Esther
Esther 2:3
3and let the king appoint commissioners in each province of his kingdom to assemble all the beautiful young women into the harem at the citadel of Susa. Let them be placed under the care of Hegai, the king’s eunuch in charge of the women, and let them be given beauty treatments.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| and let the king | הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ | ham·me·leḵ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4428 king |
| appoint | וְיַפְקֵ֨ד | wə·yap̄·qêḏ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singular | H6485 attend to, visit, muster, appoint |
| commissioners | פְּקִידִים֮ | pə·qî·ḏîm | Noun - masculine plural | H6496 commissioner, deputy, overseer |
| in each | בְּכָל־ | bə·ḵāl | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| province | מְדִינ֣וֹת | mə·ḏî·nō·wṯ | Noun - feminine plural construct | H4082 province |
| of his kingdom | מַלְכוּתוֹ֒ | mal·ḵū·ṯōw | Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H4438 royalty, royal power, reign, kingdom |
| to assemble | וְיִקְבְּצ֣וּ | wə·yiq·bə·ṣū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H6908 gather, collect |
| all | כָּל־ | kāl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| the beautiful | טוֹבַ֨ת | ṭō·w·ḇaṯ | Adjective - feminine singular construct | H2896 pleasant, agreeable, good |
| young | נַעֲרָֽה־ | na·‘ă·rāh- | Noun - feminine singular | H5291 girl, damsel |
| women | בְ֠תוּלָה | ḇə·ṯū·lāh | Noun - feminine singular | H1330 virgin |
| into | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| the harem | בֵּ֣ית | bêṯ | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1004 house |
| at | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| the citadel | הַבִּירָה֙ | hab·bî·rāh | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H1002 castle, palace |
| of Susa | שׁוּשַׁ֤ן | šū·šan | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H7800 Susa |
| Let them be placed | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| under the care | יַ֥ד | yaḏ | Noun - feminine singular construct | H3027 hand |
| of Hegai | הֵגֶ֛א | hê·ḡe | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1896 Hege, Hegai |
| 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 women | הַנָּשִׁ֑ים | han·nā·šîm | Article; Noun - feminine plural | H802 woman, wife, female |
| and let | וְנָת֖וֹן | wə·nā·ṯō·wn | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute | H5414 give, put, set |
| beauty treatments | תַּמְרוּקֵיהֶֽן׃ | tam·rū·qê·hen | Noun - masculine plural construct; third person feminine plural | H8562 id. |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.