Esther 2:7
And 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.
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ASV
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.
KJV
And he brought up Hadassah, that is, Esther, his uncle’s daughter: for she had neither father nor mother, and the maid was fair and beautiful; whom Mordecai, when her father and mother were dead, took for his own daughter.
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Commentary
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25 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| וַיְהִ֨י | vay.Hi | and he was | H1961 → |
| אֹמֵ֜ן | 'o.Men | raising | H539 → |
| אֶת־ | 'et- | <obj.> | H853 → |
| הֲדַסָּ֗ה | ha.da.Sah | Hadassah | H1919 → |
| הִ֤יא | hi' | that | H1931 → |
| אֶסְתֵּר֙ | 'es.Ter | [is] Esther | H635 → |
| בַּת־ | bat- | [the] daughter of | H1323 → |
| דֹּד֔וֹ | do.Do | uncle his | H1730 → |
| כִּ֛י | ki | for | H3588 → |
| אֵ֥ין | 'ein | not | H369 → |
| לָ֖הּ | lah | [belonged] to <the> her | |
| אָ֣ב | 'av | a father | H1 → |
| וָאֵ֑ם | va.'Em | and a mother | H517 → |
| וְהַנַּעֲרָ֤ה | ve.ha.na.'a.Rah | and the young woman | H5291 → |
| יְפַת־ | ye.fat- | [was] beautiful of | H3303 → |
| תֹּ֙אַר֙ | to.'ar | shape | H8389 → |
| וְטוֹבַ֣ת | ve.to.Vat | and good of | H2896 → |
| מַרְאֶ֔ה | mar.'Eh | appearance | H4758 → |
| וּבְמ֤וֹת | u.ve.Mot | and at [the] death of | H4194 → |
| אָבִ֙יהָ֙ | 'a.Vi.ha | father her | H1 → |
| וְאִמָּ֔הּ | ve.'i.Mah | and mother her | H517 → |
| לְקָחָ֧הּ | le.ka.Chah | he took her | H3947 → |
| מָרְדֳּכַ֛י | ma.re.do.Khai | Mordecai | H4782 → |
| ל֖וֹ | lo | of him | |
| לְבַֽת׃ | le.Vat | to a daughter | H1323 → |
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