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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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Original language & word study

25 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַיְהִ֨יvay.Hiand he wasH1961
אֹמֵ֜ן'o.MenraisingH539
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853
הֲדַסָּ֗הha.da.SahHadassahH1919
הִ֤יאhi'thatH1931
אֶסְתֵּר֙'es.Ter[is] EstherH635
בַּת־bat-[the] daughter ofH1323
דֹּד֔וֹdo.Douncle hisH1730
כִּ֛יkiforH3588
אֵ֥ין'einnotH369
לָ֖הּlah[belonged] to <the> her
אָ֣ב'ava fatherH1
וָאֵ֑םva.'Emand a motherH517
וְהַנַּעֲרָ֤הve.ha.na.'a.Rahand the young womanH5291
יְפַת־ye.fat-[was] beautiful ofH3303
תֹּ֙אַר֙to.'arshapeH8389
וְטוֹבַ֣תve.to.Vatand good ofH2896
מַרְאֶ֔הmar.'EhappearanceH4758
וּבְמ֤וֹתu.ve.Motand at [the] death ofH4194
אָבִ֙יהָ֙'a.Vi.hafather herH1
וְאִמָּ֔הּve.'i.Mahand mother herH517
לְקָחָ֧הּle.ka.Chahhe took herH3947
מָרְדֳּכַ֛יma.re.do.KhaiMordecaiH4782
ל֖וֹloof him
לְבַֽת׃le.Vatto a daughterH1323

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About Esther

Esther Before the King — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
Esther Before the King — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain