Esther 2:14 BSB — MannaFest

Esther 2:14

She would go there in the evening, and in the morning she would return to a second harem 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.

BSB

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ASV

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 unto the king no more, except the king delighted in her, and she were called by name.

KJV

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, which kept the concubines: she came in unto the king no more, except the king delighted in her, and that she were called by name.

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Commentary

2 voices

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

She returned into the second house - This was the place where the king’s concubines were kept. They went out no more, and were never given in marriage to any man, and saw the king’s face no more unless specially called. Custody of Shaashgaz - This is probably another Persian name; sheshkhunj, beardless, a proper epithet of a eunuch; or sestgunj, weak loins, for the same reason. Names of this kind at once show the reason of their imposition, by describing the state of the person.

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The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

Having broken through that law of creation which resulted from God's making man, they broke through another law, which was founded upon his making one man and one woman. See what need there was of the gospel of Christ to purify men from the lusts of the flesh and to reduce them to the original institution.

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Original language & word study

29 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
בָּעֶ֣רֶב׀	ba.'E.rev	in the evening	H6153 →
הִ֣יא	hi'	she	H1931 →
בָאָ֗ה	va.'Ah	[was] going	H935 →
וּ֠בַבֹּקֶר	U.va.bo.ker	and in the morning	H1242 →
הִ֣יא	hi'	she	H1931 →
שָׁבָ֞ה	sha.Vah	[was] returning	H7725 →
אֶל־	'el-	to	H413 →
בֵּ֤ית	beit	[the] house of	H1004 →
הַנָּשִׁים֙	ha.na.Shim	the women	H802 →
שֵׁנִ֔י	she.Ni	second	H8145 →
אֶל־	'el-	in	H413 →
יַ֧ד	yad	[the] hand of	H3027 →
שַֽׁעֲשְׁגַ֛ז	sha.'ash.Gaz	Shaashgaz	H8190 →
סְרִ֥יס	se.Ris	[the] eunuch of	H5631 →
הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ	ha.Me.lekh	the king	H4428 →
שֹׁמֵ֣ר	sho.Mer	[the] keeper	H8104 →
הַפִּֽילַגְשִׁ֑ים	ha.pi.lag.Shim	of the concubines	H6370 →
לֹא־	lo'-	not	H3808 →
תָב֥וֹא	ta.Vo'	she went	H935 →
עוֹד֙	'Od	again	H5750 →
אֶל־	'el-	into	H413 →
הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ	ha.Me.lekh	the king	H4428 →
כִּ֣י	ki	that	H3588 →
אִם־	'im-	except	H518 →
חָפֵ֥ץ	cha.Fetz	he delighted	H2654 →
בָּ֛הּ	bah	in <the> her
הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ	ha.Me.lekh	the king	H4428 →
וְנִקְרְאָ֥ה	ve.nik.re.'Ah	and she was summoned	H7121 →
בְשֵֽׁם׃	ve.Shem	by name	H8034 →

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Esther 4:11
“All the royal officials and the people of the king’s provinces know that one law applies to every man or woman who approaches the king in the inner court without being summoned—that he be…
leads to
- Esther 5:1–2
  On the third day, Esther put on her royal attire and stood in the inner court of the palace across from the king’s quarters. The king was sitting on his royal throne in the…
- Daniel 2:9
  If you do not tell me the dream, there is only one decree for you. You have conspired to speak before me false and fraudulent words, hoping the situation will change. Therefore tell me…
- Esther 8:4
  The king extended the gold scepter toward Esther, and she arose and stood before the king.
Through
Deuteronomy 21:14
And if you are not pleased with her, you are to let her go wherever she wishes. But you must not sell her for money or treat her as a slave, since you have…
leads to
- Deuteronomy 22:29
  then the man who lay with her must pay the young woman’s father fifty shekels of silver, and she must become his wife because he has violated her. He must not divorce her as…
- Genesis 34:2
  When Shechem son of Hamor the Hivite, the prince of the region, saw her, he took her and lay with her by force.
Through
Isaiah 45:4
For the sake of Jacob My servant and Israel My chosen one, I call you by name; I have given you a title of honor, though you have not known Me.
leads to
- Isaiah 41:8–9
  “But you, O Israel, My servant, Jacob, whom I have chosen, descendant of Abraham My friend—
- Romans 11:7
  What then? What Israel was seeking, it failed to obtain, but the elect did. The others were hardened,
- Exodus 19:5–6
  Now if you will indeed obey My voice and keep My covenant, you will be My treasured possession out of all the nations—for the whole earth is Mine.

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06About Esther

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Where the connections lead

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The walk

Related verses

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About Esther