Esther 2:9

Esther 2:9 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the maiden pleased him, and she obtained kindness of him; and he speedily gave her her things for purification, with such things as belonged to her, and seven maidens, which were meet to be given her, out of the king’s house: and he preferred her and her maids unto the best place of the house of the women.
• New International Version (NIV)She pleased him and won his favor. Immediately he provided her with her beauty treatments and special food. He assigned to her seven female attendants selected from the king’s palace and moved her and her attendants into the best place in the harem.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And the young woman pleased him and won his favor. And he quickly provided her with her cosmetics and her portion of food, and with seven chosen young women from the king's palace, and advanced her and her young women to the best place in the harem.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Now the young woman pleased him, and she obtained his favor; so he readily gave beauty preparations to her, besides her allowance. Then seven choice maidservants were provided for her from the king’s palace, and he moved her and her maidservants to the best place in the house of the women.

Context of Esther 2:9

7Now he was acting as the guardian of Hadassah (that is, Esther), the daughter of his uncle, for neither her father nor her mother was alive. This young woman was very attractive and had a beautiful figure. When her father and mother died, Mordecai had raised her as if she were his own daughter. 8It so happened that when the king’s edict and his law became known many young women were taken to Susa the citadel to be placed under the authority of Hegai. Esther also was taken to the royal palace to be under the authority of Hegai, who was overseeing the women. This young woman pleased him, and she found favor with him. He quickly provided her with her cosmetics and her rations; he also provided her with the seven specially chosen young women who were from the palace. He then transferred her and her young women to the best quarters in the harem. 10Now Esther had not disclosed her people or her lineage, for Mordecai had instructed her not to do so. 11And day after day Mordecai used to walk back and forth in front of the court of the harem in order to learn how Esther was doing and what might happen to her.

Esther 2:9 word by word

וַתִּיטַ֨ב הַנַּעֲרָ֣ה בְעֵינָיו֮ וַתִּשָּׂ֣א חֶ֣סֶד לְפָנָיו֒ וַ֠יְבַהֵל אֶת־תַּמְרוּקֶ֤יהָ וְאֶת־מָנוֹתֶ֙הָ֙ לָתֵ֣ת לָ֔הּ וְאֵת֙ שֶׁ֣בַע הַנְּעָר֔וֹת הָרְאֻי֥וֹת לָֽתֶת־לָ֖הּ מִבֵּ֣ית הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ וַיְשַׁנֶּ֧הָ וְאֶת־נַעֲרוֹתֶ֛יהָ לְט֖וֹב בֵּ֥ית הַנָּשִֽׁים׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And the maidenנַעֲרָהna‛ărâh · maidenH5291
• pleasedעַ֫יִן‛ayin · eye: appearanceH5869
• pleasedיָטַבyâţab · be goodH3190
• him, and she obtainedנָשָׂאnâώâ' nâsâh · to lift: kindnessH5375
• kindnessחֶ֫סֶדchêsêd · kindnessH2617
• of himפָּנֶהpânîym · face: kindnessH6440
• and he speedilyבָּהַלbâhal · to dismayH926
• gaveנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
• her her things for purificationתַּמְרוּקtamrûq tamrûq tamrîyq · cosmeticH8562
• with such things as belongedמָנָהmânâh · portionH4490
• to her, and sevenשֶׁ֫בַעsheba‛ shib‛âh · sevenH7651
• meetרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: selectH7200
• her, out of the king’sמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: homeH1004
• and he preferredשָׁנָהshânâh · to changeH8138
• unto the bestטוֹבţôb · pleasantH2896
• of the womenאִשָּׁה'ishshâh nâshîym · woman: wifeH802

Cross-references for Esther 2:9

• Genesis 39:21But the Lord was with Joseph and showed him kindness. He granted him favor in the sight of the prison warden.
• 1 Kings 8:50Forgive all the rebellious acts of your sinful people and cause their captors to have mercy on them.
• Ezra 7:6This Ezra is the one who came up from Babylon. He was a scribe who was skilled in the law of Moses which the Lord God of Israel had given. The king supplied him with everything he requested, for the hand of the Lord his God was on him.
• Nehemiah 2:8and a letter for Asaph the keeper of the king’s nature preserve, so that he will give me timber for beams for the gates of the fortress adjacent to the temple and for the city wall and for the house to which I go.” So the king granted me these requests, for the good hand of my God was on me.
• Psalms 106:46He caused all their conquerors to have pity on them.
• Proverbs 16:7When a person’s ways are pleasing to the Lord, he even reconciles his enemies to himself.
• Daniel 1:9Then God made the overseer of the court officials sympathetic to Daniel.
• Acts 7:10and rescued him from all his troubles, and granted him favor and wisdom in the presence of Pharaoh, king of Egypt, who made him ruler over Egypt and over all his household.
• Esther 2:3And let the king appoint officers throughout all the provinces of his kingdom to gather all the attractive young women to Susa the citadel, to the harem under the authority of Hegai, the king’s eunuch who oversees the women, and let him provide whatever cosmetics they desire.

Commentaries on Esther 2:9

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 9The maiden pleased him - He conceived a partiality for her above the rest, probably because of the propriety of her deportment, and her engaging though unassuming manners. Seven maidens - These were to attend her to the bath, to anoint and adorn her, and be her servants in general.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 9provided her with beauty treatments and the special diet: Hegai knew the king’s preferences and chose the best candidates for special attention. Hegai assigned seven of the best assistants to Esther, showing he believed she was a top candidate for becoming queen.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-201-3. After these things, when the wrath of king Ahasuerus was appeased--On recovering from the violent excitement of his revelry and rage, the king was pierced with poignant regret for the unmerited treatment he had given to his beautiful and dignified queen. But, according to the law, which made the word of a Persian king irrevocable, she could not be restored. His counsellors, for their own sake, were solicitous to remove his disquietude, and hastened…Read the comment

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In the dictionaries

• Esther, Book of
• Meet
• Prefer

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