Esther 2:8 BSB — MannaFest

Esther 2:8

When 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.

BSB

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ASV

So it came to pass, when the king’s commandment and his decree was heard, and when many maidens were gathered together unto 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.

KJV

So it came to pass, when the king’s commandment and his decree was heard, and when many maidens were gathered together unto Shushan the palace, to the custody of Hegai, that Esther was brought also unto the king’s house, to the custody of Hegai, keeper of the women.

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Commentary

1 voice

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)

So it came to pass, when the king's commandment and decree was heard,.... In the several provinces of his kingdom: and when many maidens were gathered unto Shushan the palace, to the custody of Hegai; Josephus (o) says, there were gathered to the number of four hundred: that Esther was brought also unto the king's house, to the custody of Hegai, the keeper of the women: by force, as Aben Ezra and the former Targum, and so the word is sometimes used. (o) Ibid. (Antiqu. l. 11. c. 6. sect. 2.)

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Original language & word study

24 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיְהִ֗י	vay.Hi	and it was	H1961 →
בְּהִשָּׁמַ֤ע	be.hi.sha.Ma'	when were heard	H8085 →
דְּבַר־	de.var-	[the] edict of	H1697 →
הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙	ha.Me.lekh	the king	H4428 →
וְדָת֔וֹ	ve.da.To	and orders his	H1881 →
וּֽבְהִקָּבֵ֞ץ	u.ve.hi.ka.Vetz	and when were gathered	H6908 →
נְעָר֥וֹת	ne.'a.Rot	young women	H5291 →
רַבּ֛וֹת	ra.Bot	many	H7227 →
אֶל־	'el-	to	H413 →
שׁוּשַׁ֥ן	shu.Shan	Susa	H7800 →
הַבִּירָ֖ה	ha.bi.Rah	the citadel	H1002 →
אֶל־	'el-	into	H413 →
יַ֣ד	yad	[the] hand of	H3027 →
הֵגָ֑י	he.Gai	Hegai	H1896 →
וַתִּלָּקַ֤ח	va.ti.la.Kach	and she was taken	H3947 →
אֶסְתֵּר֙	'es.Ter	Esther	H635 →
אֶל־	'el-	to	H413 →
בֵּ֣ית	beit	[the] house of	H1004 →
הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ	ha.Me.lekh	the king	H4428 →
אֶל־	'el-	into	H413 →
יַ֥ד	yad	[the] hand of	H3027 →
הֵגַ֖י	he.Gai	Hegai	H1896 →
שֹׁמֵ֥ר	sho.Mer	[the] keeper	H8104 →
הַנָּשִֽׁים׃	ha.na.Shim	of the women	H802 →

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
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…
leads to
- Song of Solomon 6:9
  but 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 2:3
  and 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…
- Acts 7:10
  and 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 9:29
  So Queen Esther daughter of Abihail, along with Mordecai the Jew, wrote with full authority to confirm this second letter concerning Purim.
- Esther 2:7–8
  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…
Through
Esther 2:3
and 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…
leads to
- Esther 2:12–15
  In the twelve months before her turn to go to King Xerxes, the harem regulation required each young woman to receive beauty treatments with oil of myrrh for six months, and then with perfumes…
- Esther 1:1–2
  This is what happened in the days of Xerxes, who reigned over 127 provinces from India to Cush.
- Esther 2:8–9
  When 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…