Esther
Esther 2:14
14She would go there in the evening, and in the morning she would return to a second haremb 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
Word by word
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| 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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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.