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 Living Translation (NLT)Hegai was very impressed with Esther and treated her kindly. He quickly ordered a special menu for her and provided her with beauty treatments. He also assigned her seven maids specially chosen from the king’s palace, and he moved her and her maids into the best place in the harem.

Context of Esther 2:9

7And Mordecai had brought up Hadassah, that is, Esther, his uncle’s daughter, for she had neither father nor mother. The young woman was lovely and beautiful. When her father and mother died, Mordecai took her as his own daughter. 8So it was, when the king’s command and decree were heard, and when many young women were gathered at Shushan the citadel, under the custody of Hegai, that Esther also was taken to the king’s palace, into the care of Hegai the custodian of the women. 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. 10Esther had not revealed her people or family, for Mordecai had charged her not to reveal it. 11And 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.

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 mercy, and He gave him favor in the sight of the keeper of the prison.
• 1 Kings 8:50and forgive Your people who have sinned against You, and all their transgressions which they have transgressed against You; and grant them compassion before those who took them captive, that they may have compassion on them
• Ezra 7:6this Ezra came up from Babylon; and he was a skilled scribe in the Law of Moses, which the Lord God of Israel had given. The king granted him all his request, according to the hand of the Lord his God upon him.
• Nehemiah 2:8and a letter to Asaph the keeper of the king’s forest, that he must give me timber to make beams for the gates of the citadel which pertains to the temple, for the city wall, and for the house that I will occupy.” And the king granted them to me according to the good hand of my God upon me.
• Psalms 106:46He also made them to be pitied By all those who carried them away captive.
• Proverbs 16:7When a man’s ways please the Lord, He makes even his enemies to be at peace with him.
• Daniel 1:9Now God had brought Daniel into the favor and goodwill of the chief of the eunuchs.
• Acts 7:10and delivered him out of all his troubles, and gave him favor and wisdom in the presence of Pharaoh, king of Egypt; and he made him governor over Egypt and all his house.
• Esther 2:3and let the king appoint officers in all the provinces of his kingdom, that they may gather all the beautiful young virgins to Shushan the citadel, into the women’s quarters, under the custody of Hegai the king’s eunuch, custodian of the women. And let beauty preparations be given them.

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

Topics related to Esther 2:9

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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