EST 2:15 Interlinear View

1. Hebrew word
2. Hebrew lemma
3. OET-LV words
4. OET-RV words
5. Strongs
6. Role/Morphology
7. Gloss
8. CAPS codes
9. OET tags
10. OET word #
1. וּ,בְ,הַגִּיעַ
2. 331062,331063,331064
3. And when arrived
4. When in and
5. 5060
6. SV-C,R,Vhc
7. and,when,arrived
8. S
9. Y-458
10. 229302
1. תֹּר
2. 331065
3. the turn of
4. turn
5. 8447
6. S-Ncmsc
7. the_turn_of
8. -
9. Y-458
10. 229303
2. 331066
3. -
4. -
6. -x-maqqef
8. -
9. -
10. 229304
1. אֶסְתֵּר
2. 331067
3. ʼEştēr
4. -
5. 635
6. S-Np
7. of_Esther
8. -
9. Person=Esther; Y-458
10. 229305
1. בַּת
2. 331068
3. the daughter of
4. -
5. 1323
6. S-Ncfsc
7. the_daughter_of
8. -
9. Y-458
10. 229306
2. 331069
3. -
4. -
6. -x-maqqef
8. -
9. -
10. 229307
1. אֲבִיחַיִל
2. 331070
3. ʼAⱱīhayil
4. Abihail
5. 32
6. S-Np
7. of_Abihail
8. -
9. Person=Abihail; Y-458
10. 229308
1. דֹּד
2. 331071
3. the uncle of
4. uncle
5. 1730
6. S-Ncmsc
7. the_uncle_of
8. -
9. Y-458
10. 229309
1. מָרְדֳּכַי
2. 331072
3. Mārəddəkay
4. -
5. 4782
6. S-Np
7. of_Mordecai
8. -
9. Person=Mordecai; Y-458
10. 229310
1. אֲשֶׁר
2. 331073
3. whom
4. -
6. S-Tr
7. whom
8. -
9. Y-458
10. 229311
1. לָקַֽח
2. 331074
3. he had taken
4. -
5. 3947
6. V-Vqp3ms
7. he_had_taken
8. -
9. Y-458
10. 229312
2. 331075
3. -
4. -
6. -x-maqqef
8. -
9. -
10. 229313
1. ל,וֹ
2. 331076,331077
3. to him/it
4. -
6. S-R,Sp3ms
7. to=him/it
8. -
9. Y-458
10. 229314
1. לְ,בַת
2. 331078,331079
3. to a daughter
4. -
5. 1323
6. S-R,Ncfsa
7. to,a_daughter
8. -
9. Y-458
10. 229315
1. לָ,בוֹא
2. 331080,331081
3. to go
4. go
5. 935
6. SV-R,Vqc
7. to,go
8. -
9. Y-458
10. 229316
1. אֶל
2. 331082
3. to
4. -
5. 413
6. S-R
7. to
8. -
9. Y-458
10. 229317
2. 331083
3. -
4. -
6. -x-maqqef
8. -
9. -
10. 229318
1. הַ,מֶּלֶךְ
2. 331084,331085
3. the king
4. -
5. 4428
6. S-Td,Ncmsa
7. the=king
8. -
9. Y-458
10. 229319
1. לֹא
2. 331086
3. not
4. didn't
5. 3808
6. S-Tn
7. not
8. -
9. Y-458
10. 229320
1. בִקְשָׁה
2. 331087
3. she requested
4. she
5. 1245
6. V-Vpp3fs
7. she_requested
8. -
9. Y-458
10. 229321
1. דָּבָר
2. 331088
3. anything
4. anything
5. 1697
6. O-Ncmsa
7. anything
8. -
9. Y-458
10. 229322
1. כִּי
2. 331089
3. if/because
4. -
6. S-C
7. if/because
8. -
9. Y-458
10. 229323
1. אִם
2. 331090
3. (if)
4. -
6. S-C
7. (if)
8. -
9. Y-458
10. 229324
1. אֶת
2. 331091
3. DOM
4. -
5. 853
6. O-To
7. DOM
8. -
9. Y-458
10. 229325
2. 331092
3. -
4. -
6. -x-maqqef
8. -
9. -
10. 229326
1. אֲשֶׁר
2. 331093
3. that which
4. -
6. O-Tr
7. [that]_which
8. -
9. Y-458
10. 229327
1. יֹאמַר
2. 331094
3. he said
4. -
5. 559
6. V-Vqi3ms
7. he_said
8. -
9. Y-458
10. 229328
1. הֵגַי
2. 331095
3. Hegai
4. Hegai
5. 1896
6. S-Np
7. Hegai
8. -
9. Person=Hegai; Y-458
10. 229329
1. סְרִיס
2. 331096
3. the eunuch of
4. -
5. 5631
6. S-Ncmsc
7. the_eunuch_of
8. -
9. Y-458
10. 229330
2. 331097
3. -
4. -
6. -x-maqqef
8. -
9. -
10. 229331
1. הַ,מֶּלֶךְ
2. 331098,331099
3. the king
4. king's
5. 4428
6. S-Td,Ncmsa
7. the=king
8. -
9. Y-458
10. 229332
1. שֹׁמֵר
2. 331100
3. the one who kept of
4. everyone
5. 8104
6. V-Vqrmsc
7. [the_one_who]_kept_of
8. -
9. Y-458
10. 229333
1. הַ,נָּשִׁים
2. 331101,331102
3. the women
4. -
5. 802
6. O-Td,Ncfpa
7. the,women
8. -
9. Y-458
10. 229334
1. וַ,תְּהִי
2. 331103,331104
3. and it became
4. -
5. 1961
6. SV-C,Vqw3fs
7. and=it_became
8. -
9. Y-458
10. 229335
1. אֶסְתֵּר
2. 331105
3. ʼEştēr
4. -
5. 635
6. S-Np
7. Esther
8. -
9. Person=Esther; Y-458
10. 229336
1. נֹשֵׂאת
2. 331106
3. bearing of
4. -
5. 5375
6. O-Vqrfsc
7. bearing_of
8. -
9. Y-458
10. 229337
1. חֵן
2. 331107
3. favour
4. -
5. 2580
6. O-Ncmsa
7. favor
8. -
9. Y-458
10. 229338
1. בְּ,עֵינֵי
2. 331108,331109
3. in/on both eyes of
4. -
6. S-R,Ncbdc
7. in/on=both_eyes_of
8. -
9. Y-458
10. 229339
1. כָּל
2. 331110
3. all of
4. -
5. 3605
6. S-Ncmsc
7. of_all_of
8. -
9. Y-458
10. 229340
2. 331111
3. -
4. -
6. -x-maqqef
8. -
9. -
10. 229341
1. רֹאֶֽי,הָ
2. 331112,331113
3. those of who saw her
4. saw
5. 7200
6. S-Vqrmpc,Sp3fs
7. [those_of,who]_saw_her
8. -
9. Y-458
10. 229342
2. 331114
3. -
4. -
6. -x-sof-pasuq
8. -
9. -
10. 229343

SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 2:1–18: The king chose a new queen

Some time later the king decided to choose a new queen to replace Vashti. Many beautiful girls were brought to the palace and Esther was among them. When her turn came to go to the king, he liked her better than any other girl, so he chose her to be his new queen.

Paragraph 2:15–18

In these verses, the story returns to Esther and Mordecai, the main characters in the story. If you have a way in your language to indicate this, you should use it here.

2:15a

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,

¶ At last it was Esther’s turn to go to the king. This Esther was the daughter of Abihail whom his brother’s son Mordecai had adopted as his own child.

Esther was the daughter of Abihail, the uncle from whom Mordecai had adopted her as his own daughter: You will need to study carefully the best way to include this information in your translation and where in the verse you should put it. Look at how different English versions have translated it. CEV even omits it completely, because the translators considered that Esther had already been introduced in 2:7.

2:15b

she did not ask for anything except what Hegai, the king’s trusted official in charge of the harem, had advised.

When the moment came for her to go to the king, she asked for only the things that Hegai advised her to take. Hegai was the servant who looked after the concubines.
When the moment came for her to go to the king, she asked Hegai, who was the servant in charge of the harem, what she should take with her and then only took those things.

Hegai, the king’s trusted official in charge of the harem: This is also repeated information and you need to decide whether you should repeat it in your translation.

harem: See note on 2:3b.

2:15c

And Esther found favor in the eyes of everyone who saw her.

Everyone who saw her liked her.

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-logic-contrast

וּ⁠בְ⁠הַגִּ֣יעַ תֹּר־אֶסְתֵּ֣ר & לָ⁠ב֣וֹא אֶל־הַ⁠מֶּ֗לֶךְ

(Some words not found in UHB: and,when,arrived turn_of ʼEştēr daughter_of ʼAⱱīhayil uncle_of Mārəddəkay which/who adopted to=him/it to,a_daughter to,go to/towards the=king not asked_for anything that/for/because/then/when if DOM which/who advised Hegai eunuch_of the=king he/it_was_watching the,women and=it_became ʼEştēr gained_of graciousness/kindness/favour/beauty in/on=both_eyes_of all/each/any/every [those_of,who]_saw_her )

The story resumes here after the background information that was provided in [verses 12–14](../02/12.md) about what the women in the harem did when they became concubines of the king. A contrast is being drawn. A young woman could take any clothing and jewelry she wanted from the harem. But Esther only asked for what Hegai recommended. So it would be good to introduce this episode with a word such as “but,” which draws a contrast.

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / distinguish

בַּת־אֲבִיחַ֣יִל דֹּ֣ד מָרְדֳּכַ֡י אֲשֶׁר֩ לָקַֽח־ל֨⁠וֹ לְ⁠בַ֜ת

This background information reminds the reader who Esther was by describing her relationship to Mordecai. You could make this a separate sentence and move it later in the verse to keep from breaking up the flow of the first sentence about what Esther did.

Note 3 topic: translate-names

אֲבִיחַ֣יִל

ʼAⱱīhayil

This man was Esther’s father and Mordecai’s uncle.

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / doublenegatives

לֹ֤א בִקְשָׁה֙ דָּבָ֔ר כִּ֠י אִ֣ם אֶת־אֲשֶׁ֥ר יֹאמַ֛ר הֵגַ֥י

not (Some words not found in UHB: and,when,arrived turn_of ʼEştēr daughter_of ʼAⱱīhayil uncle_of Mārəddəkay which/who adopted to=him/it to,a_daughter to,go to/towards the=king not asked_for anything that/for/because/then/when if DOM which/who advised Hegai eunuch_of the=king he/it_was_watching the,women and=it_became ʼEştēr gained_of graciousness/kindness/favour/beauty in/on=both_eyes_of all/each/any/every [those_of,who]_saw_her )

You can state this in a positive form by saying, “she asked only for.” Alternate translation: [she did not ask for anything else to wear except]

אֶת־אֲשֶׁ֥ר יֹאמַ֛ר הֵגַ֥י

DOM (Some words not found in UHB: and,when,arrived turn_of ʼEştēr daughter_of ʼAⱱīhayil uncle_of Mārəddəkay which/who adopted to=him/it to,a_daughter to,go to/towards the=king not asked_for anything that/for/because/then/when if DOM which/who advised Hegai eunuch_of the=king he/it_was_watching the,women and=it_became ʼEştēr gained_of graciousness/kindness/favour/beauty in/on=both_eyes_of all/each/any/every [those_of,who]_saw_her )

Alternate translation: [what Hegai recommended] or [what Hegai suggested]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

אֶת־אֲשֶׁ֥ר יֹאמַ֛ר הֵגַ֥י

As the king’s personal servant, Hegai would have known what kind of clothing and jewelry Ahasuerus found attractive on a woman. By following his advice, Esther showed that she trusted Hegai. This is implicit information that you could make explicit if it would help the reader to understand the story. You might say, for example, “Hegai knew the king’s preferences because he was his personal servant. Esther had come to trust Hegai and so she followed his advice.” This could go at the end of the verse or in a footnote.

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / distinguish

סְרִיס־הַ⁠מֶּ֖לֶךְ שֹׁמֵ֣ר הַ⁠נָּשִׁ֑ים

eunuch_of (Some words not found in UHB: and,when,arrived turn_of ʼEştēr daughter_of ʼAⱱīhayil uncle_of Mārəddəkay which/who adopted to=him/it to,a_daughter to,go to/towards the=king not asked_for anything that/for/because/then/when if DOM which/who advised Hegai eunuch_of the=king he/it_was_watching the,women and=it_became ʼEştēr gained_of graciousness/kindness/favour/beauty in/on=both_eyes_of all/each/any/every [those_of,who]_saw_her )

This is saying that Hegai was the royal official responsible for the women in the harem for virgins. This is background information that reminds the reader who Hegai was by describing his responsibilities. You could also move this to the end of the verse and put it in parentheses.

Note 7 topic: translate-unknown

סְרִיס־הַ⁠מֶּ֖לֶךְ

See how you decided to translate the term eunuch in [1:10](../01/10.md). You could say “royal” for “of the king.”

Note 8 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

נֹשֵׂ֣את חֵ֔ן בְּ⁠עֵינֵ֖י כָּל־רֹאֶֽי⁠הָ

This is a rare expression in Hebrew, and the exact meaning is uncertain. In this context, the expression probably means that everyone who saw Esther dressed in the clothes she would wear for her visit to the king was very impressed with the way she looked. Alternate translation: [pleased all who saw her]

Note 9 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

בְּ⁠עֵינֵ֖י

Here, eyes is a metonym for seeing, and seeing is a metaphor for knowledge, notice, attention, or judgment. In this context, the phrase probably means that everyone who saw Esther thought that she was either an attractive woman or a pleasant person, or both. Alternate translation: [in the judgment of]

Note 10 topic: figures-of-speech / gendernotations

כָּל־רֹאֶֽי⁠הָ

This phrase can mean either every man or every person who saw her. Alternate translation: [every man who saw her]

OET-LV English word order (‘Reverse’ interlinear)

1. OET-LV words
2. OET-RV words
3. Strongs
4. Hebrew word
5. Hebrew lemma
6. Role/Morphology
7. Gloss
8. CAPS codes
9. OET tags
10. OET word #
1. And when arrived
2. When in and
3. 1987,846,5124
5. 331062,331063,331064
6. SV-C,R,Vhc
8. S
9. Y-458
10. 229302
1. the turn of
2. turn
3. 8436
5. 331065
6. S-Ncmsc
8. -
9. Y-458
10. 229303
1. ʼEştēr
2. -
3. 402
5. 331067
6. S-Np
8. -
9. Person=Esther; Y-458
10. 229305
1. the daughter of
2. -
3. 1143
5. 331068
6. S-Ncfsc
8. -
9. Y-458
10. 229306
1. ʼAⱱīhayil
2. Abihail
3. 64
5. 331070
6. S-Np
8. -
9. Person=Abihail; Y-458
10. 229308
1. the uncle of
2. uncle
3. 1794
5. 331071
6. S-Ncmsc
8. -
9. Y-458
10. 229309
1. Mārəddəkay
2. -
3. 4809
5. 331072
6. S-Np
8. -
9. Person=Mordecai; Y-458
10. 229310
1. whom
2. -
3. 238
5. 331073
6. S-Tr
8. -
9. Y-458
10. 229311
1. he had taken
2. -
3. 3828
5. 331074
6. V-Vqp3ms
8. -
9. Y-458
10. 229312
1. to him/it
2. -
3. 3705,1978
5. 331076,331077
6. S-R,Sp3ms
8. -
9. Y-458
10. 229314
1. to a daughter
2. -
3. 3705,1143
5. 331078,331079
6. S-R,Ncfsa
8. -
9. Y-458
10. 229315
1. to go
2. go
3. 3705,1274
5. 331080,331081
6. SV-R,Vqc
8. -
9. Y-458
10. 229316
1. to
2. -
3. 369
5. 331082
6. S-R
8. -
9. Y-458
10. 229317
1. the king
2. -
3. 1893,4308
5. 331084,331085
6. S-Td,Ncmsa
8. -
9. Y-458
10. 229319
1. not
2. didn't
3. 3835
5. 331086
6. S-Tn
8. -
9. Y-458
10. 229320
1. she requested
2. she
3. 1218
5. 331087
6. V-Vpp3fs
8. -
9. Y-458
10. 229321
1. anything
2. anything
3. 1726
5. 331088
6. O-Ncmsa
8. -
9. Y-458
10. 229322
1. if/because
2. -
3. 3482
5. 331089
6. S-C
8. -
9. Y-458
10. 229323
1. (if)
2. -
3. 280
5. 331090
6. S-C
8. -
9. Y-458
10. 229324
1. DOM
2. -
3. 347
5. 331091
6. O-To
8. -
9. Y-458
10. 229325
1. that which
2. -
3. 238
5. 331093
6. O-Tr
8. -
9. Y-458
10. 229327
1. he said
2. -
3. 683
5. 331094
6. V-Vqi3ms
8. -
9. Y-458
10. 229328
1. Hegai
2. Hegai
3. 1865
5. 331095
6. S-Np
8. -
9. Person=Hegai; Y-458
10. 229329
1. the eunuch of
2. -
3. 5466
5. 331096
6. S-Ncmsc
8. -
9. Y-458
10. 229330
1. the king
2. king's
3. 1893,4308
5. 331098,331099
6. S-Td,Ncmsa
8. -
9. Y-458
10. 229332
1. the one who kept of
2. everyone
3. 7842
5. 331100
6. V-Vqrmsc
8. -
9. Y-458
10. 229333
1. the women
2. -
3. 1893,290
5. 331101,331102
6. O-Td,Ncfpa
8. -
9. Y-458
10. 229334
1. and
2. -
3. 1987,1929
5. 331103,331104
6. SV-C,Vqw3fs
8. -
9. Y-458
10. 229335
1. ʼEştēr
2. -
3. 402
5. 331105
6. S-Np
8. -
9. Person=Esther; Y-458
10. 229336
1. it became
2. -
3. 1987,1929
5. 331103,331104
6. SV-C,Vqw3fs
8. -
9. Y-458
10. 229335
1. favour
2. -
3. 2351
5. 331107
6. O-Ncmsa
8. -
9. Y-458
10. 229338
1. bearing of
2. -
3. 5228
5. 331106
6. O-Vqrfsc
8. -
9. Y-458
10. 229337
1. in/on both eyes of
2. -
3. 846,5826
5. 331108,331109
6. S-R,Ncbdc
8. -
9. Y-458
10. 229339
1. all of
2. -
3. 3671
5. 331110
6. S-Ncmsc
8. -
9. Y-458
10. 229340
1. those of who saw her
2. saw
3. 7240,1978
5. 331112,331113
6. S-Vqrmpc,Sp3fs
8. -
9. Y-458
10. 229342

Note: The OET-RV is still only a first draft, and so far only a few words have been (mostly automatically) matched to the Hebrew or Greek words that they’re translated from.

Acknowledgements: The Hebrew text, lemmas, and morphology are all thanks to the OSHB and some of the glosses are from Macula Hebrew.