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OET interlinear EST 2:3

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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. וְ,יַפְקֵד
    2. 330623,330624
    3. And let him appoint
    4. and
    6. SV-C,Vhj3ms
    7. and,let_him_appoint
    8. S
    9. Y-461
    10. 228991
    1. הַ,מֶּלֶךְ
    2. 330625,330626
    3. the king
    4. -
    5. 4428
    6. S-Td,Ncmsa
    7. the=king
    8. -
    9. Y-461
    10. 228992
    1. פְּקִידִים
    2. 330627
    3. appointees
    4. -
    5. 6496
    6. O-Ncmpa
    7. appointees
    8. -
    9. Y-461
    10. 228993
    1. בְּ,כָל
    2. 330628,330629
    3. in all
    4. -
    5. 3605
    6. S-R,Ncmsc
    7. in=all
    8. -
    9. Y-461
    10. 228994
    2. 330630
    3. -
    4. -
    6. -x-maqqef
    8. -
    9. -
    10. 228995
    1. מְדִינוֹת
    2. 330631
    3. the provinces of
    4. province
    5. 4082
    6. S-Ncfpc
    7. the_provinces_of
    8. -
    9. Y-461
    10. 228996
    1. מַלְכוּת,וֹ
    2. 330632,330633
    3. his/its kingdom
    4. -
    5. 4438
    6. S-Ncfsc,Sp3ms
    7. his/its=kingdom
    8. -
    9. Y-461
    10. 228997
    1. וְ,יִקְבְּצוּ
    2. 330634,330635
    3. and let them gather
    4. -
    5. 6908
    6. SV-C,Vqj3mp
    7. and,let_them_gather
    8. -
    9. Y-461
    10. 228998
    1. אֶת
    2. 330636
    3. DOM
    4. -
    5. 853
    6. O-To
    7. DOM
    8. -
    9. Y-461
    10. 228999
    2. 330637
    3. -
    4. -
    6. -x-maqqef
    8. -
    9. -
    10. 229000
    1. כָּל
    2. 330638
    3. every of
    4. every
    5. 3605
    6. O-Ncmsc
    7. every_of
    8. -
    9. Y-461
    10. 229001
    2. 330639
    3. -
    4. -
    6. -x-maqqef
    8. -
    9. -
    10. 229002
    1. נַעֲרָה
    2. 330640
    3. girl
    4. -
    5. 5291
    6. O-Ncfsa
    7. girl
    8. -
    9. Y-461
    10. 229003
    2. 330641
    3. -
    4. -
    6. -x-maqqef
    8. -
    9. -
    10. 229004
    1. בְתוּלָה
    2. 330642
    3. virgin
    4. virgin
    5. 1330
    6. O-Ncfsa
    7. virgin
    8. -
    9. Y-461
    10. 229005
    1. טוֹבַת
    2. 330643
    3. good of
    4. -
    6. O-Aafsc
    7. good_of
    8. -
    9. Y-461
    10. 229006
    1. מַרְאֶה
    2. 330644
    3. appearance
    4. -
    5. 4758
    6. O-Ncmsa
    7. appearance
    8. -
    9. Y-461
    10. 229007
    1. אֶל
    2. 330645
    3. to
    4. -
    5. 413
    6. S-R
    7. to
    8. -
    9. Y-461
    10. 229008
    2. 330646
    3. -
    4. -
    6. -x-maqqef
    8. -
    9. -
    10. 229009
    1. שׁוּשַׁן
    2. 330647
    3. Shūshan
    4. Shushan
    5. 7800
    6. S-Np
    7. Susa
    8. -
    9. Location=Susa; Y-461
    10. 229010
    1. הַ,בִּירָה
    2. 330648,330649
    3. the citadel
    4. -
    5. 1002
    6. S-Td,Ncfsa
    7. the,citadel
    8. -
    9. Y-461
    10. 229011
    1. אֶל
    2. 330650
    3. to
    4. -
    5. 413
    6. S-R
    7. to
    8. -
    9. Y-461
    10. 229012
    2. 330651
    3. -
    4. -
    6. -x-maqqef
    8. -
    9. -
    10. 229013
    1. בֵּית
    2. 330652
    3. the house of
    4. -
    6. S-Ncmsc
    7. the_house_of
    8. -
    9. Y-461
    10. 229014
    1. הַ,נָּשִׁים
    2. 330653,330654
    3. the women
    4. -
    5. 802
    6. S-Td,Ncfpa
    7. of,the_women
    8. -
    9. Y-461
    10. 229015
    1. אֶל
    2. 330655
    3. into
    4. -
    5. 413
    6. S-R
    7. into
    8. -
    9. Y-461
    10. 229016
    2. 330656
    3. -
    4. -
    6. -x-maqqef
    8. -
    9. -
    10. 229017
    1. יַד
    2. 330657
    3. the hand of
    4. -
    5. 3027
    6. S-Ncbsc
    7. the_hand_of
    8. -
    9. Y-461
    10. 229018
    1. הֵגֶא
    2. 330658
    3. Hegai
    4. Hegai
    5. 1896
    6. S-Np
    7. of_Hegai
    8. -
    9. Person=Hegai; Y-461
    10. 229019
    1. סְרִיס
    2. 330659
    3. the eunuch of
    4. -
    5. 5631
    6. S-Ncmsc
    7. the_eunuch_of
    8. -
    9. Y-461
    10. 229020
    1. הַ,מֶּלֶךְ
    2. 330660,330661
    3. the king
    4. -
    5. 4428
    6. S-Td,Ncmsa
    7. the=king
    8. -
    9. Y-461
    10. 229021
    1. שֹׁמֵר
    2. 330662
    3. the one who kept of
    4. -
    5. 8104
    6. V-Vqrmsc
    7. [the_one_who]_kept_of
    8. -
    9. Y-461
    10. 229022
    1. הַ,נָּשִׁים
    2. 330663,330664
    3. the women
    4. -
    5. 802
    6. O-Td,Ncfpa
    7. the,women
    8. -
    9. Y-461
    10. 229023
    1. וְ,נָתוֹן
    2. 330665,330666
    3. and let him give
    4. -
    5. 5414
    6. SV-C,Vqa
    7. and,let_him_give
    8. -
    9. Y-461
    10. 229024
    1. תַּמְרוּקֵי,הֶֽן
    2. 330667,330668
    3. cleansings of their
    4. treatments
    5. 8562
    6. O-Ncmpc,Sp3fp
    7. cleansings_of,their
    8. -
    9. Y-461
    10. 229025
    2. 330669
    3. -
    4. -
    6. -x-sof-pasuq
    8. -
    9. -
    10. 229026

OET (OET-LV) And_let_him_appoint the_king appointees in_all the_provinces_of his/its_kingdom and_let_them_gather DOM every_of girl virgin good_of appearance to Shūshan the_citadel to the_house_of the_women into the_hand_of Hegai the_eunuch_of the_king the_one_who_kept_of the_women and_let_him_give cleansings_of_their.

OET (OET-RV) You could assign officers in each province of your empire to bring every virgin who is very beautiful here to your capital city of Shushan. They could stay in the harem for virgins under the custody of Hegai, the castrated royal guardian who takes care of the young women who live there and he could arrange for them to receive beauty treatments.

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.

2:3a

and let the king appoint commissioners in each province of his kingdom

commissioners: This was another kind of official.

2:3b

to assemble all the beautiful young women into the harem at the citadel of Susa.

harem: This was the area of the palace where the concubines of the king lived. A concubine is a woman who is a secondary wife, that is, who is not legally married to a man but who lives like his wife. Usually a man would have several concubines but fewer legal wives.

citadel of Susa: See note on 1:2.

2:3c

Let them be placed under the care of Hegai, the king’s eunuch in charge of the women,

2:3d

and let them be given beauty treatments.

2:3c-d

beauty treatments: The women were given ointments and perfumes to rub on their bodies to make their skin shine and look and smell beautiful.

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / 123person

וְ⁠יַפְקֵ֨ד הַ⁠מֶּ֣לֶךְ

and,let_him_appoint (Some words not found in UHB: and,let_him_appoint the=king commissioners in=all provinces_of his/its=kingdom and,let_them_gather DOM all/each/any/every young virgins beautiful_of appearance to/towards Shūshan the,citadel to/towards house_of of,the_women to/towards custody_of Hegai eunuch_of the=king he/it_was_watching the,women and,let_him_give cleansings_of,their )

The young men speak to the king in third person as a sign of respect. Alternatively, you could have them say “you could appoint” in a respectful way

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

טוֹבַ֨ת מַרְאֶ֜ה

beautiful_of appearance

See how you translated “pleasing of appearance” in [1:11](../01/11.md). Alternate translation: [and is very beautiful]

Note 3 topic: translate-unknown

שׁוּשַׁ֤ן הַ⁠בִּירָה֙

(Some words not found in UHB: and,let_him_appoint the=king commissioners in=all provinces_of his/its=kingdom and,let_them_gather DOM all/each/any/every young virgins beautiful_of appearance to/towards Shūshan the,citadel to/towards house_of of,the_women to/towards custody_of Hegai eunuch_of the=king he/it_was_watching the,women and,let_him_give cleansings_of,their )

In this context, this expression probably means “to the palace here in Susa.”

Note 4 topic: translate-unknown

בֵּ֣ית הַ⁠נָּשִׁ֔ים

(Some words not found in UHB: and,let_him_appoint the=king commissioners in=all provinces_of his/its=kingdom and,let_them_gather DOM all/each/any/every young virgins beautiful_of appearance to/towards Shūshan the,citadel to/towards house_of of,the_women to/towards custody_of Hegai eunuch_of the=king he/it_was_watching the,women and,let_him_give cleansings_of,their )

This means the harem for virgins, the place where the young women would live and receive beauty treatments before they were taken to the king (See: [verses 13](../02/13.md) and [14](../02/14.md)).

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

אֶל־יַ֥ד הֵגֶ֛א

to/towards to/towards to/towards custody_of Hegai

Here, hand is a metaphor meaning power, control, or authority. As the overseer of the women, Hegai was responsible for the young women who lived in the harem for virgins. Alternate translation: [under the custody of Hegai]

Note 6 topic: translate-names

הֵגֶ֛א

Hegai

This is a man’s name. It occurs several times in this chapter. Be sure to translate it consistently.

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / 123person

סְרִ֥יס הַ⁠מֶּ֖לֶךְ

eunuch_of (Some words not found in UHB: and,let_him_appoint the=king commissioners in=all provinces_of his/its=kingdom and,let_them_gather DOM all/each/any/every young virgins beautiful_of appearance to/towards Shūshan the,citadel to/towards house_of of,the_women to/towards custody_of Hegai eunuch_of the=king he/it_was_watching the,women and,let_him_give cleansings_of,their )

The servants spoke to the king in third person as a sign of respect. Alternate translation: [your eunuch]

Note 8 topic: translate-unknown

סְרִ֥יס

eunuch_of

See how you translated this term in [1:10](../01/10.md). Alternate translation: [the official of] or [the administrator of]

שֹׁמֵ֣ר הַ⁠נָּשִׁ֑ים

(Some words not found in UHB: and,let_him_appoint the=king commissioners in=all provinces_of his/its=kingdom and,let_them_gather DOM all/each/any/every young virgins beautiful_of appearance to/towards Shūshan the,citadel to/towards house_of of,the_women to/towards custody_of Hegai eunuch_of the=king he/it_was_watching the,women and,let_him_give cleansings_of,their )

Alternate translation: [who is in charge of the women who live there.]

Note 9 topic: translate-unknown

תַּמְרוּקֵי⁠הֶֽן

(Some words not found in UHB: and,let_him_appoint the=king commissioners in=all provinces_of his/its=kingdom and,let_them_gather DOM all/each/any/every young virgins beautiful_of appearance to/towards Shūshan the,citadel to/towards house_of of,the_women to/towards custody_of Hegai eunuch_of the=king he/it_was_watching the,women and,let_him_give cleansings_of,their )

This term seems to refer to a specific substance that women would put on their face or other parts of their body to make themselves more beautiful. From [verse 12](../02/12.md), it appears to mean lotions that were used along with oils and perfumes. But here, this one aspect of a woman’s beauty treatment seems to be used to refer to all of it, so you could call these “beauty treatments.”

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 let him appoint
    2. and
    3. 1987,6400
    5. 330623,330624
    6. SV-C,Vhj3ms
    8. S
    9. Y-461
    10. 228991
    1. the king
    2. -
    3. 1893,4308
    5. 330625,330626
    6. S-Td,Ncmsa
    8. -
    9. Y-461
    10. 228992
    1. appointees
    2. -
    3. 6399
    5. 330627
    6. O-Ncmpa
    8. -
    9. Y-461
    10. 228993
    1. in all
    2. -
    3. 846,3671
    5. 330628,330629
    6. S-R,Ncmsc
    8. -
    9. Y-461
    10. 228994
    1. the provinces of
    2. province
    3. 3886
    5. 330631
    6. S-Ncfpc
    8. -
    9. Y-461
    10. 228996
    1. his/its kingdom
    2. -
    3. 4466,1978
    5. 330632,330633
    6. S-Ncfsc,Sp3ms
    8. -
    9. Y-461
    10. 228997
    1. and let them gather
    2. -
    3. 1987,6922
    5. 330634,330635
    6. SV-C,Vqj3mp
    8. -
    9. Y-461
    10. 228998
    1. DOM
    2. -
    3. 347
    5. 330636
    6. O-To
    8. -
    9. Y-461
    10. 228999
    1. every of
    2. every
    3. 3671
    5. 330638
    6. O-Ncmsc
    8. -
    9. Y-461
    10. 229001
    1. girl
    2. -
    3. 5094
    5. 330640
    6. O-Ncfsa
    8. -
    9. Y-461
    10. 229003
    1. virgin
    2. virgin
    3. 926
    5. 330642
    6. O-Ncfsa
    8. -
    9. Y-461
    10. 229005
    1. good of
    2. -
    3. 2866
    5. 330643
    6. O-Aafsc
    8. -
    9. Y-461
    10. 229006
    1. appearance
    2. -
    3. 4583
    5. 330644
    6. O-Ncmsa
    8. -
    9. Y-461
    10. 229007
    1. to
    2. -
    3. 369
    5. 330645
    6. S-R
    8. -
    9. Y-461
    10. 229008
    1. Shūshan
    2. Shushan
    3. 7974
    5. 330647
    6. S-Np
    8. -
    9. Location=Susa; Y-461
    10. 229010
    1. the citadel
    2. -
    3. 1893,942
    5. 330648,330649
    6. S-Td,Ncfsa
    8. -
    9. Y-461
    10. 229011
    1. to
    2. -
    3. 369
    5. 330650
    6. S-R
    8. -
    9. Y-461
    10. 229012
    1. the house of
    2. -
    3. 1094
    5. 330652
    6. S-Ncmsc
    8. -
    9. Y-461
    10. 229014
    1. the women
    2. -
    3. 1893,290
    5. 330653,330654
    6. S-Td,Ncfpa
    8. -
    9. Y-461
    10. 229015
    1. into
    2. -
    3. 369
    5. 330655
    6. S-R
    8. -
    9. Y-461
    10. 229016
    1. the hand of
    2. -
    3. 3204
    5. 330657
    6. S-Ncbsc
    8. -
    9. Y-461
    10. 229018
    1. Hegai
    2. Hegai
    3. 1865
    5. 330658
    6. S-Np
    8. -
    9. Person=Hegai; Y-461
    10. 229019
    1. the eunuch of
    2. -
    3. 5466
    5. 330659
    6. S-Ncmsc
    8. -
    9. Y-461
    10. 229020
    1. the king
    2. -
    3. 1893,4308
    5. 330660,330661
    6. S-Td,Ncmsa
    8. -
    9. Y-461
    10. 229021
    1. the one who kept of
    2. -
    3. 7842
    5. 330662
    6. V-Vqrmsc
    8. -
    9. Y-461
    10. 229022
    1. the women
    2. -
    3. 1893,290
    5. 330663,330664
    6. O-Td,Ncfpa
    8. -
    9. Y-461
    10. 229023
    1. and let him give
    2. -
    3. 1987,5233
    5. 330665,330666
    6. SV-C,Vqa
    8. -
    9. Y-461
    10. 229024
    1. cleansings of their
    2. treatments
    3. 8319,1978
    5. 330667,330668
    6. O-Ncmpc,Sp3fp
    8. -
    9. Y-461
    10. 229025

OET (OET-LV) And_let_him_appoint the_king appointees in_all the_provinces_of his/its_kingdom and_let_them_gather DOM every_of girl virgin good_of appearance to Shūshan the_citadel to the_house_of the_women into the_hand_of Hegai the_eunuch_of the_king the_one_who_kept_of the_women and_let_him_give cleansings_of_their.

OET (OET-RV) You could assign officers in each province of your empire to bring every virgin who is very beautiful here to your capital city of Shushan. They could stay in the harem for virgins under the custody of Hegai, the castrated royal guardian who takes care of the young women who live there and he could arrange for them to receive beauty treatments.

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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