Esther 2:7

KJV1611 – Modern English

And he raised Hadassah, that is, Esther, his uncle's daughter: for she had neither father nor mother, and the maid was beautiful and lovely; whom Mordecai, when her father and mother were dead, took for his own daughter.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

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׃

Transliteration

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 Details

• *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

Word Meanings

• *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

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  Mordecai was the guardian of Hadassah, also known as Esther, the daughter of his uncle, because she had neither father nor mother. The young woman was beautiful in form and appearance. When her father and mother died, Mordecai took her in as his own daughter.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And he brought up Hadassah, that is, ther, his uncle's daughter: for she had neither father nor mother, and the maid was fair and beautiful; whom Mordecai, when her father and mother were dead, took for his own daughter.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And he brought up Hadassah, that is, Esther, his uncle's daughter: for she had neither father nor mother, and the maiden was fair and beautiful; and when her father and mother were dead, Mordecai took her for his own daughter.

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And he brought up Hadassah, that is, Esther, his uncle's daughter: for she had neither father nor mother, and the maid was fair and beautiful; whom Mordecai, when her father and mother were dead, took for his own daughter.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  and he norished Hadassa (that is Hester) his vncles danghter: for she had nether father ner mother, and she was a fayre and beutyfull damsell. And whan hir father and mother dyed, Mardocheus receaued her as his awne daughter.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And he nourished Hadassah, that is Ester, his vncles daughter: for she had neither father nor mother, & the mayde was fayre, and beautifull to looke on: & after the death of her father, and her mother, Mordecai tooke her for his own daughter

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And he norished Hadassa (that is Esther) his vncles daughter: for he had neither father nor mother, and she was a faire and beautifull mayden, whom Mardocheus (when her father & mother were dead) receaued for his owne daughter.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And he brought up Hadassah, that [is], Esther, his uncle's daughter: for she had neither father nor mother, and the maid [was] fair and beautiful; whom Mordecai, when her father and mother were dead, took for his own daughter.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  He brought up Hadassah, who is, Esther, his uncle's daughter: for she had neither father nor mother, and the maiden was fair and beautiful; and when her father and mother were dead, Mordecai took her for his own daughter.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and he is supporting Hadassah -- she `is' Esther -- daughter of his uncle, for she hath neither father nor mother, and the young woman `is' of fair form, and of good appearance, and at the death of her father and her mother hath Mordecai taken her to him for a daughter.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And he brought up Hadassah, that is, Esther, his uncle's daughter: for she had neither father nor mother, and the maiden was fair and beautiful; and when her father and mother were dead, Mordecai took her for his own daughter.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And he brought up Hadassah, that is, Esther, his uncle's daughter: for she had neither father nor mother, and the maiden was fair and beautiful; and when her father and mother were dead, Mordecai took her for his own daughter.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And he had been a father to Hadassah, that is Esther, the daughter of his father's brother: for she had no father or mother, and she was very beautiful; and when her father and mother were dead, Mordecai took her for his daughter.

• World English Bible (2000)

  He brought up Hadassah, that is, Esther, his uncle's daughter; for she had neither father nor mother. The maiden was fair and beautiful; and when her father and mother were dead, Mordecai took her for his own daughter.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Now he was acting as the guardian of Hadassah(that is, Esther), the daughter of his uncle, for neither her father nor her mother was alive. This young woman was very attractive and had a beautiful figure. When her father and mother died, Mordecai had raised her as if she were his own daughter.

Referenced Verses

• Esth 2:15 : 15 Now when the turn of Esther, the daughter of Abihail the uncle of Mordecai, who had taken her for his daughter, came to go in to the king, she requested nothing but what Hegai the king's eunuch, the keeper of the women, appointed. And Esther obtained favor in the sight of all who looked upon her.
• Eph 6:4 : 4 And, you fathers, do not provoke your children to wrath, but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.
• 1 John 3:1 : 1 Behold, what kind of love the Father has given us, that we should be called the children of God: therefore the world does not know us, because it did not know him.
• Gen 48:5 : 5 And now your two sons, Ephraim and Manasseh, who were born to you in the land of Egypt before I came to you into Egypt, are mine; as Reuben and Simeon, they shall be mine.
• Esth 1:11 : 11 To bring Queen Vashti before the king with the royal crown, to show the people and the princes her beauty, for she was fair to look upon.
• Jer 32:7-9 : 7 Behold, Hanameel the son of Shallum your uncle shall come to you, saying, Buy my field that is in Anathoth: for the right of redemption is yours to buy it. 8 So Hanameel my uncle's son came to me in the court of the prison according to the word of the LORD, and said to me, Please buy my field that is in Anathoth, which is in the country of Benjamin: for the right of inheritance is yours, and the redemption is yours; buy it for yourself. Then I knew this was the word of the LORD. 9 And I bought the field of Hanameel my uncle's son, that was in Anathoth, and weighed him the money, seventeen shekels of silver. 10 And I signed the document, and sealed it, and took witnesses, and weighed him the money in the balances. 11 So I took the document of the purchase, both that which was sealed according to the law and custom, and that which was open: 12 And I gave the evidence of the purchase to Baruch the son of Neriah, the son of Maaseiah, in the sight of Hanameel my uncle's son, and in the presence of the witnesses who signed the deed of the purchase, before all the Jews who sat in the court of the prison.
• Dan 1:6-7 : 6 Now among these were, of the children of Judah, Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah: 7 To them the chief of the eunuchs gave names: he gave to Daniel the name Belteshazzar; to Hananiah, Shadrach; to Mishael, Meshach; and to Azariah, Abednego.
• 2 Cor 6:18 : 18 And I will be a Father to you, and you shall be My sons and daughters, says the Lord Almighty.