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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 of Hegai, the king’s eunuch in charge of the women, and let them be given beauty treatments.
Esther 2:3
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Original language and places

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)

וְיַפְקֵ֨ד הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ פְּקִידִים֮ בְּכָל־מְדִינ֣וֹת מַלְכוּתוֹ֒ וְיִקְבְּצ֣וּ אֶת־כָּל־נַעֲרָֽה־בְ֠תוּלָה טוֹבַ֨ת מַרְאֶ֜ה אֶל־שׁוּשַׁ֤ן הַבִּירָה֙ אֶל־בֵּ֣ית הַנָּשִׁ֔ים אֶל־יַ֥ד הֵגֶ֛א סְרִ֥יס הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ שֹׁמֵ֣ר הַנָּשִׁ֑ים וְנָת֖וֹן תַּמְרוּקֵיהֶֽן׃

  1. וְיַפְקֵ֨דve.yaf.Ked“and let him appoint”
    Conjunction + Verb, hiphil, jussive, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from פָּקַד · “overseer” · Strong's H6485J
  2. הַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekh“the king”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from מֶ֫לֶךְ · “king” · Strong's H4428G
  3. פְּקִידִים֮pe.ki.Dim“appointees”
    Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from פָּקִיד · “overseer” · Strong's H6496
  4. בְּכָל־be.khol“in all”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from כֹּל · “all” · Strong's H3605
  5. מְדִינ֣וֹתme.di.Not“[the] provinces of”
    Noun, feminine, plural, construct · from מְדִינָה · “province” · Strong's H4082
  6. מַלְכוּתוֹ֒mal.khu.To“kingdom his”
    Noun, feminine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from מַלְכוּת · “royalty” · Strong's H4438
  7. וְיִקְבְּצ֣וּve.yik.be.Tzu“and let them gather”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from קָבַץ · “to gather” · Strong's H6908
  8. אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  9. כָּל־kol-“every”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from כֹּל · “all” · Strong's H3605
  10. נַעֲרָֽה־na.'a.rah-“girl”
    Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from נַעֲרָה · “maiden” · Strong's H5291
  11. בְ֠תוּלָהVe.tu.lah“virgin”
    Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from בְּתוּלָה · “virgin” · Strong's H1330
  12. טוֹבַ֨תto.Vat“good of”
    Adjective, feminine, singular, construct · from טוֹב · “pleasant” · Strong's H2896A
  13. מַרְאֶ֜הmar.'Eh“appearance”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from מַרְאֶה · “appearance” · Strong's H4758
  14. אֶל־'el-“to”
    Preposition · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
  15. שׁוּשַׁ֤ןshu.Shan“Susa”
    Noun, proper name of a place · from שׁוּשַׁן · “Susa” · Strong's H7800
  16. הַבִּירָה֙ha.bi.Rah“the citadel”
    Definite article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from בִּירָה · “palace” · Strong's H1002
  17. אֶל־'el-“to”
    Preposition · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
  18. בֵּ֣יתbeit“[the] house of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from בַּ֫יִת · “home” · Strong's H1004P
  19. הַנָּשִׁ֔יםha.na.Shim“the women”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from אִשָּׁה · “wife” · Strong's H0802H
  20. אֶל־'el-“into”
    Preposition · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
  21. יַ֥דyad“[the] hand of”
    Noun, both genders, singular, construct · from יָד · “power” · Strong's H3027H
  22. הֵגֶ֛אhe.Ge'“Hegai”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from הֵגֵא · “Hegai” · Strong's H1896
  23. סְרִ֥יסse.Ris“[the] eunuch of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from סָרִיס · “eunuch” · Strong's H5631
  24. הַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekh“the king”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from מֶ֫לֶךְ · “king” · Strong's H4428G
  25. שֹׁמֵ֣רsho.Mer“[the] keeper”
    Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from שָׁמַר · “guard” · Strong's H8104H
  26. הַנָּשִׁ֑יםha.na.Shim“of the women”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from אִשָּׁה · “woman” · Strong's H0802G
  27. וְנָת֖וֹןve.na.Ton“and let him give”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, infinitive absolute, absolute · from נָתַן · “give” · Strong's H5414G
  28. תַּמְרוּקֵיהֶֽן׃tam.ru.kei.Hen“rubbings their”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, plural · from תַּמְרוּק · “cosmetic” · Strong's H8562
Places named in this verse
  • Places: OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data, CC BY 4.0. Coordinates from OpenStreetMap (ODbL) are left out. Source (version 7eb18a5)
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)