Esther 2:11

Esther 2:11 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And Mordecai walked every day before the court of the women’s house, to know how Esther did, and what should become of her.
• New International Version (NIV)Every day he walked back and forth near the courtyard of the harem to find out how Esther was and what was happening to her.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And every day Mordecai walked in front of the court of the harem to learn how Esther was and what was happening to her.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And 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.

Context of Esther 2:11

9This young woman pleased him and found favor with him. He quickly arranged her beauty treatments and provided her special food. He also provided her with seven specially chosen young women from the king’s household. Then he moved her and her maids to the best place in the women’s house. 10Esther had not disclosed her people or her lineage, because Mordecai had commanded her not to make them known. Every day Mordecai walked in front of the women’s courtyard to find out how Esther was, and what might happen to her. 12When each young woman’s turn came to go to King Ahasuerus at the end of 12 months as prescribed for the women—for in this way they fulfilled their beautification: six months with oil of myrrh and six months with perfumes and women’s cosmetics— 13the young woman would go to the king in this way: whatever she asked for was given to her to take with her from the women’s house to the king’s palace.

Esther 2:11 word by word

וּבְכָל־י֣וֹם וָי֔וֹם מָרְדֳּכַי֙ מִתְהַלֵּ֔ךְ לִפְנֵ֖י חֲצַ֣ר בֵּית־הַנָּשִׁ֑ים לָדַ֙עַת֙ אֶת־שְׁל֣וֹם אֶסְתֵּ֔ר וּמַה־יֵּעָשֶׂ֖ה בָּֽהּ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And Mordecaiמׇרְדֳּכַיmordekay · MordecaiH4782
• walkedהָלַךְhâlak · to go: walkH1980
• every dayיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
• beforeפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440
• the courtחָצֵרchâtsêr · courtH2691
• of the women’sאִשָּׁה'ishshâh nâshîym · woman: wifeH802
• houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: palaceH1004
• to knowיָדַעyâda‛ · to knowH3045
• how Estherאֶסְתֵּר'estêr · EstherH635
• didשָׁלוֹםshâlôm shâlôm · peace: greetingH7965
• and what should becomeעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213

Cross-references for Esther 2:11

• Esther 2:13the young woman would go to the king in this way: whatever she asked for was given to her to take with her from the women’s house to the king’s palace.
• Genesis 37:14Then he said to him, “Go now, and check on the welfare of your brothers and the welfare of the flocks and bring word back to me.” So he sent him from the valley of Hebron and he went to Shechem.
• 1 Samuel 17:18Also take these ten slices of cheese to the captain of their thousand—and check out the welfare of your brothers and bring back some token from them.
• Acts 15:36After some days Paul said to Barnabas, “Let’s return and visit the brothers and sisters in every city where we have proclaimed the word of the Lord, to see how they are.”

Commentaries on Esther 2:11

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 11Mordecai occupied, apparently, a humble place in the royal household. He was probably one of the porters or doorkeepers at the main entrance to the palace Esther 2:21.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1111. Mordecai walked every day before the court of the women's house--The harem is an inviolable sanctuary, and what is transacted within its walls is as much a secret to those without as if they were thousands of miles away. But hints were given him through the eunuchs.Read the comment

Topics related to Esther 2:11

• Chamberlain
• Marriage
• Women

In the dictionaries

• Esther
• Mordecai
• Esther, Book of

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