Revised Webster's Bible
Esther 2:3-11
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.
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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