Revised Webster's Bible
Esther 2
1Afterאַחַר֙'a.CharH310thesethingsהַדְּבָרִ֣יםha.de.va.RimH1697, when thewrathחֲמַ֖תcha.MatH2534ofkingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Ahasuerusאֲחַשְׁוֵר֑וֹשׁ'a.chash.ve.Ro.oshH325wasappeasedכְּשֹׁ֕ךְke.ShokhH7918, herememberedזָכַ֤רza.KharH2142Vashtiוַשְׁתִּי֙vash.TiH2060, and what she haddoneעָשָׂ֔תָה'a.Sa.tahH6213, and what wasdecreedנִגְזַ֖רnig.ZarH1504against her.
2Thensaidוַיֹּאמְר֥וּvai.yo.me.RuH559theking’sהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428servantsנַעֲרֵֽי־na.'a.rei-H5288thatministeredמְשָׁרְתָ֑יוme.sha.re.TavH8334to him, Let there befairטוֹב֥וֹת מַרְאֶֽה׃to.Vot mar.'EhH2896H4758youngנְעָר֥וֹתne.'a.RotH5291virginsבְּתוּל֖וֹתbe.tu.LotH1330soughtיְבַקְשׁ֥וּye.vak.ShuH1245for thekingלַמֶּ֛לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428:
3And let thekingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428appointוְיַפְקֵ֨דve.yaf.KedH6485officersפְּקִידִים֮pe.ki.DimH6496in all theprovincesמְדִינ֣וֹתme.di.NotH4082of hiskingdomמַלְכוּתוֹ֒mal.khu.ToH4438, that they maygatherוְיִקְבְּצ֣וּve.yik.be.TzuH6908all thefairטוֹבַ֨ת מַרְאֶ֜הto.Vat mar.'EhH2896H4758youngנַעֲרָֽה־na.'a.rah-H5291virginsבְ֠תוּלָהVe.tu.lahH1330toShushanשׁוּשַׁ֤ןshu.ShanH7800thepalaceהַבִּירָה֙ha.bi.RahH1002, to thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of thewomenהַנָּשִׁ֔יםha.na.ShimH802, into thecustodyיַ֥דyadH3027ofHegeהֵגֶ֛אhe.Ge'H1896theking’sהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428chamberlainסְרִ֥יסse.RisH5631,keeperשֹׁמֵ֣רsho.MerH8104of thewomenהַנָּשִׁ֑יםha.na.ShimH802; and let their things forpurificationתַּמְרוּקֵיהֶֽן׃tam.ru.kei.HenH8562begivenוְנָת֖וֹןve.na.TonH5414them :
4And let themaidenוְהַֽנַּעֲרָ֗הve.ha.na.'a.RahH5291whopleasethתִּיטַב֙ בְּעֵינֵ֣יti.Tav be.'ei.NeiH3190H5869thekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428bequeenתִּמְלֹ֖ךְtim.LokhH4427instead ofVashtiוַשְׁתִּ֑יvash.TiH2060. And thethingהַדָּבָ֛רha.da.VarH1697pleasedוַיִּיטַ֧ב בְּעֵינֵ֥יvai.yi.Tav be.'ei.NeiH3190H5869thekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428; and he didsoוַיַּ֥עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213.
5Now inShushanבְּשׁוּשַׁ֣ןbe.shu.ShanH7800thepalaceהַבִּירָ֑הha.bi.RahH1002there was acertainH376Jewיְהוּדִ֔יye.hu.DiH3064, whosenameוּשְׁמ֣וֹu.she.MoH8034wasMordecaiמָרְדֳּכַ֗יma.re.do.KhaiH4782, thesonבֶּ֣ןbenH1121ofJairיָאִ֧ירya.'IrH2971, thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofShimeiשִׁמְעִ֛יshim.'IH8096, thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofKishקִ֖ישׁkishH7027, aBenjamiteיְמִינִֽי׃ye.mi.NiH1145;
6Who had been carriedawayהָגְלָה֙ha.ge.LahH1540fromJerusalemמִיר֣וּשָׁלַ֔יִםmi.Ru.sha.La.yimH3389with thecaptivesהַגֹּלָה֙ha.go.LahH1473who had been carriedawayהָגְלְתָ֔הha.ge.le.TahH1540withJeconiahיְכָנְיָ֣הye.kha.ne.YahH3204kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063, whomNebuchadnezzarנְבוּכַדְנֶאצַּ֖רne.vu.khad.ne.TzarH5019thekingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofBabylonבָּבֶֽל׃ba.VelH894had carriedawayהֶגְלָ֔הheg.LahH1540.
7And he broughtupאֹמֵ֜ן'o.MenH539Hadassahהֲדַסָּ֗הha.da.SahH1919, that is,Estherאֶסְתֵּר֙'es.TerH635, hisuncle’sדֹּד֔וֹdo.DoH1730daughterבַּת־bat-H1323: for she had neitherfatherאָ֣ב'avH1normotherוָאֵ֑םva.'EmH517, and themaidוְהַנַּעֲרָ֤הve.ha.na.'a.RahH5291wasfairיְפַת־ תֹּ֙אַר֙ye.fat- to.'arH3303H8389andbeautifulוְטוֹבַ֣ת מַרְאֶ֔הve.to.Vat mar.'EhH2896H4758; whomMordecaiמָרְדֳּכַ֛יma.re.do.KhaiH4782, when herfatherאָבִ֙יהָ֙'a.Vi.haH1andmotherוְאִמָּ֔הּve.'i.MahH517weredeadוּבְמ֤וֹתu.ve.MotH4194,tookלְקָחָ֧הּle.ka.ChahH3947for his owndaughterלְבַֽת׃le.VatH1323.
8So it came to pass, when theking’sהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428commandmentדְּבַר־de.var-H1697and hisdecreeוְדָת֔וֹve.da.ToH1881wereheardבְּהִשָּׁמַ֤עbe.hi.sha.Ma'H8085, and whenmanyרַבּ֛וֹתra.BotH7227maidensנְעָר֥וֹתne.'a.RotH5291weregatheredוּֽבְהִקָּבֵ֞ץu.ve.hi.ka.VetzH6908atShushanשׁוּשַׁ֥ןshu.ShanH7800thepalaceהַבִּירָ֖הha.bi.RahH1002, to thecustodyיַ֣דyadH3027ofHegaiהֵגָ֑יhe.GaiH1896, thatEstherאֶסְתֵּר֙'es.TerH635wasbroughtוַתִּלָּקַ֤חva.ti.la.KachH3947also to theking’sהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004, to thecustodyיַ֥דyadH3027ofHegaiהֵגַ֖יhe.GaiH1896,keeperשֹׁמֵ֥רsho.MerH8104of thewomenהַנָּשִֽׁים׃ha.na.ShimH802.
9And themaidenהַנַּעֲרָ֣הha.na.'a.RahH5291pleasedוַתִּיטַ֨ב בְעֵינָיו֮va.ti.Tav ve.'ei.NavH3190H5869him, and sheobtainedוַתִּשָּׂ֣אva.ti.Sa'H5375kindnessחֶ֣סֶדChe.sedH2617fromhimלְפָנָיו֒le.fa.NavH6440; and hespeedilyוַ֠יְבַהֵלVay.va.helH926gaveלָתֵ֣תla.TetH5414her her things forpurificationתַּמְרוּקֶ֤יהָtam.ru.Kei.haH8562, with such things asbelongedמָנוֹתֶ֙הָ֙ma.no.Te.haH4490to her, andsevenשֶׁ֣בַעShe.va'H7651choiceהָרְאֻי֥וֹתha.re.'u.YotH7200maidensהַנְּעָר֔וֹתha.ne.'a.RotH5291, to begivenלָֽתֶת־la.tet-H5414her, out of theking’sהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428houseמִבֵּ֣יתmi.BeitH1004: and hepreferredוַיְשַׁנֶּ֧הָvay.sha.Ne.haH8138her and hermaidsנַעֲרוֹתֶ֛יהָna.'a.ro.Tei.haH5291to thebestלְט֖וֹבle.TovH2896place of thehouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of thewomenהַנָּשִֽׁים׃ha.na.ShimH802.
11AndMordecaiמָרְדֳּכַי֙ma.re.do.KhaiH4782walkedמִתְהַלֵּ֔ךְmit.ha.LekhH1980everydayH3117beforeלִפְנֵ֖יlif.NeiH6440thecourtחֲצַ֣רcha.TzarH2691of thewomen’sהַנָּשִׁ֑יםha.na.ShimH802houseבֵּית־beit-H1004, toknowלָדַ֙עַת֙la.Da.'atH3045howEstherאֶסְתֵּ֔ר'es.TerH635didשְׁל֣וֹםshe.LomH7965, and what shouldbecomeיֵּעָשֶׂ֖הye.'a.SehH6213of her.
12Now when everymaid’sH5291turnתֹּר֩torH8447hadcomeוּבְהַגִּ֡יעַu.ve.ha.Gi.a'H5060to goinלָב֣וֹא׀la.Vo'H935tokingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Ahasuerusאֲחַשְׁוֵר֗וֹשׁ'a.chash.ve.Ro.oshH325,afterמִקֵּץ֩mi.KetzH7093that she had beentwelveשְׁנֵ֣ים עָשָׂ֣רshe.Neim 'a.SarH8147H6240monthsחֹ֔דֶשׁCho.deshH2320, according to thelawכְּדָ֤תke.DatH1881for thewomenהַנָּשִׁים֙ha.na.ShimH802, (for so were thedaysיְמֵ֣יye.MeiH3117of theirpurificationsמְרוּקֵיהֶ֑ןme.ru.kei.HenH4795accomplishedיִמְלְא֖וּyim.le.'UH4390, that is,sixשִׁשָּׁ֤הshi.ShahH8337monthsחֳדָשִׁים֙cho.da.ShimH2320withoilבְּשֶׁ֣מֶןbe.She.menH8081ofmyrrhהַמֹּ֔רha.MorH4753, andsixוְשִׁשָּׁ֤הve.shi.ShahH8337monthsחֳדָשִׁים֙cho.da.ShimH2320with sweetodoursבַּבְּשָׂמִ֔יםba.be.sa.MimH1314, and with other things for thepurifyingוּבְתַמְרוּקֵ֖יu.ve.tam.ru.KeiH8562of thewomenהַנָּשִֽׁים׃ha.na.ShimH802;)
13Then thuscameבָּאָ֣הba.'AhH935everymaidenהַֽנַּעֲרָ֖הha.na.'a.RahH5291to thekingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428; whatever shedesiredתֹּאמַ֜רto.MarH559wasgivenיִנָּ֤תֵֽןyi.Na.tenH5414her togoלָב֣וֹאla.Vo'H935with her out of thehouseמִבֵּ֥יתmi.BeitH1004of thewomenהַנָּשִׁ֖יםha.na.ShimH802to theking’sהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004.
14In theeveningבָּעֶ֣רֶב׀ba.'E.revH6153shewentבָאָ֗הva.'AhH935, and on the nextmorningוּ֠בַבֹּקֶרU.va.bo.kerH1242shereturnedשָׁבָ֞הsha.VahH7725into thesecondשֵׁנִ֔יshe.NiH8145houseבֵּ֤יתbeitH1004of thewomenהַנָּשִׁים֙ha.na.ShimH802, to thecustodyיַ֧דyadH3027ofShaashgazשַֽׁעֲשְׁגַ֛זsha.'ash.GazH8190, theking’sהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428chamberlainסְרִ֥יסse.RisH5631, whokeptשֹׁמֵ֣רsho.MerH8104theconcubinesהַפִּֽילַגְשִׁ֑יםha.pi.lag.ShimH6370: she cameinתָב֥וֹאta.Vo'H935to thekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428no more, except that thekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428delightedחָפֵ֥ץcha.FetzH2654in her, and she wascalledוְנִקְרְאָ֥הve.nik.re.'AhH7121bynameבְשֵֽׁם׃ve.ShemH8034.
15Now when theturnתֹּר־tor-H8447ofEstherאֶסְתֵּ֣ר'es.TerH635, thedaughterבַּת־bat-H1323ofAbihailאֲבִיחַ֣יִל'a.vi.Cha.yilH32theuncleדֹּ֣דdodH1730ofMordecaiמָרְדֳּכַ֡יma.re.do.KhaiH4782, who hadtakenלָקַֽח־la.kach-H3947her for hisdaughterלְבַ֜תle.VatH1323, hadcomeוּבְהַגִּ֣יעַu.ve.ha.Gi.a'H5060to goinלָב֣וֹאla.Vo'H935to thekingהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, sherequiredבִקְשָׁה֙vik.ShahH1245nothingדָּבָ֔רda.VarH1697but whatHegaiהֵגַ֥יhe.GaiH1896theking’sהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428chamberlainסְרִיס־se.ris-H5631, thekeeperשֹׁמֵ֣רsho.MerH8104of thewomenהַנָּשִׁ֑יםha.na.ShimH802,appointedיֹאמַ֛רyo.MarH559. AndEstherאֶסְתֵּר֙'es.TerH635obtainedנֹשֵׂ֣אתno.SetH5375favourחֵ֔ןChenH2580in thesightבְּעֵינֵ֖יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of all them thatlookedרֹאֶֽיהָ׃ro.'Ei.haH7200upon her.
16SoEstherאֶסְתֵּ֜ר'es.TerH635wastakenוַתִּלָּקַ֨חva.ti.la.KachH3947tokingהַמֶּ֤לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Ahasuerusאֲחַשְׁוֵרוֹשׁ֙'a.chash.ve.ro.VoshH325into hishouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004royalמַלְכוּת֔וֹmal.khu.ToH4438in thetenthהָעֲשִׂירִ֖יha.'a.si.RiH6224monthבַּחֹ֥דֶשׁba.Cho.deshH2320, which is themonthחֹ֣דֶשׁCho.deshH2320Tebethטֵבֵ֑תte.VetH2887, in theseventhשֶׁ֖בַעShe.va'H7651yearבִּשְׁנַת־bish.nat-H8141of hisreignלְמַלְכוּתֽוֹ׃le.mal.khu.ToH4438.
17And thekingהַמֶּ֤לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428lovedוַיֶּאֱהַ֨בvai.ye.'e.HavH157Estherאֶסְתֵּר֙'es.TerH635above all thewomenהַנָּשִׁ֔יםha.na.ShimH802, and sheobtainedוַתִּשָּׂא־va.ti.sa'-H5375graceחֵ֥ןchenH2580andfavourוָחֶ֛סֶדva.Che.sedH2617in hissightלְפָנָ֖יוle.fa.NavH6440more than all thevirginsהַבְּתוּלֹ֑תha.be.tu.LotH1330; so that hesetוַיָּ֤שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760theroyalמַלְכוּת֙mal.KhutH4438crownכֶּֽתֶר־ke.ter-H3804upon herheadבְּרֹאשָׁ֔הּbe.ro.ShahH7218, and made herqueenוַיַּמְלִיכֶ֖הָvai.yam.li.Khe.haH4427instead ofVashtiוַשְׁתִּֽי׃vash.TiH2060.
18Then thekingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428madeוַיַּ֨עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213agreatגָד֗וֹלga.DolH1419feastמִשְׁתֶּ֣הmish.TehH4960to all hisprincesשָׂרָיו֙sa.RavH8269and hisservantsוַעֲבָדָ֔יוva.'a.va.DavH5650, evenEsther’sאֶסְתֵּ֑ר'es.TerH635feastמִשְׁתֵּ֣הmish.TehH4960; and hemadeעָשָׂ֔ה'a.SahH6213areleaseוַהֲנָחָ֤הva.ha.na.ChahH2010to theprovincesלַמְּדִינוֹת֙la.me.di.nOtH4082, andgaveוַיִּתֵּ֥ןvai.yi.TenH5414giftsמַשְׂאֵ֖תmas.'EtH4864, according to thebountyכְּיַ֥דke.YadH3027of thekingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428.
20Estherאֶסְתֵּ֗ר'es.TerH635had not yetrevealedמַגֶּ֤דֶתma.Ge.detH5046herkindredמֽוֹלַדְתָּהּ֙mo.lad.TahH4138nor herpeopleעַמָּ֔הּ'a.MahH5971; asMordecaiמָרְדֳּכָ֑יma.re.do.KhaiH4782hadchargedצִוָּ֥הtzi.VahH6680her: forEstherאֶסְתֵּ֣ר'es.TerH635performedעֹשָׂ֔ה'o.SahH6213thecommandmentמַאֲמַ֤רma.'a.MarH3982ofMordecaiמָרְדֳּכַי֙ma.re.do.KhaiH4782, as when she was broughtupבְאָמְנָ֖הve.'a.me.NahH545with him.
21In thosedaysבַּיָּמִ֣יםbai.ya.MimH3117, whileMordecaiוּמָרְדֳּכַ֖יu.ma.re.do.KhaiH4782satיֹשֵׁ֣בyo.ShevH3427in theking’sהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428gateבְּשַֽׁעַר־be.sha.'ar-H8179,twoשְׁנֵֽי־she.nei-H8147of theking’sהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428chamberlainsסָרִיסֵ֤יsa.ri.SeiH5631,Bigthanבִּגְתָ֨ןbig.TanH904andTereshוָתֶ֜רֶשׁva.Te.reshH8657, of those whokeptמִשֹּׁמְרֵ֣יmi.sho.me.ReiH8104thedoorהַסַּ֔ףha.SafH5592, wereangryקָצַף֩ka.TzafH7107, andsoughtוַיְבַקְשׁוּ֙vay.vak.ShuH1245tolayלִשְׁלֹ֣חַlish.Lo.achH7971handיָ֔דYadH3027on thekingבַּמֶּ֖לֶךְba.Me.lekhH4428Ahasuerusאֲחַשְׁוֵֽרֹשׁ׃'a.chash.Ve.roshH325.
22And thethingהַדָּבָר֙ha.da.VarH1697wasknownוַיִּוָּדַ֤עvai.yi.va.Da'H3045toMordecaiלְמָרְדֳּכַ֔יle.ma.re.do.KhaiH4782, whotoldוַיַּגֵּ֖דvai.ya.GedH5046it toEstherלְאֶסְתֵּ֣רle.'es.TerH635thequeenהַמַּלְכָּ֑הha.mal.KahH4436; andEstherאֶסְתֵּ֛ר'es.TerH635informedוַתֹּ֧אמֶרva.To.merH559thekingלַמֶּ֖לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428of it inMordecai’sמָרְדֳּכָֽי׃ma.re.do.KhaiH4782nameבְּשֵׁ֥םbe.ShemH8034.
23And whenenquiryוַיְבֻקַּ֤שׁvay.vu.KashH1245was made of thematterהַדָּבָר֙ha.da.VarH1697, it wasdiscoveredוַיִּמָּצֵ֔אvai.yi.ma.Tze'H4672; therefore they werebothשְׁנֵיהֶ֖םshe.nei.HemH8147hangedוַיִּתָּל֥וּvai.yi.ta.LuH8518on atreeעֵ֑ץ'EtzH6086: and it waswrittenוַיִּכָּתֵ֗בvai.yi.ka.TevH3789in thebookבְּסֵ֛פֶרbe.Se.ferH5612of thechroniclesדִּבְרֵ֥י הַיָּמִ֖יםdiv.Rei hai.ya.MimH1697H3117beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440thekingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ פha.Me.lekhH4428.
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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