Esther 2
1 After these things, when the wrath of king Ahasuerus was pacified, he remembered Vashti, and what she had done, and what was decreed against her.
after [the] word: thing [the] these like/as to subside rage [the] king Ahasuerus to remember [obj] Vashti and [obj] which to make: do and [obj] which to cut upon her
2 Then the king's servants who ministered to him said, Let there be fair young virgins sought for the king.
and to say youth [the] king to minister him to seek to/for king maiden virgin pleasant appearance
3 And let the king appoint officers in all the provinces of his kingdom, that they may gather together all the fair young virgins to Shushan the palace, to the house of the women, to the custody of Hegai the king's chamberlain, keeper of the women. And let their things for purification be given them,
and to reckon: overseer [the] king overseer in/on/with all province royalty his and to gather [obj] all maiden virgin pleasant appearance to(wards) Susa [the] palace to(wards) house: palace [the] woman: wife to(wards) hand: power Hegai eunuch [the] king to keep: guard [the] woman and to give: give cosmetic their
4 and let the maiden who pleases the king be queen instead of Vashti. And the thing pleased the king, and he did so.
and [the] maiden which be good in/on/with eye: appearance [the] king to reign underneath: instead Vashti and be good [the] word: thing in/on/with eye: appearance [the] king and to make: do so
5 There was a certain Jew in Shushan the palace whose name was Mordecai, the son of Jair, the son of Shimei, the son of Kish, a Benjamite,
man Jew to be in/on/with Susa [the] palace and name his Mordecai son: child Jair son: child Shimei son: child Kish man Benjaminite
6 who had been carried away from Jerusalem with the captives who had been carried away with Jeconiah king of Judah, whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had carried away.
which to reveal: remove from Jerusalem with [the] captivity which to reveal: remove with Jeconiah king Judah which to reveal: remove Nebuchadnezzar king Babylon
7 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.
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8 So it came to pass, when the king's commandment and his decree was heard, and when many maidens were gathered together to Shushan the palace to the custody of Hegai, that Esther was taken into the king's house to the custody of Hegai, keeper of the women.
and to be in/on/with to hear: proclaim word [the] king and law his and in/on/with to gather maiden many to(wards) Susa [the] palace to(wards) hand: power Hegai and to take: take Esther to(wards) house: home [the] king to(wards) hand: power Hegai to keep: guard [the] woman
9 And the maiden pleased him, and she obtained kindness from him. And he quickly gave her things for purification, with her portions, and the seven maidens who were suitable to be given her out of the king's house. And he removed her and her maidens to the best place of the house of the women.
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10 Esther had not made known her people nor her kindred, for Mordecai had charged her that she should not make it known.
not to tell Esther [obj] people her and [obj] relatives her for Mordecai to command upon her which not to tell
11 And Mordecai walked every day before the court of the women's house to know how Esther did, and what would become of her.
and in/on/with all day and day: daily Mordecai to go: walk to/for face: before court house: palace [the] woman: wife to/for to know [obj] peace: greeting Esther and what? to make: do in/on/with her
12 Now when the turn of every maiden came to go in to king Ahasuerus, after it had been done to her according to the law for the women twelve months (for so were the days of their purifications accomplished, namely, six months with oil of myrrh, and six months with sweet odors and with the things for the purifying of the women),
and in/on/with to touch plait maiden and maiden to/for to come (in): come to(wards) [the] king Ahasuerus from end to be to/for her like/as law [the] woman two ten month for so to fill day rubbing their six month in/on/with oil [the] myrrh and six month in/on/with spice and in/on/with cosmetic [the] woman
13 then the maiden came to the king in this way: Whatever she desired was given her to go with her out of the house of the women to the king's house.
and in/on/with this [the] maiden to come (in): come to(wards) [the] king [obj] all which to say to give: give to/for her to/for to come (in): come with her from house: home [the] woman: wife till house: home [the] king
14 In the evening she went, and on the morrow she returned into the second house of the women to the custody of Shaashgaz, the king's chamberlain, who kept the concubines. She came in to the king no more unless the king delighted in her, and she was called by name.
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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 required nothing but what Hegai the king's chamberlain, the keeper of the women, appointed. And Esther obtained favor in the sight of all those who looked upon her.
and in/on/with to touch plait Esther daughter Abihail beloved: male relative Mordecai which to take: take to/for him to/for daughter to/for to come (in): come to(wards) [the] king not to seek word: thing that if: except if: except [obj] which to say Hegai eunuch [the] king to keep: guard [the] woman and to be Esther to lift: kindness favor in/on/with eye: appearance all to see: see her
16 So Esther was taken to king Ahasuerus into his royal house in the tenth month, which is the month Tebeth, in the seventh year of his reign.
and to take: take Esther to(wards) [the] king Ahasuerus to(wards) house: home royalty his in/on/with month [the] tenth he/she/it month Tebeth in/on/with year seven to/for royalty his
17 And the king loved Esther above all the women. And she obtained favor and kindness in his sight more than all the virgins, so that he set the royal crown upon her head, and made her queen instead of Vashti.
and to love: lover [the] king [obj] Esther from all [the] woman and to lift: kindness favor and kindness to/for face: kindness his from all [the] virgin and to set: make crown royalty in/on/with head her and to reign her underneath: instead Vashti
18 Then the king made a great feast to all his rulers and his servants, even Esther's feast, and he made a release to the provinces, and gave gifts according to the bounty of the king.
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19 And when the virgins were gathered together the second time, then Mordecai was sitting in the king's gate.
and in/on/with to gather virgin second and Mordecai to dwell in/on/with gate [the] king
20 Esther had not yet made known her kindred nor her people, as Mordecai had charged her. For Esther did the commandment of Mordecai, as when she was brought up with him.
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21 In those days, while Mordecai was sitting in the king's gate, two of the king's chamberlains, Bigthan and Teresh, of those who kept the threshold, were angry, and sought to lay hands on king Ahasuerus.
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22 And the thing became known to Mordecai, who showed it to Esther the queen, and Esther told the king of it in Mordecai's name.
and to know [the] word: thing to/for Mordecai and to tell to/for Esther [the] queen and to say Esther to/for king in/on/with name Mordecai
23 And when inquiry was made of the matter, and it was found to be so, they were both hanged on a tree. And it was written in the book of the chronicles before the king.
and to seek [the] word: deed and to find and to hang two their upon tree: stake and to write in/on/with scroll: book word: deed [the] day to/for face: before [the] king
