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OET interlinear EST 2:2

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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,יֹּאמְרוּ
    2. 330607,330608
    3. And they said
    4. So
    5. 559
    6. SV-C,Vqw3mp
    7. and=they_said
    8. S
    9. Y-461
    10. 228979
    1. נַעֲרֵי
    2. 330609
    3. the young men of
    4. men
    5. 5288
    6. S-Ncmpc
    7. the_young_men_of
    8. -
    9. Y-461
    10. 228980
    2. 330610
    3. -
    4. -
    6. -x-maqqef
    8. -
    9. -
    10. 228981
    1. הַ,מֶּלֶךְ
    2. 330611,330612
    3. the king
    4. -
    5. 4428
    6. S-Td,Ncmsa
    7. the=king
    8. -
    9. Y-461
    10. 228982
    1. מְשָׁרְתָי,ו
    2. 330613,330614
    3. who of were serving him
    4. served him
    5. 8334
    6. S-Vprmpc,Sp3ms
    7. [who_of,were]_serving_him
    8. -
    9. Y-461
    10. 228983
    1. יְבַקְשׁוּ
    2. 330615
    3. let people seek
    4. -
    5. 1245
    6. V-Vpj3mp
    7. let_people_seek
    8. -
    9. Y-461
    10. 228984
    1. לַ,מֶּלֶךְ
    2. 330616,330617
    3. to/for the king
    4. -
    5. 4428
    6. S-Rd,Ncmsa
    7. to/for=the_king
    8. -
    9. Y-461
    10. 228985
    1. נְעָרוֹת
    2. 330618
    3. young women
    4. -
    5. 5291
    6. O-Ncfpa
    7. young_women
    8. -
    9. Y-461
    10. 228986
    1. בְּתוּלוֹת
    2. 330619
    3. virgins
    4. virgins
    5. 1330
    6. O-Ncfpa
    7. virgins
    8. -
    9. Y-461
    10. 228987
    1. טוֹבוֹת
    2. 330620
    3. good of
    4. -
    6. O-Aafpc
    7. good_of
    8. -
    9. Y-461
    10. 228988
    1. מַרְאֶֽה
    2. 330621
    3. appearance
    4. -
    5. 4758
    6. O-Ncmsa
    7. appearance
    8. -
    9. Y-461
    10. 228989
    2. 330622
    3. -
    4. -
    6. -x-sof-pasuq
    8. -
    9. -
    10. 228990

OET (OET-LV) And_ the_young_men_of _they_said the_king who_of_were_serving_him let_people_seek to/for_the_king young_women virgins good_of appearance.

OET (OET-RV) So some of the young men who served the king suggested to him, “Your majesty, you should get a new wife for yourself. You could tell your servants to look for young virgins who are very beautiful.

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.

2:2a

Then the king’s attendants proposed,

the king’s attendants: This is the same expression as the BSB translated “who served him” in 1:10b. See note there.

2:2b

“Let a search be made for beautiful young virgins for the king,

Once more the servants were speaking directly to the king. You need to consider how it would be appropriate for them to address him.

virgins: This is a woman who has not had sexual relations with a man.

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: translate-unknown

נַעֲרֵֽי־הַ⁠מֶּ֖לֶךְ מְשָׁרְתָ֑י⁠ו

servants_of (Some words not found in UHB: and=they_said servants_of the=king [who_of,were]_serving_him a_search_~_made to/for=the_king young virgins ones_beautiful_of appearance )

These were not the older, wiser royal advisors whom Ahasuerus consulted in [1:13](../01/13.md), but younger men who stood nearby the king ready to help with any practical needs. You could call them his personal servants.

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

יְבַקְשׁ֥וּ לַ⁠מֶּ֛לֶךְ נְעָר֥וֹת

a_search_~_made (Some words not found in UHB: and=they_said servants_of the=king [who_of,were]_serving_him a_search_~_made to/for=the_king young virgins ones_beautiful_of appearance )

Implicit in this suggestion is the idea, “You should get a new wife for yourself.” You can say that explicitly at the beginning of the advice that the young men gave to the king.

Note 3 topic: writing-participants

יְבַקְשׁ֥וּ

a_search_~_made

Them refers to the servants that the king would send to do this. If this is unclear, you could say “servants” or “your servants.” Be sure to express this in a form that shows that it is a not a command but a respectful suggestion such as “You could send some men.” Alternate translation: [to look for]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / 123person

לַ⁠מֶּ֛לֶךְ

(Some words not found in UHB: and=they_said servants_of the=king [who_of,were]_serving_him a_search_~_made to/for=the_king young virgins ones_beautiful_of appearance )

The young men speak to the king in the third person as a sign of respect. Alternatively, you could have them say “for yourself” or “on your behalf” if that would be clear but also respectful in your language

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

טוֹב֥וֹת מַרְאֶֽה

ones_beautiful_of appearance

As in [1:11](../01/11.md), this is an idiom that means very beautiful.

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
    3. 1987,683
    5. 330607,330608
    6. SV-C,Vqw3mp
    8. S
    9. Y-461
    10. 228979
    1. the young men of
    2. men
    3. 5097
    5. 330609
    6. S-Ncmpc
    8. -
    9. Y-461
    10. 228980
    1. they said
    2. So
    3. 1987,683
    5. 330607,330608
    6. SV-C,Vqw3mp
    8. S
    9. Y-461
    10. 228979
    1. the king
    2. -
    3. 1893,4308
    5. 330611,330612
    6. S-Td,Ncmsa
    8. -
    9. Y-461
    10. 228982
    1. who of were serving him
    2. served him
    3. 7885,1978
    5. 330613,330614
    6. S-Vprmpc,Sp3ms
    8. -
    9. Y-461
    10. 228983
    1. let people seek
    2. -
    3. 1218
    5. 330615
    6. V-Vpj3mp
    8. -
    9. Y-461
    10. 228984
    1. to/for the king
    2. -
    3. 3705,4308
    5. 330616,330617
    6. S-Rd,Ncmsa
    8. -
    9. Y-461
    10. 228985
    1. young women
    2. -
    3. 5094
    5. 330618
    6. O-Ncfpa
    8. -
    9. Y-461
    10. 228986
    1. virgins
    2. virgins
    3. 926
    5. 330619
    6. O-Ncfpa
    8. -
    9. Y-461
    10. 228987
    1. good of
    2. -
    3. 2866
    5. 330620
    6. O-Aafpc
    8. -
    9. Y-461
    10. 228988
    1. appearance
    2. -
    3. 4583
    5. 330621
    6. O-Ncmsa
    8. -
    9. Y-461
    10. 228989

OET (OET-LV) And_ the_young_men_of _they_said the_king who_of_were_serving_him let_people_seek to/for_the_king young_women virgins good_of appearance.

OET (OET-RV) So some of the young men who served the king suggested to him, “Your majesty, you should get a new wife for yourself. You could tell your servants to look for young virgins who are very beautiful.

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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