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OET interlinear EST 2:16

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Hebrew word order

    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. וַ,תִּלָּקַח
    2. 331115,331116
    3. And she was taken
    4. So taken
    5. 3947
    6. SV-C,VNw3fs
    7. and,she_was_taken
    8. S
    9. Y-458
    10. 229344
    1. אֶסְתֵּר
    2. 331117
    3. ʼEştēr
    4. Esther
    5. 635
    6. S-Np
    7. Esther
    8. -
    9. Person=Esther; Y-458
    10. 229345
    1. אֶל
    2. 331118
    3. to
    4. -
    5. 413
    6. S-R
    7. to
    8. -
    9. Y-458
    10. 229346
    2. 331119
    3. -
    4. -
    6. -x-maqqef
    8. -
    9. -
    10. 229347
    1. הַ,מֶּלֶךְ
    2. 331120,331121
    3. the king
    4. King
    5. 4428
    6. S-Td,Ncmsa
    7. the=king
    8. -
    9. Y-458
    10. 229348
    1. אֲחַשְׁוֵרוֹשׁ
    2. 331122
    3. ʼAḩashvērōsh
    4. Ahasuerus
    5. 325
    6. S-Np
    7. Ahasuerus
    8. -
    9. Person=Ahasuerus; Y-458
    10. 229349
    1. אֶל
    2. 331123
    3. into
    4. -
    5. 413
    6. S-R
    7. into
    8. -
    9. Y-458
    10. 229350
    2. 331124
    3. -
    4. -
    6. -x-maqqef
    8. -
    9. -
    10. 229351
    1. בֵּית
    2. 331125
    3. the house of
    4. -
    6. S-Ncmsc
    7. the_house_of
    8. -
    9. Y-458
    10. 229352
    1. מַלְכוּת,וֹ
    2. 331126,331127
    3. his/its kingdom
    4. -
    5. 4438
    6. S-Ncfsc,Sp3ms
    7. his/its=kingdom
    8. -
    9. Y-458
    10. 229353
    1. בַּ,חֹדֶשׁ
    2. 331128,331129
    3. in month
    4. at
    5. 2320
    6. S-Rd,Ncmsa
    7. in,month
    8. -
    9. Y-458
    10. 229354
    1. הָ,עֲשִׂירִי
    2. 331130,331131
    3. (the) tenth
    4. -
    5. 6224
    6. S-Td,Aomsa
    7. (the),tenth
    8. -
    9. Y-458
    10. 229355
    1. הוּא
    2. 331132
    3. that
    4. -
    5. 1931
    6. S-Pp3ms
    7. that
    8. -
    9. Y-458
    10. 229356
    2. 331133
    3. -
    4. -
    6. -x-maqqef
    8. -
    9. -
    10. 229357
    1. חֹדֶשׁ
    2. 331134
    3. +is the month of
    4. -
    5. 2320
    6. P-Ncmsc
    7. [is]_the_month_of
    8. -
    9. Y-458
    10. 229358
    1. טֵבֵת
    2. 331135
    3. Tebeth
    4. January
    5. 2887
    6. P-Np
    7. of_Tebeth
    8. -
    9. Y-458
    10. 229359
    1. בִּ,שְׁנַת
    2. 331136,331137
    3. in year
    4. year
    5. 8141
    6. S-R,Ncfsc
    7. in=year
    8. -
    9. Y-458
    10. 229360
    2. 331138
    3. -
    4. -
    6. -x-maqqef
    8. -
    9. -
    10. 229361
    1. שֶׁבַע
    2. 331139
    3. seven
    4. seventh
    5. 7651
    6. S-Acfsa
    7. seven
    8. -
    9. Y-458
    10. 229362
    1. לְ,מַלְכוּת,וֹ
    2. 331140,331141,331142
    3. of reign of his
    4. reign
    5. 4438
    6. S-R,Ncfsc,Sp3ms
    7. of,reign_of,his
    8. -
    9. Y-458
    10. 229363
    2. 331143
    3. -
    4. -
    6. -x-sof-pasuq
    8. -
    9. -
    10. 229364

OET (OET-LV) And_ ʼEştēr _she_was_taken to the_king ʼAḩashvērōsh into the_house_of his/its_kingdom in_month (the)_tenth that is_the_month_of Tebeth in_year seven of_reign_of_his.

OET (OET-RV) So Esther was taken to King Ahasuerus at his royal palace in January, in the seventh year of his reign,

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.

2:16

She was taken to King Xerxes in the royal palace in the tenth month, the month of Tebeth, in the seventh year of his reign.

Tebeth: When the story took place, the Hebrew year began in the middle of March. So Tebeth, the tenth month, was from mid-December to mid-January. You could put this information in a footnote if you decide it is important for your readers.

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

וַ⁠תִּלָּקַ֨ח אֶסְתֵּ֜ר

(Some words not found in UHB: and,she_was_taken ʼEştēr to/towards the=king ʼAḩashvērōsh to/towards house_of his/its=kingdom in,month (the),tenth he/it month_of Tebeth in=year seven of,reign_of,his )

You can say this with an active form by saying, for example, “The king’s servants brought Esther.”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

אֶל־בֵּ֣ית מַלְכוּת֔⁠וֹ

to/towards to/towards (Some words not found in UHB: and,she_was_taken ʼEştēr to/towards the=king ʼAḩashvērōsh to/towards house_of his/its=kingdom in,month (the),tenth he/it month_of Tebeth in=year seven of,reign_of,his )

You can use an adjective to translate the abstract noun royalty. For example, you can say, “in his royal palace”

Note 3 topic: translate-ordinal

בַּ⁠חֹ֥דֶשׁ הָ⁠עֲשִׂירִ֖י

(Some words not found in UHB: and,she_was_taken ʼEştēr to/towards the=king ʼAḩashvērōsh to/towards house_of his/its=kingdom in,month (the),tenth he/it month_of Tebeth in=year seven of,reign_of,his )

Alternate translation: [in month ten]

Note 4 topic: translate-hebrewmonths

הוּא־חֹ֣דֶשׁ טֵבֵ֑ת

he/it month_of Tebeth

Tebeth is the name of the tenth month of the Hebrew calendar. Alternate translation: [that is, the month of Tebeth]

חֹ֣דֶשׁ טֵבֵ֑ת

month_of Tebeth

The story is being recorded from the perspective of the Persian court. But for the benefit of its intended Jewish audience, the Hebrew name of the month is given.

Note 5 topic: translate-unknown

חֹ֣דֶשׁ טֵבֵ֑ת

month_of Tebeth

You could convert the Hebrew days and months into approximate dates on the calendar that your culture uses. However, the Jews used a lunar calendar, so if you use a solar calendar, the dates will be different every year and the translation will not be quite accurate. So you may just want to provide the Hebrew days and months.

Note 6 topic: translate-ordinal

בִּ⁠שְׁנַת־שֶׁ֖בַע לְ⁠מַלְכוּתֽ⁠וֹ

(Some words not found in UHB: and,she_was_taken ʼEştēr to/towards the=king ʼAḩashvērōsh to/towards house_of his/its=kingdom in,month (the),tenth he/it month_of Tebeth in=year seven of,reign_of,his )

Alternate translation: [during the seventh year of the reign of Ahasuerus as king of Persia]

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
    2. So taken
    3. 1987,3828
    5. 331115,331116
    6. SV-C,VNw3fs
    8. S
    9. Y-458
    10. 229344
    1. ʼEştēr
    2. Esther
    3. 402
    5. 331117
    6. S-Np
    8. -
    9. Person=Esther; Y-458
    10. 229345
    1. she was taken
    2. So taken
    3. 1987,3828
    5. 331115,331116
    6. SV-C,VNw3fs
    8. S
    9. Y-458
    10. 229344
    1. to
    2. -
    3. 369
    5. 331118
    6. S-R
    8. -
    9. Y-458
    10. 229346
    1. the king
    2. King
    3. 1893,4308
    5. 331120,331121
    6. S-Td,Ncmsa
    8. -
    9. Y-458
    10. 229348
    1. ʼAḩashvērōsh
    2. Ahasuerus
    3. 152
    5. 331122
    6. S-Np
    8. -
    9. Person=Ahasuerus; Y-458
    10. 229349
    1. into
    2. -
    3. 369
    5. 331123
    6. S-R
    8. -
    9. Y-458
    10. 229350
    1. the house of
    2. -
    3. 1094
    5. 331125
    6. S-Ncmsc
    8. -
    9. Y-458
    10. 229352
    1. his/its kingdom
    2. -
    3. 4466,1978
    5. 331126,331127
    6. S-Ncfsc,Sp3ms
    8. -
    9. Y-458
    10. 229353
    1. in month
    2. at
    3. 846,2679
    5. 331128,331129
    6. S-Rd,Ncmsa
    8. -
    9. Y-458
    10. 229354
    1. (the) tenth
    2. -
    3. 1893,5634
    5. 331130,331131
    6. S-Td,Aomsa
    8. -
    9. Y-458
    10. 229355
    1. that
    2. -
    3. 1978
    5. 331132
    6. S-Pp3ms
    8. -
    9. Y-458
    10. 229356
    1. +is the month of
    2. -
    3. 2679
    5. 331134
    6. P-Ncmsc
    8. -
    9. Y-458
    10. 229358
    1. Tebeth
    2. January
    3. 2802
    5. 331135
    6. P-Np
    8. -
    9. Y-458
    10. 229359
    1. in year
    2. year
    3. 846,7849
    5. 331136,331137
    6. S-R,Ncfsc
    8. -
    9. Y-458
    10. 229360
    1. seven
    2. seventh
    3. 7652
    5. 331139
    6. S-Acfsa
    8. -
    9. Y-458
    10. 229362
    1. of reign of his
    2. reign
    3. 3705,4466,1978
    5. 331140,331141,331142
    6. S-R,Ncfsc,Sp3ms
    8. -
    9. Y-458
    10. 229363

OET (OET-LV) And_ ʼEştēr _she_was_taken to the_king ʼAḩashvērōsh into the_house_of his/its_kingdom in_month (the)_tenth that is_the_month_of Tebeth in_year seven of_reign_of_his.

OET (OET-RV) So Esther was taken to King Ahasuerus at his royal palace in January, in the seventh year of his reign,

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.OET logo mark

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