Esther
Esther 5:2
2As soon as the king saw Queen Esther standing in the court, she found favor in his sight. The king extended the gold scepter in his hand toward Esther, and she approached and touched the tip of the scepter.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| As soon as the king | הַמֶּ֜לֶךְ | ham·me·leḵ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4428 king |
| saw | כִרְא֨וֹת | ḵir·’ō·wṯ | Preposition-k; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H7200 see |
| Queen | הַמַּלְכָּ֗ה | ham·mal·kāh | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H4436 queen |
| Esther | אֶסְתֵּ֣ר | ’es·têr | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H635 Esther |
| standing | עֹמֶ֙דֶת֙ | ‘ō·me·ḏeṯ | Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular | H5975 take one's stand, stand |
| in the court | בֶּֽחָצֵ֔ר | be·ḥā·ṣêr | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - common singular | H2691 enclosure, court |
| she found | נָשְׂאָ֥ה | nā·śə·’āh | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular | H5375 lift, take, carry |
| favor | חֵ֖ן | ḥên | Noun - masculine singular | H2580 favour, grace |
| in his sight | בְּעֵינָ֑יו | bə·‘ê·nāw | Preposition-b; Noun - cdc; third person masculine singular | H5869 eye |
| The king | הַמֶּ֜לֶךְ | ham·me·leḵ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4428 king |
| extended | וַיּ֨וֹשֶׁט | way·yō·wō·šeṭ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H3447 extend, hold out |
| the gold | הַזָּהָב֙ | haz·zā·hāḇ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H2091 gold |
| scepter | שַׁרְבִ֤יט | šar·ḇîṭ | Noun - masculine singular construct | H8275 sceptre |
| in his hand | בְּיָד֔וֹ | bə·yā·ḏōw | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H3027 hand |
| toward Esther | לְאֶסְתֵּ֗ר | lə·’es·têr | Preposition-l; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H635 Esther |
| and she | אֶסְתֵּ֔ר | ’es·têr | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H635 Esther |
| approached | וַתִּקְרַ֣ב | wat·tiq·raḇ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular | H7126 come near, approach |
| and touched | וַתִּגַּ֖ע | wat·tig·ga‘ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular | H5060 touch, reach, strike |
| the tip | בְּרֹ֥אשׁ | bə·rōš | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H7218 head |
| of the scepter | הַשַּׁרְבִֽיט׃ס | haš·šar·ḇîṭ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H8275 sceptre |
Cross-references
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Esther 8:4 · Esther 4:11 · Proverbs 21:1 · Psalm 116:1 · Acts 10:4 · Nehemiah 1:11 · Acts 7:10 · Esther 2:9 · Genesis 32:28
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.