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OET interlinear EST 2:19

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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. וּ,בְ,הִקָּבֵץ
    2. 331214,331215,331216
    3. And when were gathered
    4. at
    5. 6908
    6. SV-C,R,VNc
    7. and,when,were_gathered
    8. S
    9. Y-457
    10. 229409
    1. בְּתוּלוֹת
    2. 331217
    3. virgins
    4. virgins
    5. 1330
    6. S-Ncfpa
    7. virgins
    8. -
    9. Y-457
    10. 229410
    1. שֵׁנִית
    2. 331218
    3. a second time
    4. -
    5. 8145
    6. S-Aofsa
    7. a_second_[time]
    8. -
    9. Y-457
    10. 229411
    1. וּ,מָרְדֳּכַי
    2. 331219,331220
    3. and Mārəddəkay
    4. -
    5. 4782
    6. S-C,Np
    7. and,Mordecai
    8. -
    9. Person=Mordecai; Y-457
    10. 229412
    1. יֹשֵׁב
    2. 331221
    3. +was sitting
    4. -
    5. 3427
    6. V-Vqrmsa
    7. [was]_sitting
    8. -
    9. Y-457
    10. 229413
    1. בְּ,שַֽׁעַר
    2. 331222,331223
    3. at the gate of
    4. gate
    5. 8179
    6. S-R,Ncmsc
    7. at,the_gate_of
    8. -
    9. Y-457
    10. 229414
    2. 331224
    3. -
    4. -
    6. -x-maqqef
    8. -
    9. -
    10. 229415
    1. הַ,מֶּֽלֶךְ
    2. 331225,331226
    3. the king
    4. King king's
    5. 4428
    6. S-Td,Ncmsa
    7. of,the_king
    8. -
    9. Y-457
    10. 229416
    2. 331227
    3. -
    4. -
    6. -x-sof-pasuq
    8. -
    9. -
    10. 229417

OET (OET-LV) And_when_were_gathered virgins a_second_time and_Mārəddəkay was_sitting at_the_gate_of the_king.

OET (OET-RV) Later on, King Ahasuerus had his officers bring more virgins to Shushan. During this time, Mordekai had been given a position by the king so he sat there at the king’s gate.

SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 2:19–23: Mordecai discovered a plot against the king

These verses describe an event which will be very important later in the story. Two of the king’s servants were angry with the king and plotted to kill him. Mordecai heard about the plot and told Esther, who in turn told the king. The two servants were executed, and the event was written in the records of the kingdom.

2:19a

When the virgins were assembled a second time,

When the virgins were assembled a second time: It is not known who this group of virgins was or why they were gathered together after Esther had already been chosen to be queen. The various interpretations are:

  1. It refers to the previous group of virgins first mentioned in 2:8. (BSB, KJV, NIV, RSV, NJPS, NASB, GW; Keil & Delitzsch, p.341).

  2. It refers to the gathering of another group of virgins. (LB; Bush, p.372)

  3. It should be omitted. (LXX, REB, GNT, NCV)

It is recommended that you follow the first interpretation, which is the majority view.

2:19b

Mordecai was sitting at the king’s gate.

Mordecai was sitting at the king’s gate: This can be understood in two different ways:

  1. It is meant figuratively. The gate of the king’s palace was where important business took place, so to say that Mordecai was sitting at the king’s gate means that he was an important government official. (GNT, CEV)

  2. It should be understood literally. Once Esther became queen, Mordecai would spend time at the palace entrance, hoping to get news of how Esther was. (BSB, NIV, RSV, NCV, NJPS, GW)

It is recommended that you follow the first interpretation because it is the most logical one in the context.

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-time-sequential

וּ⁠בְ⁠הִקָּבֵ֥ץ בְּתוּל֖וֹת שֵׁנִ֑ית

(Some words not found in UHB: and,when,were_gathered virgins second and,Mordecai was_sitting at,the_gate_of of,the_king )

Since this happened some time after Esther’s Feast, you can show this by using a connecting phrase such as “some time later.”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

וּ⁠בְ⁠הִקָּבֵ֥ץ בְּתוּל֖וֹת שֵׁנִ֑ית

(Some words not found in UHB: and,when,were_gathered virgins second and,Mordecai was_sitting at,the_gate_of of,the_king )

The most likely explanation for this is that Ahasuerus decided he would like to have more concubines. you could say this explicitly if it will help the readers to understand the story. He probably believed that having a large number of concubines was another thing that would show he was a great king. To do so, you could add: “because Ahasuerus decided that he would like to have more concubines.”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

וּ⁠בְ⁠הִקָּבֵ֥ץ בְּתוּל֖וֹת שֵׁנִ֑ית

(Some words not found in UHB: and,when,were_gathered virgins second and,Mordecai was_sitting at,the_gate_of of,the_king )

You can say this with an active form, and you can say who did the action. For example, you can say, “at the time when the king’s officers were gathering virgins for a second time.”

Note 4 topic: grammar-connect-time-simultaneous

וּ⁠בְ⁠הִקָּבֵ֥ץ בְּתוּל֖וֹת שֵׁנִ֑ית וּ⁠מָרְדֳּכַ֖י

(Some words not found in UHB: and,when,were_gathered virgins second and,Mordecai was_sitting at,the_gate_of of,the_king )

This indicates that the information about Mordecai explains what he was doing at this same time. You can use a phrase such as “during this time” to indicate this.

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

וּ⁠מָרְדֳּכַ֖י יֹשֵׁ֥ב בְּ⁠שַֽׁעַר־הַ⁠מֶּֽלֶךְ

(Some words not found in UHB: and,when,were_gathered virgins second and,Mordecai was_sitting at,the_gate_of of,the_king )

Possible meanings are: (1) Sitting at the king’s gate is an idiom meaning that Mordecai worked for the king in some capacity and was stationed at the gate. (2) Mordecai sat there so he could hear about how Esther was doing from the many people who passed through the gate.

בְּ⁠שַֽׁעַר־הַ⁠מֶּֽלֶךְ

(Some words not found in UHB: and,when,were_gathered virgins second and,Mordecai was_sitting at,the_gate_of of,the_king )

Alternate translation: [the gate to the king’s house] or [the gate to the king’s palace]

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 were gathered
    2. at
    3. 1987,846,6922
    5. 331214,331215,331216
    6. SV-C,R,VNc
    8. S
    9. Y-457
    10. 229409
    1. virgins
    2. virgins
    3. 926
    5. 331217
    6. S-Ncfpa
    8. -
    9. Y-457
    10. 229410
    1. a second time
    2. -
    3. 7633
    5. 331218
    6. S-Aofsa
    8. -
    9. Y-457
    10. 229411
    1. and Mārəddəkay
    2. -
    3. 1987,4809
    5. 331219,331220
    6. S-C,Np
    8. -
    9. Person=Mordecai; Y-457
    10. 229412
    1. +was sitting
    2. -
    3. 3311
    5. 331221
    6. V-Vqrmsa
    8. -
    9. Y-457
    10. 229413
    1. at the gate of
    2. gate
    3. 846,7746
    5. 331222,331223
    6. S-R,Ncmsc
    8. -
    9. Y-457
    10. 229414
    1. the king
    2. King king's
    3. 1893,4308
    5. 331225,331226
    6. S-Td,Ncmsa
    8. -
    9. Y-457
    10. 229416

OET (OET-LV) And_when_were_gathered virgins a_second_time and_Mārəddəkay was_sitting at_the_gate_of the_king.

OET (OET-RV) Later on, King Ahasuerus had his officers bring more virgins to Shushan. During this time, Mordekai had been given a position by the king so he sat there at the king’s gate.

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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