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Esther 2:12-18
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.
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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