Esther

Esther 2:13–14

¹³When the young woman would go to the king, she was given whatever she requested to take with her from the harem to the king’s palace. ¹⁴She would go there in the evening, and in the morning she would return to a second harem^b under the care of Shaashgaz, the king’s eunuch in charge of the concubines. She would not return to the king unless he delighted in her and summoned her by name.

Footnotes

b 2:14 Or to another part of the harem

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Esther 2:13

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
When	וּבָזֶ֕ה	ū·ḇā·zeh	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Pronoun - masculine singular	H2088 this, that
the young woman	הַֽנַּעֲרָ֖ה	han·na·‘ă·rāh	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H5291 girl, damsel
would go	בָּאָ֣ה	bā·’āh	Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
the king	הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ	ham·me·leḵ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4428 king
she was given	יִנָּ֤תֵֽן	yin·nā·ṯên	Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5414 give, put, set
whatever	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
she requested	תֹּאמַ֜ר	tō·mar	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular	H559 utter, say
to take	לָב֣וֹא	lā·ḇō·w	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H935 come in, come, go in, go
with her	עִמָּ֔הּ	‘im·māh	Preposition; third person feminine singular	H5973 with
from the harem	מִבֵּ֥ית	mib·bêṯ	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct	H1004 house
to	עַד־	‘aḏ-	Preposition	H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
the king’s	הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃	ham·me·leḵ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4428 king
palace	בֵּ֥ית	bêṯ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1004 house

Esther 2:14

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
She	הִ֣יא	hî	Pronoun - third person feminine singular	H1931 he, she
would go	בָאָ֗ה	ḇā·’āh	Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
in the evening	בָּעֶ֣רֶב׀	bā·‘e·reḇ	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H6153 (sun)set, evening
and in the morning	וּ֠בַבֹּקֶר	ū·ḇab·bō·qer	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H1242 morning
she	הִ֣יא	hî	Pronoun - third person feminine singular	H1931 he, she
would return	שָׁבָ֞ה	šā·ḇāh	Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular	H7725 turn back, return
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
a second	שֵׁנִ֔י	šê·nî	Number - ordinal masculine singular	H8145 second
harem	בֵּ֤ית	bêṯ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1004 house
under	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
the care	יַ֧ד	yaḏ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H3027 hand
of Shaashgaz	שַֽׁעֲשְׁגַ֛ז	ša·‘ăš·ḡaz	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H8190 Shaashgaz
the king’s	הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ	ham·me·leḵ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4428 king
eunuch	סְרִ֥יס	sə·rîs	Noun - masculine singular construct	H5631 eunuch
in charge of	שֹׁמֵ֣ר	šō·mêr	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H8104 keep, watch, preserve
the concubines	הַפִּֽילַגְשִׁ֑ים	hap·pî·laḡ·šîm	Article; Noun - feminine plural	H6370 concubine
She would not	לֹא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
return	תָב֥וֹא	ṯā·ḇō·w	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
the king	הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ	ham·me·leḵ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4428 king
unless	כִּ֣י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
he	הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ	ham·me·leḵ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4428 king
delighted	חָפֵ֥ץ	ḥā·p̄êṣ	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H2654 delight in
in her	בָּ֛הּ	bāh	Preposition; third person feminine singular
and summoned her	וְנִקְרְאָ֥ה	wə·niq·rə·’āh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular	H7121 call, proclaim, read
by name	בְשֵֽׁם׃	ḇə·šêm	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular	H8034 name

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