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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.
Esther 2:7
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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)

וַיְהִ֨י אֹמֵ֜ן אֶת־הֲדַסָּ֗ה הִ֤יא אֶסְתֵּר֙ בַּת־דֹּד֔וֹ כִּ֛י אֵ֥ין לָ֖הּ אָ֣ב וָאֵ֑ם וְהַנַּעֲרָ֤ה יְפַת־תֹּ֙אַר֙ וְטוֹבַ֣ת מַרְאֶ֔ה וּבְמ֤וֹת אָבִ֙יהָ֙ וְאִמָּ֔הּ לְקָחָ֧הּ מָרְדֳּכַ֛י ל֖וֹ לְבַֽת׃

  1. וַיְהִ֨יvay.Hi“and he was”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הָיָה · “to be” · Strong's H1961
  2. אֹמֵ֜ן'o.Men“raising”
    Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from אָמַן · “be faithful” · Strong's H0539
  3. אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  4. הֲדַסָּ֗הha.da.Sah“Hadassah”
    Noun, proper name of a woman · from הֲדַסָּה · “Hadassah” · Strong's H1919
  5. הִ֤יאhi'“that”
    Pronoun, personal, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from הוּא · “he; she; it” · Strong's H1931
  6. אֶסְתֵּר֙'es.Ter“[is] Esther”
    Noun, proper name of a woman · from אֶסְתֵּר · “Esther” · Strong's H0635
  7. בַּת־bat-“[the] daughter of”
    Noun, feminine, singular, construct · from בַּת · “daughter” · Strong's H1323G
  8. דֹּד֔וֹdo.Do“uncle his”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from דּוֹד · “male relative” · Strong's H1730I
  9. כִּ֛יki“for”
    Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
  10. אֵ֥ין'ein“not”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from אַ֫יִן · “nothing” · Strong's H0369
  11. לָ֖הּlah“[belonged] to <the> her”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from Os3f · “her” · Strong's H9034
  12. אָ֣ב'av“a father”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from אָב · “father” · Strong's H0001G
  13. וָאֵ֑םva.'Em“and a mother”
    Conjunction + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from אֵם · “mother” · Strong's H0517
  14. וְהַנַּעֲרָ֤הve.ha.na.'a.Rah“and the young woman”
    Conjunction + Definite article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from נַעֲרָה · “maiden” · Strong's H5291
  15. יְפַת־ye.fat-“[was] beautiful of”
    Adjective, feminine, singular, construct · from יָפֶה · “beautiful” · Strong's H3303
  16. תֹּ֙אַר֙to.'ar“shape”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from תֹּ֫אַר · “appearance” · Strong's H8389
  17. וְטוֹבַ֣תve.to.Vat“and good of”
    Conjunction + Adjective, feminine, singular, construct · from טוֹב · “pleasant” · Strong's H2896A
  18. מַרְאֶ֔הmar.'Eh“appearance”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from מַרְאֶה · “appearance” · Strong's H4758
  19. וּבְמ֤וֹתu.ve.Mot“and at [the] death of”
    Conjunction + Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from מָ֫וֶת · “death” · Strong's H4194
  20. אָבִ֙יהָ֙'a.Vi.ha“father her”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from אָב · “father” · Strong's H0001G
  21. וְאִמָּ֔הּve.'i.Mah“and mother her”
    Conjunction + Noun, feminine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from אֵם · “mother” · Strong's H0517
  22. לְקָחָ֧הּle.ka.Chah“he took her”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from לָקַח · “take” · Strong's H3947G
  23. מָרְדֳּכַ֛יma.re.do.Khai“Mordecai”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from מׇרְדֳּכַי · “Mordecai” · Strong's H4782H
  24. ל֖וֹlo“of him”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from Os3m · “him” · Strong's H9033
  25. לְבַֽת׃le.Vat“to a daughter”
    Preposition + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from בַּת · “daughter” · Strong's H1323G
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)