.
22But theplotהַדָּבָר֙ha.da.VarH1697became knownוַיִּוָּדַ֤עvai.yi.va.Da'H3045to Mordecaiלְמָרְדֳּכַ֔יle.ma.re.do.KhaiH4782andhe informedוַיַּגֵּ֖דvai.ya.GedH5046Queenהַמַּלְכָּ֑הha.mal.KahH4436Estherלְאֶסְתֵּ֣רle.'es.TerH635,and Estherאֶסְתֵּ֛ר'es.TerH635toldוַתֹּ֧אמֶרva.To.merH559the kingלַמֶּ֖לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428in Mordecai’sמָרְדֳּכָֽי׃ma.re.do.KhaiH4782nameבְּשֵׁ֥םbe.ShemH8034.
23Then when the plotהַדָּבָר֙ha.da.VarH1697was investigatedוַיְבֻקַּ֤שׁvay.vu.KashH1245and foundוַיִּמָּצֵ֔אvai.yi.ma.Tze'H4672to be so,they were bothשְׁנֵיהֶ֖םshe.nei.HemH8147hangedוַיִּתָּל֥וּvai.yi.ta.LuH8518on a woodenעֵ֑ץ'EtzH6086gallows;and it was writtenוַיִּכָּתֵ֗בvai.yi.ka.TevH3789inthe Bookבְּסֵ֛פֶרbe.Se.ferH5612of the Chroniclesדִּבְרֵ֥י הַיָּמִ֖יםdiv.Rei hai.ya.MimH1697H3117in the king’sהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ פha.Me.lekhH4428presenceלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440.
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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