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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.
Esther 2:14
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Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

בָּעֶ֣רֶב׀ הִ֣יא בָאָ֗ה וּ֠בַבֹּקֶר הִ֣יא שָׁבָ֞ה אֶל־בֵּ֤ית הַנָּשִׁים֙ שֵׁנִ֔י אֶל־יַ֧ד שַֽׁעֲשְׁגַ֛ז סְרִ֥יס הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ שֹׁמֵ֣ר הַפִּֽילַגְשִׁ֑ים לֹא־תָב֥וֹא עוֹד֙ אֶל־הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ כִּ֣י אִם־חָפֵ֥ץ בָּ֛הּ הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ וְנִקְרְאָ֥ה בְשֵֽׁם׃

  1. בָּעֶ֣רֶב׀ba.'E.rev“in the evening”
    Preposition with article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from עֶ֫רֶב · “evening” · Strong's H6153
  2. הִ֣יאhi'“she”
    Pronoun, personal, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from הוּא · “he; she; it” · Strong's H1931
  3. בָאָ֗הva.'Ah“[was] going”
    Verb, qal, participle (active), feminine, singular, absolute · from בּוֹא · “come” · Strong's H0935G
  4. וּ֠בַבֹּקֶרU.va.bo.ker“and in the morning”
    Conjunction + Preposition with article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from בֹּ֫קֶר · “morning” · Strong's H1242
  5. הִ֣יאhi'“she”
    Pronoun, personal, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from הוּא · “he; she; it” · Strong's H1931
  6. שָׁבָ֞הsha.Vah“[was] returning”
    Verb, qal, participle (active), feminine, singular, absolute · from שׁוּב · “return” · Strong's H7725G
  7. אֶל־'el-“to”
    Preposition · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
  8. בֵּ֤יתbeit“[the] house of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from בַּ֫יִת · “home” · Strong's H1004P
  9. הַנָּשִׁים֙ha.na.Shim“the women”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from אִשָּׁה · “wife” · Strong's H0802H
  10. שֵׁנִ֔יshe.Ni“second”
    Adjective, ordinal number, masculine, singular, absolute · from שֵׁנִי · “second” · Strong's H8145
  11. אֶל־'el-“in”
    Preposition · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
  12. יַ֧דyad“[the] hand of”
    Noun, both genders, singular, construct · from יָד · “power” · Strong's H3027H
  13. שַֽׁעֲשְׁגַ֛זsha.'ash.Gaz“Shaashgaz”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from שַׁעַשְׁגַּז · “Shaashgaz” · Strong's H8190
  14. סְרִ֥יסse.Ris“[the] eunuch of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from סָרִיס · “eunuch” · Strong's H5631
  15. הַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekh“the king”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from מֶ֫לֶךְ · “king” · Strong's H4428G
  16. שֹׁמֵ֣רsho.Mer“[the] keeper”
    Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from שָׁמַר · “guard” · Strong's H8104H
  17. הַפִּֽילַגְשִׁ֑יםha.pi.lag.Shim“of the concubines”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from פִּלֶ֫גֶשׁ · “concubine” · Strong's H6370
  18. לֹא־lo'-“not”
    Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
  19. תָב֥וֹאta.Vo'“she went”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from בּוֹא · “come” · Strong's H0935G
  20. עוֹד֙'Od“again”
    Adjective, cardinal number, masculine, singular, absolute · from עוֹד · “still” · Strong's H5750
  21. אֶל־'el-“into”
    Preposition · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
  22. הַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekh“the king”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from מֶ֫לֶךְ · “king” · Strong's H4428G
  23. כִּ֣יki“that”
    Particle · from כִּי [אם] · “except” · Strong's H3588B
  24. אִם־'im-“except”
    Particle · from [כִּי] אם · “except” · Strong's H0518B
  25. חָפֵ֥ץcha.Fetz“he delighted”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from חָפֵץ · “to delight in” · Strong's H2654A
  26. בָּ֛הּbah“in <the> her”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from Os3f · “her” · Strong's H9034
  27. הַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekh“the king”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from מֶ֫לֶךְ · “king” · Strong's H4428G
  28. וְנִקְרְאָ֥הve.nik.re.'Ah“and she was summoned”
    Conjunction + Verb, niphal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from קָרָא · “call to” · Strong's H7121G
  29. בְשֵֽׁם׃ve.Shem“by name”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from שֵׁם · “name” · Strong's H8034
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)