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Esther 2:15

Now Esther was the daughter of Abihail, the uncle from whom Mordecai had adopted her as his own daughter. And when it was her turn to go to the king, she did not ask for anything except what Hegai, the king’s trusted official in charge of the harem, had advised. And Esther found favor in the eyes of everyone who saw her.

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ASV

Now when the turn of Esther, the daughter of Abihail the uncle of Mordecai, who had taken her for his daughter, was come to go in unto 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 them that looked upon her.

KJV

Now when the turn of Esther, the daughter of Abihail the uncle of Mordecai, who had taken her for his daughter, was come to go in unto the king, she required nothing but what Hegai the king’s chamberlain, the keeper of the women, appointed. And Esther obtained favour in the sight of all them that looked upon her.

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וּבְהַגִּ֣יעַu.ve.ha.Gi.a'and when arrivedH5060 →
תֹּר־tor-[the] turn ofH8447 →
אֶסְתֵּ֣ר'es.TerEstherH635 →
בַּת־bat-[the] daughter ofH1323 →
אֲבִיחַ֣יִל'a.vi.Cha.yilAbihailH32 →
דֹּ֣דdod[the] uncle ofH1730 →
מָרְדֳּכַ֡יma.re.do.KhaiMordecaiH4782 →
אֲשֶׁר֩'a.SherwhomH834 →
לָקַֽח־la.kach-he had takenH3947 →
ל֨וֹloof him
לְבַ֜תle.Vatto a daughterH1323 →
לָב֣וֹאla.Vo'to goH935 →
אֶל־'el-toH413 →
הַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhthe kingH4428 →
לֹ֤אlo'notH3808 →
בִקְשָׁה֙vik.Shahshe requestedH1245 →
דָּבָ֔רda.VaranythingH1697 →
כִּ֠יkithatH3588 →
אִ֣ם'imexceptH518 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.Sher[that] whichH834 →
יֹאמַ֛רyo.Marhe saidH559 →
הֵגַ֥יhe.GaiHegaiH1896 →
סְרִיס־se.ris-[the] eunuch ofH5631 →
הַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhthe kingH4428 →
שֹׁמֵ֣רsho.Mer[the] keeperH8104 →
הַנָּשִׁ֑יםha.na.Shimof the womenH802 →
וַתְּהִ֤יva.te.Hiand she wasH1961 →
אֶסְתֵּר֙'es.TerEstherH635 →
נֹשֵׂ֣אתno.SetbearingH5375 →
חֵ֔ןChenfavorH2580 →
בְּעֵינֵ֖יbe.'ei.Neiin [the] eyes ofH5869 →
כָּל־kol-allH3605 →
רֹאֶֽיהָ׃ro.'Ei.ha[those who] saw herH7200 →

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Esther 4:14For if you remain silent at this time, relief and deliverance for the Jews will arise from another place, but you and your father’s house will perish. And who knows if perhaps you have come to the kingdom for such a time as this?”Song of Solomon 6:9but my dove, my perfect one, is unique, the favorite of the mother who bore her. The maidens see her and call her blessed; the queens and concubines sing her praises.Esther 2:3and 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.Acts 7:10and rescued him from all his troubles. He granted Joseph favor and wisdom in the sight of Pharaoh king of Egypt, who appointed him ruler over Egypt and all his household.Esther 9:29So Queen Esther daughter of Abihail, along with Mordecai the Jew, wrote with full authority to confirm this second letter concerning Purim.Esther 2:7And Mordecai had brought up Hadassah (that is, Esther), the daughter of his uncle, because she did not have a father or mother. The young woman was lovely in form and appearance, and when her father and mother had died, Mordecai had taken her in as his own daughter.Esther 8:1That same day King Xerxes awarded Queen Esther the estate of Haman, the enemy of the Jews. And Mordecai entered the king’s presence because Esther had revealed his relation to her.Esther 2:7–8And Mordecai had brought up Hadassah (that is, Esther), the daughter of his uncle, because she did not have a father or mother. The young woman was lovely in form and appearance, and when her father and mother had died, Mordecai had taken her in as his own daughter.Song of Solomon 8:10I am a wall, and my breasts are like towers. So I have become in his eyes like one who brings peace.2 Kings 9:32He looked up at the window and called out, “Who is on my side? Who?” And two or three eunuchs looked down at him.Esther 2:8When the king’s command and edict had been proclaimed, many young women gathered at the citadel of Susa under the care of Hegai. Esther was also taken to the palace and placed under the care of Hegai, the custodian of the women.

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