7{
"verseID": "Esther.2.7",
"source": "וַיְהִ֨י אֹמֵ֜ן אֶת־הֲדַסָּ֗ה הִ֤יא אֶסְתֵּר֙ בַּת־דֹּד֔וֹ כִּ֛י אֵ֥ין לָ֖הּ אָ֣ב וָאֵ֑ם וְהַנַּעֲרָ֤ה יְפַת־תֹּ֙אַר֙ וְטוֹבַ֣ת מַרְאֶ֔ה וּבְמ֤וֹת אָבִ֙יהָ֙ וְאִמָּ֔הּ לְקָחָ֧הּ מָרְדֳּכַ֛י ל֖וֹ לְבַֽת׃",
"text": "And-*yəhî* *ʾōmēn* *ʾeṯ*-*hăḏassâ* she *ʾestēr* *baṯ*-*dōḏô* for *ʾên* to-her *ʾāḇ* and-*ʾēm* and-the-*naʿărâ* *yəpaṯ*-*tōʾar* and-*ṭôḇaṯ* *marʾeh* and-in-*môṯ* *ʾāḇîhā* and-*ʾimmāh* *ləqāḥāh* *mordŏḵay* to-him for-*ḇaṯ*.",
"grammar": {
"*yəhî*": "verb, qal imperfect with vav consecutive, 3rd masculine singular - and he was",
"*ʾōmēn*": "participle, qal active, masculine singular - guardian/bringing up",
"*ʾeṯ*": "direct object marker",
"*hăḏassâ*": "proper noun - Hadassah",
"*ʾestēr*": "proper noun - Esther",
"*baṯ*": "noun, feminine singular construct - daughter of",
"*dōḏô*": "noun, masculine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his uncle",
"*ʾên*": "particle of negation - there is not",
"*ʾāḇ*": "noun, masculine singular - father",
"*ʾēm*": "noun, feminine singular - mother",
"*naʿărâ*": "noun, feminine singular - young woman",
"*yəpaṯ*": "adjective, feminine singular construct - beautiful of",
"*tōʾar*": "noun, masculine singular - form/figure",
"*ṭôḇaṯ*": "adjective, feminine singular construct - good of",
"*marʾeh*": "noun, masculine singular - appearance",
"*môṯ*": "infinitive construct - death of",
"*ʾāḇîhā*": "noun, masculine singular + 3rd feminine singular suffix - her father",
"*ʾimmāh*": "noun, feminine singular + 3rd feminine singular suffix - her mother",
"*ləqāḥāh*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular + 3rd feminine singular suffix - he took her",
"*mordŏḵay*": "proper noun - Mordecai",
"*ḇaṯ*": "noun, feminine singular - daughter"
},
"variants": {
"*ʾōmēn*": "guardian/foster father/one who brings up",
"*dōḏô*": "his uncle/his relative",
"*yəpaṯ*": "beautiful/fair/lovely",
"*tōʾar*": "form/figure/appearance",
"*marʾeh*": "appearance/sight/countenance",
"*ləqāḥāh*": "took her/adopted her"
}
}
8{
"verseID": "Esther.2.8",
"source": "וַיְהִ֗י בְּהִשָּׁמַ֤ע דְּבַר־הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ וְדָת֔וֹ וּֽבְהִקָּבֵ֞ץ נְעָר֥וֹת רַבּ֛וֹת אֶל־שׁוּשַׁ֥ן הַבִּירָ֖ה אֶל־יַ֣ד הֵגָ֑י וַתִּלָּקַ֤ח אֶסְתֵּר֙ אֶל־בֵּ֣ית הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ אֶל־יַ֥ד הֵגַ֖י שֹׁמֵ֥ר הַנָּשִֽׁים׃",
"text": "And-*yəhî* in-*hiššāmaʿ* *dəḇar*-the-*meleḵ* and-*dāṯô* and-in-*hiqqāḇēṣ* *nəʿārôṯ* *rabbôṯ* to-*šûšan* the-*bîrâ* to-*yad* *hēḡāy* and-*tillāqaḥ* *ʾestēr* to-*bêṯ* the-*meleḵ* to-*yad* *hēḡay* *šōmēr* the-*nāšîm*.",
"grammar": {
"*yəhî*": "verb, qal imperfect with vav consecutive, 3rd masculine singular - and it happened",
"*hiššāmaʿ*": "infinitive construct, niphal - being heard",
"*dəḇar*": "noun, masculine singular construct - word/decree of",
"*meleḵ*": "noun, masculine singular - king",
"*dāṯô*": "noun, feminine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his law/decree",
"*hiqqāḇēṣ*": "infinitive construct, niphal - being gathered",
"*nəʿārôṯ*": "noun, feminine plural - young women",
"*rabbôṯ*": "adjective, feminine plural - many",
"*šûšan*": "proper noun - Susa",
"*bîrâ*": "noun, feminine singular - castle/capital/citadel",
"*yad*": "noun, feminine singular construct - hand/custody of",
"*hēḡāy*": "proper noun - Hegai",
"*tillāqaḥ*": "verb, niphal imperfect with vav consecutive, 3rd feminine singular - and she was taken",
"*ʾestēr*": "proper noun - Esther",
"*bêṯ*": "noun, masculine singular construct - house of",
"*šōmēr*": "participle, qal active, masculine singular - keeper of",
"*nāšîm*": "noun, feminine plural - women"
},
"variants": {
"*hiššāmaʿ*": "being heard/being made known/being published",
"*dəḇar*": "word/decree/command/matter",
"*dāṯô*": "his law/his decree/his edict",
"*hiqqāḇēṣ*": "being gathered/being brought together/being assembled",
"*bîrâ*": "castle/citadel/capital/fortress",
"*yad*": "hand/custody/charge/care",
"*tillāqaḥ*": "was taken/was brought"
}
}
9{
"verseID": "Esther.2.9",
"source": "וַתִּיטַ֨ב הַנַּעֲרָ֣ה בְעֵינָיו֮ וַתִּשָּׂ֣א חֶ֣סֶד לְפָנָיו֒ וַ֠יְבַהֵל אֶת־תַּמְרוּקֶ֤יהָ וְאֶת־מָנוֹתֶ֙הָ֙ לָתֵ֣ת לָ֔הּ וְאֵת֙ שֶׁ֣בַע הַנְּעָר֔וֹת הָרְאֻי֥וֹת לָֽתֶת־לָ֖הּ מִבֵּ֣ית הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ וַיְשַׁנֶּ֧הָ וְאֶת־נַעֲרוֹתֶ֛יהָ לְט֖וֹב בֵּ֥ית הַנָּשִֽׁים׃",
"text": "And-*tîṭaḇ* the-*naʿărâ* in-*ʿênāyw* and-*tiśśāʾ* *ḥesed* before-him and-*yəḇahēl* *ʾeṯ*-*tamrûqeyhā* and-*ʾeṯ*-*mānôṯehā* to-give to-her and-*ʾēṯ* seven the-*nəʿārôṯ* the-*rəʾuyôṯ* to-give-to-her from-*bêṯ* the-*meleḵ* and-*yəšannehā* and-*ʾeṯ*-*naʿărôṯeyhā* to-*ṭôḇ* *bêṯ* the-*nāšîm*.",
"grammar": {
"*tîṭaḇ*": "verb, qal imperfect with vav consecutive, 3rd feminine singular - and she pleased",
"*naʿărâ*": "noun, feminine singular - young woman",
"*ʿênāyw*": "noun, feminine dual + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his eyes",
"*tiśśāʾ*": "verb, qal imperfect with vav consecutive, 3rd feminine singular - and she obtained",
"*ḥesed*": "noun, masculine singular - favor/kindness",
"*yəḇahēl*": "verb, piel imperfect with vav consecutive, 3rd masculine singular - and he hastened",
"*tamrûqeyhā*": "noun, masculine plural + 3rd feminine singular suffix - her cosmetics/beauty treatments",
"*mānôṯehā*": "noun, feminine plural + 3rd feminine singular suffix - her portions/food allowance",
"*nəʿārôṯ*": "noun, feminine plural - young women",
"*rəʾuyôṯ*": "participle, qal passive, feminine plural - appropriate/suitable/chosen",
"*bêṯ*": "noun, masculine singular construct - house of",
"*meleḵ*": "noun, masculine singular - king",
"*yəšannehā*": "verb, piel imperfect with vav consecutive, 3rd masculine singular + 3rd feminine singular suffix - and he transferred her",
"*naʿărôṯeyhā*": "noun, feminine plural + 3rd feminine singular suffix - her maidens",
"*ṭôḇ*": "adjective, masculine singular - good/better"
},
"variants": {
"*tîṭaḇ*": "pleased/was favorable in the sight of",
"*tiśśāʾ*": "obtained/carried/bore/won",
"*ḥesed*": "favor/kindness/loyalty/loving-kindness",
"*yəḇahēl*": "hastened/hurried/speedily provided",
"*tamrûqeyhā*": "her cosmetics/her beauty treatments/her purification items",
"*mānôṯehā*": "her portions/her food allowance/her rations",
"*rəʾuyôṯ*": "appropriate/suitable/chosen/fitting",
"*yəšannehā*": "transferred her/changed her position/promoted her",
"*ṭôḇ*": "good/better/best/finest"
}
}
10{
"verseID": "Esther.2.10",
"source": "לֹא־הִגִּ֣ידָה אֶסְתֵּ֔ר אֶת־עַמָּ֖הּ וְאֶת־מֽוֹלַדְתָּ֑הּ כִּ֧י מָרְדֳּכַ֛י צִוָּ֥ה עָלֶ֖יהָ אֲשֶׁ֥ר לֹא־תַגִּֽיד׃",
"text": "Not-*higgîdâ* *ʾestēr* *ʾeṯ*-*ʿammāh* and-*ʾeṯ*-*môladtāh* for *mordŏḵay* *ṣiwwâ* upon-her that not-*ṯaggîd*.",
"grammar": {
"*higgîdâ*": "verb, hiphil perfect, 3rd feminine singular - she told",
"*ʾestēr*": "proper noun - Esther",
"*ʾeṯ*": "direct object marker",
"*ʿammāh*": "noun, masculine singular + 3rd feminine singular suffix - her people",
"*môladtāh*": "noun, feminine singular + 3rd feminine singular suffix - her kindred/birth",
"*mordŏḵay*": "proper noun - Mordecai",
"*ṣiwwâ*": "verb, piel perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he commanded",
"*ṯaggîd*": "verb, hiphil imperfect, 3rd feminine singular - she would tell"
},
"variants": {
"*higgîdâ*": "told/revealed/declared/made known",
"*ʿammāh*": "her people/her nation/her folk",
"*môladtāh*": "her birth/her ancestry/her kindred/her family",
"*ṣiwwâ*": "commanded/ordered/instructed",
"*ṯaggîd*": "would tell/would reveal/would make known"
}
}
11{
"verseID": "Esther.2.11",
"source": "וּבְכָל־י֣וֹם וָי֔וֹם מָרְדֳּכַי֙ מִתְהַלֵּ֔ךְ לִפְנֵ֖י חֲצַ֣ר בֵּית־הַנָּשִׁ֑ים לָדַ֙עַת֙ אֶת־שְׁל֣וֹם אֶסְתֵּ֔ר וּמַה־יֵּעָשֶׂ֖ה בָּֽהּ׃",
"text": "And-in-all-*yôm* and-*yôm* *mordŏḵay* *miṯhallēḵ* before *ḥăṣar* *bêṯ*-the-*nāšîm* to-*lādaʿaṯ* *ʾeṯ*-*šəlôm* *ʾestēr* and-what-*yēʿāśeh* in-her.",
"grammar": {
"*yôm*": "noun, masculine singular - day",
"*mordŏḵay*": "proper noun - Mordecai",
"*miṯhallēḵ*": "participle, hithpael, masculine singular - walking about",
"*ḥăṣar*": "noun, masculine singular construct - court of",
"*bêṯ*": "noun, masculine singular construct - house of",
"*nāšîm*": "noun, feminine plural - women",
"*lādaʿaṯ*": "preposition + infinitive construct, qal - to know",
"*ʾeṯ*": "direct object marker",
"*šəlôm*": "noun, masculine singular construct - welfare of",
"*ʾestēr*": "proper noun - Esther",
"*yēʿāśeh*": "verb, niphal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - would be done"
},
"variants": {
"*miṯhallēḵ*": "walking/pacing/going back and forth",
"*ḥăṣar*": "court/enclosure/yard",
"*lādaʿaṯ*": "to know/to learn/to find out",
"*šəlôm*": "welfare/well-being/peace/health",
"*yēʿāśeh*": "would be done/would happen/was being done"
}
}
12{
"verseID": "Esther.2.12",
"source": "וּבְהַגִּ֡יעַ תֹּר֩ נַעֲרָ֨ה וְנַעֲרָ֜ה לָב֣וֹא ׀ אֶל־הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ אֲחַשְׁוֵר֗וֹשׁ מִקֵּץ֩ הֱי֨וֹת לָ֜הּ כְּדָ֤ת הַנָּשִׁים֙ שְׁנֵ֣ים עָשָׂ֣ר חֹ֔דֶשׁ כִּ֛י כֵּ֥ן יִמְלְא֖וּ יְמֵ֣י מְרוּקֵיהֶ֑ן שִׁשָּׁ֤ה חֳדָשִׁים֙ בְּשֶׁ֣מֶן הַמֹּ֔ר וְשִׁשָּׁ֤ה חֳדָשִׁים֙ בַּבְּשָׂמִ֔ים וּבְתַמְרוּקֵ֖י הַנָּשִֽׁים׃",
"text": "And-in-*haggîaʿ* *tōr* *naʿărâ* and-*naʿărâ* to-come to-the-*meleḵ* *ʾăḥašwērôš* from-*qēṣ* *hĕyôṯ* to-her according-to-*dāṯ* the-*nāšîm* twelve *ḥōdeš* for thus *yimlʾû* *yəmê* *mərûqêhen* six *ḥŏdāšîm* in-*šemen* the-*mōr* and-six *ḥŏdāšîm* in-the-*bəśāmîm* and-in-*ṯamrûqê* the-*nāšîm*.",
"grammar": {
"*haggîaʿ*": "infinitive construct, hiphil - arriving",
"*tōr*": "noun, masculine singular construct - turn of",
"*naʿărâ*": "noun, feminine singular - young woman",
"*meleḵ*": "noun, masculine singular - king",
"*ʾăḥašwērôš*": "proper noun - Ahasuerus/Xerxes",
"*qēṣ*": "noun, masculine singular construct - end of",
"*hĕyôṯ*": "infinitive construct, qal - being",
"*dāṯ*": "noun, feminine singular construct - law/custom of",
"*nāšîm*": "noun, feminine plural - women",
"*ḥōdeš*": "noun, masculine singular - month",
"*yimlʾû*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - they were completed",
"*yəmê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - days of",
"*mərûqêhen*": "noun, masculine plural + 3rd feminine plural suffix - their purification",
"*ḥŏdāšîm*": "noun, masculine plural - months",
"*šemen*": "noun, masculine singular construct - oil of",
"*mōr*": "noun, masculine singular - myrrh",
"*bəśāmîm*": "noun, masculine plural - spices/perfumes",
"*ṯamrûqê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - cosmetics of"
},
"variants": {
"*haggîaʿ*": "arriving/reaching/coming to/at the time of",
"*tōr*": "turn/order/appointed time",
"*dāṯ*": "law/custom/regulation/practice",
"*yimlʾû*": "were completed/were fulfilled/came to an end",
"*mərûqêhen*": "their purification/their beautification/their preparation",
"*šemen*": "oil/perfume",
"*mōr*": "myrrh/fragrant resin",
"*bəśāmîm*": "spices/perfumes/aromatics",
"*ṯamrûqê*": "cosmetics/beauty preparations/purification items"
}
}
13{
"verseID": "Esther.2.13",
"source": "וּבָזֶ֕ה הַֽנַּעֲרָ֖ה בָּאָ֣ה אֶל־הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ אֵת֩ כָּל־אֲשֶׁ֨ר תֹּאמַ֜ר יִנָּ֤תֵֽן לָהּ֙ לָב֣וֹא עִמָּ֔הּ מִבֵּ֥ית הַנָּשִׁ֖ים עַד־בֵּ֥ית הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃",
"text": "And-in-this the-*naʿărâ* *bāʾâ* to-the-*meleḵ* *ʾēṯ* all-which *tōʾmar* *yinnāṯēn* to-her to-come with-her from-*bêṯ* the-*nāšîm* until-*bêṯ* the-*meleḵ*.",
"grammar": {
"*naʿărâ*": "noun, feminine singular - young woman",
"*bāʾâ*": "participle, qal active, feminine singular - coming",
"*meleḵ*": "noun, masculine singular - king",
"*ʾēṯ*": "direct object marker",
"*tōʾmar*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd feminine singular - she would say",
"*yinnāṯēn*": "verb, niphal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - it would be given",
"*bêṯ*": "noun, masculine singular construct - house of",
"*nāšîm*": "noun, feminine plural - women"
},
"variants": {
"*bāʾâ*": "coming/entering/going",
"*tōʾmar*": "would say/would ask for/would request",
"*yinnāṯēn*": "would be given/was given/would be granted"
}
}
14{
"verseID": "Esther.2.14",
"source": "בָּעֶ֣רֶב ׀ הִ֣יא בָאָ֗ה וּ֠בַבֹּקֶר הִ֣יא שָׁבָ֞ה אֶל־בֵּ֤ית הַנָּשִׁים֙ שֵׁנִ֔י אֶל־יַ֧ד שַֽׁעֲשְׁגַ֛ז סְרִ֥יס הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ שֹׁמֵ֣ר הַפִּֽילַגְשִׁ֑ים לֹא־תָב֥וֹא עוֹד֙ אֶל־הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ כִּ֣י אִם־חָפֵ֥ץ בָּ֛הּ הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ וְנִקְרְאָ֥ה בְשֵֽׁם׃",
"text": "In-the-*ʿereḇ* she *bāʾâ* and-in-the-*bōqer* she *šāḇâ* to-*bêṯ* the-*nāšîm* second to-*yad* *šaʿăšgaz* *sərîs* the-*meleḵ* *šōmēr* the-*pîlaḡšîm* not-*ṯāḇôʾ* again to-the-*meleḵ* except if-*ḥāfēṣ* in-her the-*meleḵ* and-*niqrəʾâ* by-*šēm*.",
"grammar": {
"*ʿereḇ*": "noun, masculine singular - evening",
"*bāʾâ*": "participle, qal active, feminine singular - coming",
"*bōqer*": "noun, masculine singular - morning",
"*šāḇâ*": "participle, qal active, feminine singular - returning",
"*bêṯ*": "noun, masculine singular construct - house of",
"*nāšîm*": "noun, feminine plural - women",
"*yad*": "noun, feminine singular construct - hand/custody of",
"*šaʿăšgaz*": "proper noun - Shaashgaz",
"*sərîs*": "noun, masculine singular construct - eunuch of",
"*meleḵ*": "noun, masculine singular - king",
"*šōmēr*": "participle, qal active, masculine singular - keeper of",
"*pîlaḡšîm*": "noun, feminine plural - concubines",
"*ṯāḇôʾ*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd feminine singular - she would come",
"*ḥāfēṣ*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he delighted",
"*niqrəʾâ*": "verb, niphal perfect, 3rd feminine singular - she was called",
"*šēm*": "noun, masculine singular - name"
},
"variants": {
"*ʿereḇ*": "evening/dusk",
"*bōqer*": "morning/dawn",
"*šāḇâ*": "returning/going back/coming back",
"*sərîs*": "eunuch/court official/officer",
"*šōmēr*": "keeper/guardian/custodian",
"*pîlaḡšîm*": "concubines/secondary wives",
"*ḥāfēṣ*": "delighted/took pleasure in/desired",
"*niqrəʾâ*": "was called/was summoned/was named"
}
}