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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.
Esther 2:15
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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)

וּבְהַגִּ֣יעַ תֹּר־אֶסְתֵּ֣ר בַּת־אֲבִיחַ֣יִל דֹּ֣ד מָרְדֳּכַ֡י אֲשֶׁר֩ לָקַֽח־ל֨וֹ לְבַ֜ת לָב֣וֹא אֶל־הַמֶּ֗לֶךְ לֹ֤א בִקְשָׁה֙ דָּבָ֔ר כִּ֠י אִ֣ם אֶת־אֲשֶׁ֥ר יֹאמַ֛ר הֵגַ֥י סְרִיס־הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ שֹׁמֵ֣ר הַנָּשִׁ֑ים וַתְּהִ֤י אֶסְתֵּר֙ נֹשֵׂ֣את חֵ֔ן בְּעֵינֵ֖י כָּל־רֹאֶֽיהָ׃

  1. וּבְהַגִּ֣יעַu.ve.ha.Gi.a'“and when arrived”
    Conjunction + Preposition + Verb, hiphil, infinitive construct, common · from נָגַע · “to touch” · Strong's H5060
  2. תֹּר־tor-“[the] turn of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from תּוֹר · “plait” · Strong's H8447
  3. אֶסְתֵּ֣ר'es.Ter“Esther”
    Noun, proper name of a woman · from אֶסְתֵּר · “Esther” · Strong's H0635
  4. בַּת־bat-“[the] daughter of”
    Noun, feminine, singular, construct · from בַּת · “daughter” · Strong's H1323G
  5. אֲבִיחַ֣יִל'a.vi.Cha.yil“Abihail”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from אֲבִיחַ֫יִל · “Abihail” · Strong's H0032K
  6. דֹּ֣דdod“[the] uncle of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from דּוֹד · “male relative” · Strong's H1730I
  7. מָרְדֳּכַ֡יma.re.do.Khai“Mordecai”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from מׇרְדֳּכַי · “Mordecai” · Strong's H4782H
  8. אֲשֶׁר֩'a.Sher“whom”
    Particle, relative · from אֲשֶׁר · “which” · Strong's H0834A
  9. לָקַֽח־la.kach-“he had taken”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from לָקַח · “take” · Strong's H3947G
  10. ל֨וֹlo“of him”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from Os3m · “him” · Strong's H9033
  11. לְבַ֜תle.Vat“to a daughter”
    Preposition + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from בַּת · “daughter” · Strong's H1323G
  12. לָב֣וֹאla.Vo'“to go”
    Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common · from בּוֹא · “come” · Strong's H0935G
  13. אֶל־'el-“to”
    Preposition · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
  14. הַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekh“the king”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from מֶ֫לֶךְ · “king” · Strong's H4428G
  15. לֹ֤אlo'“not”
    Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
  16. בִקְשָׁה֙vik.Shah“she requested”
    Verb, piel, perfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from בָּקַשׁ · “to seek” · Strong's H1245
  17. דָּבָ֔רda.Var“anything”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from דָּבָר · “thing” · Strong's H1697I
  18. כִּ֠יki“that”
    Particle · from כִּי [אם] · “except” · Strong's H3588B
  19. אִ֣ם'im“except”
    Particle · from [כִּי] אם · “except” · Strong's H0518B
  20. אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  21. אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.Sher“[that] which”
    Particle, relative · from אֲשֶׁר · “which” · Strong's H0834A
  22. יֹאמַ֛רyo.Mar“he said”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
  23. הֵגַ֥יhe.Gai“Hegai”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from הֵגֵא · “Hegai” · Strong's H1896
  24. סְרִיס־se.ris-“[the] eunuch of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from סָרִיס · “eunuch” · Strong's H5631
  25. הַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekh“the king”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from מֶ֫לֶךְ · “king” · Strong's H4428G
  26. שֹׁמֵ֣רsho.Mer“[the] keeper”
    Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from שָׁמַר · “guard” · Strong's H8104H
  27. הַנָּשִׁ֑יםha.na.Shim“of the women”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from אִשָּׁה · “woman” · Strong's H0802G
  28. וַתְּהִ֤יva.te.Hi“and she was”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from הָיָה · “to be” · Strong's H1961
  29. אֶסְתֵּר֙'es.Ter“Esther”
    Noun, proper name of a woman · from אֶסְתֵּר · “Esther” · Strong's H0635
  30. נֹשֵׂ֣אתno.Set“bearing”
    Verb, qal, participle (active), feminine, singular, construct · from נָשָׂא · “kindness” · Strong's H5375Q
  31. חֵ֔ןChen“favor”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from חֵן · “favor” · Strong's H2580
  32. בְּעֵינֵ֖יbe.'ei.Nei“in [the] eyes of”
    Preposition + Noun, feminine, dual, construct · from עַ֫יִן · “appearance” · Strong's H5869I
  33. כָּל־kol-“all”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from כֹּל · “all” · Strong's H3605
  34. רֹאֶֽיהָ׃ro.'Ei.ha“[those who] saw her”
    Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from רָאָה · “see” · Strong's H7200G
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)