Revised Literal Translation
Esther 2:12-13
12Now when every maid’sH5291turnתֹּר֩torH8447was comeוּבְהַגִּ֡יעַu.ve.ha.Gi.a'H5060to go inלָב֣וֹא׀la.Vo'H935to kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Ahasuerusאֲחַשְׁוֵר֗וֹשׁ'a.chash.ve.Ro.oshH325,afterמִקֵּץ֩mi.KetzH7093that she had been twelveשְׁנֵ֣ים עָשָׂ֣רshe.Neim 'a.SarH6240H8147monthsחֹ֔דֶשׁCho.deshH2320,according to the mannerכְּדָ֤תke.DatH1881of the womenהַנָּשִׁים֙ha.na.ShimH802, (for so were the daysיְמֵ֣יye.MeiH3117of their purificationsמְרוּקֵיהֶ֑ןme.ru.kei.HenH4795accomplishedיִמְלְא֖וּyim.le.'UH4390, to wit,sixשִׁשָּׁ֤הshi.ShahH8337monthsחֳדָשִׁים֙cho.da.ShimH2320with oilבְּשֶׁ֣מֶןbe.She.menH8081of myrrhהַמֹּ֔רha.MorH4753,and sixוְשִׁשָּׁ֤הve.shi.ShahH8337monthsחֳדָשִׁים֙cho.da.ShimH2320with sweet odoursבַּבְּשָׂמִ֔יםba.be.sa.MimH1314, and with otherthings for the purifyingוּבְתַמְרוּקֵ֖יu.ve.tam.ru.KeiH8562of the womenהַנָּשִֽׁים׃ha.na.ShimH802;)
13Then thus cameבָּאָ֣הba.'AhH935everymaidenהַֽנַּעֲרָ֖הha.na.'a.RahH5291unto the kingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428;whatsoever she desiredתֹּאמַ֜רto.MarH559was givenיִנָּ֤תֵֽןyi.Na.tenH5414her to goלָב֣וֹאla.Vo'H935with her out of the houseמִבֵּ֥יתmi.BeitH1004of the womenהַנָּשִׁ֖יםha.na.ShimH802unto the king’sהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004.
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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